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"The X Files" Humbug (1995)
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31 March 1995
(Season 2, Episode 20)
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The strange death of a circus sideshow attraction in Gibsonton, Florida, leads Mulder and Scully on...
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Squirmy fun for fans
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(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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Argentina:60 min | USA:60 min
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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).
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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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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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References "60 Minutes" (1968)
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Frenzy
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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.