Pamela Winslow (The Hitchhiker)

The evil Pamela Winslow

Pamela Winslow (Aleisa Shirley) is a villainess from The Hitchhiker's pilot episode, "Shattered Vows" (airdate November 23, 1983). She is the stepdaughter of Jackie Winslow, who married Jeff Boder in the episode.

Pamela entered as Jeff and Jackie were dining, but afterwards, she walked towards Jeff while he was bathing and made a seductive pass at him, with Jeff (who was already taken with Pamela) giving in to his desires. The wedding took place afterwards, though while Jeff was dancing with Pamela at the reception, he started feeling woozy, as did Jackie, with both of them fainting. Jeff realized that the husband and wife statuettes were connected, with further evidence coming when Jeff scratched the groom figurine and his arm was scraped.

Regarding Pamela, she informed Jeff beforehand that she is the heiress to Jackie's fortune, and afterwards, Pamela turned heel by agreeing to collude with Jeff's plan to kill Jackie, doing so after Jeff stated that he and Jackie were connected to the figurines. As Jeff was on his way to go scuba diving, he informed Pamela to place a glass covering over the statuettes at 3PM, and as instructed, the villainess did so at the exact time, leading to Jackie slowly suffocating ot death.

After Jeff arrived, the evil Pamela smiled over their the success of their plan, and the episode's final scenes saw Jeff and Pamela engaged in another tryst, with the villainess expressing elation over her newfound fortune. During their tryst, Jackie's pet bird got out of its cage and flew towards the statuettes, after which the bird clawed at the groom, leading to Jeff screaming in pain and bleeding, while Pamela witnessed in shock. The bird clawed at the groom's eyes, causing Jeff to be blinded and running outside the house. Pamela went after her lover, only to witness Jeff fall down the stairs and shattering. Pamela's fate remained unknown following Jeff's demise.

Trivia

• Pamela Winslow was The Hitchhiker's very first villainess.