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This Friday on The Lone Gunmen EP 9: Diagnosis: Jimmy

posted 15 years ago by charmedwon666
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Original air date : 4/20/2001

As Frohike, Langly and Byers try to catch a poacher dealing in grizzly bear gallbladders somewhere in a forest, a hospitalized Jimmy from a skiing accident begins to suspect his surgeon is a wanted killer after seeing America's Most Wanted. Can Jimmy get to the truth in his injured state?

Robin Mossley Dr. Bellucci
Bill Macy Dimsdale
Shawn Batten Nurse Marilyn
Richard Fitzpatrick Walter Stukas, Poacher
Michael Puttonen Dr. Bromberg
John Walsh Himself as TV Host at 'America's Most Wanted'
Robert Bruce Resident Surgeon
Andrea Kinsky Scrub Nurse
D. Neil Mark Officer
Rob Freeman Dimsdale's son
Neil Cavuto Himself [uncredited]
David Glyn-Jones Mr. Keever

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[–] wlcebtg 15 years ago

Is this the first episode that had two separate story lines? The bad Doctor and the Bear poacher. Nice Nurse what is Jimmy's problem how could he not figure out her motives. But even Jimmy say he has a keen sense of what women are thinking about him. Well he needs to work a little more on this skill. Remember a jealous Nurse giving you a shot is not a good thing. At first I kinda wanted to know why Byers had such a thing for saving the Bears but once I found out it didn't really do much for me. Langly getting caught in the Bear trap he lucky he didn't end up in the Hospital. Those things are really nasty in real life he would have been in a lot of pain. It was good to see Walter from the old Maude show I had completely forgotten about him. Jimmy's model making was kind of neat he did a really good job a true Kid at heart. Why was Eve involved their seemed to be no money to be made on this case. I know our boys are in it for the news but Eve has always been about the money. All in all I enjoyed this one a little more then last weeks. Going to give this one a six on the LG scale.

[–] charmedwon666 15 years ago

Haven't seen it yet but still have hopes of getting done.

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[–] wlcebtg 15 years ago

Help! Where did everyone go?

[–] charmedwon666 15 years ago

Four series we have watched and I've never missed an assignment, I'm not going to start now.
As with the rest of the shows so far I found this one entertaining. I am starting to find the Jimmy character becoming a little to much like Gilligan. He always fouls up and then frohike whacks him on the head with his skipper hat. They are starting to develop the love connection with yve and jimmy...shocking to all us here i'm sure..no one saw that coming. I still enjoy the humor that is interjected I laughed pretty good when the boys thought the guy was shooting his rifle at them. It was good to see old bill macy as well, I can't see that guy without hearing God Will getcha for that WALTER.
Did anyone ever establish why the bear gallbladders were so valuable? What were they being used for?
I have been in hospital a few times and even had a couple of good looking nurses (one looked exactly like Brittany Spears) and they never offered a sponge bath to me, of course I don't look like Jimmy.
All in all a solid episode I give it a 7 on the TLG scale

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[–] ckocher 15 years ago

Sorry, weighing in late again ...

I liked the episode, but did have 2 questions:

- How did Jimmy survive after the bad doc injected him with what we're supposed to think is poison?

- And what exactly did Yves have to gain from her involvement with the bear gall bladder part of the plot? If she was the other person on skis, was she merely eliminating a rival for the smuggling, or did she have nobler motives?

(It was explained briefly that the gall bladders have alleged medicinal properties in some Asian cultures - like shark fins and other random animal parts.)

I liked having "America's Most Wanted" in there - a good plug for a fellow Fox show at the time - and the idea that Jimmy has to create a diorama of the ski slope to try to remember what happened. He seems to have a childlike wisdom about him these last few episodes.

[–] both_time_and_space 15 years ago

I know it's after the deadline but I was traveling so what the heh. Their aren't a whole lot of us left.

This one was pretty good. Jimmy in insightful and see things that the others miss but the nurse was over the top. Jimmy can't be that naive, can he.
It seemed like a number of the camera angles included a closeup of Yves chest in the foreground. Ratings week?

I'll give it a 7. Sorry for the late post.