Travelers (29 Mar. 1998)
"The X Files" Travelers (original title)

In 1990 a man dies and the last word he utters is Mulder. Mulder thinking that this has something to do with his father, investigates and learns that the man supposedly died in 1952. He ... See full summary »

Director:

William A. Graham

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), John Shiban,

Stars:

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Brian Leckner

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully (credit only)
Brian Leckner	...	Hayes Michel
Garret Dillahunt	...	Edward Skur
Fredric Lehne	...	Young Arthur Dales (as Fredric Lane)
David Moreland	...	Roy Cohn
Darren McGavin	...	Agent Arthur Dales
Eileen Pedde	...	Mrs. Skur
Dean Aylesworth	...	Young Bill Mulder
David Fredericks	...	The Director
Mitchell Kosterman	...	Sheriff
Roger Haskett	...	Coroner
Jane Perry	...	Dorothy Bahnsen
Douglas Stewart	...	Landlord (as J. Douglas Stewart)
Cory Dagg	...	Bartender

Storyline

In 1990 a man dies and the last word he utters is Mulder. Mulder thinking that this has something to do with his father, investigates and learns that the man supposedly died in 1952. He then goes to speak to Arthur Dales a retired FBI agent who was supposedly investigating the man then. Initially he doesn't want to talk to Mulder but later changes his mind and proceeds to tell him about the man whom he arrested and who later died while in custody and then later saw alive. He would also tell him that he was contacted by a man named Bill Mulder who told him of a government conspiracy.

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Plot Keywords:

1990s | fedora | reference to joseph mccarthy | parasite | reference to j. edgar hoover | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1998 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 2, North Shore Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Ten Thirteen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

We find the origin of what makes a case an X-file. Unsolved cases were filed under "U" until too many were in there, so they started putting them under "X". A case is given an "X" by the director's office.

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Goofs

Mulder is seen exhaling smoke.

User Reviews

Xenotransplantation. Say that 5 times fast.

First off, Travelers is one of two episodes that I've fallen asleep watching the first time through. The teaser started off well, especially with the man muttering Mulder at the end. You don't know whether he means Fox or his father, William. Unfortunately, from there, it went downhill. Mulder kept on wiping his hair away from his eyes. That bugged me too much. Was he just trying to make sure his wedding band was seen? I tried real hard to like it more, but the show just wasn't terribly interesting. They used the cliché of a soft camera filter to show the past. I guess it's either that or black and white. I think I like Unusual Suspects because even though it's Scully-free and Mulder-lite, I still get my fill of calories with the Lone Gunmen. I don't have an invested interest in Arthur Dales and a young William Mulder making a cameo. Darren McGavin was o.k., but I much prefer him as the dad in "A Christmas Story". I did like the term "xenotransplantation" though. Cool word. The episode wasn't "bad" though. It was well acted and all. It's just mildly interesting.