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Alfred Hitchcock Presents was, as the name suggests, hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured mysteries, melodramas and sometimes murder. The title sequence of the show became very well known. The camera fades in on a simple line-drawing caricature of Hitchcock's rotund profile. As the program's theme music plays, Hitchcock himself appears in silhouette turning to face the viewers, and says "Good evening." The drawing was the work of Hitchcock himself. The sequence has been parodied countless times in films and on television. Hitchcock appears again after the title sequence and drolly introduces the story. At least two versions of the opening were shot for every episode. A version intended for the American audience would often spoof a recent popular commercial or poke fun at the sponsor, leading into the commercial. An alternative version for European audiences would instead include jokes at the expense of Americans in general.

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