Robert Wilson

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Robert Wilson is the terrified airline passenger in the classic Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," who alone sees a gremlin sabotaging the plane's wing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
accompaniedBy Julia Wilson NERFINISHED
airlinePassengerStatus terrified passenger
appearsIn The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED
appearsInEpisode Nightmare at 20,000 Feet NERFINISHED
appearsInSeriesFormat anthology television series
appearsInSeriesSeason The Twilight Zone season 5 NERFINISHED
basedOnWork short story Nightmare at 20,000 Feet NERFINISHED
conflictWith gremlin
createdBy Richard Matheson NERFINISHED
culturalImpact iconic Twilight Zone character
inspired later parodies and homages
episodeGenre psychological horror
supernatural thriller
firstAppearance Nightmare at 20,000 Feet NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1963
flightType commercial flight
hasCondition nervous breakdown history
hasPhobia fear of flying
laterPortrayals similar character in 2002 Twilight Zone remake segment
similar character in Twilight Zone 1983 film segment
medium television
modeOfTransport airplane
narrativeRole protagonist of episode
notableScene being restrained and sedated on plane
looking out airplane window at gremlin
notBelievedBy flight crew
his wife
other passengers
observes damage to airplane wing
gremlin sabotaging airplane wing
occupation salesman
onlyWitnessOf gremlin on airplane wing
perceives gremlin on airplane wing
portrayedBy William Shatner NERFINISHED
recentHistory released from sanitarium
spouse Julia Wilson NERFINISHED
takesAction fires gun at gremlin
opens emergency exit in flight
steals revolver from police officer
themeAssociation isolation
mental illness stigma
unreliable perception
universe The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED
warns airline staff
flight crew
his wife

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