The Man in the Fallout Shelter (13 Dec. 2005)

While the gang is quarantined in the lab for Christmas, they search for clues to solve the mystery of a skeleton found in a fallout shelter.

Director:

Greg Yaitanes

Writers:

Hart Hanson (creator), Kathy Reichs (inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author),

Stars:

Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Emily Deschanel	...	Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan
David Boreanaz	...	Special Agent Seeley Booth
Michaela Conlin	...	Angela Montenegro
Eric Millegan	...	Zack Addy
T.J. Thyne	...	Dr. Jack Hodgins (as TJ Thyne)
Jonathan Adams	...	Dr. Daniel Goodman
Jim Ortlieb	...	Hal
Heavy D	...	Sid Shapiro (as Heavy D.)
Margaret Avery	...	Ivy Gillespie
Billy Gibbons	...	Angela's Dad (as Billy F Gibbons)
Bob Bouchard	...	Mr. Addy
Christina R. Copeland	...	Lisa Pearce (as Christina Copeland)
Ty Panitz	...	Parker Booth

Storyline

Two days before Christmas Angela, who is dressed as an elf, wants everybody to join her for a Chistmas party. Bones seizes his only chance of escape when Booth gives her the kind of present he knows she likes. The present: a 50 year old corpse found in the atomic fallout shelter of a building where Congress lodges guests! When the bones are sawed open, a fungus causing life-threatening valley disease is unknowingly released. Hodgins takes his mask off to drink eggnog and everybody is subsequently quarantined indefinitely. They learns more about each other's personal backgrounds, notably that Booth has a 4 year old son, Parker, but no parental rights and Bones' parents disappeared on Chistmas Eve. Angela is determined to celebrate Christmas even though she's locked-up and exchanges hand-made gifts, with her relatives coming visit her behind glass. Meanwhile the corpse is fairly easily identified as a white-collar white man Lionel, who hoped to get married in Paris to his -illegal- ...

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Plot Keywords:

injection | party | underwear | drinking | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 December 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Science Center in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Josephson Entertainment, Far Field Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Booth, Brennan, and Dr. Goodman are sitting on the catwalk discussing a case. Angela comes on scene and talks to them from downstairs. This prompts Brennan to get up and leave. Yet when the frame goes back to Angela looking at Booth and Dr. Goodman, you can still see Brennan sitting to the right.

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Quotes

Special Agent Seeley Booth: You know what? If this is fatal I will shoot both of you.

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Connections

References Firefly (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
(uncredited)
Performed by Tori Amos

User Reviews

Everyone is stuck in the lab at Christmas.

Its my favourite episode of the first series and is very funny and emotional. I love all the parts where booth is stoned however it is also quite series as you learn more about the characters families and past as well as some of Brennan's memories of Christmas. My favourite scene is at the very end when Brennan opens her Christmas present from here parents for the very first time. I also like it when the exchange presents from their secret Santa's, as it is the first time there is a small connection between Hodgins and Angela. (I'm also very happy there was a firefly comment since i am a huge fan.) Its a good episode that is both sad and happy at the same time.