The X-Files In-Joke List
(Stolen from "The Duchovny Files" by Paul Mitchell.)
1013 : Not actually mentioned in the episode but in the credits throughout the series as the name of CC's production company. 1013 is the birthdate of the man himself - Mr. Chris Carter.
PILOT :
1121 : On scully's clock at the end of the episode. It is the date of birth of Chris Carter's wife.
1121 (2) : Autopsy time...
"I made this" : The words spoken over the 1013 company name are spoken by Nathan Couturier, son of the supervising sound editor, Theirry Couturier.
The pilot took place in Bellfleur, Oregon. Chris Carter was born in Bellflower, California.
ICE :
The dog in this episode is blue's father. (Blue is David Duchovny's dog and constant companion...along with his wife!)
EVE :
As Mulder and Scully question mother Ellen Reardon Eve-girl Cindy Reardon watches a few moments of "Eek the Cat" - a cartoon that later went on to depict Mulder and Scully in cartoon form.
E.B.E :
Tom Braidwood and Val Stefoff - both first assistant directors (and Tom Braidwood is also Frohike) - were names used by Mulder and Scully as aliases to get into the base.
DARKNESS FALLS :
Jason Beghe, the actor who plays Ranger Larry Moore, is one of David Duchovny's childhood friends, as well as someone who prodded Duchovny to take up acting. (Go Jason! Go Jason!)
BORN AGAIN :
The actress that portrays Detective Sharon Lazard, Maggie Wheeler, appeared in the movie "New Year's Day" with an un-clothed David Duchovny. The two reportedly dated each other around the time of the movie.
DUANE BARRY :
When Scully stops by the grocery store, she buys pickles and ice cream, an inside reference to her pregnancy!
ASCENSION :
In Mulder's nightmarish vision of Scully (with a large tummy!) in the clutches of her abductors, that really is Gillian Anderson's stomach. She gave birth to her daughter, Piper, a few weeks after filming this episode.
3 :
Mulder's love interest, Kristen Kilar, is played by Perry Reeves, who was David Duchovny's long-time girlfriend at the time.
AUBREY :
Mulder's fascination with women named B.J. might have something to do with Duchovny's then girlfriend, Perry Reeves, playing a woman named B.J. on "Doogie Howser."
PAPER CLIP :
10 / 13 : Mulder's birthday is shown as 10 / 13 / 60, which mirrors CC's birth month and day.
CLYDE BRUCKMAN'S FINAL RESPONSE :
During Mulder's investigations of Clyde Bruckman's psychic gifts, Bruckman holds up a blue piece of cloth and asks if it is from Mulder's New York Knicks T-shirt. This is a reference to the episode "Beyond the Sea," where convicted murderer and psychic Luther Lee Boggs gives a detailed and intricate story after holding a piece of Mulder's New York knicks T-shirt (that Boggs had though was the victim's shirt).
The actor who plays "The Stupendous Yappi," Japp (pronounced Yapp) Broeker, is actually David Duchovny's stand-in, filling in for D.D. when scenes are blocked or lighting is measured.
In the Space : Above And Beyond episode titled "R & R" (the one with a guest appearance by David Duchovny himself), Col. McQueen is watching a Clyde Bruckman movie. Perhaps this is writer Glen Morgan's nod to his brother Darin Morgan, the author of Clyde Bruckman's Final Response?
NISEI :
Mulder's second gun reeks of an internet-inside joke, what with all the discussions on his fumble fingers where guns are concerned!
WAR OF THE COPROPHAGES :
Breakfast At Tiffany's - the book Scully is reading during one of Mulder's many telephone interruptions - is also the "Final Jeopardy" answer (or rather question) that was missed by David Duchovny and ended up costing him the game.
Dr. Bambi Berenbaum is named for Dr. May Berenbaum, head of the Entomology Department at the University of Illinois and author of many books on insects.
SYZYGY :
Grover Cleveland Alexander High School - this was the incorrect answer David Duchovny gave during his infamous appearance on Jeopardy.
JOSE CHUNG'S FROM OUTER SPACE :
Reynard Muldrake - the pseudonym Jose Chung uses for Mulder. The French word for "Fox" is Renard.
Was the appearance of Alex Trebek yet a third dig at Duchovny for his appearance on Jeopardy, or is Mr. Trebek a fan of the show who wanted to appear, or is there someting even more sinister afoot?
WETWIRED :
In the home of the woman who shot her neighbour, Scully opens a trunk to find many neatly labeled videotapes - one of which is a tape of Jeopardy. David's forth dig perhaps?!
MULDER DOES SHOOT PEOPLE :
Young at Heart; End Game; Our Town, Oubliette; Grotesque; Pusher.
SCULLY SHOOTS PEOPLE TOO :
Beyond the Sea; Lazarus; Clyde Bruckman's Final Response.
MULDER CRIES :
Conduit; The Erlenmeyer Flask; One Breath; End Game; Anasazi; Oubliette; Talitha Cumi.
TAG LINE CHANGES :
Changes to "The Truth Is Out There" during the opening sequence...
The Erlenmeyer Flask - Trust No One
Ascension - Deny Everything
Anasazi - EL 'AANIGOO 'AHOOT'E
731 - Apology is Policy
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