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This page encompasses characters that are less important than the main characters (i.e., do not appear in the title credits, or have not been in most every episode or season) but are typically listed as guest stars and are still important on the occasional case.

OCCUPATION: Formerly the director of the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

PORTRAYED BY: Jonathan Adams

FIRST APPEARANCE: 1x1 (Pilot)

Dr. Goodman was the director of the Jeffersonian for the entirety of Season 1 of Bones.  He formerly worked as an archaeologist and helps the team to interpret the certain set-ups of crime scenes, from an archaeological point of view (such as, where important clues may be located based on their position in the room).  He mentions philosophy often, and is portrayed as a very intelligent, level-headed man.  In 1x10 (The Woman At The Airport), he clashes with Hodgins over their different methods of analyzing a case - Goodman tends to weave a story about how the victim died, what his family felt, the significance of what he was buried with - and in a way that is much too "soft" for Hodgins' tastes, who tells Goodman that he lacks the manner of a "pure scientist."  In 1x10, Hodgins even threatens to resign from his job because he feels that the two of them cannot work together, but they realize in the end that there is room for both views in a case.

Goodman is married and the father of twin five-year-old girls, and seems to be a happy, loving husband and father.

As of episode 2x1 (The Titan On The Track), Goodman is said to be on sabbatical for the plot of the series; however, his character was written out because the writers felt that Goodman's authority over the rest of the team was too high and that they wanted someone to actually be a part of the team and interact with them on a more similar level to their own.  Thus: Goodman was replaced with Dr. Camille Saroyan beginning in the second season.

AGE: 60

DATE OF BIRTH: 1948

OCCUPATION: Bank robber (as Max Keenan) turned science teacher (as Matthew Brennan)

PORTRAYED BY: Ryan O'Neal

FIRST APPEARANCE: 2x11 (Judas On A Pole); though first mentioned in 1x1 (Pilot)

Max Keenan (alias of Matthew Brennan, but referred to his birth name of Max Keenan on the show) is the father of Temperance Brennan and Russ Brennan (a.k.a. Joy Keenan and Kyle Keenan, respectively).  He and his wife, Brennan and Russ' mother Christine Brennan (alias of Ruth Keenan), were high-ranking bank robbers but were forced to take assumed names after they testified against several other robbers in their group and began to fear for their family's lives.  After becoming Matthew Brennan, Max worked as a science teacher, and he and Christine abandoned their children and fled.  Max remained hidden and estranged from Brennan and Russ until 1x22, in which Brennan found out who her parents had been, when he left a message on her answering machine telling her to stop looking for him because "this is bigger and worse than you know."

Brennan and Russ discovered what Max meant when, in 2x11, he murdered two corrupt FBI agents who had planned to get to Max through his children, and even began planning to kill Russ.  Obviously, this murder was against the law, but Booth explained to Brennan that Max lived by his own code of morals, which included protecting his family at all costs - even when it meant that he was forced to kill.

In 2x21 (The Stargazer In A Puddle), Booth finally manages to arrest Max after Max realizes that, every time he leaves Brennan to go back into hiding, she relives what happened when Max and Christine disappeared.  He is tried for the murder of Deputy Director Kirby in 3x13 (The Verdict In The Story) and is found not guilty.

OCCUPATION: FBI-enlisted psychiatrist assigned to Agent Booth and Dr. Brennan

PORTRAYED BY: John Francis Daley

FIRST APPEARANCE: 3x1 (The Widow's Son In The Windshield)

Dr. Sweets is the newest addition to the team, in the role of Booth and Brennan's new psychiatrist after the FBI felt that Booth arresting Brennan's father may be affecting their professional relationship.  Sessions with Sweets and the two of them are typically referred to as "couple's counseling," joking about the near-romantic relationship Booth and Brennan share, and that they behave almost like a romantic couple.

Sweets first appeared in 3x1 and is actually currently listed in the title credits with the "main" characters.  He is 23 years old, and his age causes Booth to be somewhat condescending towards him, but eventually the three of them form a casual friendship and they manage to work together peacefully.

Sweets is also a trained profiler, and often assists the Jeffersonian team in catching culprits.  He seems to be intelligent, but has a habit of using slang in the middle of a serious conversation (words such as, "like," "totally," "dude," etc.) and Caroline Julian doesn't appreciate this, especially when the team makes an appearance in court.  Sweets seems to be getting slightly better at leaving out the slang, but it does still slip in every once in awhile. 

In 3x13 (The Verdict In The Story), Sweets was on the stand and revealed his impressive education: Undergraduate pyschology degree (University of Toronto), Master's Degree in abnormal psychology (Temple University), and Doctorate degrees in clinical psychology and behavioral analysis (Columbia University).  Sweets also added that he was awarded "Fulbright and Rhodes scholarships simultaneously to write a book," though said book, if it exists, has not been shown in the series.