Morley (cigarette)

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A pack of Morley cigarettes in The X-Files

Morley is a fictional brand of cigarettes, apparently based on the shortened name for Marlboro cigarettes, Marleys. This brand has appeared in various television shows and movies:

200 Cigarettes: Lucy (Courtney Love) presents a block of Morley cigarettes to Kevin (Paul Rudd). The name of the film comes from the amount of cigarettes in one carton (20 cigarettes in a packet, 10 packets in a carton).
Beverly Hills, 90210: Brenda Walsh returned from Paris with a smoking habit. Her parents found this out when a pack of Morleys fell out of her purse.
Broken Saints: The character Raimi buys a packet of Morley cigarettes in this online cartoon. William B. Davis of The X-Files is a member of the voice cast, but Brooke Burgess, creator of Broken Saints, confirmed that the Morley cigarettes were in the original series "WELL before Bill signed on — but he liked the nod, none-the-less."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike (James Marsters) smokes Morley cigarettes. Erroneously, the actor was quoted by Zap2it [1] as saying "We smoke Morleys. We both smoke the same brand. We're the only two characters on TV that do," in reference to William B. Davis on The X-Files.
Cold Case: In the episode "The Plan" on this CBS show, Jerry smokes Morleys, and a pack is seen during an interrogation scene when Detective Nick Vera removes a cigarette from Jerry's hand that has burned down to his fingers.
Criminal Minds: In the episode "North Mammon", a pile of Morley cigarette butts led the FBI team to suspect a soccer coach, who smoked Morleys, of stalking one of his star female players because his DNA was on the butts. Upon analysis of the footage in the episode, the packet of cigarettes the coach holds is actually a Marlboro packet and not a fictional Morley packet.
Definitely Maybe: In 1992, Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) buys Morleys when he arrives in New York City for $3.20, and he complains that in Wisconsin they cost $2.60.
ER: In the episode "Beyond Repair".
Freddy Got Fingered: Gord (Tom Green) can be seen smoking a pack of Morleys in one scene.
Gun Shy: In a meeting between the police, the character Charley has a box of Morley cigarettes in front of him on the conference table.
House on Greenapple Road (1970): A character steals a pack of Morley cigarettes from a desk at the police station.
Jake 2.0: A terrorist disguises powerful explosives as a pack of Morley cigarettes and demonstrates its incredible power by exploding a piece of swamp in the Philippines.
Killer Instinct: In the episode "Game Over" Lt. Matt Cavanaugh, played by Chi McBride cigarettes appear in the desk
The L Word: In the season five episode "Lunar Cycle", a pack of Morley cigarettes is visible on the coffee table when Shane and Jenny are laying on the sofa together.
Malcolm in the Middle: A packet of Morley cigarettes is one of the things found hidden by Malcolm's mother in an episode.
Medium: In the episode "To Have and to Hold" (season 4, episode 3) a character smokes a Morley cigarette.
Millennium: In "The Time Is Now", Peter Watts discovers a Morley stub in the mysterious Millennium Group's basement as a nod to the Cigarette Smoking Man from The X-Files. Chris Carter created both series.
Mission: Impossible: Morleys appear in the original television series, and several characters can be seen with them.
Murder in the First: Defense Attorney James Stamphill appears smoking Morleys while laying down and speaking into a primative tape recorder, dictating notes about the case. The pack of Morleys shown is an old-fashioned design (based on the 1930's setting of the movie), unlike the modern-looking packs of Morleys more frequently seen.
Nash Bridges: In episode 420 "Power Play", Morleys appear on a desk in a criminal's house.
New Amsterdam: In the episode "Love Hurts" (season one, episode 8), a suspect in an interrogation room is about to light a Morely. John Amsterdam takes it from him and says, "No smoking."
Prison Break: In "Bolshoi Booze" (season 2, episode 11), T-Bag picks up a pack of Morleys from a bag in Geary's apartment.
The Outer Limits: In "A New Life" (season 7, episode 3), Jacob tries to smuggle two cartons of Morleys onto the bus. In the episode "Falling Star" (season 2, episode 19), Terry McCammon possessed by a time traveler tosses a pack of Morleys onto a bedstand.
Prozac Nation: The character played by Christina Ricci smokes Morley cigarettes in the film version of Elizabeth Wurtzel's autobiographical Prozac Nation. Ricci plays a young writer who occasionally uses the empty cigarette packs as scrap paper.
Space Above and Beyond: In the season 1 episode titled "Ray Butts", the main character, Ray Butts, has a pack at the beginning of the episode.
Special Unit 2: In the episode "The Grain," a housewife, under the influence of the Sandman, robs a convenience store, demanding all the cash, and a pack of Morley's.
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That '70s Show: In the episode "Eric Gets Suspended", Red Forman tells Eric Forman to smoke an entire pack of Morleys after he gets caught with a cigarette at school.
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The Twilight Zone: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" (Sept 1963) So far the earliest Morley reference is from Twilight Zone. William Shatner pulls out a pack of Morley and almost lights one until his wife (Christine White) points out the 'NO SMOKING' sign illuminated on the plane.
The X-Files: The Cigarette Smoking Man, played by William B. Davis, smokes this fictional brand. The X-Files is probably the most well known use of Morley cigarettes. One episode even had Mulder and Scully visiting Morley's Headquarters after one of their employees was murdered.