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JB

Where the hell is Jared Booth? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.181.54 (talk) 03:39, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And what about the Iranian lab guy? where is he on this list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.61.36.87 (talk) 23:25, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The guy's name is Arastoo, he's simply not been added, same goes for Jared Booth. If you can, add them yourselves. Pyrotics (talk) 21:46, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest to remove the erratic notion of why Arastoo Vaziri could have been an interpreter in Iraq since people can expect from editors of Wikipedia that they look up the conjoint history and culture of both Iran and Iraq and learn that Persian is spoken in Iraq too, besides most shi'a insurgents are supporters of Iran Shinichi1977 (talk) 05:23, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Don't forget The Gravedigger. 192.91.147.34 (talk) 19:22, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Parker hero in the sand

whas he alive or a ghost? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.87.181 (talk) 20:29, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The episode itself leaves it intentionally ambiguous, he's apparently a hallucination, but the ending with him interacting with Bones, seems to be just left in the air.Pyrotics (talk) 21:47, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anok the mummy

The mummy's name (spelt Anok) is seen on a sign near the end of the episode "A Night at the Bones Museum" (season 5, episode 5). Obviously, it is not all that important, but this means the spelling in the article is incorrect.

/Jonte93 (talk) 03:28, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lab assistants

The article suggests that Vincent Nigel-Murray is referred to as "Mr. Nigel-Murray" in a subtle attempt to remind him that he doesn't have a doctorate. I don't think that's accurate, or even provable. Going back even to season one, Zack was referred to as Mr. Addy simply because that's the polite way of referring to him. Fisher is also just called Mr. Fisher for the same reason. It's not an attempt to undermine them, it's simple politeness. They're not going to be called doctors if they're not doctors. In fact, in the first episode Vincent suggests that Booth call him Vinny or Vin, because he recognizes how long and unwieldy his last name is. I'm going to change with in the article in a few days if no one has any pertinent evidence as to why it should remain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.17.249 (talk) 12:50, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hodgins says this to Vincent on his first day at work, but he specifically says that it's Brennan's way of reminding him that he didn't have a doctorate. (Note that even Brennan tended to call Zack by name; only Goodman regularly referred to him as "Mr. Addy" and he outright told Zack it was to remind him that he didn't have a doctorate.) Kutulu (talk) 02:57, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dedicated sub-category

There are now (by my count) 7 lab assistants since Zack Addy (including Daisy Wick and the late Vincent Nigel-Murray). As of "The Patriot in Purgatory," five appear to be in rotation. Since this has gone beyond "testing the waters" for Addy's replacement and become a running theme/joke within the show, I have separated out the 7 into their own category. I simply moved the already-existing character bios under the new category and added a brief description lede. The intro could use a citation as i have no proof other than memory that the transient nature of the lab assistant was not intended all along. Also, I ordered them alphabetically to save time but it may be more appropriate to order them chronologically by first appearance instead. Crazytonyi (talk) 06:49, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Parker Booth

We don't actually know if Parker has Booth's last name, or that of his mother, Rebecca. Unless someone has a source to cite as to this, I think he should be listed only by his first name. I'll make the change myself in a few days if no citation is forthcoming. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.17.249 (talk) 12:58, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Parker's last name as stated in the end credits in episode The Bone That Blew (4x10) is Booth - I have another question, how was it established that his middle name is Matthew? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nan008 (talk • contribs) 01:26, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Margaret "recurring"?

I recognize that Zoey Deschanel's guest appearance is a big deal but she's only been in one episode and her character hasn't even been mentioned since. I don't think that counts as recurring, does it? (Unless I missed a mention/appearance?) Kutulu (talk) 03:03, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I second this. I moved her to the Others section. --Murata (talk) 16:08, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Gibbons

I think he should get his own paragraph under the Recurring section. --Murata (talk) 16:14, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Primary vs. secondary characters

It seems really odd that a primary character like Dr. Camille Saroyan has such a brief bio while secondary, recurring characters and characters that just appear in one or two episodes have lengthy explanations of who they are, what cases they were involved in, etc. Can someone "beef" up the information on all of the main characters of this show? 69.125.134.86 (talk) 20:54, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Camille Saroyan was recently redirected back to this article after an Articles for deletion discussion. With the eception of Daniel Goodman, who was only in one season, all of the other main characters have their own articles (linked to from each entry), so the entries here don't need expansion. --AussieLegend (✉) 21:42, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Karen Delfs

I haven't seen enough of the later seasons to add her myself, but shouldn't Karen Delfs (Sara Rue) be in here? She was in seven episodes. Rojomoke (talk) 21:43, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Episode codes in front of each name

Are they really necessary, especially when single-episode characters have the episode title in their paragraph (or at least several do to justify the example made of them)? Fradio71 (talk) 08:19, 24 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

names

Why were the names of Palent and McNamara both used for smaller characters in earlier seasons then for larger Roles as different people in later seasons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.176.230.175 (talk) 18:57, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

James Aubrey

Contrary to the article, Aubrey is neither "suave" nor "charismatic" - & the two qualities are not in opposition to "competence," despite their contrast to it. Perhaps the writer of the sentence I'm discussing was pie-eyed when writing it.

What is double-ex ?

"only one girl, her double-ex, Roxie knows her real name." This term (double-ex) is not found in a quick Internet search. Should we use nonce (?) words that readers may or may not be able to puzzle out? I guess it means that the two individuals were were a couple, broke up, were a couple again, and broke up again, but I'm not sure. Kdammers (talk) 17:08, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

To me, "two time ex girlfriend" or the more general "former lover" makes more sense to me. If you agree, I can edit it! Whats.Your.Concern (talk) 18:17, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]