Bond, Jimmy Bond

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Series:	The Lone Gunmen
Original Airdate:	3-11-2001
Production Number:	1AEB01
Date(s):	FICTIONAL YEAR OR DATE(S) OF EVENTS IN EPISODE
Written by:	Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, & Frank Spotnitz
Directed by:	Bryan Spicer

While searching for the killer of an infamous hacker, the three Lone Gunmen find... a fourth.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Background Information 2.1 Introductory Details 2.2 Story & Script 2.3 Cast & Established Characters 2.4 Locations 2.5 Memorable Quotes 2.6 Cultural References 2.7 Nitpicks 2.8 Other Episode Notes 2.9 Continuity 3 Cast 3.1 References

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SUMMARY

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• This is the first episode to feature Jimmy Bond, a series regular.

• In The Lone Gunmen series, this episode is the first of six whose titles include the name of an individual main character from the series. The others are "Eine Kleine Frohike", "Planet of the Frohikes", "Maximum Byers", "Diagnosis: Jimmy" and "All About Yves".

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• After looking at the pilot, the series' writers realized that they needed one more character because the Lone Gunmen, even though the writers had staked out different positions for all three of them, were essentially very alike and had similar knowledge so they needed someone to explain their knowledge to, because having this interaction on-screen would simultaneously help relate to the audience what the Lone Gunmen knew and what was happening in each episode. Hence, the writers created Jimmy Bond, a character who would not only serve this function but also be different from the Lone Gunmen in that he was classically good-looking, an attribute that would also allow him to serve as a potential love interest for Yves Adele Harlow. The potential of this relationship was also unlikely for the three Lone Gunmen, additionally helping to differ the new character from the series' already created protagonists.

• Actor Stephen Sneddon was subsequently cast in the role. He was at first unsure of what reactions his work on the character would invoke, because the role was slightly absurd, but he nevertheless went ahead with filming this episode, accepting the situation and hoping that everyone would like his performance.

• Even though he knew he would return in other episodes, many members of the production crew were under the erroneous impression that he was only a guest star in this single episode. Consequently, even after this episode was filmed, the actor was approached by several of the crew who voiced their appreciation of his character but were acting like it wold be unlikely that they would see him again, since they believed it would be.

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• The episode's title is a reference to the James Bond series of movies, in which the main character often famously introduces himself as "Bond, James Bond".
• The teaser of this episode includes visual references to the 1999 film The Matrix, to the martial arts fight scene between Morpheus and Neo in a Japanese dojo. The teaser's climax goes as far as to refer to the means with which The Matrix's special effects were achieved, with Frohike wearing a harness and a wire to achieve his stunts.

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SEMICOLON-SEPARATED LIST OF ITEMS/LOCATIONS REFERENCED IN EPISODE (BUT NOT LINKED TO IF ALREADY LINKED IN SUMMARY OR GUEST STARS SECTIONS)

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