The X-Files: Deep Throat

"Deep Throat" is the second episode of the science fiction/mystery series The X-Files. It was directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by series creator Chris Carter. It first aired on the FOX Network on September 17th, 1993.

Notes & Trivia

 * Production code number: 1x01. Although this is the second aired episode of The X-Files, it is considered the first episode following the pilot.


 * This episode introduces the character of Deep Throat, played by Jerry Hardin. Deep Throat will make recurring appearances throughout season one.


 * This is the first episode of The X-Files with Joseph Patrick Finn as line producer and production manager.


 * This is the first episode of The X-Files with Clyde Klotz as assistant art director. Klotz will marry series star Gillian Anderson on January 1st, 1994 and father a daughter, Piper Maru on September 25th, 1994.


 * Actor Seth Green will go on to play teenage werewolf Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in the WB Network television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


 * Actors Carrie Classen, Tony Morelli and Cody Serpa are all uncredited for their participation in this episode.
 * Actor Johnny Cuthbert is credited as Jon Cuthbert in this episode.


 * First professional acting work for Cody Serpa.

Allusions
The title of this episode is taken from a pseudonym used by William Mark Felt, Sr., who was the associate director of the FBI in the 1970s. Felt used the name Deep Throat while feeding information to investigative reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein relating to then President Richard M. Nixon and his involvement in what would come to be known as the Watergate Scandal. The name itself is taken from a sexual act of fellatio and was also the title to a pornographic movie produced in 1972. Jerry Hardin's character on The X-Files uses the name Deep Throat and serves a similar role to Mark Felt, secretly feeding sensitive information to Fox Mulder and assisting him in uncovering the truth behind alien abductions.

Home Video

 * The X-Files: The Complete First Season (Disc 1)
 * The X-Files: The Complete Collection
 * The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition