After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.
Cast: Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund
Season 1
13 episodes
1. PilotA Mission-Impossible style break-in as Frohike and Byers attempt to steal the Octium IV chip from E-Com-Con's top security room.12CC45minMar 4, 2001
2. Bond, Jimmy BondWhile searching for the killer of an infamous hacker, the three Lone Gunmen find a fourth member when they stumble upon a practice of a football team for the blind.12CC45minMar 11, 2001
3. Eine Kleine FrohikeFrohike has to disguise himself as the long-lost son of a woman who is believed to be a Nazi war criminal that the Gunmen are trying to smoke out of the woodwork. She was famed for poisoning the pastries of the French Resistance.12CC45minMar 16, 2001
4. Like Water for OctaneWhile searching for a water-powered car, the Gunmen encounter missile silos, rude government clerks, and cows.12CC45minMar 18, 2001
5. Three Men and a Smoking DiaperThe Lone Gunmen become reluctant and rather inept nursemaids to the illegitimate baby of a drunk, philandering, saxophone-playing Senator whose campaign-aide girlfriend died in a suspicious accident.
This is the episode where, as Bruce Harwood put it in one chat, "Tom gets his nipples sucked!"12CC45minMar 23, 2001
6. Madam, I'm AdamOur heroes meet a strange man who may or may not have been transported by aliens from a parallel universe. Oh, and there's goo.12CC45minMar 30, 2001
7. Planet of the FrohikesThe team receives a plea for help via an email from an unknown source, but all evidence seems to point to a chimpanzee at a government laboratory12CC45minApr 6, 2001
8. Maximum ByersThe mother of an inmate on death row request The Lone Gunmen to prove her son's innocence and expose the conspiracy behind the murder.12CC45minApr 13, 2001
9. Diagnosis: JimmyWhile the trio stalks a grizzly-bear poacher in a snowy forest, an injured Jimmy believes his doctor is a killer profiled on "America's Most Wanted."12CC45minApr 20, 2001
10. Tango de los PistolerosAfter the Lone Gunmen ruin her first attempt to get close to a suspected smuggler, Yves arranges to become the man's partner in a tango competition -- with a little help from her... ah... friends.12CC45minApr 27, 2001
11. The Lying GameThe boys' investigation into the shooting death of the brother of Byers' college roommate, a blackmailer, yields a definite suspect: FBI Asst. Director Walter Skinner.12CC45minMay 4, 2001
12. All About YvesThe Lone Gunmen team up with Man in Black agent Morris Fletcher to find Yves. What they uncover is Romeo-61, a secret government organization responsible for decades of major incidents. The sequel to this episode is X-Files S09E15 - Jump the Shark12CC45minMay 11, 2001
13. The Cap'n Toby ShowLangly's childhood hero, kid's show host Cap'n Toby, is accused of being an international spy. It's Gunmen to the rescue!12CC45minJun 1, 2001
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The Lone Gunmen
After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban
- Studio
- Ten Thirteen Productions, Millennium Canadian Productions Ltd., 20th Century Fox Television
