- "When convention and science offer us no answers, might we not finally turn to the fantastic as a plausibility?"
- ―Fox Mulder
| "Pilot" | |
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| Series The X-Files Season 1, Episode 0 | |
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| Air date | September 10th, 1993 |
| Writers | Chris Carter |
| Director | Robert Mandel |
| Producers | Chris Carter; Daniel Sackheim |
| Starring | David Duchovny; Gillian Anderson |
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"Pilot" is the first episode of season one of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It was directed by Robert Mandel and written by series creator Chris Carter. It first aired on the FOX Network on September 10th, 1993. The series stars actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in the roles of F.B.I. special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Duchovny | Fox Mulder |
| Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Cioffi | Scott Blevins |
| Cliff DeYoung | Doctor Jay Nemman |
| Sarah Koskoff | Theresa Nemman |
| Leon Russom | Detective Miles |
Co-Stars[]
Uncredited cast[]
Note: The following is taken from the full credits list for this entry on IMDB. As it is a website with user-submitted information, some of the data listed here, including character names may be inaccurate.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| June B. Wilde | Nurse Cooley |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- This episode is included on The X-Files: The Complete Collection DVD boxset, The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition boxset and disc one of The X-Files: The Complete First Season.
- "XF: Pilot" serves as a shortcut to this page.
- Production code number: 1X79.
- Actor Cliff De Young is credited as Cliff DeYoung in this episode.
- Actress Katya Gardner is credited as Katya Gardener in this episode.
- Actor Doug Abrahams is credited as Doug Abrams in this episode.
- Actress June B. Wilde, who plays Nurse Cooley, is uncredited for her participation in this episode.
- This is the only episode of The X-Files directed by Robert Mandel.
- Featured setting(s): Bellefleur, Oregon and Washington, D.C.