The Man in the Fallout Shelter

Season 1, Episode 9, Aired
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Brennan and her team are brought in to identify the body of a man found in a fallout shelter. While cutting into the bones of the man, Zack accidentally releases a deadly fungus, that causes the team to be quarantined over Christmas.
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  • A sweet little Christmas episde that will have you smiling any time of the year.

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    By lintball13, Sep 14, 2011 Report Abuse
    I just watched a rerun of this episode( no idea why it was on--it's march) but it was my first time seeing it. And I can tell you that it was the best christmas episode aired by Bones so far.
    So many well formed character bonding moments, put to those traditional sappy holiday tunes, made me tear up, and then smile. The murder story was a particularly sweet fairytale based happening that didn't come off as cheesy or overused, just touching and somehow not even horrific or bloody-- it was especially sad, how you learned about his dreams and ambitions, then realizing he was murdered for cash. Some suprises here too. Booth has a kid! We had NO idea. That kind of changes things(for those B&B shippers, maybe at the time). I especially loved the sad little montage with everyone meeting their family members-- Booth and his kid, Angela and her famous father, Zack's 40 family members (so sweet! My favorite)! Hodgins and... soneone he loves, not really sure. It was so sad, everyone touching hands on the glass, talking, smiling, through their headsets, so happy. And Brennan, alone and standing off to the side watching everyone meeting their family members, made me tear up as well.
    I enjoyed this episode, the story of what would happen when colleagues(friends)? are forced to solve a murder while cooped up in their lab--and over the holidays.moreless

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  • a stoned FBI agent? high-larious

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    By trishuhhh, Sep 14, 2011 Report Abuse
    This is probably one of my favorite episodes of this show, or any show for that matter. I personally love David Boreanaz's Seeley Booth but having him get high as a reaction to valley fever spores and medication was hilarious. I love this show's take on humor in a not so humorous situation and this was definitely one of their hole in ones.
    Also this show amazes me how this entire episode took place in the lab in a biohazard quarantine. Not to mention, Booth casually mentioning he has a 4 year old? Add in Christmas spirit and this a great episode hands down.moreless

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  • Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

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    By tanargue, Aug 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    Spoilers possible. This is such a charming, tender, sentimental episode, just what you want at Christmas. No matter how often I watch it I always feel myself filling with tears.

    It is gently funny at times. Booth being stoned on the cocktail of drugs. And those socks and boxers of his!
    Hodgins having showered with Zack!

    The sadness of only seeing their families through the doors on Christmas Day. The sadness of the story of Careful Lionel and Ivy.

    The revelations - first of Booth having a child and then of Brennan's reasons for hating Christmas.
    Zack's family, Angela's dad, Goodman's little girls.

    Loved the secret Santa and their presents to each other, especially Zack's wonderful robot. Booth's origami isn't bad either.

    Of course it all comes right in the end as it should at Christmasmoreless

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  • Christmas in the lab..........Brilliant!

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    By vicky24c, May 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    In this episode of Bones, the following happens. We open on this episode on December 23rd at 6.00pm. We see that there is a Christmas party and Angela, manages to get Bones to agree to go to it with her. But as she is about to leaves, Booth comes in with a present for Bones, a skeleton. And so Booth has to go with Angela to the Christmas party, to make sure she doesn't make a fool of herself. Soon Booth is back with the body and Bones, and Angela demands that they all head back to the party. When Zack does a quick procedure before going to the party, he accidentally releases a deadly fungus, which causes the team to be quarantined in the lab. We soon learn that it is "Valley Fever" which is in the air. We soon learn that all of them will be there over Christmas and they all have to be injected to try and cure them, if any of them do in fact have the fever.
    We also learn in this episode that Booth has a son named Parker, who is 4 years old. Son Bones sneezes and so they believe that she may have Valley Fever. As it is Christmas Eve, visiting is arranged for everyone, but of course it is through glass doors. And of course it is an emotional occasion for everyone, especially Bones as she has no one to visit her. We also have confirmed the fact that Bones has a brother named Russ, who is older than her. We also see Bones opening up about her past, and we see her crying when discussing her parents and their disappearance. Soon Christmas Eve, becomes Christmas day. Everyone is tested and since everyone is clear they are all free to go. Everyone runs to the door to get out of there, except for Bones. Booth invites her to spend Christmas with him and Parker, but she doesn't answer him. Soon, after IDing the man, they learn that he planned on leaving the country to live with his African American girlfriend, who was pregnant with his child. After much tracking down, Bones manages to find her and she comes to the lab, to learn what happened to her true love. Soon Booth and Parker are reunited and Bones is there to watch it. As the episode ends, we see Bones back in the lab and e see that the present form the year her parents went missing are still unopened, until now. As she opens them she has tears in her eyes, and then she smiles.moreless

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  • The best of the show's Christmas specials. The top, or at least one of the top episodes in the series.

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    By CrimeDramaBee, Dec 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    This was a beautiful episode. The quarantine concept is not original, but it worked extremely well here. This episode is the base where a lot of information was given about the characters, which has been used since then. You learn about Brennan's parents and the reasons she doesn't like Christmas, about Booth and that he has a son (Parker), and about everyone's families. No character was left in the background for this episode, and the dialogue was excellent. I loved the funny moments, like when Hodgins and Zack got the alcohol to spike the eggnog, and Brennan stopped them, when Angela was trying to get Brennan to go to the party, and when Booth got stoned on the drugs. I liked the Christmas songs they played, and how Angela used the Angelator to make a tree. It was overall a very sweet episode, and it's my favorite to date!moreless

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    • Dr. Goodman states that in 1958 interracial marriages were illegal in Washington, D.C. The District of Columbia never enacted a law forbidding interracial marriages though. In fact, D.C. was where an interracial couple went to get married in 1958 to avoid a Virginia law against interracial marriage -- that sparked the Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which ruled that outlawing interracial marriages was unconstitutional. Edit
    • It is revealed that Booth has a four-year-old son named Parker. Edit
    • It is revealed that Angela's father is Billy Gibbons, member of the legendary band, ZZ Top. Edit

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    • Featured Music: "Winter Wonderland" by Jewel (at the very beginning of the episode and when Angela unveils her holographic tree) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Tori Amos (during the family reunions and when Temperance opens her gift) "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" by Brian Setzer (at Wong Foo's when Temperance tells Booth about Ivy Gillespie) Edit
    • International Air Dates: Denmark: April 4th, 2006 on TV3 Norway: Thursday August 10th, 2006 on TV3 Edit

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    • Booth: What are those little tiny lights dancing on the ceiling? Goodman: For the third time, those are minute firings of neurons on your optic nerve due to your reaction to the antifungal cocktail. Booth: Wow. They're beautiful. Edit
    • Brennan: (to Hodgins and Zack) Is that pure alcohol? Zack: ...Yes, Dr. Brennan. Brennan: You really think Goodman's gonna let you spike the eggnog after the Fourth of July fiasco? Edit
    • Hodgins: I brought an eggnog. Zack: I can't drink while I work. Hodgins: Good thing I didn't bring it for you. Edit

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    • Hodgins: ...watches reruns of Firefly. Firefly was a short-lived FOX sci-fi show set 500 years in the future. The show chronicled the struggle for survival of the crew of the space vessel Serenity. The show was created by Joss Whedon, who also created the hit shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, both of which David Boreanaz starred in as the the vampire Angel. Edit
    • Hodgins: At least I'm an accidental Grinch; with all due respect you're the Grinch on purpose. Hodgins is referring to the children's book, How The Grinch Stole Christmas! which was written by Dr. Seuss in 1957. In 2000, the book was made into a film, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carey as the Grinch. T. J. Thyne, who plays Hodgins, also appeared in the film as Stu Lou Who. Edit
    • Angela: My best friend is in the lab eyeball to eyeball with Skeletor. Skeletor is the evil nemesis of He-Man in the successful animated program 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'. Edit

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