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The Man in the Mud

Episode Number: 53    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Monday April 14, 2008    Prod Code: 3AKY11
A body is discovered at Homestead Natural Hot Springs in a spring filled with mud. Booth and Brennan go to investigate the scene and find that the body is that of Tripp Goddard, a sexy motorcycle racer who had been murdered about two weeks ago after a race. Sweets' girlfriend is also introduced.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Janet Tamaro
Director: Scott Lautanen
Star: John Francis Daley (Dr. Lance Sweets),  David Boreanaz (Special Agent Seeley Booth),  Emily Deschanel (Dr. Temperance Brennan),  Michaela Conlin (Angela Montenegro),  Eric Millegan (Zack Addy),  T.J. Thyne (Dr. Jack Hodgins),  Tamara Taylor (Dr. Camille Saroyan)
Guest Star: Darlena Tejeiro (FBI Motor Tech Opal Warneke),  Burnadean Jones (FBI Forensic Tech),  Chris William Martin (Garth Jodrey),  Wings Hauser (Lenny Fitz),  Channon Roe (Danny Fitz),  Alicia Ziegler (Chandler),  John Edward Lee (Tripp Goddard),  Abigail Spencer (Phillipa Fitz),  M.C. Gainey (Braxton Smalls),  Andrew Lawrence (Tim),  Christopher May (Park Ranger),  Senta Moses (April Presa)

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International Air Dates:
Denmark: Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
UK: April 24th, 2008
New Zealand: June 2nd, 2008 on TV3
Spain: June 13th, 2008 on FOX Tv (edit)
The was the first episode to air after the end of the WGA writers' strike, although it was produced before the strike began (along with the next three episodes). "The Baby in the Bough" was supposed to air before it, but Fox decided to air this episode first instead, to provide better plot flow from "The Santa in the Slush." (edit)
Featured Music:
"Get It Right" by Mink (right after the motorcycle accident, when Booth and Brennan arrive on the practice track)
"Skinny Penny" by The Stereotypes (when Booth shows the Grand Prix videotape to the journalist)
"Bones" by The Killers
"Pride" by Syntax
"Umbrella" by Rihanna ft. Jay-Z (edit)

Quotes

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Braxton Smalls: Lenny, when was the last time you saw Tripp?
Lenny: I told you, at the victory party.
Braxton Smalls: You shook hands with him, sat next to him at the bar, did you make out a little? (edit)
Braxton Smalls: What you got - a nail clipping, a piece of dried snot, a hair? (edit)
Brennan: I'm going to need all of the mud.
Park Ranger: Excuse me?
Brennan: Get a tanker truck out here, and suck it up, so we can filter it back at the Jeffersonian. (edit)
Hodgins: Death by Yoga? (edit)
Booth: Your friend's name Garth Jodrey?
Tim: How'd you know that?
Booth: (points to his name plaque on his desk) Special Agent Seeley Booth. Special. (edit)

Trivia

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Goof: At the end of the episode when Booth and Brennan confront the suspect, her lawyer says the court wouldn't accept the forensic evidence. He says that the sample is too small to repeat the test and his client had a twin brother, which might suggest that Danny (the brother) could be the killer. This is not accurate, as Cam did the gender test and the result was female. (edit)
We learn in this episode that there is a 5-year age gap between Brennan and Booth. (edit)

Allusions

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FBI Motor Tech: I blame the Stooges.

The Three Stooges were a set of Fox Studios comedy films that ran from 1930 to 1970. The actors were referred to as Larry, Moe, and Curly/Shemp. The acts usually contained exaggerated physical comedy (slapping, punching, hitting with different objects, etc.) and one-liners within nonsensical storylines. (edit)
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Community Reviews (20)

 
8.5
Great
The Man in the Mud
"Another great installment"
Booth and Brennan double date? Sounds like fun!
Continue » Posted May 8, 2008 3:33 pm PST
8.8
Great
The Man in the Mud
"Average"
A vacuum after Santa in the Slush.
Continue » Posted Apr 29, 2008 9:15 am PST
8.6
Great
The Man in the Mud
"Filler episode"
A big disappointment after santa in the slush
Continue » Posted Apr 28, 2008 2:35 am PST
7.6
Good
The Man in the Mud
"Nothing happened"
A rather so-so episode padded out with a Sweet sub-plot which didn't work.
Continue » Posted Apr 26, 2008 10:59 am PST
9.6
Superb
The Man in the Mud
"Adventurous"
How cool was ll that race footage. OUCHHHH!!!!!
Continue » Posted Apr 25, 2008 10:47 am PST
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