It’s a special Bones episode with “The Big Beef at the Royal Diner,” as, to mark the series milestone of 206 episodes (making it the longest-running one-hour drama for 20th Century FOX Television), all 206 bones in the human body will be mentioned.
As for the case, the remains of a popular TV celebrity chef are found at a local park, and the team searches local restaurants he had been reviewing for clues. When evidence points to the Royal Diner of all places, Brennan and Booth must risk their status as favored patrons by questioning the staff. Also, Hodgins sells his new invention for millions, and Brennan creates an anatomically correct song to help Christine learn about the bones in the human body.
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Watch a short promo:
The murder of a food critic leads to the Royal Diner, and it may cost Booth his free refills.
Watch Michaela Conlin reveal Hart Hanson’s wish from when they were shooting the pilot:
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Watch a sneak peek of Angela and Hodgins in “The Big Beef at the Royal Diner”:
Hodgins tells Angela he got a call from a company that wants to manufacture his invention, and while he does have a lawyer looking over the offer, if it checks out, it could be huge — as in, he’ll get $1 for every unit sold, and they’re projecting to ship 20 million units to start. Angela’s reaction says it all.
Check out Booth, Brennan and Christine having breakfast at home:
Booth’s “famous” pancakes, which don’t look much like Mickey Mouse like they should, lead to a discussion about Christine learning about human anatomy — and Brennan is not happy when she hears the song Christine’s teacher is singing to the class.
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Watch Booth and Brennan’s lunch at the diner get very awkward:
Brennan is working on composing an anatomically correct bones song for Christine, but she can’t find words that rhyme with certain bones. Joanne, a waitress at the Royal Diner, helps out, thanks to things she’s picked up over the years of serving them. Then Aubrey and Angela call Booth to let him know the victim gave the Royal Diner a very negative review. They now have a suspect, and Booth has a good reason to be disappointed.
Bones season 10 airs Thursdays at 8pm on FOX.
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