Charles Nelson Reilly, “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space”

This much-loved season three episode draws on the charms of veteran comedian Reilly, playing an eccentric author who meets the agents while researching a book about alien abductions and UFOs. “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space” also boasts some very clever writing that plays with different perspectives while poking a bit of fun at the X-Files’ own alien mythology. And while Reilly is the standout and the focal point, the episode also boasts a few bonus cameos—the unlikely team-up of Jesse Ventura and Alex Trebek as men in black will forever be an X-Files comedy high point.