The Gamer in the Grease

Episode aired Dec 3, 2009
TV-14TV-14
1h

7.6/10

S5.E9

Mailman Steve Rifton's corpse is found in frying fat, hence extremely decayed over two weeks. He was reported missing for three months. The highly intelligent man's passion was the computer ... Read allMailman Steve Rifton's corpse is found in frying fat, hence extremely decayed over two weeks. He was reported missing for three months. The highly intelligent man's passion was the computer game Punky Pong. He recently lost the world record, which was bitterly contested. Both mot... Read allMailman Steve Rifton's corpse is found in frying fat, hence extremely decayed over two weeks. He was reported missing for three months. The highly intelligent man's passion was the computer game Punky Pong. He recently lost the world record, which was bitterly contested. Both motive and means require several theories based on forensic findings until things start fitti... Read all

7.6/10

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Director
- Kate Woods
Writers
- Hart Hanson
- Kathy Reichs(inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author)
- Dean Lopata(story editor)
Stars

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Joel David Moore and T.J. Thyne in Bones (2005)

David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, and Tamara Taylor in Bones (2005)

David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)

David Boreanaz, John Francis Daley, and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)

John Francis Daley and Kaylee DeFer in Bones (2005)

David Boreanaz and John Francis Daley in Bones (2005)

Director
- Kate Woods
Writers
- Hart Hanson
- Kathy Reichs(inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author)
- Dean Lopata(story editor)
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Mailman Steve Rifton's corpse is found in frying fat, hence extremely decayed over two weeks. He was reported missing for three months. The highly intelligent man's passion was the computer game Punky Pong. He recently lost the world record, which was bitterly contested. Both motive and means require several theories based on forensic findings until things start fitting. Meanwhile Jeffersonian intern Colin Fischer gets three Avatar tickets, which also excites Hodgins and Sweets, so they cover for each-other to take turns standing in line for the best seats. Colin's tent however offers an unexpected alternative 'entertainment' for two. —KGF Vissers

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Trivia
When this episode originally aired (December 3, 2009), the release of the movie Avatar, featuring Joel David Moore as Dr. Norm Spellman, was still 15 days away (December 18, 2009).

Goofs
Bones inserts just one quarter in the arcade game but a two-player game starts.

Quotes
Colin Fisher: You and your particulates always ruining the day for me.
Dr. Jack Hodgins: Okay, look, I'm going to go relieve Sweets. Just -if anyone asks, tell them I'm defligisterizing tachymosis franklangellum.
[Hodgins leaves]
Colin Fisher: Is that a *real* thing or are you trying to be funny?... Cause that didn't sound real - at all.

Connections
Edited from Avatar (2009)

Soundtracks
The World Is...
Written by Matthew Ryan
Performed by Matthew Ryan

Top review

9/10

An interesting piece for gaming history, 9 years later.

This episode had me in tears due to the fairly recent condemnation of world record holder Billy Mitchell, the "King of Kong" (King of Con more like it...), and the typical hyped movie aspect that's common to find with great movies such as the shown Avatar, Star Wars (the oldies), and many pixar/disney movies.

Simply bravo to the writers and producers

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