Dennis Bendersky

A 12-year-old boy believes he’s cursed after a Ouija board tells him he’s going to die. His father, a major financial supporter of the hospital, makes escalating demands of House and the team as they try to diagnose the boy’s pneumonia-like symptoms and incongruous rash. Tension intensifies when House invites Chase’s estranged father, a renowned doctor visiting from Australia, into their circle of diagnosticians - much to Chase’s discomfort - and House is intrigued by Chase’s lack of relationship with his father. When the boy’s diagnosis becomes more evident, the young patient is forced to face the idea that his father may not be everything he believes.

Zack and Cody become very popular once the cool kids discover they live at the Tipton, and the hotel soon becomes "party central." But after things get out of hand, the boys learn who their true friends are.

Malcolm tries to keep Dewey from scoring high on an I.Q. test so he doesn’t end up with the Krelboyne’s, but the scheme backfires and Dewey is diagnosed as mentally disturbed; and Hal and Craig practice their dance moves using an arcade game.

The twins enter the "Battle of the Bands." Cody and Zack have some "creative differences" and break up the band, only to realize, two are better than one.

Zack is excited to finally get rid of his brother when Cody leaves for math camp. However, it's Cody who's having a good time at camp while Zack is in denial about how much he really misses his twin brother.