Dr. Rumack is a doctor on the flight

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fictional character film character

Dr. Rumack is a deadpan, literal-minded physician and one of the main comedic characters aboard the troubled flight in the parody film "Airplane!".

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Dr. Rumack	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
appearsIn	Airplane! NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	troubled airplane crew ⓘ
basedOnGenreTradition	1970s airline disaster films ⓘ
characterTrait	deadpan ⓘ literal-minded ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
filmDirectorOfWork	David Zucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Zucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Abrahams NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmReleaseYear	1980 ⓘ
filmWriterOfWork	David Zucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Zucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Abrahams NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	Airplane! (1980 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genreOfWork	disaster film parody ⓘ parody film ⓘ
humorStyle	deadpan delivery ⓘ verbal irony ⓘ wordplay ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ
narrativeFunction	comic relief ⓘ
narrativeRole	helps manage in-flight medical emergency ⓘ
notableQuote	I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley. ⓘ
occupation	doctor ⓘ physician ⓘ
portrayedBy	Leslie Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	main comedic character ⓘ
setting	troubled flight ⓘ
worksAs	onboard physician ⓘ

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Airplane! → characterRole → Dr. Rumack is a doctor on the flight ⓘ