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- "Well, just find yourself a man with a spotless genetic makeup and a really high tolerance for being second guessed and start popping out the little uber-Scullies."
- ―Fox Mulder
| "Home" | |
|---|---|
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| Air date | October 11th, 1996 |
| Writers | Glen Morgan; James Wong |
| Director | Kim Manners |
| Producers | Chris Carter; Rob Bowman; Joseph Patrick Finn; Vince Gilligan; R.W. Goodwin; Howard Gordon; Ken Horton; Kim Manners; Glen Morgan; Lori Jo Nemhauser; Paul Rabwin; Frank Spotnitz; James Wong |
| Starring | David Duchovny; Gillian Anderson |
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"Home" is the second episode of season four of the paranormal television series The X-Files and the 75th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Kim Manners and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. It first aired on the Fox Network on Friday, October 11th, 1996. A baby is found buried alive in shallow ground and appears to have birth defects resulting from generations of inbreeding, leading Mulder and Scully to a reclusive family who have a history of inbred children.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Duchovny | Fox Mulder |
| Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tucker Smallwood | Sheriff Andy Taylor |
| Chris Nelson Norris | Edmund Peacock |
| Adrian Hughes | Sherman Peacock |
| John Trottier | George Peacock |
| Karin Konoval | The Peacock mother |
| Sebastian Spence | Deputy Barney Paster |
| Judith Maxie | Mrs. Barbara Taylor |
| Kenny James | Radio singer |
| Lachlan Murdoch | Right outfielder |
| Neil Denis | The catcher |
| Cory Fry | Batter |
| Douglas Smith | The Pitcher |
| Deborah Ludwig Davis | Radio background singer |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Production code number: 4X03
- Actor Adrian G. Griffiths is credited as Adrian Hughes in this episode.
- This episode marks the acting debut of Douglas Smith, who plays the baseball pitcher in the beginning of this episode.
Allusions[]
- Scenes from this episode were later used as part of a fantasy had by a character named Reggie Murgatroid in the season eleven episode, "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat". Shots of Mergatroid were inserted into the original scene.