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The Worst Episodes of The Lone Gunmen

Every episode of The Lone Gunmen ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 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.

Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:FOX

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "The Lone Gunmen" is "Three Men and a Smoking Diaper", rated 6.5/10 from 333 user votes. It was directed by Bryan Spicer and written by Chris Carter. "Three Men and a Smoking Diaper" aired on 3/23/2001 and is rated 0.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Bond, Jimmy Bond".

  • Three Men and a Smoking Diaper
    6.5/10 333 votes

    #1 - 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

  • Bond, Jimmy Bond
    7.0/10 377 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

  • Diagnosis: Jimmy
    7.0/10 312 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Eine Kleine Frohike
    7.1/10 361 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Madam, I'm Adam
    7.1/10 330 votes

    #5 - 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

  • Tango de los Pistoleros
    7.1/10 320 votes

    #6 - 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

  • The Cap'n Toby Show
    7.1/10 297 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Maximum Byers
    7.2/10 320 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

  • Like Water for Octane
    7.3/10 356 votes

    #9 - 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

  • The Lying Game
    7.6/10 325 votes

    #10 - 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

  • Pilot
    7.7/10 528 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Planet of the Frohikes
    7.7/10 347 votes

    #12 - 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

  • All About Yves
    8.1/10 342 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