Talk:Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

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Should we create a new Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone) in popular culture, similar to Superman in popular culture and Jeopardy! in culture? We've already got nine examples, and I bet we'll end up getting more. Travisl 01:44, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Ten examples. With the pop culture references in It's a Good Life (The Twilight Zone), maybe a more general The Twilight Zone in popular culture would be more appropriate. Travisl 18:25, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Why did Cmulrooney remove all the pop culture references? -- M.C. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.66.193 (talk) 09:56, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Good question, it's reverted now... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.2.124.11 (talk) 19:19, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

This was spoofed on SNL once, with Jesse Jackson hosting. He is in a sketch on an airplane where the gremlin appears in the window multiple times, at which point Jackson quits the sketch in mock disgust and goes to the control room to complain. Before he gets there all the people in the control room switch with black counterparts who take the brunt of Jackson's complaints about the lame sketch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.81.118.101 (talk) 20:42, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't there be at least a section to this article about the cultural impact this episode has had? Seriously, this is major icon. Sweetfreek (talk) 09:54, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * There is: "References in other media". At one point (see last August's edits), it was so full of tenuous connections and mostly irrelevant garbage that it overwhelmed the page. In fact, in the hidden comments to the section, I added this comment: "This section gets completely out of control when the dozens and dozens of pop culture allusions get added. Don't do it. If it's cited and more significant than "Nightmare at 5½ Feet", replace it. If you still think it's significant enough, consider creating a "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet in popular culture" page."
 * A month or so ago, this contained the Third Rock reference, not The Simpsons, but because The Simpsons episode has its own wikilink, I felt it was more relevant. travisl (talk) 23:24, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Image
I love the image, kudos to whoever chose that particular moment for the screen capture. Anynobody 08:19, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Seriously? That cannot be a screenshot from the episode as in this case the actor is not in full costume. Isn’t there a better photo avail? RobP (talk) 18:01, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * In agreement, the gremlin did not where a coat & sweater, in the episode. I think that's a doctored image or perhaps a far camera shot, where the actual taped close up only showed the gremlin's face. GoodDay (talk) 04:44, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Why is the gremline? --StrexcorpEmployee (talk) 17:15, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
 * That's the wrong image used. The gremlin did not wear a coat & sweater, in the episode. GoodDay (talk) 04:45, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
 * The image origin is suspect. The Commons photo's link is dead. I am removing it. Rp2006 (talk) 01:41, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

In Twilight Zone: The Movie
Is the character's name Valentine, or Wilson? This is confusing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.145.134.114 (talk) 19:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

It makes no sense to reference John Lithgow replaying the part when all references to Twighlight Zone the movie have vanished. Gremlins on Wikipedia? 86.163.6.194 (talk) 20:32, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Homage on the Simpsons
Treehouse of Horror IV "Terror at 5 1/2 feet" is homage to this episode-with a twist ending-Bart is driven incurably insane-by the gremlin with flanders head! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.83.126.88 (talk) 13:40, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Factual Verification
I've been trying to track down an online source where Matheson is quoted as "criticizing the appearance of the monster, comparing it to a 'surly teddy bear.'". It looks like it may've been the May/June 1984 issue of The Twilight Zone Magazine, which according to another source is Volume 4, Issue 2. Can anyone take this one from here? tgok (talk) 20:27, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

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Dragon Ball Z cultural reference
In the original (non-Kai) Dragon Ball Z the mentioned airplane scene occurs in episode 146 (with initial dub episode 131): "Goku Awakens to Battle! Go Beyond Super Saiyan!!" / "Our Hero Awakes", in the 5th season in remastered box sets released by Funimation. I didn't saw it in English or Japanese, neither I saw Kai, so I can't confirm, that the scenes are 100% the same. 176.63.254.118 (talk) 06:57, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Doesn't make any sense that "In 2019 Keith Phipps of Vulture stated that the episode "doubles as such an effective shorthand for a fear of flying", making it endure in popular culture.[1] " is in the document. Sounds self promotional.Jasonnolan (talk) 02:14, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Unparsable text
“ As Beaumont signs off with "Good night, New York", it dawns on Sanderson that he indirectly causes the crash. He awakens on an island and learns from the MP3 player that all the passengers actually survived, except for Sanderson who disappeared. The other passengers reveal themselves as they attack and kill Sanderson, whom they blame for the crash.”

This text doesn’t make any sense. Who woke on the island? If Beaumont, why are people attacking Sanderson? If Sanderson disappeared, how is he there if he disappeared? This text is ambiguous and garbled and needs clarification. I can’t do it because I don’t know the facts and if I watch the episode it would be OR, so I can’t. 2601:1C2:5000:1472:8931:23D7:5CAE:171 (talk) 23:28, 15 July 2021 (UTC)


 * It does make sense. The podcast is foreshadowing that Sanderson will be the only one to go missing. He awakens on the island with all of the other passengers, who beat him to death and presumably hide the body, leaving him to be the only one not found alive. 2601:240:8301:140:E85D:CA51:D09C:2700 (talk) 20:34, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Character names are not indicated in the on-screen credits
It may be noted that, in addition to a small number of non-speaking roles (airplane passengers), this episode has four speaking roles.

However, in the closing credits, the character names of the four credited cast members are not indicated. For the record, below is a reproduction of the cast listing in the end credits:

Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 05:21, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

CollegeHumor Gremlin Sketch
Online comedy group CollegeHumor made a sketch video called "I Swear I Didn't Wreck the Bathroom" which is an indirect parody of this. It features a protagonist who sees a gremlin that nobody else can and is then seen as crazy because of it. It is at the very least inspired by this, and should be included on the page under the Parody section. 2601:240:8301:140:E85D:CA51:D09C:2700 (talk) 20:38, 25 April 2023 (UTC)