Small Potatoes

episode of The X-Files (S4 E20)
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Small Potatoes

Summary

Small Potatoes is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (772 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Small Potatoes's instance of is recorded as television series episode[3].
  • Small Potatoes's instance of is recorded as Monster of the Week[4].
  • Small Potatoes was directed by Cliff Bole[5].
  • Vince Gilligan wrote the screenplay for Small Potatoes[6].
  • Small Potatoes followed Synchrony[7].
  • Small Potatoes was followed by Zero Sum[8].
  • Small Potatoes's part of the series is recorded as The X-Files[9].
  • The original language of Small Potatoes was English[10].
  • Small Potatoes was released on April 20, 1997[11].
  • Small Potatoes's narrative location is recorded as Martinsburg[12].
  • Small Potatoes's narrative location is recorded as J. Edgar Hoover Building[13].
  • Small Potatoes's main subject is shapeshifting[14].
  • Small Potatoes's main subject is human tail[15].
  • Small Potatoes's title is recorded as Small Potatoes[16].
  • Small Potatoes's production code is recorded as 4X20[17].
  • Small Potatoes's season is recorded as The X-Files, season 4[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Small Potatoes was directed by Cliff Bole[5]. Vince Gilligan wrote the screenplay for it[6].

Publication

Small Potatoes was released on April 20, 1997[11]. The original language of it was English[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as The X-Files[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include shapeshifting[14] and human tail[15]. Small Potatoes's part of the series is recorded as The X-Files[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Small Potatoes followed Synchrony[7]. It was followed by Zero Sum[8].

Why It Matters

Small Potatoes ranks in the top 4% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (772 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Tv maze episode id → 40512
    Instance of → television series episode, Monster of the Week
    Main subject → shapeshifting, human tail
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11294]]: 40512, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270766|batch #270766]]"
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