- "I want to believe..."
- ―Fox Mulder
| "The Jersey Devil" | |
|---|---|
| Series The X-Files Season 1, Episode 5 | |
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| Air date | October 8th, 1993 |
| Writers | Chris Carter |
| Director | Joe Napolitano |
| Producers | Joseph Patrick Finn; Howard Gordon; Alex Gansa; James Wong; Glen Morgan; R.W. Goodwin; Chris Carter; Paul Rabwin |
| Starring | David Duchovny; Gillian Anderson |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Conduit" |
Next "Shadows" |
"The Jersey Devil" is the fifth episode of season one of the science fiction cult series hit, The X-Files. The episode was directed by Joe Napolitano with a script written by series creator, Chris Carter. It first aired on the FOX Network on Friday, October 8th, 1993 at 9:00 pm. In this episode, Fox Mulder takes a break from chasing little green men and goes off to the wilds of New Jersey to investigate a string of disappearances which may, or may not, be related to a local legend known as The Jersey Devil.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Duchovny | Special Agent Fox Mulder |
| Gillian Anderson | Special Agent Dana Scully |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Claire Stansfield | The Jersey Devil |
| Wayne Tippit | Detective Thomas Thompson |
| Gregory Sierra | Doctor Diamond |
Co-Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jill Teed | Glenna |
| Tamsin Kelsey | Ellen |
| Andrew Airlie | Rob |
| Bill Dow | Dad |
| Hrothgar Mathews | Jack |
| Jayme Knox | Mom |
| Scott Swanson | First officer |
| Sean O'Byrne | Second officer |
| David Lewis | Young officer |
| D. Neil Mark | S.W.A.T. team officer |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- This episode is production code number 1x04.
- The setting for this episode is the New Jersey Pine Barrens and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The timeline of events take place in 1947 as well as 1993.
- Featured X-File: The Jersey Devil.
- This episode is included on disc two of the The X-Files: The Complete First Season DVD collection by 20th Century Fox. It was released in Region 1 format on January 31st, 2006. The episode is also included on The X-Files: The Complete Collection, and The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition DVD boxsets.
- This episode is included on The X-Files: Volume 3 VHS cassette, which also included "Shadows".
- This is actress Jill Teed's second work in episodic television. It is her first work in the science fiction genre.
Allusions[]
- The Jersey Devil is a cryptid said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey. Legend has it, that in 1735, Debroah Leeds of Leeds Point, New Jersey, had twelve children and was pregnant with a thirteenth child. She declared that this child would be the devil, and shortly after it was born, it transformed into a cloven-hoofed creature with leathery bat wings, a head like that of a goat and a long neck. It flew up the chimney of the Leeds home and has been haunting the surrounding areas ever since.
Bloopers[]
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Quotes[]
- Fox Mulder: This is the essence of science: you ask an impertinent question and you're on your way to a pertinent answer.
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- Fox Mulder: How can an eight year-old boy who can barely multiply be a threat to national security? And people call me paranoid.
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- Dana Scully: Yeah well, I have got to get back to Washington by 7:30, so er..
- Fox Mulder: : Another birthday party?
- Dana Scully: No. I have a date.
- Fox Mulder: : Can you cancel?
- Dana Scully: Unlike you Mulder, I would like to have a life.
- Fox Mulder: : I have a life!