The Springfield Files - Revision history

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{desc|[[Homer]] witnesses [[Burns' alien|something out of this world]] in the woods near [[Springfield]], but no one believes him—not even FBI Agents [[Fox Mulder|Mulder]] and [[Dana Scully|Scully]], who come to investigate the incident.}}
+{{Synopsis|[[Homer]] witnesses [[Burns' alien|something out of this world]] in the woods near [[Springfield]], but no one believes him—not even FBI Agents [[Fox Mulder|Mulder]] and [[Dana Scully|Scully]], who come to investigate the incident.}}
 == Plot ==

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-"'''The Springfield Files'''" is the tenth episode of [[season 8]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred sixty-third episode overall. It originally aired on January 12, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[Reid Harrison]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Gillian Anderson]] as [[Dana Scully]], [[David Duchovny]] as [[Fox Mulder]], and [[Leonard Nimoy]] as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}}.
+"'''The Springfield Files'''" is the tenth episode of [[Season 8|broadcast season 8]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred sixty-third episode overall. It originally aired on January 12, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[Reid Harrison]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Gillian Anderson]] as [[Dana Scully]], [[David Duchovny]] as [[Fox Mulder]], and [[Leonard Nimoy]] as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}}.
 == Synopsis ==

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 |season=8
 |snumber=10
-|prodcode= 3G01
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 |airdate= January 12, [[1997]]
 |blackboard= "The truth is not out there"
 |couchgag= [[Homer]], [[Marge]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] fly in the room on jetpacks and sit on the couch. [[Maggie]] flies in wildly, makes a few loops, and lands on Marge's lap.
-|guests= [[Leonard Nimoy]] as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}}<br>[[David Duchovny]] as [[Agent Mulder]]<br>[[Gillian Anderson]] as [[Agent Scully]]
+|guests= [[Gillian Anderson]] as [[Dana Scully]]<br>[[David Duchovny]] as [[Fox Mulder]]<br>[[Leonard Nimoy]] as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}}
 |showrunner1= Al Jean
 |showrunner2= Mike Reiss
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-"'''The Springfield Files'''" is the tenth episode of [[season 8]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred sixty-third episode overall. It originally aired on January 12, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[Reid Harrison]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Leonard Nimoy]] as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}}, [[David Duchovny]] as [[Agent Mulder]] and [[Gillian Anderson]] as [[Agent Scully]].
+"'''The Springfield Files'''" is the tenth episode of [[season 8]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred sixty-third episode overall. It originally aired on January 12, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[Reid Harrison]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Gillian Anderson]] as [[Dana Scully]], [[David Duchovny]] as [[Fox Mulder]], and [[Leonard Nimoy]] as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}}.
 == Synopsis ==
-{{desc|[[Homer]] witnesses something out of this world in the woods near [[Springfield]], but no one believes him, not even FBI Agents Mulder and Scully, who come to investigate the incident.}}
+{{desc|[[Homer]] witnesses [[Burns' alien|something out of this world]] in the woods near [[Springfield]], but no one believes him—not even FBI Agents [[Fox Mulder|Mulder]] and [[Dana Scully|Scully]], who come to investigate the incident.}}
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 == Gallery ==
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 The next Friday night, Homer and Bart camp out in the clearing. The two encounter the alien, who points at them with a long finger and says gently, "I bring you peace." Homer says, "And I bring you..." and accidentally stands in the campfire, setting his trouser leg on fire, scaring off the creature. Homer lets out a "D'oh!" because they let the alien get away without having any proof of his reappearance. However, Bart managed to capture the whole event on film, and the father and son duo jump up and down with excitement.
-Leonard Nimoy closes the book and concludes his narration, thus ending the story with Homer and Bart obtaining proof of alien existence. Just as he's about to bid goodnight to the viewers, the [[Squeaky-voiced teen|stage hand]] reminds him the show still has ten minutes left. Nimoy says he needs to get something out of his car, but this is just a ruse, and he speeds off - making a quick getaway. The stage hand looks around at the empty set confused, before uttering, "I don't think he's coming back..."
+Leonard Nimoy closes the book and concludes his narration, thus ending the story with Homer and Bart obtaining proof of alien existence. Just as he's about to bid goodnight to the viewers, the [[Squeaky-Voiced Teen|stage hand]] reminds him the show still has ten minutes left. Nimoy says he needs to get something out of his car, but this is just a ruse, and he speeds off - making a quick getaway. The stage hand looks around at the empty set confused, before uttering, "I don't think he's coming back..."
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 Mr. Burns returns to his usual menacing state and says "And now that I'm back to normal, I don't bring you peace and love...I bring you fear, famine, pestilence, and..." Dr. Nick sneaks up behind Mr. Burns with a large needle and quickly administers the booster shot. Mr. Burns reverts back and starts singing "Good Morning Starshine". The whole town unites by holding hands and singing with Mr. Burns. Marge tells Homer she's proud of him for bringing peace and love to the town, and the two kiss and embrace.
-"And so concludes our tale," says the show's new narrator - the stage hand, the [[Squeaky-voiced teen]]. He closes the book and adds, "I'm Leonard Nimoy and keep watching the skies," although he mispronounces "skies" in doing so.
+"And so concludes our tale," says the show's new narrator - the stage hand, the [[Squeaky-Voiced Teen]]. He closes the book and adds, "I'm Leonard Nimoy and keep watching the skies," although he mispronounces "skies" in doing so.
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 |couchgag= [[Homer]], [[Marge]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] fly in the room on jetpacks and sit on the couch. [[Maggie]] flies in wildly, makes a few loops, and lands on Marge's lap.
 |guests= [[Leonard Nimoy]] as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}}<br>[[David Duchovny]] as [[Agent Mulder]]<br>[[Gillian Anderson]] as [[Agent Scully]]
-|showrunner=[[Al Jean]]<br>[[Mike Reiss]]
+|showrunner1= Al Jean
 |writer= [[Reid Harrison]]
 |director= [[Steven Dean Moore]]

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 Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C, at the FBI Division of Paranormal Activities, agents [[Fox Mulder|Mulder]] and [[Dana Scully|Scully]] discover a report in the [[Springfield Shopper]] about Homer's encounter. Mulder insists on going to Springfield to investigate, but Scully reminds him of a shipment of drugs and illegal weapons coming into New Jersey later that night. "I hardly think the FBI is concerned with matters like that," Mulder replies, and the two agents leave for Springfield.
 They knock on the door of the Simpson house, where Marge mistakenly believes the two agents are here to arrest her for stealing a pen from the bank, but quickly invites them in once she learns their real reason for visiting.<br>
-The two agents take Homer to the [[F.B.I Springfield Branch]], where they perform both psychological and physical tests on him. Later, they take Homer back to Moe's where they ask him to recreate his every move the night he saw the alien. He shows them the spot where he had the encounter, but fails to provide any real proof he actually did see an alien.<br>
+The two agents take Homer to the [[F.B.I. Springfield Branch]], where they perform both psychological and physical tests on him. Later, they take Homer back to Moe's where they ask him to recreate his every move the night he saw the alien. He shows them the spot where he had the encounter, but fails to provide any real proof he actually did see an alien.<br>
 [[File:The Springfield Files 4.png|thumb|left|[[Homer]] and [[Bart]] encounter the [[Burns' alien|alien]].]]