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- " I wanted to believe, but the tools had been taken away. The X-Files had been shut down. They closed our eyes... our voices have been silenced.... our ears now deaf to the realms of extreme possibilities."
- ―Agent Mulder
| "Little Green Men" | |
|---|---|
| Series The X-Files Season 2, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | September 16th, 1994 |
| Writers | Glen Morgan; James Wong |
| Director | David Nutter |
| Producers | Paul Rabwin; Paul Brown; Howard Gordon; James Wong; Glen Morgan; R.W. Goodwin |
| Starring | David Duchovny; Gillian Anderson |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "The Erlenmeyer Flask" |
Next "The Host" |
"Little Green Men" is the first episode of season two of The X-Files and is the twenty-fifth episode in the series overall. The episode was directed by David Nutter and first aired on the Fox Network on Friday, September 16th, 1994. In this episode, the X-Files division of the FBI has been shut down and Mulder and Scully are separated. Mulder is assigned to doing menial wire tapping duties while Scully returns to the FBI Academy as a medical instructor. Through the aid of one of Mulder's supporters however, Senator Richard Matheson, Mulder begins his own investigation into UFO sightings, which brings him to a SETI facility in Puerto Rico.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Duchovny | Fox Mulder |
| Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mitch Pileggi | Walter Skinner |
| Mike Gomez | Jorge Concepcion |
| Raymond J. Barry | Richard Matheson |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William B. Davis | Smoking man |
| Les Carlson | Doctor Troisky |
| Marcus Turner | Young Mulder |
| Vanessa Morley | Samantha Mulder |
| Fulvio Cecere | Aide |
| Deryl Hayes | Agent Morris |
| Dwight McFee | Commander |
| Lisa Anne Beley | Student |
| Gary Hetherington | Lewin |
| Bob Wilde | Rande |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included in the The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition and the The X-Files: The Complete Second Season DVD collections.
- "Little Green Men" is also the title to the seventh episode of season four of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
- Actor Leslie Carlson is credited as Les Carlson in this episode.
- Actress Lisa Ann Beley is credited as Lisa Anne Beley in this episode.
- Actor Jonathan Silver Scott is uncredited for his participation in this episode.
- This is the Second appearance of Walter Skinner. He appeared last in "Tooms". He appears next in "The Host".
- The Cigarette Smoking Man appeared last in "The Erlenmeyer Flask". He appears next in "Sleepless".
- Marcus Turner also played young Fox Mulder in the 1998 film The X-Files: Fight the Future.
- Samantha Mulder appears in a dream sequence only (age 8). The character appeared last in "Miracle Man" and appears next in "Colony".
See also[]
Media
The World of the X-Files
The X-Files miscellaneous
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Keywords[]
Arecibo | Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory | Dreams | Federal Bureau of Investigation | Florida | Government conspiracy | J. Edgar Hoover Building | Miami | Puerto Rico | Senator | Student | United States Capitol Building