List of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series) episodes

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The following is a list of episodes for the American television anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents , which was a revival of the original American television anthology series of the same name. The new series lasted only one season on NBC; NBC cancelled it, but it was then produced for three more years by USA Network. A total of 76 episodes were produced, spanning four seasons.

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
Pilot film 4May 5, 1985 (1985-05-05)
1 22September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29)May 4, 1986 (1986-05-04)NBC
2 13January 24, 1987 (1987-01-24)April 18, 1987 (1987-04-18)Syndication
3 21February 6, 1988 (1988-02-06)August 6, 1988 (1988-08-06)Syndication
4 20October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)July 22, 1989 (1989-07-22)Syndication

Episodes

Pilot film (1985)

A 100-minute made-for-TV film was presented as the pilot for the series; it consisted of four episodes, all remakes of ones from the original series.  This first aired on May 5, 1985 on NBC.

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TitleSegment titleDirected byWritten byStarsRemake ofOriginal air date
11"Pilot""Incident in a Small Jail" Joel Oliansky Joel Oliansky & Henry Slesar Ned Beatty AHP:S6:E23 May 5, 1985
"Man from the South" Steve De Jarnatt William Fay & Steve De Jarnatt
Story by: Roald Dahl
Steven Bauer, John Huston, Melanie Griffith, Kim Novak, & Tippi Hedren AHP:S5:E15
"Bang! You're Dead!" Randa Haines Christopher Crowe & Harold Swanton Bianca Rose & Gail Youngs AHP:S7:E2
"An Unlocked Window" Fred Walton Fred Walton & James Bridges Annette O'Toole & Bruce Davison TAHH:S3:E17

Season 1 (1985–86)

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TitleDirected byWritten byStarsRemake ofOriginal air date
11"Revenge" R. E. Young David Stenn David Clennon, Linda Purl AHP:S1:E1 September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29)
In a remake of the original series' first episode, a man seeks revenge on his wife's attacker.
22"Night Fever" Jeff Kanew Clark Howard, Jeff Kanew, & Stephen Kronish Robert Carradine & Lisa Pelikan TAHH:S3:E28 October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06)
A wounded cop-killer tries to manipulate a nurse into helping him escape.
33"Wake Me When I'm Dead" Frank Pierson Story by: Lawrence Treat
Teleplay by: Irving Elman and Buck Henry
Barbara Hershey AHP:S4:E9 October 20, 1985 (1985-10-20)
A prosecutor resorts to hypnosis to prove a case.
44"Final Escape" Don Medford Story by: Tom Cannan & Randall Hood
Teleplay by: Charles Grant Craig
Season Hubley, George DiCenzo, Patrice Donnelly, Jerry Hardin, & Davis Roberts (as Doc) TAHH:S2:E18 October 27, 1985 (1985-10-27)
An incarcerated killer seeks the help of a gravedigger.
55"Night Caller" John Byrum Story by: Gabrielle Upton
Teleplay by: John Byrum
Sandra Bernhard, Michael O'Keefe, & Linda Fiorentino TAHH:S2:E15 November 5, 1985 (1985-11-05)
A young woman is harassed in her apartment by a heavy breather phone caller.
66"Method Actor" Burt Reynolds Story by: Max Franklin
Teleplay by: Bill Kerby
Martin Sheen, Marilu Henner, Robby Benson, & Parker Stevenson AHP:S7:E14 November 10, 1985 (1985-11-10)
77"The Human Interest Story" Larry Gross Story by: Fredric Brown
Teleplay by: Karen Harris
John Shea & James T. Callahan AHP:S4:E32 November 17, 1985 (1985-11-17)
88"Breakdown" Richard Pearce Louis Pollock & Alfonse Ruggiero John Heard, Andy García, José Luis Cuevas, Sebastián Ligarde AHP:S1:E7 December 1, 1985 (1985-12-01)
99"Prisoners" Christopher Crowe Story by: S.  R. Ross
Teleplay by: John Byrum
Cristina Raines & Yaphet Kotto AHP:S1:E16 December 8, 1985 (1985-12-08)
An escaped convict breaks into a woman's house and makes himself at home; the two bond and become friends.
1010"Arthur, or the Gigolo" Thomas Carter Story by: Arthur Williams
Teleplay by: Steve De Jarnatt
Brad Davis & Sandy Dennis AHP S5E1December 15, 1985 (1985-12-15)
A small-time crook marries a wealthy spinster for her diamond collection; he soon angers his new bride's "children", her dozens of cats.
1111"The Gloating Place" Christopher Leitch Jim Beaver (uncredited)
Story by: Robert Bloch
Teleplay by: David Stenn
Nicholas Hormann, Cindy Pickett & Kristy Swanson (minor role) AHP:S6:E31 January 5, 1986 (1986-01-05)
1212"The Right Kind of Medicine" Christopher Leitch Story by: Henry Slesar
Teleplay by: Michael Braverman
Jack Thibeau, Robert Prosky AHP:S7:E11 January 12, 1986 (1986-01-12)
1313"Beast in View" Michael Toshiyuki Uno Robert Glass
Based on the novel by: Margaret Millar
Cliff Potts, Janet Eilber TAHH:S2:E21 January 19, 1986 (1986-01-19)
1414"A Very Happy Ending" Tom Rickman Tom Rickman Robert Loggia & Joaquin Phoenix TBAFebruary 16, 1986 (1986-02-16)
1515"The Canary Sedan" Joan Tewkesbury Story by: Ann Bridge
Teleplay by: Joan Tewkesbury
Ian Abercrombie & Kathleen Quinlan AHP:S3:E37 March 2, 1986 (1986-03-02)
1616"Enough Rope for Two" David Chase Story by: Clark Howard
Teleplay by: David Chase
Jeff Fahey, Timothy Daly, & Darlanne Fluegel AHP:S3:E7 March 9, 1986 (1986-03-09)
1717"The Creeper"Christopher CroweStory by: Joseph Ruscoll
Teleplay by: Steve Bello & Stephen Kronish
Karen Allen, Timothy Carhart, & Lori Butler AHP:S1:E38 March 16, 1986 (1986-03-16)
1818"Happy Birthday"Randy RobertsFrisco Miller Lane Smith, Noel Conlon, & Nana Visitor TBAMarch 23, 1986 (1986-03-23)
1919"The Jar" Tim Burton Story by: Ray Bradbury
Teleplay by: Michael McDowell
Stephen Shellen, Griffin Dunne, & Fiona Lewis TAHH:S2:E17 April 6, 1986 (1986-04-06)
2020"Deadly Honeymoon" Don Medford Story by: Henry Slesar
Teleplay by: Stephen Kronish
Victoria Tennant, David Dukes, Nicolas Coster, & Alan Fudge TBAApril 13, 1986 (1986-04-13)
2121"Four O'Clock" Andrew Mirisch Story by: Cornell Woolrich
Teleplay by: Steve Bello
Richard Cox, Nicholas Pryor, & Ellen Tobie Suspicion May 4, 1986 (1986-05-04)
A judge, suspecting his wife of cheating on him, builds a time bomb in the basement of their house intending to kill her, only to become trapped when two robbers break in and leave him tied up in the basement... with the bomb timed to detonate at 4:00 pm.
2222"Road Hog"Mario Di LeoStory by: Stuart Rosenberg
Teleplay by: Charles Grant Craig, Stephen Kronish & Steve Bello
Burt Young, Ronny Cox, Doug Savant, & Lee Bryant AHP:S5:E11 May 11, 1986 (1986-05-11)

Season 2 (1987)

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TitleDirected byWritten byStarsRemake ofOriginal air date
241"The Initiation" Robert Iscove Rob Hedden & Jim Beaver Marion Ross TBAJanuary 24, 1987 (1987-01-24)
252"Conversation Over a Corpse" Robert Iscove Norman A. Daniels Barbara Babcock & Kate Reid AHP:S2:E8 January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31)
263"Man on the Edge" Robert Iscove Jim Beaver Mark Hamill & Michael Ironside AHP S4E7February 7, 1987 (1987-02-07)
274"If the Shoe Fits"Allan KingJonathan Glassner Ted Shackelford, Lawrence Dane, Lori Hallier, Colin Fox, Cynthia Belliveau, Lois Maxwell TBAFebruary 14, 1987 (1987-02-14)
285"The Mole" Ryszard Bugajski Rick Berger Edward Herrmann, Don Francks, Bernard Behrens TBAFebruary 21, 1987 (1987-02-21)
296"Anniversary Gift" Ryszard Bugajski John Collier Pamela Sue Martin, Peter Dvorsky AHP:S5:E6 February 28, 1987 (1987-02-28)
307"The Impatient Patient"Allan King John Antrobus E.G. Marshall TBAMarch 7, 1987 (1987-03-07)
318"When This Man Dies"Jim PurdyJeremy Hole, Lawrence Block Adrian Zmed TBAMarch 14, 1987 (1987-03-14)
329"The Specialty of the House"Allan KingStory by: Stanley Ellin John Saxon, Jennifer Dale, & Neil Munro AHP:S5:E12 March 21, 1987 (1987-03-21)
3310"The Final Twist" Atom Egoyan Jim Beaver Martin Landau TBAMarch 28, 1987 (1987-03-28)
3411"Tragedy Tonight" Sturla Gunnarsson Jonathan Glassner Catherine Mary Stewart TBAApril 4, 1987 (1987-04-04)
3512"World's Oldest Motive" Allan King Richard Chapman, Larry M. Harris Dwight Schultz, Cynthia Dale, Gloria Reuben TAHH:S3:E25 April 11, 1987 (1987-04-11)
3613"Deathmate"Allan KingJames Causey, Marlene Matthews Samantha Eggar, John Colicos AHP:S6:E27 April 18, 1987 (1987-04-18)

Season 3 (1988)

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TitleDirected byWritten byStarsOriginal air date
371"VCR – Very Careful Rape" Zale Dalen Michael Sloan Melissa Sue Anderson, Cedric Smith February 6, 1988 (1988-02-06)
382"Animal Lovers" Sturla Gunnarsson Robert DeLaurentis Susan Anton, Ron White, Cec Linder February 13, 1988 (1988-02-13)
393"Prism" Allan King Michael Sloan Lindsay Wagner & Michael Sarrazin February 20, 1988 (1988-02-20)
404"A Stolen Heart" Rene Bonniere Robert DeLaurentis William Katt February 27, 1988 (1988-02-27)
415"Houdini on Channel 4" Timothy Bond Michael Sloan Nick Lewin March 5, 1988 (1988-03-05)
426"Killer Takes All" Allan King Michael Sloan & Robert DeLaurentis Van Johnson, Rory Calhoun March 12, 1988 (1988-03-12)
437"Hippocritic Oath" Vic Sarin Michael Colleary & Ray DeLaurentis Shaun Cassidy March 19, 1988 (1988-03-19)
448"Prosecutor" David Gelfand Glenn Davis & William Laurin Parker Stevenson March 26, 1988 (1988-03-26)
459"If Looks Could Kill" William Fruet Story by: Michael Colleary & Ray DeLaurentis
Teleplay by: Susan Woollen
Michelle Phillips, Duncan Regehr, Peter MacNeill, Lisa Schrage, Andrea Roth April 23, 1988 (1988-04-23)
4610"You'll Die Laughing"Zale DalenMichael Sloan Anthony Newley April 30, 1988 (1988-04-30)
4711"Murder Party" Allan King Robert De Laurentis Leigh Taylor-Young, David McCallum, Colin Fox, David Hemblen, Malcolm Stewart May 7, 1988 (1988-05-07)
4812"Twist" René Bonnière Manny Coto Stella Stevens, Roberta Weiss, Clive Revill, Art Hindle May 14, 1988 (1988-05-14)
4913"User Deadly" Allan King Glenn Davis, William Laurin, Brian L. Ross Harry Guardino May 21, 1988 (1988-05-21)
5014"Career Move" Timothy Bond Glenn Davis, William Laurin David Cassidy May 28, 1988 (1988-05-28)
5115"Full Disclosure"Bill CorcoranGlenn Davis, William Laurin Robert Lansing, Al Waxman June 18, 1988 (1988-06-18)
5216"Kandinsky's Vault" René Bonnière Steven Hollander Eli Wallach, Lisa Jakub June 25, 1988 (1988-06-25)
5317"There Was a Little Girl..." Atom Egoyan Charles Grant Craig Michael Tucker, Kate Vernon, Wanda Cannon, Wayne Robson July 2, 1988 (1988-07-02)
5418"Twisted Sisters"Timothy BondMichael Colleary, Ray DeLaurentis Mia Sara, Yannick Bisson July 9, 1988 (1988-07-09)
5519"The 13th Floor" Mark Rosman Naomi Janzen Anthony Franciosa July 16, 1988 (1988-07-16)
5620"Hunted: Part One"Timothy BondMichael Sloan Edward Woodward July 30, 1988 (1988-07-30)
5721"Hunted: Part Two"Timothy BondMichael SloanEdward WoodwardAugust 6, 1988 (1988-08-06)

Season 4 (1988–89)

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TitleDirected byWritten byStarsRemake ofOriginal air date
571"Fogbound"Mark Sobel Lee Erwin Kathleen Quinlan, Jonathan Crombie, Jeremy Ratchford AHP S1E17October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)
582"Pen Pal" Rene Bonniere Jay Folb, Hilary Murray, Henry Slesar Jean Simmons & Page Fletcher AHP:S6:E6 October 15, 1988 (1988-10-15)
593"Ancient Voices" Bill Corcoran Glenn Davis, William Laurin, Michael Sloan Richard Anderson, Doug McClure, J.C. MacKenzie, Rob Stewart TBANovember 12, 1988 (1988-11-12)
604"Survival of the Fittest" Allan King Michael Sloan Patrick Macnee, Nigel Bennett TBANovember 19, 1988 (1988-11-19)
615"The Big Spin" Al Waxman Matt Dearborn, Maxwell Pitt Erik Estrada, Kathleen Laskey, Guylaine St-Onge TBAJanuary 7, 1989 (1989-01-07)
626"Don't Sell Yourself Short" René Bonnière Douglas Steinberg David Soul, Leon Pownall, Harvey Atkin, Susan Hogan TBAJanuary 14, 1989 (1989-01-14)
637"For Art's Sake"Bill CorcoranLinda Chase Simon Williams, Bruce Gray, Sheila McCarthy, Michele Scarabelli TBAJanuary 21, 1989 (1989-01-21)
648"Murder in Mind"Allan KingEmily Neff, Saret Tobias Melissa Sue Anderson, Noel Harrison AHP S2E13January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28)
659"Mirror Mirror" Richard J. Lewis Jack Blum, Sharon Corder Elizabeth Ashley TBAFebruary 4, 1989 (1989-02-04)
6610"Skeleton in the Closet" George Mendeluk Brian Clemens, Glenn Davis, William Laurin Mimi Kuzyk, Jeff Wincott, Michael Kirby TBAFebruary 11, 1989 (1989-02-11)
6711"In the Driver's Seat" Timothy Bond Glenn Davis, William Laurin David James Elliott, Greg Evigan, Nadine van der Velde TBAFebruary 18, 1989 (1989-02-18)
6812"Driving Under the Influence" Brad Silberling Josephine Cummings, Richard Yalem Mike Connors, Shirley Douglas, John Novak, Gwynyth Walsh TBAFebruary 25, 1989 (1989-02-25)
6913"In the Name of Science" Zane Dalen Glenn Davis, William Laurin Dirk Benedict TBAMarch 11, 1989 (1989-03-11)
7014"Romance Machine"René Bonnière Bob DeLaurentis Rich Hall, Diane Franklin, Art Hindle, Barclay Hope TBAMarch 25, 1989 (1989-03-25)
7115"Diamonds Aren't Forever" Peter Crane Glenn Davis, William Laurin George Lazenby TBAApril 15, 1989 (1989-04-15)
7216"My Dear Watson" Jorge Montesi Susan Woollen, Arthur Conan Doyle Brian Bedford TBAApril 22, 1989 (1989-04-22)
7317"Night Creatures" Richard J. Lewis Michael Sloan Brett Cullen TBAApril 29, 1989 (1989-04-29)
7418"The Man Who Knew Too Little" Ray Austin William Laurin, Glenn Davis Lewis Collins TBAJuly 8, 1989 (1989-07-08)
7519"Reunion"John WoodMichael Sloan Geraint Wyn Davies TBAJuly 15, 1989 (1989-07-15)
7620"South by Southeast"Timothy BondMichael Sloan, Robert De Laurentiis Patrick Wayne TBAJuly 22, 1989 (1989-07-22)

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