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"'''Parents'''" is the sixth episode of the [[House season 8|eighth season]] of the American television medical drama series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' and the 161st overall episode of the series. It aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in the [[United States]] on November 14, 2011.
==Plot==
Ben Parker, a patient who wishes to follow in his father's footsteps as an entertainer, is admitted with partial [[paralysis]]. As they look for a bone marrow match, the team discovers a disturbing family secret. Meanwhile, House looks for creative ways to remove his ankle monitor so that he can attend a boxing match in Atlantic City. [[John Scurti]] plays a patient convinced he is suffering from diabetes. Taub faces a major decision when his ex-wife Rachel announces she plans on moving across country with their daughter.
[[Jennifer Crystal Foley]] and [[Zena Grey]] return to the series.
==Reception== ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave this episode a C+ rating.<ref name="avclub">{{cite web |last=Handlen |first=Zack |date=November 14, 2011 |title=House: "Parents" |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/parents,65104/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207161517/https://www.avclub.com/house-parents-1798170492 |archive-date=Dec 7, 2021 |access-date=November 17, 2011 |publisher=The A.V. Club}}</ref> It was watched by 6.63 million viewers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/15/monday-final-ratings-two-and-a-half-men-how-i-met-your-mother-hart-of-dixie-adjusted-up-dancing-sing-off-rock-center-2020-adjusted-down/110687/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117104808/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/15/monday-final-ratings-two-and-a-half-men-how-i-met-your-mother-hart-of-dixie-adjusted-up-dancing-sing-off-rock-center-2020-adjusted-down/110687/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 17, 2011|title=Monday Final Ratings: 'Two And A Half Men,' 'How I Met Your Mother,' 'Hart Of Dixie' Adjusted Up, 'Dancing,' 'Sing Off,' 'Rock Center,' '20/20' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=November 15, 2011|access-date=November 17, 2011}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb episode|2084392|Parents}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111122153254/http://www.fox.com/house/recaps/season-8/episode-06.htm "Parents"] at [[Fox.com]] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170608081328/http://www.politedissent.com:80/archives/8206 Medical review of "Parents"]
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