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The Worst Episodes of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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Every episode of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents!

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987...
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  • The Big Spin
    5.1/10(95)
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    #1 - The Big Spin

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 1/7/1989

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

    Director: Al Waxman

    Writer: Matt Dearborn, Maxwell Pitt

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  • VCR - Very Careful Rape
    5.2/10(106)
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    #2 - 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

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  • Night Creatures
    5.2/10(92)
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    #3 - Night Creatures

    Season 4 Episode 17

    Aired 4/29/1989

    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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  • Skeleton in the Closet
    5.3/10(76)
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    #4 - Skeleton in the Closet

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 2/11/1989

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

    Director: George Mendeluk

    Writer: Glenn Davis, Brian Clemens, William Laurin

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  • Romance Machine
    5.4/10(92)
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    #5 - Romance Machine

    Season 4 Episode 14

    Aired 3/25/1989

    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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  • User Deadly
    5.5/10(85)
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    #6 - 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

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  • In the Driver's Seat
    5.5/10(91)
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    #7 - In the Driver's Seat

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 2/18/1989

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

    Director: Timothy Bond

    Writer: Glenn Davis, Alfred Sole, Paul Monette, William Laurin

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  • Houdini on Channel 4
    5.6/10(90)
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    #8 - 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

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  • You'll Die Laughing
    5.6/10(87)
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    #9 - 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

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  • Ancient Voices
    5.6/10(83)
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    #10 - Ancient Voices

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 11/12/1988

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

    Director: Bill Corcoran

    Writer: Glenn Davis, Michael Sloan, William Laurin

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  • Mirror, Mirror
    5.6/10(81)
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    #11 - Mirror, Mirror

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 2/4/1989

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

    Director: Richard J. Lewis

    Writer: Sharon Corder, Jack Blum

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  • The Canary Sedan
    5.7/10(122)
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    #12 - The Canary Sedan

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 3/1/1986

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

    Director: Joan Tewkesbury, Ann Bridge

    Writer: Ann Bridge, Joan Tewkesbury

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  • Hippocritic Oath
    5.7/10(105)
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    #13 - 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

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  • Prosecuter
    5.7/10(91)
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    #14 - 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

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  • Career Move
    5.7/10(91)
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    #15 - 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

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  • My Dear Watson
    5.7/10(88)
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    #16 - My Dear Watson

    Season 4 Episode 16

    Aired 4/22/1989

    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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  • South by Southeast
    5.7/10(86)
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    #17 - South by Southeast

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 7/22/1989

    An actor is a victim of mistaken identity.

    Director: Timothy Bond

    Writer: Robert DeLaurentis, Michael Sloan

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  • The Right Kind of Medicine
    5.8/10(111)
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    #18 - The Right Kind of Medicine

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 1/12/1986

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

    Director: Jerrold Freedman, Michael Braverman, Henry Slesar

    Writer: Michael Braverman, Jerrold Freedman

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  • Anniversary Gift
    5.8/10(104)
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    #19 - Anniversary Gift

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 2/28/1987

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

    Director: Richard Bugajski, John Collier

    Writer: Rob Hedden, John Collier

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  • Beast In View
    5.9/10(109)
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    #20 - Beast In View

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/19/1986

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

    Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Margaret Millar

    Writer: Robert Glass, Margaret Millar

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  • When This Man Dies
    5.9/10(106)
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    #21 - When This Man Dies

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 3/14/1987

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

    Director: Jim Purdy, Lawrence Block

    Writer: Jeremy Hole, Lawrence Block

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  • World's Oldest Motive
    5.9/10(107)
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    #22 - World's Oldest Motive

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 4/11/1987

    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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  • A Stolen Heart
    5.9/10(103)
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    #23 - 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

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  • Murder Party
    5.9/10(101)
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    #24 - 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

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  • Deadly Honeymoon
    6.0/10(109)
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    #25 - Deadly Honeymoon

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 4/13/1986

    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.

    Director: Don Medford, Henry Slesar

    Writer: Henry Slesar, Stephen Kronish

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Big Spin" is the worst rated episode of "The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents". It scored 5.1/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by Al Waxman and written by Matt Dearborn, Maxwell Pitt, it aired on 1/7/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "VCR - Very Careful Rape".