History YMMV / Bones

* UnpleasableFanbase: What do you get when you mix TheyChangedItNowItSucks with ItsTheSameNowItSucks? People complaining that they hate Hannah because she shook things up, then complaining that she was written out because "at least she shook things up."

* AccidentalInnuendo: Seen in "The Man in the Outhouse" when Booth and Bones were discussing her sexual relationship with a Deep-Sea welder.
--> '''Bones''': He can hold his breath for 3 minutes down there!\\
''beat''\\
'''Booth''': ...underwater?

* DrinkingGame: In-show, not for the show (although there's probably one of those, too)--Hodgins reveals that he and his college buddies had one of these for ''[[ScienceShow Bunsen Jude the Science Dude]]'' when he starts fanboying over the titular Science Dude and the latter calls him out on being [[PeripheryDemographic "older than my usual audience"]].

* {{Narm}}: "The Bullet in the Brain": "...I messed myself".

** You need to have studied the field to catch it, but this show is feminist ''to the core.'' Brennan's views are often consistent with liberal third-wave feminism, even though she is never identified as such (probably to avoid the unpleasant associations with StrawFeminist images). The show's commitment to diversity plays into the same ideology. The writers seem committed to making the show as a whole as thoroughly feminist as possible. They have, however, a slight problem with non-standart sexual behavior.

* WallBanger: Many fans see the season three finale as one.
** One that occurs ''[[InUniverse within the show itself]]'' is Bones deciding to have a baby during an otherwise normal psychology session. [[LampshadeHanging The other characters wonder what she's thinking, and get even more confused when they find out.]]
*** Which is strangely still in character for her, as in her mind she has all the needed variables to raise a healthy child, and finds it strange that everyone else is questioning her choice given the "logic" of her thinking.

** You need to have studied the field to catch it, but this show is feminist ''to the core.'' Brennan's views are often consistent with liberal third-wave feminism, even though she is never identified as such (probably to avoid the unpleasant associations with StrawFeminist images). The show's commitment to diversity plays into the same ideology. The writers seem committed to making the show as a whole as thoroughly feminist as possible.

** "I'm with someone now and she's not a consolation prize."

* AdaptationDecay / YourMileageMayVary: In Kathy Reichs' series of novels, Brennan is the complete opposite of a TVGenius -- more worldly, somewhat older, as well as being a single mother who has beaten alcoholism. In addition, [[{{Americanitis}} she doesn't even work in the States]] half the time; she splits her time between teaching in North Carolina and serving as a forensic consultant in Montreal, Canada. She still does, however, have problems with her father. WordOfGod states that the Temperance Brennan from the show is based not on the character from the novels, but on author Kathy Reichs herself. Lampshaded in a few instances where it's stated that the main character of TV!Brennan's novels is named... Kathy Reichs. Or, if you want to go by Kathy Reichs, who (vaguely and non-canonically) considers the TV show to be a sort of "prequel", detailing what the younger Brennan did before the novels took place.
** There are fans who ignore this on the principle that they don't like Pete, her ex-husband in the novels.
*** In the pilot, Brennan's ex boyfriend was called Pete.
** Also her neice is now a werewolf.

** The episode with the person who drowned in the mold of a giant chocolate bar. All of the decomposition gasses were trapped in her body and liquified it. Also, they didn't find the body until [[NauseaFuel after the bar was set and they had begun cutting it]]. Cue liquidy goo spewing out of the giant candy. Imagine if they had started eating it before they found her?

* HeyItsThatGuy: After Epps dies, the psychologist Booth sees is ''StephenFry''. And shouldn't [[FreaksAndGeeks Sam Weir]] be in his forties by now?
** Of course David Boreanaz, who likely brought over a lot of ''{{Angel}}'' fans just being on the show. He's also famous for being [[IncrediblyLamePun on Buffy]] a few years ago.
*** TJ Thyne is a more pure example, from the same show.
** A careful observer would notice Rider Strong of ''BoyMeetsWorld'' in Halloween makeup as a potential suspect.
** And we would be remiss if we didn't notice that Sweets' first girlfriend was Delia Fisher from ''MySoCalledLife'', mainly because Sweets is Sam Weir from ''FreaksAndGeeks''...she dumps him because they were two differently colored...fish...[[BuffySpeak or something]]...
** Jaimie Alexander (Jesse of ''KyleXY'') had a major guest star role.
** Hank Booth was played by [[{{NCIS}} Jackson Gibbs.]]
** In the second episode, Booth slept with [[{{House}} Cutthroat Bitch.]]
** Bones herself is [[LawAndOrderSVU a very unhappy cellist.]]
** And speaking of [[LawAndOrderSVU SVU]], Booth's son's namesake is ''Stuckey''. Too creepy not to laugh.
** Season 5 episode 21, trial of the Gravedigger... Wait who is that in the orange jumpsuit ? Oh yes it's an [[TheWire awesome prosecutor]] vs [[{{Bones}} awesome prosecutor]] showdown !
** There are three consecutive episodes in Season 3, each of which guest star a different minor actor from {{Lost}}.
*** Tamara Taylor (Cam) was in a couple of episodes. She died.
**** She was also [[{{Firefly}} River Tam's]] teacher in '''Serenity'''.
** Admrial Chegwidden from {{JAG}} is in a few episodes in the first season.
** [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Mayor Wilkins]] turns up as a crooked plastic surgeon in season one.
*** For that matter, [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Kendra]] is a card shark in season four.
** [[DawsonsCreek Jack's Sister]] aka [[CriminalMinds Hotchner's wife]] plays a victim's wife in Season 2.
*** In that same episode [[{{Ghostbusters}} Winston Zeddimore]] turns up as a defense attorney. He also defends Bones' dad in his murder trial in season 3.
** [[NightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is Bone's old high school janitor.
** [[DieHard Al Powell]] runs a Santa temp agency in ''The Santa In The Slush''.
*** And [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Jerry Russo]] is one of them.
** In "The Doctor in the Photo", [[VeronicaMars Keith Mars]] is the security guard at the Jeffersonian, and [[VeronicaMars Weevil]] is a drug dealer questioned by Brennan and Booth.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Gamers will likely notice [[MassEffect Raphael]] [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Sbarge]] and [[GearsOfWar John]] [[{{Futurama}} Dima]][[{{Halo}} ggio]] in guest starring roles.
** How about [[KingdomHearts David Gallagher]]? Riku, anyone?

** [[GhostBusters Winston Zeddimore]] is Max's defense attorney.