That Time William Shatner Went on a Flight With a Gremlin | The Twilight Zone

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Hey guys! Today we're doing another Twilight Zone episode. This one is "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and it's a classic. Hope you guys have fun with this one!
Thank you for hanging out in my little corner of the internet. Stay safe and have a great day/night/unit of time. I'll see you in the next video...bye!! :)

[@drhall343]

No matter how many times I see this episode, the monster's little dance step at 12:53 always cracks me up. 😂

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

The monster is low-key hilarious and I think we shouldn't be so hard on the guy 😂

[@Better_callMe]

Did you see the SNL skit with Jude law doing this episode?

[@brandonbreaux1296]

I remember one of my favorite English teachers showing us this episode and the Twilight Zone episode about a plane traveling through time on Halloween. I was so scared but I enjoyed it, even as a perpetual scaredy cat. I enjoyed seeing the older “scary” shows more than the teacher that showed the class Independence Day. Great teacher, I was just chicken.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Aw, that sounds like a great teacher!

[@brandonbreaux1296]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff She really was. I wish I could recall her name, it’s been ages and I’m almost certain she left teaching. I want to say her name was Miss Read, but that could be my mind playing tricks.

[@AmandaBear26]

I think this is the first Twilight Zone episode I ever saw and it still haunts me. And it's also one of my favorites to this day. I know it's ridiculous, but...I think it's still terrifying. Mainly because we have no explanation as to where this thing came from and why it's destroying the plane. Just gives me chills.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oh I also think it's terrifying so you aren't alone there. 😅

[@vegetasasuke0]

One of these days I would love to see you dive into Alfred Hitchcock Presents or the Alfred Hitchcock Hour, considering it's also around the height of old school anthology series Whenever I think of William Shatner's TV career I remember this episode & the episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents called "The Glass Eye". It's interesting how his career turned out after this with Star Trek, but I won't ever forget his appearances in these shows.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yes! I love Alfred hitchcock present and have been meaning to start covering it for a while now.

[@vegetasasuke0]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Well at least you know now that it's something people would be cool with seeing!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@vegetasasuke0 it was a great show! The episode with Hitchcock's daughter particularly sticks out in my mind.

[@vegetasasuke0]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff There are so many great ones for sure! I know so many people love Hitchcock Presents & Hitchcock Hour, but one underrated gem in my opinion is the reboot "The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents", I rarely see anyone talk about it & certainly recommend a look (if people can find it, it took me a long time to be able to find the series due to it never being released on physical or streaming). Funny to think that series was also airing alongside the reboot of Twilight Zone in the late 80's.

[@tajtay]

I was introduced to this episode by the simpsons. They parody it in one of their Halloween specials. It’s Bart on a school bus but it’s like scene for scene.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I vaguely remember it but need to watch it back

[@tajtay]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Bart is flung out the window the same way and it made me laugh. Also the draw gremlin not a man in big foot costume like this.

[@captainastro_]

so long I've waited for this day! thank you Avery!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I'm glad I got to do it! Thanks for watching :)

[@Pastel_Dreams]

Such an iconic episode. My sister always likes to talk about how her Jr. High band teacher always played this episode on like the first rainy day of the school year and scared the crap out of the students when the Gremlin's face was pressed up against the window by mashing the cymbals in the room 😂😂😂

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I just love the low budget look of the gremlin. 😂

[@rickshaw3645]

The creature on the wing 😂

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Somehow I feel like we would be friends...I feel it in my bones. 😂

[@rickshaw3645]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff ☺️

[@arandomspiderman1320]

Plot twist this whole episode is just a dream captain kirk is having while asleep at the job

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That seems....highly illogical. 🖖

[@riverguy75]

5:10 So I will always remember the gremlin monster being wet/drenched with rain because growing up we were in 4-H and we raised sheep and when it would rain, the poor sheep would get all wet if they did not go underneath the shade we had for the pens. That's what the gremlin monster reminds me of, Wet Sheep! BAAAAA!!! LOL 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

He does give off wet sheep vibes. 😅

[@riverguy75]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Doesn't He...She.....It......🤔🤔🤔 I want to be respectful to the Gremlin Community. 😜

[@texaskc]

I like the remake of this only because they make it more obvious in the end that there was something there. This just make it look like the plane took damage and the rest was in his head. Then again, with the mental health angle that could have been the point of the og episode. Also Bart on the bus was fun too.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah I like to interpret that it was really there because to me it's about being mentally ill and not being believed when you raise an issue. I'll have to watch the remake.

[@ChrisTigerHarris]

YES about time you covered the "certified hood classic" of Twilight Zone EP also thanks for getting me hooked on Beyond Belief i watched three of them in the course of two days and last night i got all the stories right 5-5 Avery your the best

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It was way overdue to get its own video because it's just so great! Yay! I love getting people into Beyond Belief! 5-5 is awesome, congrats! :)

[@TexasJellyfish]

Hi! I love your Twilight Zone videos!! 💗Please do "The Hitchhiker" next, it's in my Top 5 episodes!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oooh, that one very nearly beat out this one for this video so I'll make sure that one is next on the twilight zone lineup. Thanks for watching!

[@conveniencestoreentertainm1968]

I remember there was another version of this story only this guy was being paranoid about a podcast that predicted stuff that was gonna happen but a lot of it did not end up happening until the end. Not gonna spoil it in case you wanna see it. This episode was a great one. Great job on the video Avery

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oh yeah from the reboot hosted by Jordan Peele! That one was interesting

[@bootsthecat6718]

Hey Avery! Thank you for the video!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Thank you for watching!

[@shelbymckinney8888]

Oh yeah, this is one of the more famous episodes! Really liked the build up.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Yeah I like this one a lot!

[@LordVolkov]

Though I cannot help but think of the Bugs Bunny episode with gremlins, I always go to the Twilight Zone movie remake of this when I recall this scene 😅 John Lithgow does great, and their gremlin looks fantastic, but I have to give it up to Shatner for the delivery of the iconic lines.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I still need to watch the movie but I bet it's great as the icon that is Lord Farquad never disappoints :D

[@SoulStarSketchin]

I've seen this classic so many times it's not even funny tho. It does surprisingly still hold up!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

It's a great depiction of anxiety and honestly the fact that Rod Serling was talking about that kind of stuff back in 1963 is just another reason why he was such a badass.

[@crissrudd4554]

Saw this and Eye of the Beholder in High School.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Eye of the Beholder is another favorite of mine...it has such a special place in my heart. :)

[@theasexualvampire13]

I can't stop laughing at the thought of Spock popping up to be like, highly illogical!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

😂😂😂 I know, Spock and Kirk being an old married couple is my favorite part of og Star Trek.

[@jojounmaga1873]

That thing is what would be the result of a human furby hybrid

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Omg yes!

[@melancholy.xander]

Fun fact: the Michael Myers mask from the Halloween series is just a William Shatner mask painted white. I can really see the similarities of two faces in this video, maybe because it’s in black and white😂

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I had heard that and I think that's fascinating! I wonder what he thinks of his face being a horror icon. 😅

[@melancholy.xander]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff I for one would be ecstatic, but William Shatner is an icon himself. He might just be like, “Yeah, I’m the real reason why this franchise is so successful.” I just feel like William Shatner deserves more credit for Halloween series, so I talk about every time the opportunity comes up😆

[@fynnthefox9078]

Poor gremlin, it just wanted to find its fruit snacks it dropped in the plane's wing.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Someone get him fruit snacks!!

[@lizan2678]

Ahhh classic episode. :)

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

One of the best 🙂

[@RobAGabor]

This was like the days when only Big Bird could see Snuffy. I wonder if this where Henson got the idea.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Imagine this remade but with snuffy and big bird. 😂😂

[@Bekahrama]

I know the costume is cheap, but this episode scared me so much as a kid. When SciFi had the Twilight Zone marathons, I'd turn away when this one was on. Lol. It still gives me an uncomfortable feeling. 😅

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

That's the beauty of Twilight Zone...it made the most of what it had and the storytelling carried the show. I also get creeped out by several episodes (this one included)

[@PaulonotPaul8]

Guess we can agree that the best part of this ep (aside from 1 of Canada's true gems in Shatner) is the sponge-man monster going roller coaster wee off the side of the plane. Yes everybody should still wear a mask, and mental health isn't talked about enough.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Agree with you on all counts. Lots of people want to talk about mental health and say they're supportive of people who struggle but then they still other them the second mental health is more than a quirky personality trait that makes you fashionably sad and that's just not good enough. Good for rod serling for validating people's experiences back in the 60s.

[@PaulonotPaul8]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Just wanted to add that it should be common to tell people that it's okay to not be okay, and that it's perfectly fine to not be normal. Also wanted to send ya a clip of outtakes with John Olivier and Cookie Monster but yt hates me too apparently.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@PaulonotPaul8 You're totally right...also I appreciate the attempt of john/cm team up sharing :)

[@noahhutchins5164]

We now have zaddy Carlson Drew from Nancy Drew, zaddy Mr. Mason from Princesses Protection Program, and now zaddy William Shatner from The Twilight Zone. I need an Avery Tier List of Zaddys Video at some point

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

oh gosh, don't give me any ideas bc you know I would XD

[@xNICKx308]

I think it's time to go through all the episodes

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I'm working on it!

[@MsJayjkern]

You should see movie version of this episode more scary

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I only recently learned about the movie version and I really want to see it. :)

[@adamruff7013]

Gremlins were originally used as an excuse when fighter pilots would find malfunctions with their planes. Kinda just as a joke though

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

There's an old air force recruitment looney tunes (yes that is actually a thing) where the gremlins convince somebody to join the air force?? The 40s were wild 😳

[@crazyhannahcreations9806]

oh man I get the feeling every time I heard the twilight zone theme. I too think of tower of terror! Plust gremlin monster like flying, had me laughing in tears XD I can't. All I can hear was "wee!" Plus when Shanter was calling out Gremlins. It make me think of the Gremlins from Epic Mickey or that one looney tunes short where Bugs had to deal with a gremlin that was taking apart of a plane.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

I thought of that bugs bunny cartoon and epic mickey too!! I will never not laugh at the gremlin floating away gracefully. XD

[@crazyhannahcreations9806]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff Yes hahahah XD its so funny!

[@austinrenteria]

This is one reason why I'll never go on an airplane.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oh no! Don't ever watch the episode of Supernatural with the demon possessed airplane...

[@austinrenteria]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff alright then. Plus I agree with you. The part with Shatner about to open the emergency hatch gets me anxious.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@austinrenteria my fight or flight legit kicks in at that part I hate it.

[@Better_callMe]

Did your dad ever believe in Gremlins? I don't know if that is still a thing, but pilots back around WWII used to believe in them.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

No, he does joke about it though. He's pretty practical when it comes to planes. He always told me growing up how much safer planes were than cars and it must have worked because I'm totally fine flying but hate driving lol.

[@Marinanor]

If you'd like to cover the Twilight Zone again, I'd love to see you cover "The Obsolete Man" from Season 2.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Ooh, that's a good one!

[@Marinanor]

Yep! It's my favorite Twilight Zone episode of all time.@@AveryTalksAboutStuff

[@pokemaniac05]

Back to the Twilight Zone! I need to mention about Round the Twist Season 4 that Twisted Lunchbox messed up, the screen resolution on the original uploads. I'm pretty sure when it aired on the ABC back in 2001 & re-airings, i was slightly widescreen ish even on Netflix, but the YT uploads made them in 4:3 and as a result, it looked ugly & stretched in the worse way to look at. The "HD Uploads" of Round the Twist isn't much better as they cut out the opening & end credits and that is gross why would you even watch that, even the screen resolution for the older seasons holy crap what even happened? Also this EP kzbin.info/www/bejne/boXGfIKOnb2ah6M&ab_channel=TwistedLunchbox-Australia%E2%80%99sBestKidsTV

[@MrSupertallblackman]

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[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Lol, I saw it as soon as I hit publish.

[@MrSupertallblackman]

@@AveryTalksAboutStuff It's actually the perfect thing for a Twilight Zone video. It's mysterious.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@MrSupertallblackman lol, true XD

[@serialkillercalendar]

This is the owner of Serial Killer Magazine (not important to this comment but thought you would find it interesting). You beat out a bunch of big-name KZbinrs as my favorite thing to watch at work. Keep up the great work. :) Also, if you get a chance check out "The Boy Who Loved Trolls". It is free to watch on youtube, has William H Macy and Tom Savini (and a ton of other people) in it, and is one of the craziest things I have ever seen in my life. Plus (amazingly) no one has ever reviewed it.

[@serialkillercalendar]

Also, please don't be freaked out by the Serial Killer Magazine thing. lol. It's just a true crime company that puts out magazines, books, trading cards, and other stuff. Nothing super creepy. I promise. Anyway, thanks for the great videos and thanks for making my work day more enjoyable. :)

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Haha, thank you so much! I really appreciate it and will check out that movie. 😊

[@beefjerkyinaballgown]

I really want you to watch/review the movie Happily Ever After(1989) it's supposed to be an "after the fairy tale" story for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. I have fond memories of this camp garbage and it seems up your alley🥹

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Oooh that sounds fun I'll put it on my list!