5.2/10105 votes#1 - VCR - Very Careful Rape
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/6/1988
An actress claims an acquaintance attacked her.
Director: Zale Dalen
Writer: Michael Sloan
6.4/1087 votes#2 - Animal Lovers
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/13/1988
A young woman discovers the illegal activities of a veterinarian.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Writer: Robert DeLaurentis
6.4/1091 votes#3 - Prism
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/20/1988
A police lieutenant identifies several female suspects while investigating the murder of an attorney.
Director: Allan King
Writer: Michael Sloan
5.9/1099 votes#4 - A Stolen Heart
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/27/1988
A doctor questions medical ethics when a wealthy patient is given preferential treatment.
Director: René Bonnière
Writer: Robert DeLaurentis
5.6/1088 votes#5 - Houdini on Channel 4
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 6/5/1988
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
6.4/1090 votes#6 - Killer Takes All
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/12/1988
Two nursing home residents agree to try to murder each other so the survivor can live comfortably on the other's insurance funds.
Director: Allan King
Writer: Robert DeLaurentis, Michael Sloan
5.6/10101 votes#7 - Hippocritic Oath
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/19/1988
A failing medical student stands to loose an inheritance if he doesn't pass the final exam.
Director: Vic Sarin
Writer: Ray DeLaurentis, Michael Colleary
5.7/1089 votes#8 - Prosecuter
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/26/1988
A prosecutor pursues the death penalty in a murder case.
Director: David Gelfand
Writer: Glenn Davis, William Laurin
6.0/1091 votes#9 - If Looks Could Kill
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/23/1988
An attractive interior designer faces up to the fact that she has to go unusual lengths to give her life a much needed lift.
Director: William Fruet
Writer: Ray De Laurentis, Michael Colleary
5.5/1086 votes#10 - You'll Die Laughing
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/30/1988
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
5.9/1097 votes#11 - Murder Party
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/7/1988
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
6.0/10102 votes#12 - Twist
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/14/1988
A wealthy model agency owner's husband believes his wife is terminally ill and makes plans for a future with one of her models.
Director: René Bonnière
Writer: Manny Coto
5.5/1085 votes#13 - User Deadly
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/21/1988
Days from retiring, a veteran police detective attempts to solve a case involving a serial killer.
Director: Allan King
Writer: Brian L. Ross, Glenn Davis, William Laurin
5.7/1087 votes#14 - Career Move
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 5/28/1988
After a long hiatus, a pop singer fakes his own death to generate publicity before he makes a comeback.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: Glenn Davis, Montgomery Burt, William Laurin
6.3/1085 votes#15 - Full Disclosure
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 6/18/1988
A reporter plans an expose.
Director: Bill Corcoran
Writer: Glenn Davis, William Laurin
6.6/1087 votes#16 - Kadinsky's Vault
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 6/25/1988
A man refuses to sell his old bookstore.
Director: René Bonnière
Writer: Steven Hollander
6.7/10130 votes#17 - There Was a Little Girl...
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 7/2/1988
Parents decide that it is time that their spoiled daughter moves out of their house.
Director: Atom Egoyan
Writer: Charles Grant Craig
6.4/10107 votes#18 - Twisted Sisters
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 7/9/1988
Some sorority sisters decide the initiation of a new member should be in a Haunted House.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: Ray De Laurentis, Michael Colleary
6.0/1087 votes#19 - The 13th Floor
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 7/16/1988
Some people do not like that a developer is razing historic buildings.
Director: Mark Rosman
Writer: Naomi Janzen
7.3/10101 votes#20 - The Hunted (1)
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 7/30/1988
A real estate agent shows an office to a man who she assumes is a businessman.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: Michael Sloan
7.4/1098 votes#21 - The Hunted (2)
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 8/6/1988
It turns out that the "businessman" has another use in mind for the room.
Director: Timothy Bond
Writer: Michael Sloan
The Best Episodes of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 3
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"VCR - Very Careful Rape" is the best rated episode of "The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents" season 3. It scored 5.2/10 based on 105 votes. Directed by Zale Dalen and written by Michael Sloan, it aired on 2/6/1988. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Animal Lovers".