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The X-Files/Jump the Shark
| Jump the Shark | |
| Season 9, Episode 15 | |
| Airdate | April 21, 2002 |
| Production Number | 9ABX15 |
| Written by | Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
| Directed by | Cliff Bole |
| ← 9x14 Scary Monsters |
9x16 → William |
| The X-Files — Season Nine | |
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Jump the Shark is the fifteenth episode of the ninth season of The X-Files, and the one hundred ninety-seventh episode overall.
Starring: Gillian Anderson (Agent Dana Scully), Robert Patrick (Agent John Doggett), Annabeth Gish (Agent Monica Reyes), Mitch Pileggi (Assistant Director Walter Skinner)
Guest Starring: Bruce Harwood (John Byers), Tom Braidwood (Melvin Frohike), Dean Haglund (Richard "Ringo" Langly), Michael McKean (Morris Fletcher), Stephen Snedden (Jimmy Bond), Zuleikha Robinson (Yves Adele Harlow), Jim Fyfe (Kimmy the Geek), Marcus Giamatti (John Gillnitz), John Prosky (Medical Examiner), Timothy Landfield (Professor Douglas Houghton), Michael Craven Wells (Leonard Southall)
Co-Starring: Pamela Paulshock (Brittany), Michael Edward Thomas (First Man), Robert Joseph (Big Security Guard), Thomas Schnauz (Speaker)
Uncredited: David Duchovny (Agent Fox Mulder) (archive footage), Steven Williams (X) (archive footage), Hiro Kanagawa (Business Man) (archive footage)
Contents |
Plot Overview
Morris Fletcher points Dogget and Reyes to what seems to be a super soldier conspiracy. When professor Houghton is killed; Langley, Byers and Frohike start searching for a lost friend and possible murderer.
Notes
Tagline
The Truth Is Out There
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
- This episode serves as a finale to The Lone Gunmen, which was cancelled the previous season and ended on a cliffhanger. It is available on The Lone Gunmen DVD set.
Behind the Scenes
Allusions and References
- The title comes from a term used when a TV show makes a change or stunt that signifies its decline in quality. The term refers to an episode of Happy Days that saw The Fonz literally jump a shark in water skies.
