Double Trouble in the Panhandle (22 Jan. 2009)

The remains of a set of conjoined twins are found on an oil field. When they find out the twins worked at a Circus, Bones and Booth go undercover to find the culprit.

Director:

Dwight H. Little

Writers:

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

Stars:

Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Emily Deschanel	...	Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan
David Boreanaz	...	Special Agent Seeley Booth
Michaela Conlin	...	Angela Montenegro
Tamara Taylor	...	Dr. Camille Saroyan
T.J. Thyne	...	Dr. Jack Hodgins (as TJ Thyne)
John Francis Daley	...	Dr. Lance Sweets
Ryan Cartwright	...	Vincent Nigel-Murray
Ed Gale	...	Lavalle
Lester Speight	...	Magnum (as Lester 'Rasta' Speight)
The Greg Wilson	...	Tumbles
Bernard White	...	Dr. Albert Muir
Mageina Tovah	...	Madame Nina
Maggie Baird	...	Sandra Hicks
Michael Monks	...	Dell Hicks
Stephen Lee	...	Texas Ranger

Storyline

Two young female corpses are found on the Texan-Oklahoman border, making it an FBI case. They actually were Siamese twins, joined from the hip down, they are soon identified as missing circus jugglers. Booth and Bones go undercover, as Russian knife thrower and his assistant. They are coached by Sweets, who knows the circus world from a previous search for his biological father.

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Plot Keywords:

knife

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 6, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several characters exhibit surprise that the twins could have had a sexual life while being conjoined. However Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam from whom we get the term 'Siamese twins', were not only married, they had 10 and 11 children respectively. They shared one home with a bed built for 4 until their wives (who were sisters) had a falling out, after which Chang and Eng split their time between their wives' houses.

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Quotes

Lavalle: [watching the mobile home rock] What d'ya think?
Henry Simon: Let's just hope they're as good outside the trailer as they are in.
Lavalle: I'll give 'em good marks for staying power.

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Soundtracks

"No Envy No Fear"
(uncredited)
Performed by Joshua Radin

User Reviews

Cute, but why?

This episode gets a 6 only because Emily Deschanel looked pretty darn good in her knife-thrower target outfit. Otherwise, it was a bit of fluff and seems to only be useful for setting up the increasing relationship between Bones and Booth. The end of the episode is a bit uncertain because I can't decide whether the circus will get in trouble for the death of the twins. The carnies left in the middle of the night, but it's not like they have dropped off the radar. How hard will it be for the cops to find them? I'm not real satisfied with Angela's lesbian relationship after her hot near-marriage with Hodgins, and the never-ending succession of interns is getting tiresome.

That all being said, it's still one of our favorite shows and we hope it stays on the air.