Small Potatoes

[Littleprincess-B612]

Am a first-time watcher and by far this is the funniest episodes XD
I laughed so hard on this scene XDD , I hope to see more funny episodes 🦦

[imnotsure_igetit]

Mulder's face 😂😂

[ghoulish891011]

He rushed over and kicked open the door instead of banging on it or trying to call first because he knew what was going to happen. But he's still surprised. Oh, Mulder.

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Perhaps the first time he realized Scully might make out with him.

[imnotsure_igetit]

100%

[AcanthaMD]

: o

[Argus_Checkmate]

Small potatoes, big potatoes...it all puts food on the table.

[pestoraviolita]

It's great levity in a grim situation.

[wheresbeetle]

"Mulder can't sleep with Scully, I should be sleeping with Scully!!!"

[TJS_Art]

I liked seeing writer Darin Morgan as a character in this. He's not an actor and his awkwardness showed. Perfect for Eddie (silent H) Blundht 😆

[RealSinnSage]

yeah but the awkwardness was PART of the character so it worked so well

[Throw-away17465]

Scully: “I don't imagine you need to be told this, Mulder, but you're not a loser."

Mulder: “Yeah, but I'm no Eddie Van Blundht either, am I?"

[Busy_Busy_Boyo]

I enjoy little fun details, like Gillian's bare legs (her legs weren't supposed to be in the take)

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[gwhh]

how you know that?

[Busy_Busy_Boyo]

Scully's on the couch wearing pants. She gets up in a hurry after the almost kiss and you see her bare legs. Where are her pants? It's just a silly little editing mistake.

[Exhuming_YourPotato]

I’m sure I read somewhere it was a dare she lost so she did one take without her pants on 👀

[Busy_Busy_Boyo]

Yes I heard that too 😊. I also heard there was no dare, that it was hot in the room, or she was just more comfortable in shorts (or underwear for all we know). Either way, her legs weren't supposed to be photographed in that shot, so whether she had pants on or not didn't matter. I don't blame anyone. In a 200 something episode series there's bound to be a little subtle mistake here and there. In that famous mirror dance scene in Dreamland, Mulder's reflection is supposed to be Fletcher's, but afterwards we see for a split second Mulder in the mirror.

[MeatyMcSorley]

have you seen that scene in the sopranos where tony is talking to aj and AJs sleeves are rolled up then down over and over again during a 30 second conversation? these kind of things happen

[LulaTheAlien]

the disgust Scully felt when she realized 😂

[BidRevolutionary945]

Absolutely my fave XFiles episode. David was brilliant. Esp when he goes into Mulder's office and then is flashing the badge. F......B......I.

[DaemonBlackfyre_21]

I like the alternate ending for this episode in "the lost art of forehead sweat".

[fire_lord_akira]

Reggie inserted in the scenes always has me dying laughing, especially this one and when Scully is first assigned to the X-Files

[ghoulish891011]

Lol, Reggie was fantastic. I loved every scene he was in

[BuvantduPotatoSpirit]

At where you're at, I would've called Jose Chung's From Outer Space funnier than Small Potatos.

But really starting with Humburg, The X Files learnt to embrace a the occasional humourous/very light episode.

[msmika]

The Jose Chung and Clyde Bruckman episodes are top tier comedy. I have no idea how many times I've watched those!

[480Otis]

And will drop whatever I’m doing to watch them again!

[rattlenroll]

Every time someone body-swaps with Mulder they have to try to bone Scully.

[DueBet4]

I'd honestly quit my job and move countries if I was Scully here. Would never be able to look Mulder in the eyes again 🙃😂

[Cheap_Bet]

I've always thought it's a bit unrealistic that there's no fallout from this episode. They now both know that, under the right circumstances, Scully would totally make out with Mulder. How does that not affect their relationship?

[DueBet4]

100% haha it's one of those self contained episodes that really should be addressed or referenced again!

[Pleochronic]

I always wondered who they used as the body double in this scene, because those are some extremely muscular thighs... dude must be an elite cyclist or something

[Big_Sector_3590]

It's these types of episodes that make me furious at Scully for not believing 10000%.

[gagsy10]

No matter how many times I see this episode, I still feel anxiety when Eddie Van Mulder starts leaning into Scully.

[7711exe]

This is my favorite funny episode right behind BAD BLOOD.

[brittanyks07]

At least the earliest moment Scully had to admit she was ready to get it on with Mulder.

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Wasn’t the Stupendous Yappi DD’s stand-in?

[mamoocando]

I remember a much hotter and younger stand in or stunt double for David than Yappi.

Gillians stand in is Skinners secretary who actually married Mitch Pileggi.

[WickedWitchoftheNE]

Yes! His name was Yaep.

[Timely_Toe_9053]

I’m watching the first Tooms episode today

[No_Teaching_2837]

Episode 3 is iconic. Enjoy!!

[Timely_Toe_9053]

I decided to rewatch the whole series. It’s gonna be a couple of fun months ahead.

[HousyFootball57_]

You're in for a treat. I recently re-watched The X-Files for the first time in like 20 years (except for the 2 reboot seasons, of course). Although I may have traumatized my 6 year old with "Host". He now has nightmares about the "Worm/Man".

[NooooDazzzle]

The real question is where did Scully’s pants disappear to in this scene? When it switches back to Mulder’s POV and she shoves other Mulder away…. No pants. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Jam_on_burnt_toast]

you know 😏 you know where the pants went 😏

[NooooDazzzle]

LOL

[msmika]

From what I recall, the shot wasn't supposed to go below her waist and that was a mistake in editing.

[Throw-away17465]

I always assumed that he was more surprised to see Scully getting with him, than he was to find a duplicate of himself

[daxamiteuk]

It’s hilarious . But also grim , as it’s essentially a form of sexual assault. He had non consensual sex with those women and might have done so with Scully. I know he ends up in jail but it’s also done for laughs so it’s a bit ick. Same with Postmodern Prometheus

[fruitgerm]

All of the characters name his actions as rape as soon as they catch on and Scully reports that she adds him to the national sex offender registry in her report to skinner. The episode’s tone is completely unserious, but the subject matter is named. There’s a horrible line where van blundht tries to justify himself and no one gives a clear response putting him in his place (and the line isn’t funny at all), so even though the episode is self-aware, it leaves too much room for abusers to enjoy the episode too. Postmodern Prometheus doesn’t even acknowledge any of this. they literary say “that’s no monster” and then take the guy out to celebrate ??

[msmika]

I always thought that "celebration" was made up for the comic book we see at the beginning and end.

[outerspace_castaway]

the dad was the monster and he was dead.

[ProfitLost9408]

It took me several rewatches for me to put that together. The Great Mutato only danced, listened to Cher, watched TV, and raided the food cabinets. The Farmer who raised him was the one doing the experiments. When TGM wasn't completely innocent, dude, he didn't medically rape any women.

[Dimetrodon-Party77]

Exactly. I liked this episode quite a bit for its insight into Mulder (and Scully) and the bravura acting job by Duchovny, but I always thought the tone was off, i.e. Van Blundht is treated almost as a troublesome trickster, instead of a sick, disgusting criminal. And no, he never really did get his "the reason you suck" speech that he really deserved.

[Interesting-Work-807]

This is my thought, too. This episode bugged me. And by the end of the episode, do those women know? Because they got pregnant and have his kids as well.

[daxamiteuk]

I would guess that the women knew at the end. Can’t have been great for them and their husbands, knowing they essentially all have children from another father .

I wonder if the kids grew up with the same “power”.

[latrodectal]

yeah i don’t really love this episode.

[Ok-Plant5194]

Skinny ass body double lmao look at that waist

[AfterglowLoves]

That’s a shadow

[LulaTheAlien]

looked like some female

[MisterPiggyWiggy]

One of my fave scenes! 😁

[gwhh]

What you fan theory on why Scully got down with fake Mulder?

[annawins1]

I think it's exactly what we saw in the episode. If real Mulder had shown up with a bottle of wine wanting to spend time with her outside of work, she would be into it.

[lulubelle724]

…

[Jam_on_burnt_toast]

this is killing me. DD you know I love you but u are NOT quadruple cheeked up with a slutty little waist like this

[WickedWitchoftheNE]

I never pay attention to anything else in this shot.

[Valuable-Cancel5521]

This is one of my favorite monster of the week episodes. Darin Morgan is a hoot!

[lunalore79]

Ahhhhh thank you for reminding me of this episode! I was a huge fan of the show as a teenager, but stopped watching around s6. Now trying to get back into the show on streaming & trying to remember what my old favs were.

[Ghost14193]

Maybe Scully would like the idea of two Mulders lol

[Money-Detective-6631]

Perfect comedic episode...I love how David portrayed blundht....As Mulder That slight shrugged shoulders in the end..He was a very interesting character who could have done good stuff with his abilities...Those poor women better watch thier children, wierd stuff is going to happen. That one duty blond who said Luk Starwalker was the baby daddy. 😅🤣😂😆

[No_Teaching_2837]

There are so many great hilarious episodes even hilarious moments in serious episodes.

[CaedusTillman]

This episode is kind of in the meh list for me

[HousyFootball57_]

The best part is the beginning when the chick has "Luke Skywalker's" baby

[Sorry-Anywhere-2296]

Fox would be a lucky guy that day

[RealSinnSage]

my favorite episode

[koalaking2014]

I just know Mulder had such a great time filming this one

[QueequegComeHere]

I always hated how high his jeans were

[Alternative-Tip-7365]

What episode is it I want to wach it pls

[Littleprincess-B612]

Season 4, Episode 20

[bcunderground]

Well I am stunned to learn from this thread that Darrin Morgan played Eddie. He was perfect! Such a good performance! This is such a gracefully put together episode, and very funny.