“Doubtful Doctor”/ “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” Notes

Last night/early this morning, I tuned into MeTV and viewed an excellent episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” titled “The Doubtful Doctor,” which starred Dick York and the fabulous Gena Rowlands.

York, best known as Darrin (“Mantha’s” husband on “Bewitched”–the beautiful, classy Elizabeth Montgomery, as “Samantha”) on “Bewitched” is excellent as “Ralph Jones” who “It’s A Wonderful Life’s” back, in this case 2 years, to see his life sans wife Lucille, played by Rowlands.

The episode aired on Tuesday October 4, 1960.

As one might expect here, some sports within the episode and these notes: the next day, the eventual Pirates’ 7 game World Series triumph, vs the powerful Yankees began.

3 National League, (now with Hodges in), eventual Hall of Fame baseball figures, Ed Mathews, Edwin “Duke” Snider and Gil Hodges are cited in the episode.

In a first scene back two years, to 1958 in York’s/”Ralph’s” apartment, a calendar from 1958 is shown. I see Sunday the 28th.

Soon, (16 days hence), it will be 65 years since the famed 1958 NFL Championship Game, an overtime Baltimore Colts’ win at the New York Giants, in Yankee Stadium, that more than any game, helped pro football soar in this country, which was contested on Sunday December 28, 1958.

Left to right, Dick York and Gena Rowlands are pictured below.