Double Trouble in the Panhandle

Episode aired Mar 23, 2009
1212
44min

8.2/10

S4.E11

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.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.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.

8.2/10

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Director
- Dwight H. Little
Writers
- Hart Hanson
- Kathy Reichs(inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author)
- Lyla Oliver
Stars

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Bones: Double Trouble In The Panhandle

Ed Gale and Andy Richter in Bones (2005)

David Boreanaz, Ed Gale, and Andy Richter in Bones (2005)

Director
- Dwight H. Little
Writers
- Hart Hanson
- Kathy Reichs(inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author)
- Lyla Oliver
All cast & crew

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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 mother. —KGF Vissers

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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.

Goofs
Vincent Nigel-Murray uses the term "begs the question" incorrectly, something that a well educated person like him wouldn't do.

Quotes
Dr. Lance Sweets: Um, can I offer a piece of advice?
Special Agent Seeley Booth: Well that's why we called you, Sweets.
Dr. Lance Sweets: Don't try too hard to be their friends. Act like you're more interested in each other than any of them, all right? They will come to you.
Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan: Okay, thanks Sweets.
[Hangs up]
Special Agent Seeley Booth: So, uh, sex right?
Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan: ...Oh good idea.
Special Agent Seeley Booth: Okay.
Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan: Okay, well, I think what we need to do is get a syncopated rhythm going that takes advantage of the natural frequency of the springs.
Special Agent Seeley Booth: Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Are you this spontaneous during real sex?

Soundtracks
No Envy No Fear
Written by Joshua Radin
Performed by Joshua Radin

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1/10

just ridiculous

With each episode, the writers get farther away from the formulaic show ... making booth and brennan circus performers is so pie in the sky, its like a child's whim ... the dialogue between brennan and booth hasn't improved either... they sill sound like a couple of bickering school children ... having brennan repeat how smart she is also detracts from the show because we all know she's supposed to be smart ... i'm not interested any longer

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