The Jersey Devil (The X-Files)

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“The Jersey Devil”
The X-Files episode

Mulder facing the Jersey Devil
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 1X04
Guest stars Claire Stansfield,
Wayne Tippit,
Gregory Sierra,
Michael MacRae,
Jill Teed
Written by Chris Carter
Directed by Joe Napolitano
Production no. 05-105
Original airdate October 8, 1993 (Fox)
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"The Jersey Devil" was the fifth episode of the first season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter. It dealt with the idea of humans living wild in the woods surrounding Atlantic City, NJ.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The murder of a homeless man which is very similar in detail to a murder committed in 1947 leads Mulder and Scully to the legendary man-beast the Jersey Devil roaming in the forests surrounding Atlantic City.

[edit] Production details

[edit] Guests

  • Claire Stansfield as The Jersey Devil
  • Wayne Tippit as Detective Thompson
  • Gregory Sierra as Dr. Diamond
  • Michael MacRae as Ranger Peter Brullet
  • Jill Teed as Glenna
  • Tamsin Kelsey as Ellen
  • Andrew Airlie as Rob
  • Bill Dow as Dad
  • Hrothgar Mathews as Jack
  • Jayme Knox as Mom
  • Scott Swanson as Officer # 1
  • Sean O'Byrne as Officer # 2
  • David Lewis as Young Officer
  • D. Neil Mark as S.W.A.T. Team Officer

[edit] References and external links

The X-Files Season 1
Episode List | Official Website
Pilot | Deep Throat | Squeeze | Conduit | The Jersey Devil | Shadows | Ghost in the Machine | Ice | Space | Fallen Angel | Eve | Fire | Beyond the Sea | Gender Bender | Lazarus | Young at Heart | E.B.E. | Miracle Man | Shapes | Darkness Falls | Tooms | Born Again | Roland | The Erlenmeyer Flask
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