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The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. It starred David Duchovny as Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully.

References to The X-Files in The Simpsons

Episodes

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
6	120	"Homer vs. Patty and Selma"	When the TV mysteriously turns off on its own, the musical cue that plays resembles The X-Files theme.
8	163	"The Springfield Files"	The episode is a parody of The X-Files, with Fox Mulder and Dana Scully appearing, both voiced by their original actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
10	213	"Viva Ned Flanders"	One of Comic Book Guy's bumper stickers says "The Truth is in Here", a reference to the tagline of The X-Files "The Truth Is Out There".
11	241	"Missionary: Impossible"	Mulder and Scully appear at the Fox telethon.
16	336	"Treehouse of Horror XV"	In "The Ned Zone", the concept of a man being able to forsee the manner in which people die is a reference to The X-Files episode "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose".

Specials

Picture	Special name	Reference
	FOX's 25th Anniversary Special	Mulder and Scully appear at the Fox 25th Anniversary event.

Comics

Picture	Comic issue	Story name	Reference
	Simpsons Comics #93	Hotfoot in the Park	Comic Book Guy says that he feels as useless as Fox Mulder's replacement in the last season of The X-Files.
	The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #22	The Ex Files	The story title and plot are references to The X-Files. Mulder and Scully also appear in the story.

References to The Simpsons in The X-Files

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
3	60	"Revelations"	Fox Mulder remarked that Owen Lee Jarvis looked like Homer Simpson's evil twin.
5	117	"The End"	Gibson Praise watched a scene from "The Cartridge Family".
118	"The Beginning"	The character of Homer is loosely based on Homer Simpson. He is lazy and works at a nuclear power plant.

External links

The X-Files at Wikipedia

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