A decomposing skull and pair of hands are found in a dumpster, later identified as those of a notorious at-large serial killer with a hefty bounty on his head and several people wanting to cash it in. Meanwhile, Brennan gains a new temporary intern in children's show star Professor Bunsen Jude "The Science Dude" (guest star David Alan Grier).
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- Affectionate Parody: Bones guest stars on a children's show called Bunsen Jude the Science Dude.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Bunsen Jude the Science Dude, a children's TV show host, who veers between competent anatomist and goofy Barney the Dinosaur-type.
- Captain Ersatz: Bunsen Jude the Science Dude
- Drinking Game: Hodgins reveals that he and his college buddies had one of these for Bunsen Jude the Science Dude when he starts fanboying over the eponymous Science Dude and the latter calls him out on being
"older than my usual audience". - No Celebrities Were Harmed: Mr. Bunsen Jude, The Science Dude is very similar to the real life Bill Nye The Science Guy show, down to the similar name and Catchphrase.Bill Nye: Isn't that wild?!
Bunsen Jude: A-maz-ing! - No Man of Woman Born: When Bones and Booth discuss whether they could catch each other if one of them committed a murder, Booth boasts "I always get my man," and Bones replies smugly, "I am a woman."
