7.7/10542 votes#1 - 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: Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz
7.0/10387 votes#2 - 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: Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz
7.1/10371 votes#3 - 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
7.3/10366 votes#4 - 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
6.5/10343 votes#5 - 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
7.1/10340 votes#6 - 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
7.7/10357 votes#7 - 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
7.2/10331 votes#8 - 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: Vince Gilligan, Frank Spotnitz
7.0/10324 votes#9 - 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
7.1/10331 votes#10 - 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
7.6/10337 votes#11 - 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
7.1/10307 votes#12 - 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: Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz
8.1/10352 votes#13 - 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: Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz
The Best Episodes of The Lone Gunmen Season 1
Every episode of The Lone Gunmen Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Lone Gunmen Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Lone Gunmen" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 542 votes. Directed by Rob Bowman and written by Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz, it aired on 3/4/2001. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Bond, Jimmy Bond".