Martin Sloan

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Martin Sloan is the nostalgic, middle-aged protagonist of the classic The Twilight Zone episode "Walking Distance," who revisits his hometown and confronts his younger self and lost childhood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf The Twilight Zone character
fictional character
television character
age middle-aged
appearsIn The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED
appearsInEpisode Walking Distance NERFINISHED
appearsInFranchise The Twilight Zone franchise NERFINISHED
confronts his younger self
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Rod Serling NERFINISHED
episodeAirDate 1959-10-30
episodeNumberInSeason 5
episodeSeason 1
firstAppearance Walking Distance NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceSeries The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) NERFINISHED
gender male
genre drama
fantasy
science fiction
hasCharacteristic disillusioned with adult life
nostalgic
restless
hasYoungerVersionPortrayedBy Michael Montgomery NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
learnsLesson to move forward with his life
medium television
meets his parents in the past
narrativeRole protagonist
nationality American
occupation advertising executive
portrayedBy Gig Young NERFINISHED
productionCompanyOfWork CBS NERFINISHED
realizes he cannot return permanently to his childhood
seriesCreator Rod Serling NERFINISHED
settingUniverse The Twilight Zone universe NERFINISHED
stopsAt a gas station near his hometown
themeAssociated acceptance of adulthood
lost childhood
nostalgia
regret
time travel
timePeriodVisited his childhood era
travelsBy car
visitsLocation Homewood NERFINISHED
his hometown
warnedBy his father

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Walking Distance mainCharacter Martin Sloan