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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 Episode 17 - Night Creatures
    5.1/10(104 votes)

    #1 - Night Creatures

    S4:E17

    A reporter is assigned to cover a concert for rock stars Adam Lust and The Vampires who are debuting a new album.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  2. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 Episode 5 - The Big Spin
    5.2/10(111 votes)

    #2 - The Big Spin

    S4:E5

    A self-centered New York city cab driver tries to pick up a model.

    Director:Al Waxman
    Writers:Matt Dearborn, Maxwell Pitt

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  3. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 1 Episode 15 - The Canary Sedan
    5.4/10(140 votes)

    #3 - The Canary Sedan

    S1:E15

    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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  4. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3 Episode 1 - VCR - Very Careful Rape
    5.4/10(125 votes)

    #4 - VCR - Very Careful Rape

    S3:E1

    An actress claims an acquaintance attacked her.

    Director:Zale Dalen
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  5. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 Episode 14 - Romance Machine
    5.4/10(109 votes)

    #5 - Romance Machine

    S4:E14

    Sometime in the future, a brilliant scientist who is not very good with woman creates a cyborg to do the romancing for him.

    Director:René Bonnière
    Writer:Robert DeLaurentis

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  6. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3 Episode 10 - You'll Die Laughing
    5.5/10(105 votes)

    #6 - You'll Die Laughing

    S3:E10

    A talented young comedian's preoccupation with his own death worries his wife, his manager and a police officer.

    Director:Zale Dalen
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  7. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 Episode 10 - Skeleton in the Closet
    5.5/10(90 votes)

    #7 - Skeleton in the Closet

    S4:E10

    A man tries to blackmail a high society woman for something she did when she was in college.

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writers:William Laurin, Brian Clemens, Glenn Davis

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  8. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3 Episode 13 - User Deadly
    5.6/10(101 votes)

    #8 - User Deadly

    S3:E13

    Days from retiring, a veteran police detective attempts to solve a case involving a serial killer.

    Director:Allan King
    Writers:William Laurin, Glenn Davis, Brian L. Ross

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  9. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 Episode 11 - In the Driver's Seat
    5.6/10(104 votes)

    #9 - In the Driver's Seat

    S4:E11

    A man confined to a wheelchair after a racing car accident abuses those around him.

    Director:Timothy Bond
    Writers:William Laurin, Paul Monette, Glenn Davis, Alfred Sole

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  10. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3 Episode 5 - Houdini on Channel 4
    5.7/10(106 votes)

    #10 - Houdini on Channel 4

    S3:E5

    A magician tries to contact Harry Houdini on the other side to learn his escape expertise and free his kidnapped niece.

    Director:Timothy Bond
    Writer:Michael Sloan

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  11. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3 Episode 14 - Career Move
    5.7/10(105 votes)

    #11 - Career Move

    S3:E14

    After a long hiatus, a pop singer fakes his own death to generate publicity before he makes a comeback.

    Director:Timothy Bond
    Writers:William Laurin, Glenn Davis, Montgomery Burt

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  12. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 Episode 3 - Ancient Voices
    5.7/10(96 votes)

    #12 - Ancient Voices

    S4:E3

    A detective must solve a murder that took place during a seance.

    Director:Bill Corcoran
    Writers:William Laurin, Glenn Davis, Michael Sloan

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  13. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 Episode 9 - Mirror, Mirror
    5.7/10(95 votes)

    #13 - Mirror, Mirror

    S4:E9

    A woman with split personalities lives in terror after someone is murdered at the door steps of her apartment building.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Sharon Corder, Jack Blum

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  14. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 Episode 16 - My Dear Watson
    5.7/10(101 votes)

    #14 - My Dear Watson

    S4:E16

    Just after returning from the Orient, Watson is kidnapped and it is up to Sherlock Holmes to find him.

    Director:Jorge Montesi
    Writer:Susan Woollen

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  15. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2 Episode 6 - Anniversary Gift
    5.8/10(118 votes)

    #15 - Anniversary Gift

    S2:E6

    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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  16. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3 Episode 7 - Hippocritic Oath
    5.8/10(122 votes)

    #16 - Hippocritic Oath

    S3:E7

    A failing medical student stands to loose an inheritance if he doesn't pass the final exam.

    Director:Vic Sarin
    Writers:Michael Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis

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  17. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 4 Episode 20 - South by Southeast
    5.8/10(95 votes)

    #17 - South by Southeast

    S4:E20

    An actor is a victim of mistaken identity.

    Director:Timothy Bond
    Writers:Robert DeLaurentis, Michael Sloan

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  18. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 1 Episode 10 - Gigolo
    5.9/10(172 votes)

    #18 - Gigolo

    S1:E10

    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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  19. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2 Episode 12 - World's Oldest Motive
    5.9/10(123 votes)

    #19 - World's Oldest Motive

    S2:E12

    A series of mishaps foil the plan of a real estate agent who intends to end his marriage by hiring a contract killer.

    Director:Allan King
    Writer:Richard Chapman

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  20. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3 Episode 8 - Prosecuter
    5.9/10(109 votes)

    #20 - Prosecuter

    S3:E8

    A prosecutor pursues the death penalty in a murder case.

    Director:David Gelfand
    Writers:William Laurin, Glenn Davis

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  21. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2 Episode 11 - Tragedy Tonight
    6.0/10(124 votes)

    #21 - Tragedy Tonight

    S2:E11

    An up and coming young actress tries out her homework from acting school without telling her older sister.

    Directors:Sturla Gunnarsson, Jonathan Glassner
    Writer:Jonathan Glassner

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  22. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3 Episode 4 - A Stolen Heart
    6.0/10(122 votes)

    #22 - A Stolen Heart

    S3:E4

    A doctor questions medical ethics when a wealthy patient is given preferential treatment.

    Director:René Bonnière
    Writer:Robert DeLaurentis

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  23. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3 Episode 11 - Murder Party
    6.0/10(119 votes)

    #23 - Murder Party

    S3:E11

    Poison fells a man during his 40th birthday party and a detective must determine which one of his guests did it.

    Director:Allan King
    Writer:Robert DeLaurentis

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  24. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 1 Episode 12 - The Right Kind of Medicine
    6.1/10(134 votes)

    #24 - The Right Kind of Medicine

    S1:E12

    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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  25. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 1 Episode 20 - Deadly Honeymoon
    6.1/10(124 votes)

    #25 - Deadly Honeymoon

    S1:E20

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Night Creatures" is the worst rated episode of "The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents". It scored 5.1/10 based on 104 votes. Directed by Richard J. Lewis and written by Michael Sloan, it aired on 4/29/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Big Spin".