History ShoutOut / TheXFilesSeasonsOneToThree

* Darrin Oswald controls electricity like [[Franchise/SpiderMan Max Dillon]], [[ComicBook/{{Static}} Virgil Hawkins]], [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], [[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Joruus C'baoth]], [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew]], [[ComicBook/BlackLightning Jefferson Pierce]] and others.

* When Donnie Plaster is talking to the other suspects in jail, one suspect recalls Scully's name because it was like [[LampshadeHanging that baseball announcer]] in reference to [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams Dodgers broadcaster]] Vin Scully in which [[{{Tuckerization}} FBI Agent Dana Scully]] is named after.

* Mulder refers to hot dogs served at Dodger Stadium, home to [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams Major League Baseball]]'s [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Los Angeles Dodgers]].

* Cecil L'Ively is a pyrokinetic just like [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Johnny Storm]], [[ComicBook/NewMutants Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla]], [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Joey Wheeler]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Amatsu-Mikaboshi]], [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Arani Desai]], [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Muhammad]], [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Inferno]] and [[Literature/{{Firestarter}} Charlene McGee]], to name a few.
** Despite being severely burned, L'Ively shows signs of rapid healing like [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Wade Winston Wilson]], [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Raven]], [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} James Howlett]], [[Literature/APlanetCalledTreason Lanik Mueller]], amongst others.

* Deep Throat hallucination's "Awaken the sleep of reason and fight the monsters within and without" line alludes to ''The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters'' painting by Francisco Goya.

* First victim [[{{Tuckerization}} Malcolm Marsden]] is [[NamesTheSame named]] after the show's hairstylist.

* 'Beyond the Sea' refers to the song with [[NamesTheSame the same name]] adapted from French song "La Mer" by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Trenet Charles Trenet]].
* It's also a [[NamesTheSame song]] by Music/BobbyDarin, heard during Mr. Scully's funeral.

* 'Young at Heart' is taken from the famous Music/FrankSinatra song "[[NamesTheSame Young at Heart]]" and used in the film of the same name in 1954.

* [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Clyde Bruckman]] shares the [[NamesTheSame same name]] as American writer and director of comedy films during the late silent era as well as the early sound era of cinema.

* Episode title and the French salvage ship 'Piper Maru' is named after the [[NamesTheSame daughter]] of Scully's actress Gillian Anderson.

* Third victim Patrick Newirth worked at Morley Tobacco, the name of fictional brand that not only appeared in the series but also in ''Series/{{The Outer Limits|1963}}'', ''[[Series/SpaceAboveAndBeyond Space: Above and Beyond]]'', ''Series/DanAugust'', ''Series/{{Friends}}'', ''Film/MurderInTheFirst'', ''Film/MurderersRow'', ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/That70sShow'', ''Series/MissionImpossible'', ''Series/{{Mannix}}'', ''[[Series/BeverlyHills90210 Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' and ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''.

** Despite being severely burned, L'Ively shows signs of rapid healing like [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Wade Winston Wilson]], [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Ravem]], [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} James Howlett]], [[Literature/APlanetCalledTreason Lanik Mueller]], amongst others.

** Despite being severely burned, L'Ively shows signs of rapid healing like [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Wade Winston Wilson]], [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Ravem]], [[{{Wolverine}} James Howlett]], [[Literature/APlanetCalledTreason Lanik Mueller]], amongst others.

* Mulder's line "What destroyed those parts of him that make us human beings, those better angels of our nature?" comes from the ending of the [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents sixteenth president]]'s inaugural address:

* Name of the high school is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland_Alexander Grover Cleveland Anderson]] and it's also the name of [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents President]] UsefulNotes/GroverCleveland.

* Sheriff [[UnfortunateNames Frass]]' last name means caterpillar dung or any insect feces.

* At the arcade, ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom_Bowling Capcom Bowling]]'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sprint Super Sprint]]'', ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2122480/ Suno Burazazu]]'', ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'', ''[[VideoGame/SpiderMan Spider-Man: The Video Game]]'' and ''VideoGame/PrimalRage'' are seen. Darrin and Jack play ''[[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Virtua Fighter 2]]''.

* Just before Duane Barry's 1985 visit by aliens, he is napping in front of his television where the clip of accidental time-traveler [[Literature/AConnecticutYankeeInKingArthursCourt Hank Martin]] being brought before KingArthur is visible.

'''Scully:''' [[Film/{{Poltergeist}} They're heeeere]].

** Despite being severely burned, L'Ively shows signs of rapid healing like [[SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} Wade Winston Wilson]], [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Ravem]], [[{{Wolverine}} James Howlett]], [[Literature/APlanetCalledTreason Lanik Mueller]], amongst others.

* Third victim Patrick Newirth worked at Morley Tobacco, the name of fictional brand that not only appeared in the series but also in ''Series/{{The Outer Limits|1963}}'', ''[[Series/SpaceAboveAndBeyond Space: Above and Beyond]]'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_August Dan August]]'', ''Series/{{Friends}}'', ''Film/MurderInTheFirst'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murderers%27_Row_%28film%29 Murderer's Row]]'', ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/That70sShow'', ''Series/MissionImpossible'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannix Mannix]]'', ''[[Series/BeverlyHills90210 Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' and ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''.

* Rick Mazeroski calls a teenager Disney/{{Aladdin}} because he looks like the protagonist.

* Heck, her first name is Disney/{{Bambi}}!

* Third victim Patrick Newirth worked at Morley Tobacco, the name of fictional brand that not only appeared in the series but also in ''Series/{{The Outer Limits|1963}}'', ''[[Series/SpaceAboveAndBeyond Space: Above and Beyond]]'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_August Dan August]]'', ''Series/{{Friends}}'', ''Film/MurderInTheFirst'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murderers%27_Row_%28film%29 Murderer's Row]]'', ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/That70sShow'', ''Series/MissionImpossible'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannix Mannix]]'', ''[[Series/BeverlyHills90210 Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' and ''Series/TheTwilightZone''.

* It's a song written by British composer Music/LeslieBricusse that's been covered by Music/BobbyDarin, Creator/SammyDavisJr, [[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks The Chipmunks]], Creator/RogerMoore, the [[Series/TheMuppetShow Muppet animals]] and even by [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Chief Wiggum]].

* The Iran-Contra Affair was an elaborate three-way deal between the {{CIA}}, UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} and a band of UsefulNotes/{{Nicaragua}}n rebels where the CIA illegally sold weapons to Iran in exchange for cash and hostages and then funneled much of the proceeds into the pocks of the Contras.

* The teen boy who gets abducted along with his girlfriend Chrissy is named [[Film/TheFreshman Harold Lamb]].

--> '''Scully:''' You mean how {{Carrie}} got even at the prom?

* One of the constructions workers at Blake Towers tells the other "I can't believe you bet on the Chargers," which is a reference to [[SuperBowl Super Bowl XXIX]] in which the [[UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco San Francisco 49ers]] beat the [[UsefulNotes/{{California}} San Diego Chargers]] 49 to 26.

* 'Paper Clip' alludes to the 'Operation Paperclip' project authorized by [[UsefulNotes/HarryTruman President Harry S Truman]], a codename under which many German scientists were recruited and secretly brought to the [[{{the United States}} United States]] during the final days of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

** [[TheUnitedStates United States band]] founded by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram_Parsons Gram Parson]] in the 1970s

* Third victim Patrick Newirth worked at Morley Tobacco, the name of fictional brand that not only appeared in the series but also in ''Series/TheOuterLimits'', ''[[Series/SpaceAboveAndBeyond Space: Above and Beyond]]'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_August Dan August]]'', ''Series/{{Friends}}'', ''Film/MurderInTheFirst'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murderers%27_Row_%28film%29 Murderer's Row]]'', ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/That70sShow'', ''Series/MissionImpossible'', ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannix Mannix]]'', ''[[Series/BeverlyHills90210 Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' and ''Series/TheTwilightZone''.

* Mulder mentions seeing [[http://www.davidcopperfield.com/html/ David Copperfield]] make the UsefulNotes/StatueOfLiberty disappear.

* [[{{Tuckerization}} Lieutenant Colonel Budahas]] and [[{{Tuckerization}} Anita Budahas]]'s surnames are from a high school friend of ChrisCarter.

* The [[{{Tuckerization}} Astadourian Lightning Observatory]] is named for Mary Astadourian, chief researcher and officer manager at Ten Thirteen as well as ChrisCarter's personal assistant.

* Executioner [[{{Tuckerization}} Perry Simon]] was named for a Creator/{{NBC}} executive producer ChrisCarter knew while working there.