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The Lone Gunmen

Name: The Lone Gunmen
Genre: Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller

TV·2001–2001·1 season, 13 episodes·FOX·Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller·1h·7.5·Created by Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, Frank Spotnitz

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Spin-off of The X-Files featuring the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome of John Byers, Melvin Frohike, and Richard Langly play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude. While their newfound independence inspires them to investigate even the most shadowy of conspiracies, their social skills remain stagnant, which only makes their lives more difficult when they learn their chief competitor in the "information business" is the brilliant and beautiful Yves Adele Harlow. Perpetually short of funds to publish The Lone Gunmen newspaper, Byers, Frohike, and Langly begrudgingly take on Jimmy Bond as an unlikely benefactor who bankrolls their missions and joins them in their investigations to uncover the truth.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

01Bond, Jimmy BondS01E02 · 10.0The Lone Gunmen are trying to find out who killed a fellow hacker. In the midst of their adventures they meet a not-so-bright football player named Jimmy Bond.
02Like Water for OctaneS01E04 · 10.0The Lone Gunmen and Jimmy search for the long lost water powered car that Frohike saw with his own eyes back in 1962... but they're not the only ones looking.
03Planet of the FrohikesS01E07 · 10.0The Gunmen receive an email for help from a 'slave' subjected to secret government tests, who turns out to be a super-intelligent chimp called Peanuts.

Cast

Bruce HarwoodJohn Fitzgerald Byers

Tom BraidwoodMelvin Frohike

Dean HaglundRichard "Ringo'" Langly

Zuleikha RobinsonYves Adele Harlow

Stephen SneddenJames "Jimmy" Bond

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes2001Aired 9.4Season avg

S01E01PilotMarch 4, 2001 8.6The Lone Gunmen attempt to steal a computer chip, not knowing a thief is watching them. Byers gets bad news and the Gunmen investigate. The
S01E02Season's bestBond, Jimmy BondMarch 11, 2001 10.0The Lone Gunmen are trying to find out who killed a fellow hacker. In the midst of their adventures they meet a not-so-bright football playe
S01E03Eine Kleine FrohikeMarch 16, 2001 6.7After the Gunmen receive a tip which could lead them to a female baker who poisoned members of the French Resistance back in World War II, F
S01E04Like Water for OctaneMarch 18, 2001 10.0The Lone Gunmen and Jimmy search for the long lost water powered car that Frohike saw with his own eyes back in 1962... but they're not the
S01E05Three Men and a Smoking DiaperMarch 23, 2001 9.0A baby is dropped into the lives of the Lone Gunmen as a link between a popular senator running a campaign for re-election and one of his ca
S01E06Madam, I'm AdamMarch 30, 2001 9.5A man contacts the Lone Gunmen, believing his life has been stolen after being abducted by aliens. They end up getting caught in a love tria
S01E07Planet of the FrohikesApril 6, 2001 10.0The Gunmen receive an email for help from a 'slave' subjected to secret government tests, who turns out to be a super-intelligent chimp call
S01E08Maximum ByersApril 13, 2001 10.0Byers and Jimmy pose as prisoners on death row in an attempt to prove a man's innocence.
S01E09Diagnosis: JimmyApril 20, 2001 10.0While recovering in a hospital, Jimmy begins to suspect that his doctor is a wanted killer. Meanwhile, the Gunmen attempt to stop a poacher
S01E10Tango de los PistolerosApril 27, 2001 10.0In an effort to thwart an arms trade at an upcoming tango competition, Yves and Frohike separately go undercover as tango dancers.
S01E11The Lying GameMay 4, 2001 10.0While investigating the death of Byers' college roommate, the Lone Gunmen find evidence implicating FBI Assistant Director Skinner.
S01E12The Cap'n Toby ShowJune 1, 2001 10.0To solve the murders of two undercover FBI agents, The Lone Gunmen investigate a Chinese spy ring operating out of a television show for kid
S01E13All About YvesMay 11, 2001 8.3The Lone Gunmen team up with "Man in Black" Morris Fletcher to find Yves when she is suspected of being a member of Romeo-61, a secret gover

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