The show has quoted off Gibbs rules over the course of five seasons. How many can you name?

heh, does it count that i've kept a file on all of them?

1. Never let suspects stay together. (Yankee White)
2. Always wear gloves at a crime scene. (Yankee White)
3. Don't believe what you're told, always double check. (Yankee White)
4. Never say you're sorry.
7. Always be specific when you lie. (Reveille)
8. Never take anything for granted. (Probie)
9. Never go anywhere without a knife. (One Shot, One Kill and Missing)
12. Never date a co-worker. (Enigma)
15. Always work with a team. (Leap of Faith)
18. It's better to seek forgiveness than ask permission. (Silver War)
22. Never interrupt during an investigation. (Smoked)
23. Never mess with a Marine's coffee if you want to live. (Forced Entry)
26. Never apologize -- it's a sign of weakness.

Mentioned, not sure of:
3. Never be unreachable. (Deception)

YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!

I always wondered but never knew!

So cool!

Thanks!

Tony just told McGee that one of Gibbs' rules is no eating in the truck. Then when Tim tossed his burger in the garbage Tony said that maybe he was mistaken and that Gibbs' rule was actually 'no eating in autopsy.'

I just watched "Yankee White" and rule #4 was mentioned. But I also know this rule is mentioned liberally throughout every season.

I'm watching the episode called, "Blowback" and Jennie begins telling Gibbs some of his rules at about the 15:30 mark.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v14842268htyHEZHx

there's a great video on youtube that sums these up. it's called "gibbs' rules" and was made by NCISmelanie.

New Rule:
#38-Your Case, Your Lead
from this weeks episode: Bounce

only three off the top of my head

Never mess with a marines coffe- if you want to live
Always carry a knife
dont say sorry its a sign of weakness

I believe a nice piece of NCIS merchandise, would be a poster with Gibbs on it and all his 50 rules.

It would be a great gift if USA came out with a poster with all the rules, when the show is ending.

Just heard this one:
Rule #13- Never ever involve lawyers, things are bound to turn nasty.
Season 6 Episode 7 Collateral Damage

ok so I remember alot of them I have a habit of writing them down...
anyway there are repeat #s because some #s are repeated...

Rule #1: Never screw over your partner. This rule supersedes all other rules.
Rule #2: Always wear gloves at a crime scene.
Rule #3: Don't believe what you're told. Double check.
Rule #3: Never be unreachable.
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.
Rule #4: Never say your sorry.
Rule #7: Always be specific when you lie.
Rule #8: Never take anything for granted
Rule #9: Never go anywhere without a knife.
Rule #12: Never date a coworker.
Rule #13: Never, ever involve a lawyer.
Rule #15: Always work as a team.
Rule #18: It's better to seek forgiveness than ask permission.
Rule #22: Never, ever bother Gibbs in interrogation.
Rule #23: Never mess with a Marine's coffee if you want to live.
Rule #38: Your case, Your lead

Here's a duplicate number:

3. Never be unreachable (Deception)

never date a coworker,and keep the suspects together.

#1. Never screw over your partner. This rule supersedes all other rules.
#1. Never let suspects stay together.
#2. Always wear gloves at a crime scene.
#3. Don't believe what you're told. Double check.
#3. Never be unreachable.
#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.
#4. Never say you're sorry ( Don't apologize ). It's a sign of weakness.
#7. Always be specific when you lie.
#8. Never take anything for granted.
#9. Never go anywhere without a knife.
#12. Never date a co-worker.
#13. Never ever involve a lawyer. Things are bound to turn nasty.
#15. Always work as a team.
#18. It's better to seek forgiveness than ask permission.
#22. Never, ever bother Gibbs in interrogation.
#23. Never mess with a marine's coffee ( if you want to live ).
#38. Your case, your lead.

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I if it interesting, that this "list" has numbers which aren't constant. Apparently, the writers don't record the rules they come up with.

This vid is created by NCISmelanie ( as previously posted ). As she ( the creator ) states, this vid was made in 2007.

Gibbs Rules


This thread should be kept going, being able to add to it when we hear a rule.

We need the USAAdmin to pin or sticky it.

#1. Never screw over your partner. This rule supersedes all other rules.
#1. Never let suspects stay together.
#2. Always wear gloves at a crime scene.
#3. Don't believe what you're told. Double check.
#3. Never be unreachable.
#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.
#4. Never say you're sorry ( Don't apologize ). It's a sign of weakness.
#7. Always be specific when you lie.
#8. Never take anything for granted.
#9. Never go anywhere without a knife.
#12. Never date a co-worker.
#13. Never ever involve a lawyer. Things are bound to turn nasty.
#15. Always work as a team.
#18. It's better to seek forgiveness than ask permission.
#22. Never, ever bother Gibbs in interrogation.
#23. Never mess with a marine's coffee ( if you want to live ).
#38. Your case, your lead.

.................I like all of them........live by many of them and ..............................

That would be a great idea !!

lol any poster with Gibbs would work for me......

Thesr are my favorite qoutes

Never let suspects stay together.
Always wear gloves at a crime scene.
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.
Never say you're sorry ( Don't apologize ). It's a sign of weakness.
Always be specific when you lie.
Never ever involve a lawyer. Things are bound to turn nasty.
Never, ever bother Gibbs in interrogation.
Never mess with a marine's coffee ( if you want to live ). (I love this one!)

I'm surprised none of you listed #11. It was mentioned along with #12 in the episode "Semper Fidelis". Gibbs told Tony to remember rule 11, to which he answered was "Never date a co-worker", then realized he got tricked into admitting his state of mind concerning Ziva and corrected that that was 12 and #11 was "When a job is done, walk away".

You are really good. And you only joined a little while ago.

OK,

A lot of us remember the rules, but . . . .

Who started Gibbs on the rules?

Hints:

1. It wasn't his Dad.

2. "Don't you believer that everyone should have a set of rules to live by?"

Mike Franks,

Most likely.

It was Shannon (that's his first wife's name, right?) when they showed them at the train station when he was younger and they first met during a flashback scene. But I can't remember what the episode was called or what else it was about.

Oh.

NCIS marathon today starting @ 9am, USA, EST!

I looked at the schedule and it started at 6AM EST. But still....all the same.

Doesn't the new season of the new NCIS, with OH, I forget his name, but hot, start this month?

NCIS will occupy the Tuesday, 8pm slot, beginning September 23.

Sept 22. NCIS:LA will follow it at 9:00pm

yes it does and I can't wait!!!

Chris O'Donnell! I remembered his name, after seeing previews of the new show starting! I saw the other guy who stars in it, I don't know his name, tell me somebody, Chris's partner, anyhoo, on the View, and he said this NCIS will be more dramatic and action packed then NCIS, with my fav with Mark the hot Harmon!

Thanks for the info, krodgers. I think it's LL Cool J. More action packed is interesting for NCIS: LA. I hope NCIS remains the way it is though with it's balance of action and humor. It's got a lot of great character interaction and individual character depth that keeps me hooked on it. The coundown is on - 4 more days! WooHooooo!

IMO, I think it's a sad commentary on the state of television writers today. They did this with CSI-CSI-Miami-CSI-New York and now they're doing it with NCIS.

LA one might think of a latino/Mexican decent person to head the office instead of the black guy, but then oh wait, we have a black pres. could there be a connection. ; he even lives in an semi-exclusive el-blanco town on Long Island.

it is VERY said.

Yeah, that's his name! Thanks Kelly! Do you go over to the LOCI board too? If that's you, I told them to answer the guessing episode, so we could move it along! LOL!!! You're always welcome there too, all of you are, only if ya love LOCI! J/K!

i'll go over there tonite!

Yep, I'm the same Kelly, krod. I kinda stopped going over to LOCI board for awhile because of some of the drama I couldn't understand. Hopefully it's straightened out now. I still love the games though especially guessing the episode and I have to check them out from time to time. Maybe if no one else posts in the guessing episode soon I'll just have to go on over there and post a new question myself for others to guess. LOL. Good to see ya over here too!

oh cool.

YAY! I love the Gibbs Rules!

Rule #13- Never ever involve lawyers, things are bound to get messy.

Its not an unlisted rule but in the same episode Tony said that Gibbs has 7 rules about lawyers but #13 is the umbrella rule concerning lawyers, though I have never herd what the other 6 are.

I don't think the writers ever wrote them down. There are some rule numbers with multiple rules. 3 and 4 come immediately to mind.

That makes sence, but even if they are classified as sub-rules to #13 they are still rules them selfs, Arent They?

I hope someday the writers will make a compleate and accurate list, and release a book with them all in it.

In the episode where Shannon introduces rules to Gibbs I think Shannon said something like - It's either rule #1 or #3 to never date a lumberjack. So if you can't keep straight what the numbers are within the first 10 digits maybe it's less important to remember the numbers than it is to "have a code you can live by." That's how I've always seen it so it didn't surprise me at all when I got here and saw that some #'s would have multiple rules or some rules would have multiple #'s. I could see Gibbs just spitting out a # and everyone around him trying to remember what # goes with what rule. But I would love to see the writer's list, too, even with the duplicates. It would be fun. It would be fun also if they happened to come across a list made by Jenny and then to see Tony, Abby, McGee, Ziva, Palmer and even Ducky comparing their lists to hers and trying to get it all straight.

What is the most frequently referred to rule? Is that rule #9?