The Worst Episodes of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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   #1 - The Night Caller

   S1:E511/5/1985

   A divorce is driven to drastic retaliatory measures after being the victim of a series of phone calls and constant survillance from a near by appartant.

   Directors:John Byrum, Gabrielle Upton

   Writers:John Byrum, Gabrielle Upton

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   Directors:John Byrum, Gabrielle Upton

   Writers:John Byrum, Gabrielle Upton
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   #2 - Prisoners

   S1:E912/8/1985

   Ironically, it's an escaped convict who brings a sense of liberation to a housewife: she insists on going with him as his "hostage".

   Director:Christopher Crowe

   Writer:John Byrum

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   Director:Christopher Crowe

   Writer:John Byrum
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   #3 - Gigolo

   S1:E1012/15/1985

   A gold digging groom makes short work of his middle-aged wife, but his attempts to round up her jewels are met with opposition from her "children" - an army of cats.

   Directors:Thomas Carter, Arthur Williams

   Writers:Steve De Jarnatt, Arthur Williams

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   Directors:Thomas Carter, Arthur Williams

   Writers:Steve De Jarnatt, Arthur Williams
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   #4 - The Gloating Place

   S1:E111/5/1986

   A withdrawn teenager is fascinated with the instant celebrity of a murdered classmate and fakes an assault on herself.

   Directors:Christopher Leitch, Robert Bloch

   Writers:Jim Beaver, David Stenn, Robert Bloch

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   Directors:Christopher Leitch, Robert Bloch

   Writers:Jim Beaver, David Stenn, Robert Bloch
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   #5 - The Right Kind of Medicine

   S1:E121/12/1986

   A bank robber is wounded in a shoot-out, then forced to endure an excruciating wait for a painkiller at the pharmacy.

   Directors:Jerrold Freedman, Henry Slesar, Michael Braverman

   Writers:Michael Braverman, Jerrold Freedman

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   Directors:Jerrold Freedman, Henry Slesar, Michael Braverman

   Writers:Michael Braverman, Jerrold Freedman
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   #6 - Beast In View

   S1:E131/19/1986

   A psychiatrist is terrorized by menacing phone calls and the killing of her dog following her marriage to one of her patients.

   Directors:Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Margaret Millar

   Writers:Robert Glass, Margaret Millar

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   Directors:Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Margaret Millar

   Writers:Robert Glass, Margaret Millar
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   #7 - A Very Happy Ending

   S1:E142/16/1986

   A poor little rich boy who's deaf witnesses a murder, then blackmails the hit man into doing a job for him.

   Director:Thomas Rickman

   Writer:Thomas Rickman

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   Director:Thomas Rickman

   Writer:Thomas Rickman
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   #8 - The Canary Sedan

   S1:E153/1/1986

   A woman goes to Hong Kong to be with her husband.

   Directors:Joan Tewkesbury, Ann Bridge

   Writers:Joan Tewkesbury, Ann Bridge

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   Directors:Joan Tewkesbury, Ann Bridge

   Writers:Joan Tewkesbury, Ann Bridge
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   #9 - Enough Rope For Two

   S1:E163/9/1986

   A camping trip for two becomes a flight from murder full of twists and double-crosses when a Harvard-bound law student goes against his better judgement and lets his girl friend bring her "cousin" along.

   Directors:David Chase, Clark Howard

   Writers:David Chase, Clark Howard

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   Directors:David Chase, Clark Howard

   Writers:David Chase, Clark Howard
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    #10 - The Creeper

    S1:E173/16/1986

    A fashion designer is terrified that she may be the next target of the creeper who may have the keys to her appartment.

    Directors:Christopher Crowe, Joseph Ruscoll

    Writers:Steve Bello, James P. Cavanagh, Joseph Ruscoll, Stephen Kronish

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    Directors:Christopher Crowe, Joseph Ruscoll

    Writers:Steve Bello, James P. Cavanagh, Joseph Ruscoll, Stephen Kronish
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    #11 - Happy Birthday

    S1:E183/23/1986

    The arrest of a newspaper reporter on his birthday for a murder supposedly committed 22 years ago comes as a complete surprise to the accused.

    Director:Randy Roberts

    Writer:Frisco Miller

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    Director:Randy Roberts

    Writer:Frisco Miller
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    #12 - The Jar

    S1:E194/6/1986

    An artist's years of failure are behind after he finds a jar which holds mysterious contents and entrances to those who view it.

    Director:Tim Burton

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Tim Burton

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    #13 - Deadly Honeymoon

    S1:E204/13/1986

    Following a whirlwind courtship, a new bride fears her luck's run out when she learns that her doctor husband has heavy gambling debts and two deceased formor wives who were heavily insured.

    Directors:Don Medford, Henry Slesar

    Writers:Henry Slesar, Stephen Kronish

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    Directors:Don Medford, Henry Slesar

    Writers:Henry Slesar, Stephen Kronish
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    #14 - Four O'Clock

    S1:E215/4/1986

    Time is running out for a judge who's surprised, bound and gagged by burglars in his house after rigging a bomb to eliminate his wife and her suspected lover.

    Directors:Cornell Woolrich, Andrew Mirisch

    Writers:Cornell Woolrich, Steve Bello

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    Directors:Cornell Woolrich, Andrew Mirisch

    Writers:Cornell Woolrich, Steve Bello
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    #15 - Road Hog

    S1:E225/11/1986

    What can't go around comes around for a road-hogging salesman who won't allow a truck bound for the hospital to pass.

    Director:Mario DiLeo

    Writers:Steve Bello, Harold R. Daniels, Charles Grant Craig, Stephen Kronish

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    Director:Mario DiLeo

    Writers:Steve Bello, Harold R. Daniels, Charles Grant Craig, Stephen Kronish
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    #16 - The Initiation

    S2:E14/24/1987

    When a shy student pledges a Greek House, the fraternity brothers plot a prank against him.

    Directors:Robert Iscove, Rob Hedden

    Writers:Jim Beaver, Rob Hedden

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    Directors:Robert Iscove, Rob Hedden

    Writers:Jim Beaver, Rob Hedden
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    #17 - Conversation Over a Corpse

    S2:E21/31/1987

    Two sisters plot to keep their home after they already agreed to sell it.

    Directors:Robert Iscove, Norman Daniels

    Writers:Marian B. Cockrell, Norman Daniels

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    Directors:Robert Iscove, Norman Daniels

    Writers:Marian B. Cockrell, Norman Daniels
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    #18 - Man on the Edge

    S2:E32/7/1987

    A troubled young man threatens to jump from the 28th floor of a hotel as police officers attempt to stop him.

    Directors:Robert Iscove, Donald Honig

    Writer:Jim Beaver

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    Directors:Robert Iscove, Donald Honig

    Writer:Jim Beaver
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    #19 - If the Shoe Fits

    S2:E42/14/1987

    A jealous man kills his twin brother and tries to assume his identity.

    Director:Allan King

    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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    Director:Allan King

    Writer:Jonathan Glassner
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    #20 - The Mole

    S2:E52/21/1987

    A psychiatrist tries to convince the police that a man recently released from a mental hospital after 15 years, is still dangerous and capable of murder.

    Director:Richard Bugajski

    Writer:Rick Berger

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    Director:Richard Bugajski

    Writer:Rick Berger
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    #21 - Anniversary Gift

    S2:E62/28/1987

    A woman and her new lover plan a special anniversary gift for the woman's animal loving husband.

    Directors:Richard Bugajski, John Collier

    Writers:John Collier, Rob Hedden

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    Directors:Richard Bugajski, John Collier

    Writers:John Collier, Rob Hedden
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    #22 - The Impatient Patient

    S2:E73/7/1987

    A new nurse starts to annoy a terminally ill cancer patient who just wants to be left in peace to die.

    Director:Allan King

    Writer:John Antrobus

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    Director:Allan King

    Writer:John Antrobus
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    #23 - When This Man Dies

    S2:E83/14/1987

    A couple receive a letter telling them they will get some money when a certain man dies.

    Directors:Jim Purdy, Lawrence Block

    Writers:Jeremy Hole, Lawrence Block

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    Directors:Jim Purdy, Lawrence Block

    Writers:Jeremy Hole, Lawrence Block
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    #24 - The Specialty of the House

    S2:E93/21/1987

    An arrogant, yet influential, food critic attempts to persuade a reluctant restaurant proprietor to reveal a treasured recipe.

    Directors:Allan King, Stanley Ellin

    Writers:Stanley Ellin, Jonathan Glassner

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    Directors:Allan King, Stanley Ellin

    Writers:Stanley Ellin, Jonathan Glassner
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    #25 - The Final Twist

    S2:E103/28/1987

    Three film production house employees who are mistreated by their unscrupulous boss utilize their cinematic skills in divising a murder plot.

    Directors:William Bankier, Atom Egoyan

    Writer:Jim Beaver

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    Directors:William Bankier, Atom Egoyan

    Writer:Jim Beaver