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Season 1 – The Lone Gunmen

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After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on "X-Files," the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as the Lone Gunmen are tackling corporate and government intrigue on their own. The threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.
The Lone Gunmen — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

The Lone Gunman may have a unique premise, but the sci-fi series mix of slapstick comedy and moody drama is decidedly flat.

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Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel 01/07/2020
The Lone Gunmen is mostly a comedy with the title characters carrying on like stooges as they try to solve mysteries or crimes. None of it works, and X-Files fans may find it insulting. Go to Full Review Steve Johnson Chicago Tribune 01/07/2020
In each of the first two episodes, the series seems to suddenly remember the essentially comic origins of these characters and tries to shoehorn in, with an incredible lack of grace, some over-the-top pratfall or another. Go to Full Review Belinda Acosta Austin Chronicle 01/07/2020
Lone Gunmen features a palette of unlikely leading characters that are refreshingly doofy and unconventionally appealing. That, plus I like the gadgets. Go to Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel 11/14/2019
It's a dicey venture to attempt to turn characters most effective in small doses into leading men, but Carter has managed to do it fairly well with this spinoff. Go to Full Review Mike Drucker IGN Movies 11/14/2019
The humor in The Lone Gunmen was simply too light to really catch audiences who wanted something a bit meaner and darker. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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James B @James_B 05/13/2025 I thought the lone gunmen was quite nice and I wish it wasn't cancelled because it's a shame. See more sean g @RT86188705 11/08/2021 Well made , funny, must see for X files See more 04/12/2021 If you know X-Files, you basically know the characters - great entertainment. See more Read all reviews
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Tom Braidwood

Melvin Frohike

Dean Haglund

Ringo Langly

Bruce Harwood

John Byers

Stephen Snedden

Jimmy Bond

Zuleikha Robinson

Yves Adele Harlow

Jilena Cori

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 4, 2001 Pilot Byers, Frohike and Langly (Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund) investigate the death of Byers' father (guest star George Coe) in a suspicious car accident. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 11, 2001 Bond, Jimmy Bond While investigating the murder of a computer hacker, the guys bag a benefactor named Jimmy Bond who is willing to bankroll their strapped operation. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 16, 2001 Eine Kleine Frohike When an infamous Nazi assassin places an ad to find her long-lost child, Frohike goes under cover posing as the woman's son. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 18, 2001 Like Water for Octane The guys get wind of a revolutionary new car that runs on water and race to find its secret location before anyone else does. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 23, 2001 Three Men and a Smoking Diaper The guys stumble upon a baby while investigating the murder of a senator's mistress and turn into a trio of bumbling baby sitters. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 30, 2001 Madam, I'm Adam When the Gunmen investigate a man's claim that someone else is living his life, they uncover a government program to rehabilitate criminals. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 6, 2001 Planet of the Frohikes The team learns through an anonymous e-mail of secret government tests performed on unwilling captives. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 13, 2001 Maximum Byers Byers and Jimmy go under cover as death row inmates in a Texas prison while trying to exonerate a convicted murderer. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 20, 2001 Diagnosis: Jimmy A hospitalized Jimmy tries to convince the guys that his doctor is a killer after spotting him on an episode of "America's Most Wanted.". Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 27, 2001 Tango de los Pistoleros The Gunmen follow Yves to Miami, where Frohike's mastery of the tango helps them solve a case of urgent national security. Details Episode 11 Aired May 4, 2001 The Lying Game The main suspect in the trio's investigation of a murdered blackmailer turns out to be FBI Assistant Director Skinner. Details Episode 12 Aired May 11, 2001 All About Yves Posing as aliens from outer space, the guys trick government agent Morris Fletcher into divulging top-secret information about Yves. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 1, 2001 Cap'n Toby Langly's childhood hero, a character on a children's television show, is accused of being an international spy. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 4, 2001