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"The X Files" Humbug (1995)



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Overview

User Rating:
8.7/10   664 votes
Director:
Writers:
Chris Carter (creator)
Darin Morgan (written by)
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View company contact information for Humbug on IMDbPro.
Original Air Date:
31 March 1995 (Season 2, Episode 20)
Plot:
The strange death of a circus sideshow attraction in Gibsonton, Florida, leads Mulder and Scully on... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Squirmy fun for fans more (7 total)

Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)

David Duchovny ... Fox Mulder

Gillian Anderson ... Dana Scully
Jim Rose ... Dr. Blockhead

Wayne Grace ... Sheriff Hamilton
Michael J. Anderson ... Mr. Nutt (as Michael Anderson)
The Enigma ... The Conundrum

Vincent Schiavelli ... Lanny
Alex Diakun ... Curator
John Payne ... Jerald Glazebrook
Gordon Tipple ... Hepcat Helm
Alvin Law ... The Reverend
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Runtime:
Argentina:60 min | USA:60 min
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Scully takes a grasshopper out of a jar and supposedly eats it, only later to show Mulder that she really palmed the insect and faked the eating. However, in the outtakes, it is revealed that Gillian Anderson really did put the live grasshopper in her mouth (much to David Duchovny's disgust). more
Quotes:
Dana Scully: Is this man also a body manipulator?
Dr. Blockhead: No, in the classical sense, the Conundrum's a geek.
Mulder: He eats live animals?
Dr. Blockhead: He eats anything. Live animals, dead animals, rocks, lightbulbs, corkscrews, battery cables, cranberries...
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Movie Connections:
References "60 Minutes" (1968) more
Soundtrack:
Frenzy more

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Squirmy fun for fans, 10 August 2009
10/10
Author: editorbob from Ohio

This is probably my favorite non-mythology episode. This series has more than its share of wacky and creepy characters, but this episode's a real showcase. Working my way through the full set on DVD, I'd forgotten that it came so early in the series. Both creepy and very funny, making good use of both David Duchovny's skilled delivery of Mulder's established quirky sense of humor, and letting Gillian Anderson display a few comedy timing chops of her own. And of course the late Vincent Schiavelli is excellent as always -- the world lost a gifted comedian with his passing. But the top honors go to Darin Morgan, for having the kind of strange mind that would think this stuff up in the first place.

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