Editing The Springfield Files/References

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== Cultural references ==
[[File:Alfline up.png|thumb|200px|right|The Line Up - Perhaps the most illegal scene in Simpsons' history]]
*References to ''{{w|The X-Files}}'' are found throughout the episode, including in the title. [[Mulder]] and [[Scully]] are FBI agents from the series, and are voiced by their respective actors. The Cigarette Smoking Man from the show also appears. The show's theme song plays whenever the "[[Burns' Alien|alien]]" appears. Also the photo of Mulder in a speedo shown in his FBI badge is a reference to an episode of the series where Mulder is shown wearing one.
*After [[Homer]] drinks ten bottles of [[Red Tick Beer]], the breathalyser at [[Moe's Tavern]] registers his drunkenness level as "{{w|Boris Yeltsin}}", a reference to Yelstin's longtime struggles with alcoholism.
*When Homer mentions "a movie about a bus that had to speed around the city, keeping its  speed over fifty" he is referring to the 1994 action film ''{{w|Speed (1994 film)|Speed}}''.
*When Homer is asked to identify which alien he saw, the line-up includes [[Marvin the Martian]] ({{w|Warner Bros.}}), [[Gort]] (from ''{{w|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}''), [[Chewbacca]] from ''[[Star Wars]]'', either [[Kang]] or [[Kodos]], and [[ALF]].
*After Homer is been examined by Scully and Mulder, a view of Moe's Tavern is shown with a brief description, after which the text "ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY" text is repeatedly typed on-screen. This references a famous scene from the 1980 film ''[[The Shining]]'' by {{w|Stanley Kubrick}}.
*''{{w|Psycho (film)|Psycho}}'': The busload of musicians that Homer encounters while in the woods play the music from the shower scene.
*The {{w|Budweiser Frogs}} appear in the lake near the woods before getting eaten by a gator that says "{{w|Coors Brewing Company|Coors}}!" which is the name of another beer company.
*Leonard Nimoy's narration of the story references the TV show ''{{w|In Search Of... (TV series)|In Search Of...}}'', which he hosted.
*[[Milhouse]] is seen playing an arcade game based on [[Kevin Costner]]'s movie ''[[Kevin Costner's Waterworld|Waterworld]]''. The game is over only a few seconds after it starts, and he calls the game a ripoff. This is a reference to {{w|Waterworld|the movie}} being extensively hyped, but turning out to be mediocre.

== Trivia ==
*The first episode written by [[Reid Harrison]].
*This is the first non-Halloween episode appearance of [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]].
*Originally aired on the same date as The X Files episode "El Mundo Gira". 
*The "real" Mulder and Scully live in a universe where "The Simpsons" TV series exists. In one episode of the X-Files, Mulder comments on a sketch of a bald suspect saying he looks like "Homer Simpson's evil twin".

== Goofs ==
*[[Grampa]] calls a tortoise a turtle. However, this may be due to his senility, not a goof.
*After the scenes with the T-shirts, when the alien arrives, Marge's "Homer is a dope" shirt disappears and she has her normal dress on.
*At the kitchen table, when Homer talks about being mocked on his own birthday, they're eating breakfast. But when Marge, Lisa, Bart and Maggie all go to pet Santa's Little Helper, the breakfast has vanished.
*When the 'alien' is seen on the news, it is shown on the film Bart made coming out of the trees, but earlier on, when the alien came out of the woods, Bart is seen not holding his video camera.
*Homer's only been working at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant since 1980. The tape of Homer working appears to be from the mid to late 70s.  Also, Homer's only been a safety technician in sector 7-G since 1990.
*Homer tells Wiggum that the alien appears every Friday night, even though he saw it only once.
*The writing on Moe's breathalizer changes between scenes.
*Lisa's "Junior Skeptic" magazine appears out of thin air.
*For some reason, the lights appear to be on in [[King Toot's Music Store]] next door to [[Moe's Tavern]] at 1 am.
*Despite having the funds to hire the best medical care, Burns has [[Dr. Nick]] on his medical staff.
*Apu, a vegetarian, is seen standing in line at a hot dog stand.
*Mr. Burns has been seen at night several times (both before and after this episode) without glowing.

== Continuity ==
*[[Mrs. Glick]] now lives in the Springfield Retirement Castle instead of her house she previously lived in. 
*Moe seems to have a penchant for black-and-white endangered species. He was previously seen smuggling pandas in "[[Cape Feare]]".


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