In the opening scenes, students are seen chugging drinks from clear plastic cups; however, the cups were double-walled, and the "beer" was between the walls so the actors could appear to drink faster.
When House talks about his father, he says that his father was a pilot in the Marine Corps. The actor who played House's father, R. Lee Ermey, served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam (though he was a sergeant, not a pilot). He was promoted to Staff Sergeant when he was sent to Okinawa. His promotion to gunnery sergeant was an honorary one in 2002 by the Commandant of the.Marine Corps General James L. Jones for his recognition of his continuing support to Americans military service.
When Foreman suggests that the patient suffers from alcoholism, he states that "On admission, his BAC (blood alcohol content) was 2.0". He likely meant to say .20, as 2.0 is 25 times the legal limit in most states, and would have been 5 times the level that would generally cause death by respiratory arrest.
This is the second time that a team member's parents show up.