[From CBS web pages. See Rule #6. Now I know why I like the series. Ive quit watching TV, so I watch on my computer when I remember, and am hoping Netflix will have at some point. BTW, John Wayne was not a QB. He had an offensive line position {most played defense and offense in those days, too}, got hurt playing football, lost his scholarship, took up acting. Hes a Sigma Chi.] Jethro Gibbs (NCIS) - The Rules Rule 1: Never let suspects stay together. - revealed in the Season 1 premiere episode, Yankee White (episode). Rule 1: Never screw over your partner. - revealed in the Season 4 episode, Blowback (episode). McGee also stated this rule to Ned Dorneget in Need to Know (episode). McGee also mentioned to Abigail Borin in Ships in the Night (episode) that rule number one has been taken twice, showing that he knows that there are two number one rules. Rule 2: Always wear gloves at a crime scene. - revealed in Yankee White. Rule 3: Dont believe what youre told. Double check.- again revealed in Yankee White. Rule 3: Never be unreachable - revealed in the Season 3 episode, Deception (episode) although Gibbs has been known to be intentionally unreachable. The rule was shown in Rule Fifty-One (episode) in the background when Gibbs opens the box. Rule 4: The best way to keep a secret? Keep it to yourself. Second best? Tell one other person - if you must. There is no third best. - revealed in the Season 4 episode, Blowback (episode) Rule 5: You dont waste good. - revealed in the Season 8 episode, Baltimore (episode). Rule 6: Never say youre sorry. Its a sign of weakness. - This rule has been mentioned throughout the series, but it given a specific number until Flesh and Blood (episode). The rule is also a direct reference to John Waynes catch phrase in She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (John Ford, Director). Wayne said: Never apologize, mister, its a sign of weakness. to subordinates in a military situation. DiNozzo notes the connection in Hiatus Part 1 (episode). Mark Harmons career has paralleled John Waynes. They both were quarterback of their southern California college football team, both went into acting. (Harmons father, Tom Harmon, was a Heisman Trophy winner and actor & announcer as well.) Note: This is continuously told to Tony, Ziva and Tim through a smack to the back of their heads. Rule 7: Always be specific when you lie. - revealed in the Season 1 finale episode, Reveille (episode). Rule 8: Never take anything for granted. - revealed in the Season 3 episode, Probie (episode) although Gibbs also quotes it as being Never assume during the Season 9 episode, Rekindled (episode). Rule 9: Never go anywhere without a knife. - revealed in the Season 1 episode, One Shot, One Kill (episode) although its sometimes quoted as Never leave home without a knife or Always carry a knife. Rule 10: Never get personally involved in a case. - revealed in the Season 7 episode, Obsession (episode) and again referenced by the new SECNAV Clayton Jarvis in the Season 9 premiere episode, Nature of the Beast (episode) as the number one rule in Washington politics. Rule 11: When the job is done, walk away. - revealed in the Season 6 episode, Semper Fidelis (episode). Rule 12: Never date a co-worker. - revealed in the Season 1 episode, Enigma (episode). Rule 13: Never, ever involve lawyers. - revealed in Collateral Damage. Rule 51 is written on the back of the card containing Rule 13 in Rule Fifty-One. Rule 14: Bend the line, dont break it. - revealed in Anonymous was a Woman (episode). Rule 15: Always work as a team. - revealed in Leap of Faith (episode). Rule 16: If someone thinks they have the upper hand, break it. - revealed in the Season 8 finale episode, Pyramid (episode). Rule 18: Its better to seek forgiveness than ask permission. - revealed in Silver War (episode). Rule 22: Never ever bother Gibbs in interrogation. - revealed in Smoked (episode). Rule 23: Never mess with a Marines coffee... if you want to live.- revealed during Forced Entry. Rule 27: There are two ways to follow someone. First way, they never notice you. Second way, they only notice you. - Jack Knife (episode) and Rule Fifty-One. Rule 35: Always watch the watchers. - revealed in Baltimore. Rule 36: If you feel like you are being played, you probably are - revealed in Nature of the Beast (episode). Rule 38: Your case, your lead. - revealed in Bounce (episode) placing Tony as temporarily in charge of the team, and also in Phoenix (episode) with Ducky as leader. Rule 39: There is no such thing as coincidence. - revealed in Obsession (episode) although DiNozzo states that Rule 39A is There is no such thing as a small world during Canary (episode). Rule 40: If it seems like someone is out to get you, they are. - revealed in Borderland (episode). Rule 42: Never accept an apology from someone who just sucker punched you. - revealed in Psych Out (episode). Rule 44: First things first, hide the women and children. - This rule number was mentioned in Patriot Down, but was not stated until Rule Fifty-One. Rule 45: Clean up the mess that you make. - revealed in Rule Fifty-One although its also stated as Never leave behind loose ends in Hiatus Part 2 (episode). Rule 51: Sometimes youre wrong. - Created by Gibbs in Rule Fifty-One by writing it on the back of the card containing Rule 13. It is unknown if his coworkers are aware of this rule. Rule 69: Never trust a woman who doesnt trust her man. - revealed in Devils Triangle (episode). Unnumbered Rules • Never date a woman that eats more than you do. - as said by Tony in Singled Out (episode). • In my country, on my team, working my cases, my people dont bypass the chain of command- revealed by Gibbs during a talk with Ziva in Switch (episode). • The Unspoken Rule- as revealed by Franks- You do what you have to do for family- revealed in Spider and the Fly (episode). • Dont work the system when you can work the people- revealed in Hung Out to Dry (episode). • Dont stop checking and rechecking evidence until you are satisfied. • If you want to find something, you follow it. (Said by Gibbs to Mike Franks in Deliverance (episode) with Gibbs adding that he learned that one from Mike). • Besides Rule 13, Gibbs has 6 other rules involving lawyers, but, according to DiNozzo, You only need to know number 13; its the umbrella one. • Never second guess yourself in a relationship and life. Other Rules • Abigail Borin, Gibbs counterpart at CGIS, also has a set of rules. The only one currently known is her Rule #1: Never make excuses. • McGee has formed his own set of rules. Only 1 is known: Rule #1 Never lie to Gibbs. • When DiNozzo was in charge, he made a set of rules. Rule #1: Dont sit on the sidelines while your people are in trouble. Rule #3: Never underestimate your opponent- revealed in Hiatus Part 1 (episode). • Abby also has her own rules. Rule #1: Do not lie to Abby- revealed during Toxic (episode). Rule #9: Always keep a spare- revealed during Hiatus Part 2. • Jimmy Palmer once had a rule. Jimmys Rule #1: Pipettes can never be too clean. Exceptions Although Gibbs has his list of rules to live by, he does not always adhere to them. One example is Rule #3. When Gibbs does not wish to be reached, he has been known to leave his cell phone behind. Except that many believe that to be one of Franks rules since there are two Rule #3s. The other being Dont believe what youre told. Double check, which sounds more like Gibbs. Also, on the anniversary of his last marriage, he unplugged his home phone and dropped his cell phone in paint thinner after his ex-wife began harassing him with phone calls. Gibbs also admits that rule number 10 is the one that he has had the most trouble with in Obsession. Gibbs broke Rule #1 (Never let suspects stay together) in Ships in the Night in order to get a confession. This also occurred in Caught on Tape (episode) but the suspects turned out to be innocent. Additionally, Gibbs broke the rule in A Man Walks into a Bar (episode) but the suspects were only guilty of covering up suicide, not murder. Gibbs broke rule #13 (Never involve a lawyer) in Mothers Day (episode) Gibbss ex mother in law becomes a suspect in a murder of a Navy officer. Gibbs contact Allison Hart, a lawyer, to represent her. Gibbs also broke Rule #12 with former NCIS Director and partner in Europe, Jenny Shepard. Jenny was Gibbs probie in their Europe missions and became romantically involved, which was ended by Jenny so she could lead her own team in Madrid. Although, since the relationship ended badly, some people suspect that this rule was created because of this relationship. Another exception that Gibbs sometimes makes concerns Rule #6. Though Gibbs constantly tells people around him to never apologize, that it is a sign of weakness, he himself has apologized on at least six occasions: 1. To Caitlin Todd for being late to her funeral in Kill Ari Part 2 (episode). 2. To Donald Mallard following his return from Mexico in Smoked (episode). 3. To Joann Fielding for not being able to protect Shannon Gibbs and Kelly Gibbs in Mothers Day. 4. To Abigail Sciuto for frightening her and not being able to tell her what she wants to hear in Rule Fifty-One. 5. To the victims lover for her loss, although he originally believes that she was being selfish in A Man Walks Into a Bar. 6. To Timothy McGee for not being with him when he was accused of shooting a cop in Probie. 7. To The General (Captain Wescott) in Shell Shock Part 2 (episode) for making him face a former serviceman and teammate, in which the encounter went poorly. Gibbs said, That was my bad, for making Westcott agree to the meeting. Though not shown, in Semper Fidelis ICE Agent Julia Foster-Yates claims that Gibbs and Fornell apologized to her for accusing her of murdering a coworker. McGee is shocked at the idea that either of them would apologize. Gibbs also almost never accepts an apology from someone, preferring to simply offer correction to whomever made an error in an attempt to teach a lesson. One exception to this aspect of the rule was when McGee apologized concerning the situation with his sister, Sarah McGee in Twisted Sister (episode). Gibbs has also accepted some apologies because they are covered by rule #18: Its better to seek forgiveness, than ask permission. Also an apology isnt a sign of weakness if its between friends, as Gibbs tells Dr. Mallard in Smoked. Although not strictly an exception, Gibbs did add a sort of corollary to Rule 39 concerning coincidences. In Head Case (episode) when Tony says, We dont believe in coincidences around here, Gibbs added, However, we do believe in bad luck. Duplications Throughout the series, there have been two rules referenced as the first and third of Gibbs rules. For some time, it was believed that the duplications were either continuity errors or that the list of rules was meant to be malleable. Eventually, however, Executive Producer Shane Brennan revealed that the duplication was actually intentional: “Gibbs lives his life by a set of rules that took root from the first day he met Shannon. Over time, Gibbs added to the rules. When he joined NCIS, Mike Franks told him he didnt need dozens of different rules to be an agent... just three golden rules. And this is why we have double ups on rules #1 and #3. Three of them are Gibbs rules; three of them are Mike Franks’ rules. We are still to reveal the double-up on rule #2. And its up to the fans to guess which of the rules were Mike Franks’ three golden rules and which were Gibbs.” (Shane Brennans explanation of the duplication of Rules #1 and #3.) In spite of this, however, Franks seems to know Gibbs rules as well as anyone, as evidenced in the episode Patriot Down when Gibbs passed the message Rule #44 (First things first: hide the women and children) to him through Camilla. The 40s While most of the rules are for everyday use, Gibbs rules 40-49 are considered emergency rules, to be invoked only in the most dire of circumstances. (Rule Fifty-One) When Gibbs told Abby that rule 40 was in play, and Abby told Tony, he took it to mean that something unspeakably bad is going down.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:52:13 +0000
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