S2 E20
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Season 2  "Humbug"  2x20

Aired 29 years ago - Mar 31, 1995

Mulder and Scully travel to Gibsonton, Florida, a town built and populated by circus and sideshow performers to investigate the death of Jerald Glazebrook, The Alligator Man. While searching for leads on the killer, the agents come across many bizarre characters including the local sheriff who was once known as Jim Jim, the Dog-Faced Boy.

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Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 1
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So what do you think, Scully? What are your initial thoughts?
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 3
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 4
We mourn the passing of the admiration and the respect...
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 5
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 6
Jerry was an artist. The best escape artist since Houdini.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 7
And on the inside... they're as normal as anybody.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 8
♪ Listen to me whine like a heart shook up
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 9
- Is that what that thing is? - What's the Fiji Mermaid?
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 10
Maybe for box-office reasons Barnum hawked it as a hoax, when in reality...
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 11
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 12
Just because it's human nature to make instantaneous judgments of others...
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 13
I was on the stage for most of my life.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 14
If they are not, then I am wrong.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 15
You should try not to be so exclusive, Scully.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 16
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- Why run a test on the victim's blood? - No, not this window. This window.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 20
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 21
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 22
...you can train your testicles to draw up into your abdomen?
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 23
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 24
Everybody's uncle's an amateur magician.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 25
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 26
That the rest must inevitably follow.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 27
Observe closely the dissimilarity of the facial features.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 28
- And the second favour? - An additional donation of five dollars.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 29
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 30
I know what you're thinking, my friend, but you are grossly mistaken.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 31
The blood samples matched but were both O-positive. They went for further analysis.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 32
"Eventually he wound up in Gibsonton, where he began a career in law enforcement...
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 33
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 34
- Like assuming guilt based on skin colour? - Yeah.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 35
...some of them even holding positions on their local force.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 36
To get rid of warts, you rub a sliced potato on your hand and bury it under a full moon.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 37
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 38
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 39
Take it easy. You're gonna hurt yourself.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 40
I suspend myself by these hooks...
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 41
Ouch!
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 42
Nooo!
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 43
- What are you talking about? - I'm not sure myself.
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 44
I suspect that Lanny has an internal anomaly that allows his conjoining twin to disjoin.
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Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 2
So what do you think, Scully? What are your initial thoughts?
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Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
#3
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We mourn the passing of the admiration and the respect...
#4
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Jerry was an artist. The best escape artist since Houdini.
#6
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 7
And on the inside... they're as normal as anybody.
#7
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 8
♪ Listen to me whine like a heart shook up
#8
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 9
- Is that what that thing is? - What's the Fiji Mermaid?
#9
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 10
Maybe for box-office reasons Barnum hawked it as a hoax, when in reality...
#10
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Just because it's human nature to make instantaneous judgments of others...
#12
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 13
I was on the stage for most of my life.
#13
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 14
If they are not, then I am wrong.
#14
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 15
You should try not to be so exclusive, Scully.
#15
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- Why run a test on the victim's blood? - No, not this window. This window.
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...you can train your testicles to draw up into your abdomen?
#22
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Everybody's uncle's an amateur magician.
#24
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That the rest must inevitably follow.
#26
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Observe closely the dissimilarity of the facial features.
#27
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- And the second favour? - An additional donation of five dollars.
#28
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I know what you're thinking, my friend, but you are grossly mistaken.
#30
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 31
The blood samples matched but were both O-positive. They went for further analysis.
#31
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 32
"Eventually he wound up in Gibsonton, where he began a career in law enforcement...
#32
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- Like assuming guilt based on skin colour? - Yeah.
#34
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...some of them even holding positions on their local force.
#35
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To get rid of warts, you rub a sliced potato on your hand and bury it under a full moon.
#36
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Take it easy. You're gonna hurt yourself.
#39
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 40
I suspend myself by these hooks...
#40
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 41
Ouch!
#41
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 42
Nooo!
#42
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 43
- What are you talking about? - I'm not sure myself.
#43
Recap of The X-Files Season 2 Episode 20 (S02E20) - 44
I suspect that Lanny has an internal anomaly that allows his conjoining twin to disjoin.
#44
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