The Hot Dog in the Competition (10 Nov. 2011)

Dixie ex-con Finn Abernathy, a genius, joins the team and impresses even Bones. He has to face hard questions about his past and morality but soon bonds with initially hostile Hodges. The ... See full summary »

Director:

Dwight H. Little

Writers:

Hart Hanson (creator), Kathy Reichs (inspiration),

Stars:

Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin

Cast

Episode credited cast:
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
Patricia Belcher	...	Caroline Julian
Luke Kleintank	...	Finn Abernathy
Brad Grunberg	...	Mitch Clancy
Paul Hewitt	...	Greg Thomas
Joel McCrary	...	Brian Tobin
Skyler Stone	...	Rod Patterson
Pat Crawford Brown	...	Landlady
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alice Rietveld	...	Trim Young Woman

Storyline

Dixie ex-con Finn Abernathy, a genius, joins the team and impresses even Bones. He has to face hard questions about his past and morality but soon bonds with initially hostile Hodges. The case is that of a female eating competitions champion, whose corpse is being eaten from the inside by a live snake. Booth concentrates on her rivals for the impending Gluttony Games, a premiere with a $10,000 prize, her husband and hard-handed manager Brian Tobin. Everyone tries to make Bones understand she must take account of Booth's emotions as a proud father-to-be.

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Plot Keywords:

snake | father figure | male bonding | serpent

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The new "Squintern," Finn Abernathy, played by Luke Kleintank, is wearing a hat throughout, apparently for the Carolina Mudcats of Zebulon, NC, about a half hour east of Raleigh.

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Goofs

During the eating competition, the final two are supposedly tied at 52, then 53. But in various shots their numbers show up as 55 and 56, then as 52 or 53 again.

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Quotes

Dr. Camille Saroyan: [a python emerges from the victim's body. Cam runs away] Oh God! Get it out of here! Oh God, I hate snakes!
Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan: [Bones takes out her cellphone and makes a call] Dr. Hodgins...
Dr. Camille Saroyan: Somebody kill that thing!
Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan: You can come back to the lab. We discovered the warm place where the python was hiding.
Finn Abernathy: [Finn holds up the snake] I gotta say, ma'am, this is the best damn job ever!

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Connections

References Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

User Reviews

Fin

Fin brought a new change to Bones. I love it and would like to see a lot more of Fin in future episodes. He made it seem like anthropology can be realistic dream for others. A person with that type of a back round to become well educated is only a dream for most he makes it seem tangible. I have really enjoyed the series. I have been waiting years to see Bones and Booth together; however, they seemed more in love with each other when they weren't together. Almost like they are trying to hard to be lovers, just let it flow. And Emily congratulations on your new little girl even through the frustrations of sleepless nights you will find joy and pleasure in raising children. God bless you and the cast. Thnk you for bringing excitement to my week. paulajack