The Springfield Files

Episode aired Jan 12, 1997
TV-PGTV-PG
22min

9.1/10

S8.E10

Special Agents Mulder and Scully arrive in Springfield after Homer claims to have seen an alien.Special Agents Mulder and Scully arrive in Springfield after Homer claims to have seen an alien.Special Agents Mulder and Scully arrive in Springfield after Homer claims to have seen an alien.

9.1/10

3.5K

Director
- Steven Dean Moore
Writers
Stars
- Dan Castellaneta(voice)
- Julie Kavner(voice)
- Nancy Cartwright(voice)

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Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The Simpsons (1989)

Chewbacca and Alf in The Simpsons (1989)

In yet another crazed crossover, Leonard Nimoy narrates another tale of the supernatural, reminiscent of his days with "In Search Of." Realizing that even he's too drunk to drive after a night at Moe's Tavern, Homer stumbles through the woods and encounters a green glowing alien. Needless to say, nobody takes him seriously, except for "X-Files" FBI Agent Fox Mulder, who once again drags along his partner Dana Scully on another quest to prove the government is hiding the presence of UFO's from the public. However, even this mission may make a skeptic out of Mulder. —Daniel Timothy Dey

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Trivia
For Mulder's rambling about the truth, the crew just left the microphone on and let David Duchovny ramble about whatever he wanted. He went on for two hours before he ran out of steam.

Goofs
Mr. Burns gets a second shot from Dr. Nick Riviera even though he had just been shot minutes ago.

Quotes
Homer: [Using a trick he learned watching "Speed"] I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to speed around the city, keeping its speed over fifty, and if its speed dropped, the bus would explode! I think it was called "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."

Alternate versions
The syndicated version shortens the opening title sequence, also cuts out the scene where Milhouse has to deposit 40 quarters to play an arcade game, and shortens the scene with Homer running through the woods by cutting out Homer going past an owl.