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Kermit-hitchcock

Kermit as Hitchcock on Disney Xtreme Digital.

Character

Chicken Liver as Hitchcock on Sam and Friends.

DialMforMother

"Dial M for Mother"

4709 Dial G for Grouch

"Dial G for Grouch"

Mpiece

"The 39 Stairs"

3339-39Steps

Sesame Street Episode 3339

Sal - Hitchcock

The 2005 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon

FollowThatBird-NxNW

Sesame Street’s North by Northwest spoof.

Telly Vertigo

Vertigo encapsulates Telly's fears.

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) was an English-American director famous for mastering the suspense thriller genre of films from the 1930s through the 1960s. Trademarks within the film's narratives included his use of the "macguffin," an object which is the catalyst for a chain of events but unimportant of itself, atmospheric music (often supplied by former Orson Welles composer Bernard Herrmann), and cynical humor.

Hitchcock also became a familiar personality through cameo appearances in his films and later as the droll, silhouetted host of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Through such films as Dial M for Murder, Psycho, The Birds, and Rear Window, Hitchcock became nearly synonymous with crime and suspense, and lent his name and likeness to such print ventures as Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and the juvenile book series The Three Investigators (in which Hitchcock was a regular character, discussing cases with the title characters).

References[]

See also The Birds

Alfred Hitchcock[]

North by Northwest[]

The 39 Steps[]

Dial M for Murder[]

  • A newspaper in Episode 4709 features a headline that reads "Dial G for Grouch."

Psycho[]

Rope[]

  • In the Elmo's World episode "Games," the Game Channel advises viewers to stay tuned for "Jump Rope" directed by Alfred Hopscotch.

The Man Who Knew Too Much[]

  • The Elmo's World episode "Drawing" has the Drawing Channel telling viewers to stay tuned for "The Man Who Drew Too Much."

Vertigo[]

  • Appearing in a January 2016 video for People Chatter, Telly Monster attempts to answer the question, "What is the thing you most intensely fear?" As he explains that questions like this are what he fears most, scenes from Vertigo play behind him finishing with a shot of his head superimposed over one of the film's special effects underscored with Bernard Herrman's music.

Connections[]

Several actors have worked with both Hitchcock and the Muppets/Henson.

  • Julie Andrews played Dr. Sarah Louise Sherman in Torn Curtain (1966)
  • Roscoe Lee Browne played Philippe Dubois in Topaz (1969)
  • Raymond Burr played Lars Thorwald in Rear Window (1954)
  • John Forsythe played Sam Marlowe in The Trouble with Harry (1955), Michael Nordstrom in Topaz (1969), and Michael Barnes in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "I Saw the Whole Thing" (1962)
  • Henry Fonda played Manny Balestrero in The Wrong Man (1956)
  • Bonnie Franklin played a young girl in The Wrong Man (1956)
  • Harold Gould played Mr. Garrett in Marnie (1964)
  • Mariette Hartley played Susan Clabon in Marnie (1964)
  • Tippi Hedren played Melanie Daniels in The Birds (1963), Marnie Edgar in Marnie (1964), and appeared in a segment of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  • Michael Keene played a department of corrections guard in The Wrong Man (1956)
  • Wolfgang Kieling played Gromek in Torn Curtain (1966)
  • Ted Knight played a policeman in Psycho (1960)
  • Martin Landau played Leonard in North by Northwest (1959)
  • Will Lee played Rogers, an injured plant worker, in Saboteur (1942)
  • Jean Marsh played Monica Barling in Frenzy (1972)
  • James Mason played Phillip Vandamm in North by Northwest (1959)
  • Jerry Mathers played Arnie Rogers in The Trouble with Harry (1955)
  • Anthony Perkins played Norman Bates in Psycho (1960)
  • Vincent Price played Charles Courtney in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Perfect Crime" (1957)
  • Olan Soule played the assistant auctioneer in North by Northwest (1959) and appeared in six Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes (1955-1962, including the Hitchcock-directed "Bang You're Dead" as Darlene's father) and two Alfred Hitchcock Hour episodes (1962-1963)
  • Harry Dean Stanton played Bill in the Hitchcock-directed Suspicion episode "Four O'Clock" (1957)
  • John Stephenson played a State Department interrogator in Topaz (1969)
  • John Vernon played Rico Parra in Topaz (1969)
  • Billie Whitelaw played Hetty Porter in Frenzy (1972)

Others have appeared in posthumous revivals of Alfred Hitchcock Presents or other Hitchcock remakes, sequels or spin-offs.

  • Sandra Bernhard played Karen in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Night Caller" (1985)
  • Anne Heche played Marion Crane in Psycho (1998)
  • Toby Jones played Alfred Hitchcock in HBO's The Girl (2012)
  • Eric Peterson played Hank Stewart in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Hippocritic Oath" (1988)

Sources[]

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