Bob Wilson
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Bob Wilson is the anxious airline passenger in the classic 1963 Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," who believes he sees a gremlin sabotaging the plane's wing.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| airlineStatus | passenger ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode | Nightmare at 20,000 Feet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason | The Twilight Zone season 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | character in the short story "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
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nervous flier ⓘ paranoid ⓘ |
| conflictWith | airplane gremlin ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeDirector | Richard Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Nightmare at 20,000 Feet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| franchiseLegacy | inspired later adaptations of "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological horror
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supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Ruth Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| mentalHealthStatus | recently recovered from a nervous breakdown ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | airplane ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of the episode ⓘ |
| notableFor |
believing a gremlin is sabotaging the plane
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seeing a gremlin on the wing of an airplane ⓘ |
| notableScene |
attempts to warn the crew about the gremlin
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breaks a window with a gun to confront the gremlin ⓘ |
| occupation | salesman ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Twilight Zone (original series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | only passenger who sees the gremlin ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | commercial airliner in flight ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
fear of flying
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stigma around mental illness ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| travelsWith | Ruth Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (The Twilight Zone 1963 episode)