SNL: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
“There’s Something on the Wing!”
SNL with host Jude Law and musical guest Pearl Jam parodied the iconic Twilight Zone episode starring William Shatner where “there’s something on the wing!” The Mar 13, 2010 episode of Saturday Night Live also featured Bill Hader as Rod Serling.
Watch the sketch below…
About the original Twilight Zone episode
William Shatner portrays a man recovering from a nervous breakdown, and the only passenger on an airline flight who sees a horrifying creature on the wing of the plane. The classic episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” aired October 11, 1963 as the third episode of Season 5 of The Twilight Zone.
The episode was directed by Richard Donner, and based on Richard Matheson's story of the same name. The original story is available in the book Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories By Richard Matheson. (Affliate link)
One of the most popular episodes of The Twilight Zone, elements of the story have been recycled, repeated, and parodied many times in film, television, radio, and music.