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Season 6, Episode 16, Aired

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When one of Tony's old cases ends up re-opened, he switches roles with Gibbs to finally solve the crime.
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    7.5
    "Good"
    By thefanof, Oct 09, 2011
    In tonight's episode Tony DiNozzo returned to power, something he briefly assumed while Gibbs was on his "hiatus". The result was some great situations with Abby, Gibbs and Ziva and McGee. Just what we expect every week, but different now that he was in charge. The campfire discussion was absolutely brilliant, although I was a little annoyed when Gibbs called campfire, and did not actually do it with DiNozzo.

    And the case at hand tonight was actually easy to follow, something that has not always been true this season, so I have to give them points for that. Overall though, great episode of NCIS tonight.moreless

  • Renny Graham manages to solve his own case and actually save Tony in the process.

    10
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    By RonaldSimkins, Jul 18, 2011
    This is one of those sweet episodes in which payback is not really nasty or evil. Renny not only vindicates himself but actually saves Tony from being a total idiot. The quite hot major character really does solve the crime. Pity he would have made a great addition to the team - but I'll give him the money and the tan and hope he gives me his new address.

  • what was with the boss man?

    8.5
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    By NCISgatelover, Jun 09, 2011
    totaly out of character for gibbs. rule number 34 or no tony as team leader and gibbs calling him boss is just plain wrong. i loved how no one had to be told the rule, just say rule # 34 and every body knows what you are talking about. had to love the opening. 6 seasons and tony finaly has a hangover at work. i have to say ziva's cure sund more appealing than whatever tony made.loved the fact that gibbs talked alot. missed the head slapping though. tony didn't get slapped once, toltaly out of character for gibbs. no matter what the situation gibbs head slaps tony. even when tony had the plauge he got hit.moreless

  • Rather out of character Gibbs with a case that was only midly interesting. On the whole very average

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    By huntress1013, Jun 09, 2011
    This episode rubbed me the wrong way. Gibbs seemed very much out of character and I can never imagine him actually calling Tony "Boss". Maybe once to make fun of Tony but not throughout the episode. Very little humour and the case wasn't much either. I love NCIS very much and I do know that they can do so much better then this. What I did like was the opening (it was about time that Tony finally had a hangover) and the scenes withe Abby were also good. While this wasn't the worst episode ever, I didn't think it was very memorable.moreless

  • While the case was not too special, the role-reversal was certainly amazing!

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    By amazing_race, May 30, 2011
    This was an interesting episode, but not for the susual reasons. I thought the case was definitely an interestin one, but it wasn't particularly special and amazing. It had its tstrengths and it was good, but not spectacular.

    However, the episode was made by the Gibbs/Tony role-reversalas! Anny was hilarious, when she thought that Gibbs had 'retired' ooff to Mexico again! That was certainly a great moment!

    Overall, if you like th team dynamics of NCIS, then this is certainly one for you. The ending's a bit funny, and I was a little confused and bewildered, but overall, decent case with great team interactions lead to an amazing episode of NCIS!moreless
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  • TRIVIA (5)

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    • GOOF: About 20 minutes into the episode, Abby opens an email from Tony with an attached list of possible suspects. If you pause the screen when she opens the email message, you can see "Send", "Save Draft" "Attach Files" and other buttons indicating that it is not an actual received message, but a new message being composed.

    • TRIVIA: We learn from Palmer that Ducky takes Pilates classes.

    • GOOF: When Gibbs starts to explain to Tony how he messed up the investigation against Renny, Gibbs calls him "Remy" by mistake.

    • TRIVIA: This is the first time Gibbs has called Tony by his given name ("Anthony"). He almost always refers to him as "DiNozzo," with "Tony" used on special occasions.

    • Gibbs Rules: Rule #38 - Your case, your lead.

  • QUOTES (11)

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    • Wilkins: How's Ziva? Tony: (surprised) Ziva? Why? Wilkins: I haven't seen her in a while. Tony: Three years. Yeah, right, of course. Wilkins: Closer to two, when she added me as a friend on Facebook. Tony: Ziva's on Facebook? Wilkins: You ever see her knife collection? Ooh-rah! Tony: You've been to her place? Wilkins: It was a double-team.

    • Tony: And to think, I almost made it an entire year without being accused of murder.

    • Gibbs: Where were you last night? Tony: Drinking. Gibbs: You alone? Tony: Of course not. Not that there's anything wrong with drinking bourbon alone in your basement. With a boat.

    • Tony: Did you catch up on Renny's embezzlement case? Gibbs: Yes. And I went through his appeal. Tony: (smugly) Let me guess- wasted three years of his life. Gibbs: Nope, you did. Kid was innocent.

    • Tony: Who set you up, Renny? Can you prove that it was Lt. Grady? Renny: Already proved I didn't do it, and now you expect me to find the guy who did. What exactly are you going to do?

    • Tony: (as he mixes a hangover remedy) I barely made it out of there alive. Ziva: And now you hope to finish the job. Tony: McGee, say words. McGee: What you see before you, Ziva, is the DiNozzo Defibrillator. It's been passed down through six generations. Ziva: My family also has a hangover remedy: jasmine tea with lime. Tony: That's disgusting. Remind me to never have a hangover in Israel. (Gibbs walks in) Gibbs: DiNozzo! Tony: Not that I have a hangover now, Boss. You know I would never drink on a school night.

    • Tony: McGee, stroke my plumage.

    • Tony: McGee. McGee: What? Tony: Victim's background, credit cards, bank statements. Gibbs, take a look at Renny's appeal. Use it to catch yourself up on the original embezzelment case, then work with McGee. Gibbs: On it, Boss. Ziva: Are you going back to Mexico?

    • McGee: Who'd wanna impersonate Tony? Ziva: Perhaps Jack Nicholson. You know, impersonation revenge? McGee: Or it's a frame-up. Ziva: Jeanne Benoit? McGee: Overseas. Maybe it was Trent Kort. Ziva: Are you detecting a trend here? McGee: Tony does have a way with people.

    • Tony: Don't believe the word he says. We've got motive, we've got opportunity. Gibbs: Ahah. Tony: I know. Why'd he come back? Gibbs: It's a good question... Boss. Tony: Boss?! Gibbs: Was your case, wasn't it? Tony: Yeah. You're not going back to Mexico, are you? Gibbs: Your case, your lead. Tony:(smiles) Really? Gibbs: Yeah. I think it's even a rule.

    • Tony: Well, that's my name, it's not my signature. But that's my name. And to think I almost made entire year without being accused of murder. Desk Clerk: The guy did look a lot like you. Tony: Not helping. Desk Clerk: Was a little more fit though.

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    • Original International Air Dates: Denmark: March 1, 2009 on TV3 Australia: March 24, 2009 on Channel Ten Norway: July 28, 2009 on TV3 Sweden: August 18, 2009 on TV3 The Netherlands: September 22, 2009 on SBS6 Slovakia: March 11, 2010 on Markiza Finland: May 4, 2010 on Nelonen Czech Republic: September 6, 2010 on TV Nova

    • Rocky Carroll (Director Leon Vance) does not appear in this episode, although he is featured in the opening credits.

    • Featured Music: "Love Is Like" by Skold Vs KMFDM (when Tony visits Abby's lab)

  • ALLUSIONS (5)

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    • Tony: (To Mitch) Larry, Curly, Moe... The Three Stooges. The Three Stooges was an American Vaudeville and comedy act in the mid 20th century, and it also became a long running (1930-1959) TV show. The Three Stooges comprised of Moe Howard, Curly Howard and Larry Fine.

    • Tony: (To McGee) Any chance it could be my doppel friend?

      Tony used the short form of "doppelganger," which is someone who is pretending to be you while doing evil deeds.

    • Mitch: (To Tony) You pulled a Shawshank. This is a reference to the 1994 classic The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted for murdering his wife and her lover, though he always claims he was innocent of the crimes. He ends up in the infamous Shawshank prison located in Maine.

    • Palmer: Did you follow the money? When Tony clandestinely meets Palmer down in the NCIS forensic garage to pick his brains on the case, Palmer asks Tony if he followed the money. This is what the Watergate informant "Deep Throat" suggested to the investigative reporter Bob Woodward while on the trail of a series of illegal acts perpetrated by certain members of the Nixon administration. Deep Throat often met the reporter in an underground parking garage.

    • Tony comments on Gibbs' absence from NCIS 3 years ago as 'Your Mexican sabbatical. Intermission. It was a hiatus really.' The season 3 finale two part episode where Gibbs did leave to Mexico was called "Hiatus."

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