(*Quote by host, Alfred Hitchcock as he's announcing the up-coming commercials at the end of the show*) - "I hope you have enjoyed our program. Seeing murder on television can help to work off one's antagonisms. And, if you haven't got any antagonisms, these commercials will give you some."Good evening, f-f-f-folks! It's time to tune in, once more, to the master storyteller as he delights viewers with some of the most deliciously wicked and delightfully chilling television ever aired (1956-1957).This program that ran for 6 seasons (1955-1962) has been the winner of both an Emmy and a Golden Globe award.*Note* - Contrary to what I believe most viewers erroneously think - Hitchcock did not direct all of this program's episodes. No, he didn't. Out of these 39, he only directed 3 of them.

I remember watching this show very late at night as a young kid on WTTG in Washington,DC during the '70s. I never saw it again until the late '80s when Nick At Nite was airing it. This was an excellent series with great acting and exceptional stories. The episode that sticks out most in my mind is "Lamb To A Slaughter" starring Barbara Bel Geddes (Miss Ellie from the Dallas TV series). I won't give away the ironic ending, but watch what Barbara does when the police come to the house to investigate just how her hateful husband met his untimely end. You too will find the humor as you watch Barbara's look of satisfaction in pulling the wool (pardon the pun) over the cops' eyes.

I've only seen a few episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", but just those few identify it as a great show. The opening with his shadow approaching his outline gives a hint of suspense, but when we see the Master of Suspense offering a slight explanation of what's about to happen, there's no turning back.One can see that Hitch - who would have turned 108 yesterday - occasionally used the show to introduce his movies, and did a really clever job with it: one episode featured a woman stealing money (remember in which movie that happened?). Another episode was set on a train (now where did we see a train?) All in all, I would call this the perfect way that any director could get involved in TV, and who else could do it except Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock? You just gotta see it to really get a feel for it. But when you do watch it, just be prepared for what sorts of things you're about to see.

Check out the Alfred Hitchcock Hour in the 1965 season (episode 17 season 3). This is the episode you're talking about. I just saw it on TV a few nights ago. There are two nurses and a drunken housekeeper. You got most of the story right. The hefty one, Nurse Betty, and the pretty one, Nurse Sheila are at a rich man's house. The rich man is in an oxygen tent over his bed and is an invalid. The electricity goes out during a storm and the three women stumble around in the dark, carrying candles. The housekeeper keeps hearing a man's voice telling her that she has a pretty neck. The two nurses sedate her and then hear a noise downstairs. Nurse Betty goes down to check it out. Turns out the male gardner is trying to get back in the house. Nurse Betty is heard screaming. Nurse Sheila grabs a fireplace poker and descends the staircase to help out. Betty is found cowering by the wall, but very much alive. Sheila sees a man behind the door and throws the poker at him. She sees that it is the gardner and knows something's wrong. Nurse Betty hovers over Sheila and peels off "her" wig to reveal "herself" as the man you describe. The ending is one of the eeriest in the Hitchcock series.