# Which X-Files Episode?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 11, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-x-files-episode/513421 "2009-10-11T19:32:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-x-files-episode/513421/1 "2009-10-11T19:32:41Z")

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I remember watching, on first airing, an X-Files episode that was a parody of cop shows. It had a plot in and of itself that was X-Files-y, but there was no doubt that they were trying to make fun of cop shows. You’ll know what I’m talking about if you saw the episode.

Which one was it?

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-x-files-episode/513421/2 "2009-10-11T19:35:59Z")

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_X-Cops_, season 7.

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**Author:** ![The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-x-files-episode/513421/3 "2009-10-11T19:43:43Z")

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> [@friedo](#):
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> _X-Cops_, season 7.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-x-files-episode/513421/4 "2009-10-11T19:44:31Z")

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TV, movies, etc. are best in Cafe Society.

**samclem** Moderator, General Questions
