The Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (1963)
Season 5, Episode 3
8/10
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
3 October 2009
This is one of the most famous episodes of "The Twilight Zone" and has been parodied several times--most notably on "The Simpsons". In addition, when they made the TWILIGHT ZONE MOVIE, this episode was remade with John Lithgow reprising the same role originally done by William Shatner on TV. Needless to say, it's an important part of our culture.

The episode is very simple. There's a nervous guy on a plane (Shatner) and he keeps seeing a horrible monster running about outside the plane as it's flying! The monster is tearing apart the wing and will bring down the plane. However, nobody will believe him, so he decides to take action. The film ends with an excellent twist.

Overall, a great episode. The only serious problem is that the creature is pretty silly--sort of like a guy dressed up in a teddy bear costume! Still, it's enjoyable from start to finish and did will with Shatner's ability to extremely emote!
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