The Springfield Files
The Simpsons, season 8, episode 10. First aired January 12, 1997. 138 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Leonard Nimoy presents the tale of Homer, who stumbles on a glowing alien in the woods after too much Red Tick Beer and is mocked for it. FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder investigate without result, so Homer and Bart, his lone believer, stake out the spot and catch the creature on video. When the whole town gathers to meet it, Lisa shows it is Mr. Burns.
- Written by
- Reid Harrison
- Directed by
- Steven Dean Moore
- Guest stars
- Leonard Nimoy
- Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully
- David Duchovny as Fox Mulder
- Chalkboard gag
The truth is not out there
- Couch gag
- Jetpacks
- Production code
- 3F25 3G01
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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No characters appear in this opening title sequence, which shows only drifting cartoon clouds against a blue…
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:07 -
No characters appear in this moment
0:07–0:15 -
Bart Simpson writes "THE TRUTH IS NOT OUT THERE" over and over on a classroom chalkboard, with the lines…
0:15–0:23 -
Homer holds a glowing green tube at a red counter beside a sign reading CAUTION, then raises his arm…
0:23–0:36 -
Lisa Simpson plays a lilac horn beside a row of purple-clad girls and other band members in a school music…
0:36–0:47 -
Bart Simpson rides a yellow skateboard along a sidewalk in front of a purple building with a green-paned…
0:47–0:57 -
Maggie sits in a car seat holding a steering wheel while Marge drives a pink car down a hillside road…
“Whoo!”
0:57–1:08 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa and Bart sit side by side on a brown couch in a pink living room, Homer on the left…
1:08–1:19 -
A dark-haired, thin-faced man in a tan jacket over a black turtleneck sits at a desk in a dim study lined…
“Hello, I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true.”
1:19–1:29 -
A thin, dark-haired man in a tan jacket over a dark green turtleneck sits in a red leather armchair…
“Hello, I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true.”
1:29–1:39 -
A thin, dark-haired man in a tan jacket and dark green turtleneck sits behind a desk in a book-lined study…
“And in the end, isn't that the real truth?”
1:39–1:48 -
Homer Simpson first appears drawn in a storybook panel, pumping his fists and shouting beside a book page…
“Our story begins on a Friday morning in a little town called Springfield.”
1:48–1:56 -
Homer Simpson stands in a control room with banks of dials and switches, flanked by a brown-haired man…
“Don't worry. I have a plan.”
1:56–2:09 -
Homer Simpson stands in a control room with Lenny, who has spiky black hair and wears a green sweater…
“I think it was called... The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down.”
2:09–2:21 -
Homer stands on a round platform at a control console with a thumbs-up, flanked by a man in a green sweater…
“Then I insert this old videotape of us working on a continuous loop.”
2:21–2:32 -
Smithers stands with Mr. Burns, the frail, hook-nosed old man with grey hair at the sides, who sits in a red…
“So, another Friday is upon us. What'll you be doing, Smithers?”
2:32–2:42 -
Mr. Burns sits in a tall red armchair with his fingers steepled, grinning, while Smithers stands beside him…
“Something gay, no doubt. What?”
2:42–2:56 -
An elderly bald man with a white beard in a green sweater and grey vest and an elderly woman with lavender…
“Thank God it's Wednesday.”
2:56–3:07 -
A bald, mustached man in a pink shirt and purple tie, who isn't a regular, stands on a sidewalk…
“Sorry, Donkey Kong.”
3:07–3:20 -
Milhouse stands in an arcade holding a stack of quarters, while a figure in a purple beanie and black shirt…
“38, 39, 40 quarters.”
3:20–3:34 -
Milhouse stands in an arcade in a pink shirt and red shorts, first gesturing and talking, then turning…
“What a rip!”
3:34–3:40 -
Carl stands in a hallway beside a coat rack, tips his cap, and then presses a call button on the wall next…
“Thank God it's Friday.”
3:40–3:51 -
Only a disembodied yellow cartoon hand is visible, entering from the right to hold up a magazine titled…
3:51–3:55 -
Marge Simpson carries a stack of books through the cluttered pink living room while Snowball II stands…
“Bad dog.”
3:55–4:05 -
Marge holds a magazine in the pink room at first, then appears at the far doorway behind the couch, gesturing…
“Shoo, shoo. All right, it's time for ABC's TGIF lineup.”
4:05–4:09 -
Lisa sits upright on a colorful rug while Bart lies on his stomach beside her, first with his chin resting…
“Shoo, shoo. All right, it's time for ABC's TGIF lineup.”
4:09–4:21 -
Homer Simpson slumps at the bar at Moe's and Moe stands behind the counter
“Another Duff Homer? Nah, it's Friday night, Mo.”
4:21–4:33 -
Moe and Homer stand at a bar under a yellow Duff sign
“Go!”
4:33–4:43 -
Homer Simpson stands behind a bar with Duff Beer bottles in front of him and a Duff! sign overhead, lifting…
“Hmm.”
4:43–4:53 -
A man in a white lab coat and dark sunglasses with slicked black hair stands beside a woman in a white lab…
“Hmm.”
4:53–4:57 -
Homer Simpson sits at Moe's bar and drinks from a beer bottle while the grey-haired bartender Moe wipes…
“Well, it's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids.”
4:57–5:08 -
Homer Simpson leans on the bar counter while Moe glowers at him from behind it
“I guess I'll walk home.”
5:08–5:20 -
Homer is seen at a bar where Moe stands behind the counter beside Barney, the heavy drunk with messy brown…
5:20–5:30 -
Homer Simpson stands in an eerie purple forest of bare trees under a full moon, first with his arms spread…
5:30–5:39 -
Homer Simpson first appears on a dark, tree-lined road at night, standing across from a woman in a red dress…
5:39–5:51 -
Homer Simpson sits on a dark path in front of a large billboard whose blue letters read DIE, then change…
“Oh, Don, I'm glad to see you. I went for the morning paper and I got lost.”
5:51–6:05 -
Homer stands at night under a purple sky with an elderly man who has glasses, a moustache, spiky white hair…
“Oh, Don, I'm glad to see you. I went for the morning paper and I got lost.”
6:05–6:16 -
Homer runs through a dark, moonlit forest, leaping over a log across a stream and passing an owl perched…
6:16–6:26 -
Homer is seen from behind on the left side of a dim forest of pink-purple trees, staring at a glowing green…
6:26–6:38 -
Homer Simpson stands in a dark purple forest at night, looking frightened with his hands clasped to his chest…
“Please, don't hurt me.”
6:38–6:50 -
Homer and Marge Simpson are in their bedroom at night
“Homer, it's 2 a.m. What happened? It was an alien march.”
6:50–7:01 -
Marge lies in bed looking uneasy and clutching her collar, while Homer in a white shirt stands in the bedroom…
“You been drinking?”
7:01–7:10 -
Homer and Lisa sit at the kitchen table, where Homer talks and gestures with his hand on his chest…
“Maybe you just dreamed it. Oh, yeah?”
7:10–7:19 -
Lisa Simpson stands in the kitchen in front of a glass-front cabinet filled with plates, glasses and a red…
“Dad, according to Junior Skeptic Magazine,”
7:19–7:27 -
Homer Simpson and Lisa Simpson sit at a blue-covered kitchen table
“So?”
7:27–7:39 -
Bart holds a toy ray gun and sits at the kitchen table, while Homer, in a white shirt, Marge with her tall…
“I am the thing from Uranus.”
7:39–7:51 -
Lisa sits at a blue table beside a wacky Bart in a red helmet with green spiral goggles and a pink toy gun…
“It's your birthday?”
7:51–7:55 -
Marge, Lisa, Homer, and baby Maggie are in the kitchen with a red-helmeted boy in a black shirt, who is not…
“Santa's little helper, it's your birthday?”
7:55–8:07 -
Homer Simpson first appears in his kitchen beside a blender and wooden utensils, glancing sideways…
“Lousy, lovable dog.”
8:07–8:12 -
Homer Simpson stands at the left in his white shirt and pink tie, facing a group in the break room: Carl…
“They set me on a cold metal table and prodded me with humiliating probes.”
8:12–8:23 -
Homer first appears outside the pink Springfield Police Station, with its twin POLICE globe lamps and a sign…
“The alien has a sweet, heavenly voice.”
8:23–8:26 -
Homer Simpson sits on a red chair across a wooden desk from Chief Wiggum, the fat police chief in his blue…
“Like Urkel. And he appears every Friday night.”
8:26–8:35 -
Homer Simpson sits on a red chair across a desk from Chief Wiggum and a trash can
“Jackass. I mean, uh, Simpson.”
8:35–8:44 -
Chief Wiggum sits behind a desk in a police office with wanted posters on the corkboard and a city map…
“You don't have to humiliate me.”
8:44–8:54 -
Chief Wiggum sits behind a desk in a police office while a young man with reddish-brown hair, a purple jacket…
“Oh, yeah, right.”
8:54–9:03 -
A red-haired woman in a blue suit, addressed as Scully, and a man in a light blue shirt are in an office…
“Look at this, Scully.”
9:03–9:14 -
A slim man with short brown hair, a white shirt, rolled sleeves and a black tie leans on an office counter…
“There's been another unsubstantiated UFO sighting in the heartland of America.”
9:14–9:26 -
A man with short brown hair, a white shirt with rolled sleeves and a black tie stands with his hands…
“I hardly think the FBI is concerned with matters like that.”
9:26–9:36 -
Marge Simpson stands in a doorway with a pink arched frame and a pink door with a heart-shaped knocker…
“Hello, can I help you? Agents Mulder and Scully, FBI.”
9:36–9:50 -
Two strangers, a woman with orange-red shoulder-length hair in a blue jacket and a man with dark hair…
“Actually, we're here to see your husband about his UFO encounter.”
9:50–10:00 -
Homer stands at left beside a man in a brown suit and dark tie and a woman with tall red hair and a blue…
“Mr. Simpson?”
10:00–10:13 -
Homer sits in a brick basement room with a blue door and a filing cabinet
“Now we're going to run a few tests.”
10:13–10:26 -
Homer sits on an examination table in a clinic room with a wall clock, cabinets, and a clipboard on a counter
“No.”
10:26–10:37 -
Homer Simpson runs on a treadmill in a lab-like room while two unnamed observers watch through a window…
“Wait a minute, Scully. What's the point of this test?”
10:37–10:41 -
Homer Simpson is held up and jiggled through a glass window by a woman with a tall, reddish-orange beehive…
“No point.”
10:41–10:50 -
No characters appear in these frames; the scene shows the exterior of Moe's Bar, a pink building with a sign…
10:50–10:59 -
No characters appear in these frames; the scene shows a flat, cartoon exterior of the Kwik-E-Mart-style…
“All right, Homer.”
10:59–11:00 -
Homer Simpson sits at the bar between two unnamed one-off characters: a dark-haired man in a brown jacket…
“We want you to recreate your every move the night you saw this alien.”
11:00–11:10 -
Homer Simpson sits at the bar of Moe's Tavern with his arms crossed, between an unnamed man in a brown suit…
“where we were discussing Wittgenstein over a game of backgammon.”
11:10–11:20 -
Homer sits at the bar in Moe's tavern beneath the orange Duff sign, next to a dark-haired man in a grey suit…
“You, a one fine-looking woman, lady.”
11:20–11:30 -
Homer Simpson sits at the bar of Moe's Tavern beside a suited dark-haired man and a woman with orange-red…
“I am so sorry.”
11:30–11:40 -
A dark-haired man in a brown suit and black tie holds up an FBI badge with a pinup photo, then talks…
“So, uh, who are you guys, anyhow? Agents Mulder and Scully, FBI.”
11:40–11:52 -
Homer Simpson sits at a bar decorated with a Duff sign and rows of Duff bottles, between a dark-haired man…
“So it says blue M&M, red M&M,”
11:52–12:03 -
Homer stands on a forest path beside a man in a long brown coat and tie and a woman with shoulder-length red…
“I was standing right here when a horrible creature emerged from the woods.”
12:03–12:09 -
A heavyset yellow-skinned man with spiky yellow hair, round glasses, a bushy moustache, a pink sweater…
“With the love of God help me!”
12:09–12:17 -
Grampa leans forward and chases a green turtle with a grinning mouth of big teeth through a forest path lined…
“Come back here, you!”
12:17–12:30 -
Grampa stands on a forest path and gestures at a green turtle with a big set of grinning white teeth
“Oh, he bit me with my own teeth! No, this is much more irritating.”
12:30–12:33 -
A slim, brown-haired man in a pinkish-brown coat, dark tie and grey vest stands beside a woman…
“Oh, he bit me with my own teeth! No, this is much more irritating.”
12:33–12:44 -
Homer Simpson stands at the right edge of a wooded road while a thin man with dark swept-back hair in a mauve…
“Are we alone in the universe?”
12:44–12:56 -
A man in a long tan coat over a grey suit and tie, with dark hair, stands with his arms spread in a grassy…
“The truth is out there.”
12:56–13:09 -
Homer and Marge Simpson lie side by side in bed under an orange blanket, with a lamp and an owl figurine…
“Oh, Marge, I never felt so alone.”
13:09–13:13 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson lie side by side in a purple bed with a red blanket, Marge holding an open…
“Uh, this is the part where you're supposed to say I believe you, Homer?”
13:13–13:23 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson sit in bed in their purple bedroom under framed pictures on the pink wall
“You're not listening.”
13:23–13:37 -
Homer and Marge Simpson lie in bed in their pink bedroom, with Marge's tall blue beehive visible beside him…
“No, I can't. This is my cause.”
13:37–13:46 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson lie in a dim blue bedroom, Marge asleep under the covers and Homer propped…
“What was his name? Apollo Creed? Please, let's just go to sleep.”
13:46–13:56 -
Bart stands at the left of the kitchen while Homer sits at the table with his head propped in his hands
“Hey, Dad. What's the word from Planet Crackpot?”
13:56–14:09 -
Homer and Bart sit on red chairs in a purple kitchen with orange cabinets, a window with corn-patterned…
“Thank you, son.”
14:09–14:13 -
Homer Simpson and Bart Simpson are in the Simpsons' kitchen, with Bart seated on a red chair by the counter
“Hell yes. That's my boy. Well, if you believe in me, then I'm not going to give up.”
14:13–14:22 -
Homer stands in a kitchen while Bart sits on a red chair beside him
“What if we don't?”
14:22–14:30 -
A spiky-haired boy in green pajamas sits on a red wooden chair in a purple kitchen with orange cabinets…
“They'll buy anything. Now, son, they do a lot of quality programming, too.”
14:30–14:39 -
Homer sits by a crackling campfire in a dark purple forest with Bart, the spiky-haired boy in an orange…
“Mud, wise, erp.”
14:39–14:50 -
Homer sits in a dark purple forest at night beside a green cooler, holding a red Duff beer bottle…
“Yo, Dad, can I have a sip of your beer? Now, son, you don't want to drink beer.”
14:50–15:04 -
Homer and Bart first appear in a grey clearing viewed from above, where a glowing yellow light sits…
“No! No! No!”
15:04–15:15 -
Homer and Bart stand in a purple forest at night beside a small campfire
“I've really had a great time out here. Yeah, me too.”
15:15–15:26 -
A glowing green, big-eyed alien figure with outstretched arms floats among tall trees in a forest at night…
“I bring you peace.”
15:26–15:38 -
Homer and Bart stand outdoors at night in a forest clearing, where a glowing green ghostly figure with wide…
“Don't! It's gone.”
15:38–15:47 -
Homer and Bart stand on a dark grassy field under a purple night sky
“Oh, yes, we do. I got it all on tape. Good work, son.”
15:47–15:54 -
A thin, older one-off character with dark hair, a long face and a tan blazer over a black turtleneck sits…
“And so from this simple man came the proof that we are not alone in the”
15:54–16:06 -
A thin, stooped man with dark hair, a tan blazer and a black turtleneck sits at a wooden desk in a library…
“Ah, Mr. Nimoy, we have ten minutes left.”
16:06–16:17 -
A freckled boy with orange hair and headphones, wearing a light blue shirt, stands beside a dim study lined…
“I don't think he's coming back.”
16:17–16:28 -
Kent Brockman reads from a sheet of paper at a desk on a television screen, and his eyes shift…
“Tonight on Eyewitness News, a man who's been in a coma for 23 years wakes up.”
16:28–16:39 -
Kent Brockman first stands beside a hospital bed where a red-haired patient lies with his tongue out…
“But first, E.T. phone Homer.”
16:39–16:50 -
Homer Simpson stands in a snowy street with his tongue stuck to a lamppost, his arms out and eyes wide…
“Local man, Homer Simpson, shown here with his tongue stuck to a lamppost,”
16:50–17:01 -
Kent Brockman reads from a sheet of paper at a desk on a television screen, and a glowing green alien…
“I bring you peace.”
17:01–17:12 -
Kent Brockman sits at a desk on a TV screen reading from a sheet of paper, his eyes closed at first…
“except for Phil, the boom mic operator who's getting fired tomorrow.”
17:12–17:20 -
Bart Simpson stands with his hands on his hips beside Lisa Simpson, who wears a red dress and pearl necklace…
“I think there must be a more logical explanation.”
17:20–17:30 -
Homer stands on the front step of his house, speaking and gesturing with his arms spread, while a line…
“Uh, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the alien.”
17:30–17:40 -
Homer Simpson stands in an arched doorway of a pink house, first with narrowed eyes and an open mouth…
“Uh, the second one.”
17:40–17:52 -
Homer Simpson stands in a doorway in the foreground, raising his hand in a palm-out refusal gesture…
“This interview is over.”
17:52–17:59 -
A thin man with black swept-back hair, a pink shirt, blue tie and cream vest stands behind a wooden podium…
“He came in peace and then died only to come back to life.”
17:59–18:13 -
A suburban street under a purple night sky is labeled "FRIDAY NIGHT" before the scene shifts to a forest…
“Leonard Nimoy, what are you doing here?”
18:13–18:25 -
Bart stands at a hot dog stand while a thin, dark-haired man in a tan jacket and black turtleneck stands…
“Wherever there is mystery and the unexplained, cosmic forces shall draw me near.”
18:25–18:36 -
Homer Simpson stands at a wooden souvenir T-shirts stand under a green sign with a night forest behind it…
“Take a look at this, Lisa. You don't see any Homer is a dope t-shirts, do you?”
18:36–18:38 -
Homer, Lisa, and an unnamed dark-haired man in a pink sweater stand at a night-time market stall lined…
“Take a look at this, Lisa. You don't see any Homer is a dope t-shirts, do you?”
18:38–18:46 -
Homer, Marge and baby Maggie stand at a night-time stall under dark trees, with Maggie holding up a pink…
“Oh, Arge, how could you?”
18:46–18:54 -
Marge Simpson stands at the edge of a dark purple forest at night, then a glowing green figure appears…
“Look, there it is.”
18:54–19:06 -
Homer, Marge with her tall blue beehive, Bart and Lisa stand together in a dark, purple-lit forest at night
“Homie, homie, I'm so sorry I doubted you”
19:06–19:16 -
Carl stands among a row of onlookers in front of bare purple trees at night, holding a lit cigar that sends…
“I bring you love Is that the love between a man and a woman Or the love of a man for”
19:16–19:26 -
A man in a black vest with long dark hair marches at the front of a torch-less angry crowd through a purple…
“I bring you love It's bringing love, don't let it get away Break its legs”
19:26–19:37 -
Lisa Simpson shines a flashlight through a forest of pink trees, its beam falling on Mr. Burns, the frail…
“You want an alien? This is your alien!”
19:37–19:48 -
Smithers stands with his arms spread in front of Mr. Burns, a frail, stooped old man with a hooked nose…
“Kill it! It's not a monster. It's Mr. Burns.”
19:48–19:55 -
Smithers stands beside Mr. Burns, the frail, stooped old man with a long hooked nose, who is surrounded…
“Kill it! Kill it! Now, let me explain. Every Friday evening after work, Mr.”
19:55–20:06 -
Mr. Burns lies on a long operating-room table while several men in blue scrubs work on him
“First, Mr. Burns' chiropractors perform a slight spinal adjustment.”
20:06–20:18 -
Mr. Burns is at first seen with a large syringe being jabbed toward him by a gloved hand at the top…
“painkillers, and a vocal cord scraping.”
20:18–20:32 -
A bearded doctor in a white coat and pink tie waves beside an emergency room door marked CASH ONLY then holds…
“The most rewarding”
20:32–20:41 -
Mr. Burns glows green as he stands in a forest of purple trees beside his thin assistant Smithers, who wears…
“Um, I'll field that question.”
20:41–20:53 -
Mr. Burns stands glowing in a green aura among purple forest trees, first with his hands clasped…
“And now that I'm back to normal, I don't bring you peace and love.”
20:53–21:04 -
Mr. Burns stands with a glowing green aura among tall purple trees, first grinning and pointing…
“The earth says hello.”
21:04–21:15 -
A crowd gathers outdoors under a dark purple night sky around a glowing green light and a small yellow figure…
“Good morning, starshine.”
21:15–21:23 -
Homer and Marge embrace and kiss in a crowd of onlookers in front of bare purple trees, while Carl in a blue…
“Well, you said you'd bring the peace and love, It looks like you did it.”
21:23–21:36 -
A large crowd of Simpsons townspeople, including Homer with his bald head and white shirt and Marge…
“And so concludes our tale.”
21:36–21:42 -
A freckled man with orange hair and a light blue polo shirt sits at a wooden desk in a dimly lit library…
“And so concludes our tale.”
21:42–21:52 -
An unnamed man with short orange-red hair, round glasses and a light blue polo shirt sits behind a desk…
“Thank you.”
21:52–22:01 -
No animated characters appear; the moment is a plain black screen with orange credit text centered…
22:01–22:11 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this sequence of credits against a plain black background
22:11–22:21 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black closing credits sequence with no animated figures
22:21–22:30 -
This is a black-screen credit roll in orange lettering for a The Simpsons episode
“Shh.”
22:30–22:40 -
A row of dark silhouetted audience members sits in a theater facing a blank screen, and no one can be…
“Shh.”
22:40–22:50
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Milhouse Van Houten, Grampa Simpson, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Barney Gumble, Chief Wiggum, Krusty the Clown, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Mrs. Krabappel, Dr. Hibbert, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Nelson Muntz, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Jasper Beardsley, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Groundskeeper Willie, Santa's Little Helper, Jimbo Jones, Miss Hoover, Snowball II, Mayor Quimby, Kirk Van Houten, Larry Dalrymple, Hans Moleman, Sam, Dr. Nick, Dewey Largo, Squeaky-Voiced Teen, Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, Alice Glick, Lunchlady Dora, Raphael, Fat Tony, Kang, Lucille Botzcowski, ALF, Leonard Nimoy, Chewbacca, Dana Scully, Donkey Kong, Fox Mulder, J. Edgar Hoover, Burns' Alien, Gort, Marvin the Martian, Shamu
Everyone who appears in it, from the Simpsons wiki. Every character