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** ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'': [[WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays Zack Saturday]]'s room has a poster of a UFO on it with the caption "BELIEVE".
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': The phone calls from Grunkle Stan in the Cipher Hunt ARG had ''The X-Files'' theme playing in the background.
** In ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'' episode "The Widening Gyre", we have Agent Locke and Agent Bryson, who are obvious {{expy}}s of Scully and Mulder. One them also says "I want to believe."
** ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'': [[WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays Zack Saturday]]'s room has a poster of a UFO on it with the caption "BELIEVE".
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* ''Franchise/MassEffect'': Just like the Cigarette Smoking Man, the Illusive Man is an immensely powerful, elderly, cigarette-smoking antagonist who alternatively helps and hinders the protagonists with his massive conspiratorial organization that seeks to ensure humanity's survival no matter the cost.
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* At the start of the ''Beyond Treasure Hunt'' semifinal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtXnzqO3f_s match]] between [[Wrestling/KrisStatlander "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander]] and Jordynne Grace, one of the commentators said "I want to believe" and the other said, "OK, Mulder."
* At ''Wrestling/{{WW|E}}F In Your House 17: Ground Zero'', September 9, 1997, [[Wrestling/BrianPillman "The Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman]] defeated Wrestling/{{Goldust}} in an Indecent Proposal match, meaning he got Goldust's valet (and then-RealLife wife) [[Wrestling/TerriRunnels Marlena]] for 30 days.[[note]]This would be roughly the length of time he had left to live, since he died on October 5th, the date of the ''Badd Blood'' [=PPV=]. Had Goldust won, Pillman would have had to leave the WWF forever. Pillman's death meant that both stipulations were fulfilled, just not in a way anyone intended or expected.[[/note]] During this time, Pillman showed videos on ''Wrestling/{{WWERAW}}'' of himself and Marlena titled "Pillman's [=XXX=] Files."
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* At the start of the ''Beyond Treasure Hunt'' semifinal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtXnzqO3f_s match]] between [[Wrestling/KrisStatlander "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander]] and Jordynne Grace, one of the commentators said "I want to believe" and the other said, "OK, Mulder."
* At ''Wrestling/{{WW|E}}F In Your House 17: Ground Zero'', September 9, 1997, [[Wrestling/BrianPillman "The Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman]] defeated Wrestling/{{Goldust}} in an Indecent Proposal match, meaning he got Goldust's valet (and then-RealLife wife) [[Wrestling/TerriRunnels Marlena]] for 30 days.[[note]]This would be roughly the length of time he had left to live, since he died on October 5th, the date of the ''Badd Blood'' [=PPV=]. Had Goldust won, Pillman would have had to leave the WWF forever. Pillman's death meant that both stipulations were fulfilled, just not in a way anyone intended or expected.[[/note]] During this time, Pillman showed videos on ''Wrestling/{{WWERAW}}'' of himself and Marlena titled "Pillman's [=XXX=] Files."
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* In ''VideoGame/StayTooned'', the channel surfing portion at the beginning of the game has a promo for ''The XXX Files'', with the tagline, "The naked truth is out there.".
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* The second "Gangsters of the Underdark" spoof article in ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' introduced two members of Sir Eliot of Kness's Forthright Band of Investigators named Vanyard the Fox and Danna the Skull, as well as vague mention of a pipeweed-smoking man.
* A ''Pyramid'' article for ''TabletopGame/{{TOON}}'' called "[[http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=1928 The X-Fools]]" introduced TBI Agents Fax Muledeer and Dana Screwy, the Lone Punmen, and the Bubblegum-Chewing Man. The spoof is out there...
* A ''Pyramid'' article for ''TabletopGame/{{TOON}}'' called "[[http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=1928 The X-Fools]]" introduced TBI Agents Fax Muledeer and Dana Screwy, the Lone Punmen, and the Bubblegum-Chewing Man. The spoof is out there...
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The episode "The Springfield Files" is homage and AffectionateParody of ''The X-Files'' craze.
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* ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'': The short ''The F-Tales'' is a parody of the show that takes place in a fairy-tale setting.
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* ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat'': Mulder and Scully appeared in one episode.
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* In ''Literature/OddThomas'', Odd's girlfriend Stormy calls him Mulder when she thinks he's being overprotective. He only calls her Scully if he's willing to get smacked for it.
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* In ''Film/IndependenceDay'', one man thinks that an alien invasion is a joke and says that yeah, he likes ''The X-Files'' too.
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'' did a whole episode to homage ''The X-Files''. Castle whistles the theme song, Becket is called Scully, they become entangled in government project, and the villain is called the cigarette smoking man.
* ''Series/{{Bones}}'': When Bones and Booth investigate a weird case, the theme songs starts playing... Too-doo-dooo-DOOO-dooo... Turns out it's the victims mobile phone.
* ''Series/{{HomeImprovement}}'': Jill and Tim played Mulder and Scully once.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': To scully somebody means to try to rationalize something when a paranormal explanation is more plausible.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Episode "The Springfield Files" is homage and AffectionateParody of ''The X-Files'' craze.
* ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat'': Mulder and Scully appeared in one episode.
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* In ''Film/IndependenceDay'', one man thinks that an alien invasion is a joke and says that yeah, he likes ''The X-Files'' too.
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'' did a whole episode to homage ''The X-Files''. Castle whistles the theme song, Becket is called Scully, they become entangled in government project, and the villain is called the cigarette smoking man.
* ''Series/{{Bones}}'': When Bones and Booth investigate a weird case, the theme songs starts playing... Too-doo-dooo-DOOO-dooo... Turns out it's the victims mobile phone.
* ''Series/{{HomeImprovement}}'': Jill and Tim played Mulder and Scully once.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': To scully somebody means to try to rationalize something when a paranormal explanation is more plausible.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Episode "The Springfield Files" is homage and AffectionateParody of ''The X-Files'' craze.
* ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat'': Mulder and Scully appeared in one episode.
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