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The Best Episodes of The Lone Gunmen

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Every episode of The Lone Gunmen ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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...
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  • All About Yves
    8.1/10(356)
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    #1 - All About Yves

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 5/11/2001

    The 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 Shark

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban, Vince Gilligan

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  • Pilot
    7.7/10(549)
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    #2 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 3/4/2001

    A Mission-Impossible style break-in as Frohike and Byers attempt to steal the Octium IV chip from E-Com-Con's top security room.

    Director: Rob Bowman

    Writer: Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban, Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan

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  • Planet of the Frohikes
    7.7/10(362)
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    #3 - Planet of the Frohikes

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 4/6/2001

    The 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 laboratory

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: Vince Gilligan

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  • The Lying Game
    7.6/10(340)
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    #4 - The Lying Game

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 5/4/2001

    The boys' investigation into the shooting death of the brother of Byers' college roommate, a blackmailer, yields a definite suspect: FBI Asst. Director Walter Skinner.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: Nandi Bowe

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  • Like Water for Octane
    7.3/10(370)
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    #5 - Like Water for Octane

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 3/18/2001

    While searching for a water-powered car, the Gunmen encounter missile silos, rude government clerks, and cows.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: Collin Friesen

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  • Maximum Byers
    7.2/10(335)
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    #6 - Maximum Byers

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 4/13/2001

    The mother of an inmate on death row request The Lone Gunmen to prove her son's innocence and expose the conspiracy behind the murder.

    Director: Vincent Misiano

    Writer: Frank Spotnitz, Vince Gilligan

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  • Eine Kleine Frohike
    7.1/10(375)
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    #7 - Eine Kleine Frohike

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 3/16/2001

    Frohike 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.

    Director: David Jackson

    Writer: John Shiban

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  • Madam, I'm Adam
    7.1/10(346)
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    #8 - Madam, I'm Adam

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 3/30/2001

    Our heroes meet a strange man who may or may not have been transported by aliens from a parallel universe. Oh, and there's goo.

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: Thomas Schnauz

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  • Tango de los Pistoleros
    7.1/10(335)
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    #9 - Tango de los Pistoleros

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 4/27/2001

    After 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.

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: Thomas Schnauz

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  • The Cap'n Toby Show
    7.1/10(310)
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    #10 - The Cap'n Toby Show

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 6/1/2001

    Langly's childhood hero, kid's show host Cap'n Toby, is accused of being an international spy. It's Gunmen to the rescue!

    Director: Carol Banker

    Writer: Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban, Vince Gilligan

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  • Bond, Jimmy Bond
    7.0/10(391)
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    #11 - Bond, Jimmy Bond

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 3/11/2001

    While 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.

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban, Vince Gilligan

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  • Diagnosis: Jimmy
    7.0/10(329)
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    #12 - Diagnosis: Jimmy

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 4/20/2001

    While 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."

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: John Shiban

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  • Three Men and a Smoking Diaper
    6.5/10(347)
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    #13 - Three Men and a Smoking Diaper

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 3/23/2001

    The 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!"

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: Chris Carter

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Best Episodes Summary

"All About Yves" is the best rated episode of "The Lone Gunmen". It scored 8.1/10 based on 356 votes. Directed by Bryan Spicer and written by Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban, Vince Gilligan, it aired on 5/11/2001. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pilot".