(He created and produced the show while serving as its host.) Instead, that honor goes to Robert Stevens, with a whopping 16 episodes in my top 80. It’s isn’t Hitch himself, though he does land four in my top 80, and one in the top 10. “The Glass Eye” (1957), directed by Robert Stevens, is one of the most frightening episodes and the only one to win an Emmy. ( The Hitchcock Zone is also a great source.) I have avoided a discussion of the specific episodes and have instead linked each to its IMDB article. And the episode in BOLD, ALL CAPS AND RED is my pick for the best episode ever. Further, episodes in BOLD AND ALL CAPS are in the top five. Indeed, episodes in bold are lucky enough to gain that distinction. Still, that doesn’t mean I haven’t taken a crack at narrowing the 80 down to a top 10. Eighty seems about right, especially considering that’s the age at which the Master of Suspense departed this realm, in, fittingly, 1980. Why 80? With 268 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and another 93 of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, the anthology show (which originally aired on CBS in 1955 and then alternated between CBS and NBC until its run ended in 1965) simply doesn’t lend itself to a neat and tidy top 25, or even 50. And welcome to my list of the best 80 episodes of one of the most revered shows in the history of television, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and its successor, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Alfred Hitchcock Presents / The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV series, 1955-1965, 4 stars Ranking Hitch The top 80 episodes
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