Storyline
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 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Episodes
Specials
No overview available for this season.
Incident in a Small Jail
May 05, 1985
When a man stops in a small town to get gas for his car, he runs into trouble.
Man from the South
May 05, 1985
A man proposes a weird deal: To win a sports car, a down and out gambler must light his lighter 10 times in a row, or lose his finger.
Bang! You're Dead!
May 05, 1985
A little girl wants to play army with the boys, but they tell her she needs to have a gun before she can join them.
An Unlocked Window
May 12, 1985
A nurse decides to stay in a house on a stormy night. The nurse thinks that she is safe in the house but it turns out that there is a killer in the vicinity.
Season 1
No overview available for this season.
Revenge
Sep 29, 1985
A professor spurns the legal system to seek revenge on the man who raped his wife.
Night Fever
Nov 03, 1985
A gun man injured from a robbery in which he killed a cop, tries to charm a nurse into helping him escape from hospital custody.
Wake Me When I'm Dead
Oct 20, 1985
Trial of a woman who killed her husband while hypnotically transported to a past life.
Final Escape
Oct 27, 1985
A woman serving a life sentence for murder hits upon an airtight escape plan.
The Night Caller
Nov 05, 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.
Method Actor
Nov 10, 1985
Paul Dano is a film star and has been nominated many times, but never won the big one. When a role comes along that spells Oscar, he loses out to Lone Richards, a young hunk Dano calls ""a face for a nine inch TV screen."" Richards naively seeks Dano's advice on how to play the part. Bad move. Dano gives Richards bad advice on purpose and Richards loses the part and Dano gets it. Richards becomes enraged by this and wants revenge.
The Human Interest Story
Nov 17, 1985
A TV reporter looks for the human interest story behind the short-lived takeover of the station's airwaves by a former technician who claims to be an alien with an urgent warning to Earthlings.
Breakdown
Dec 01, 1985
After closing a major drug deal, a ruthless businessman is paralyzed in an auto accident, and presumed dead by all who see him- including the coroner.
Prisoners
Dec 08, 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".
Gigolo
Dec 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.
The Gloating Place
Jan 05, 1986
A withdrawn teenager is fascinated with the instant celebrity of a murdered classmate and fakes an assault on herself.
The Right Kind of Medicine
Jan 12, 1986
A bank robber is wounded in a shoot-out, then forced to endure an excruciating wait for a painkiller at the pharmacy.
Beast In View
Jan 19, 1986
A psychiatrist is terrorized by menacing phone calls and the killing of her dog following her marriage to one of her patients.
A Very Happy Ending
Feb 16, 1986
A poor little rich boy who's deaf witnesses a murder, then blackmails the hit man into doing a job for him.
The Canary Sedan
Mar 01, 1986
A woman goes to Hong Kong to be with her husband.
Enough Rope For Two
Mar 09, 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.
The Creeper
Mar 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.
Happy Birthday
Mar 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.
The Jar
Apr 06, 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.
Deadly Honeymoon
Apr 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.
Four O'Clock
May 04, 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.
Road Hog
May 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.
Season 2
No overview available for this season.
The Initiation
Apr 24, 1987
When a shy student pledges a Greek House, the fraternity brothers plot a prank against him.
Conversation Over a Corpse
Jan 31, 1987
Two sisters plot to keep their home after they already agreed to sell it.
Man on the Edge
Feb 07, 1987
A troubled young man threatens to jump from the 28th floor of a hotel as police officers attempt to stop him.
If the Shoe Fits
Feb 14, 1987
A jealous man kills his twin brother and tries to assume his identity.
The Mole
Feb 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.
Anniversary Gift
Feb 28, 1987
A woman and her new lover plan a special anniversary gift for the woman's animal loving husband.
The Impatient Patient
Mar 07, 1987
A new nurse starts to annoy a terminally ill cancer patient who just wants to be left in peace to die.
When This Man Dies
Mar 14, 1987
A couple receive a letter telling them they will get some money when a certain man dies.
The Specialty of the House
Mar 21, 1987
An arrogant, yet influential, food critic attempts to persuade a reluctant restaurant proprietor to reveal a treasured recipe.
The Final Twist
Mar 28, 1987
Three film production house employees who are mistreated by their unscrupulous boss utilize their cinematic skills in divising a murder plot.
Tragedy Tonight
Apr 04, 1987
An up and coming young actress tries out her homework from acting school without telling her older sister.
World's Oldest Motive
Apr 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.
Deathmate
Apr 18, 1987
An older woman attemps to convince her young lover that the only way they can continue their affair is for him to end her husband's life.
Season 3
No overview available for this season.
VCR - Very Careful Rape
Feb 06, 1988
An actress claims an acquaintance attacked her.
Animal Lovers
Feb 13, 1988
A young woman discovers the illegal activities of a veterinarian.
Prism
Feb 20, 1988
A police lieutenant identifies several female suspects while investigating the murder of an attorney.
A Stolen Heart
Feb 27, 1988
A doctor questions medical ethics when a wealthy patient is given preferential treatment.
Houdini on Channel 4
Jun 05, 1988
A magician tries to contact Harry Houdini on the other side to learn his escape expertise and free his kidnapped niece.
Killer Takes All
Mar 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.
Hippocritic Oath
Mar 19, 1988
A failing medical student stands to loose an inheritance if he doesn't pass the final exam.
Prosecuter
Mar 26, 1988
A prosecutor pursues the death penalty in a murder case.
If Looks Could Kill
Apr 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.
You'll Die Laughing
Apr 30, 1988
A talented young comedian's preoccupation with his own death worries his wife, his manager and a police officer.
Murder Party
May 07, 1988
Poison fells a man during his 40th birthday party and a detective must determine which one of his guests did it.
Twist
May 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.
User Deadly
May 21, 1988
Days from retiring, a veteran police detective attempts to solve a case involving a serial killer.
Career Move
May 28, 1988
After a long hiatus, a pop singer fakes his own death to generate publicity before he makes a comeback.
Full Disclosure
Jun 18, 1988
A reporter plans an expose.
Kadinsky's Vault
Jun 25, 1988
A man refuses to sell his old bookstore.
There Was a Little Girl...
Jul 02, 1988
Parents decide that it is time that their spoiled daughter moves out of their house.
Twisted Sisters
Jul 09, 1988
Some sorority sisters decide the initiation of a new member should be in a Haunted House.
The 13th Floor
Jul 16, 1988
Some people do not like that a developer is razing historic buildings.
The Hunted (1)
Jul 30, 1988
A real estate agent shows an office to a man who she assumes is a businessman.
The Hunted (2)
Aug 06, 1988
It turns out that the "businessman" has another use in mind for the room.
Season 4
No overview available for this season.
Fogbound
Oct 08, 1988
On a foggy night a woman is at home alone with a killer on the loose in the area.
Pen Pal
Oct 15, 1988
A man that a woman has been a pen pal with for some years escapes from prison.
Ancient Voices
Nov 12, 1988
A detective must solve a murder that took place during a seance.
Survival of the Fittest
Nov 19, 1988
A writer finds something unexpected when he returns home to his estate.
The Big Spin
Jan 07, 1989
A self-centered New York city cab driver tries to pick up a model.
Don't Sell Yourself Short
Jan 14, 1989
Some Wall Street brokers devise a scheme to make their first million.
For Art's Sake
Jan 21, 1989
An established artist taking credit for his wife's work pays for his deceit.
Murder in Mind
Jan 28, 1989
A writer of mystery stories imagines there are devious things going on at her new neighbor's house.
Mirror, Mirror
Feb 04, 1989
A woman with split personalities lives in terror after someone is murdered at the door steps of her apartment building.
Skeleton in the Closet
Feb 11, 1989
A man tries to blackmail a high society woman for something she did when she was in college.
In the Driver's Seat
Feb 18, 1989
A man confined to a wheelchair after a racing car accident abuses those around him.
Driving Under the Influence
Feb 25, 1989
A man who drinks and drives hits a woman and leaves her for dead.
In the Name of Science
Mar 11, 1989
A biochemical scientist looking for a breakthrough discovery is only interested in becoming rich and famous so will take the discovery any way he can get it.
Romance Machine
Mar 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.
Diamonds Aren't Forever
Apr 15, 1989
Superspy James... drops in on a resort. His mission is to retrieve a statue before the Soviets do. Any one or more of the eccentric guests at the resort may be the Soviet agent(s).
My Dear Watson
Apr 22, 1989
Just after returning from the Orient, Watson is kidnapped and it is up to Sherlock Holmes to find him.
Night Creatures
Apr 29, 1989
A reporter is assigned to cover a concert for rock stars Adam Lust and The Vampires who are debuting a new album.
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Jul 08, 1989
A man wakes in a hotel room with amnesia and a headache.
Reunion
Jul 15, 1989
Seven Vietnam veterans gather annually to recall their leader's death.
South by Southeast
Jul 22, 1989
An actor is a victim of mistaken identity.