"The Contest For Aaron Gold" | Hitchcock Presents

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Bernie Samuelson is a ceramic arts teacher at a children's summer camp. From the very first day, he notices that young Aaron Gold has a real talent for sculpture.
"The Contest For Aaron Gold" Dir by Norman Lloyd
Aaron Gold stays at a summer camp and is being taught ceramics by Bernie Samuelson. Aaron makes a clay figure of a knight for Bernie class. The figure, however, lacks a right arm. Bernie encourages the boy to finish up before his parent's visit. Aaron brushes off the encouragement and leaves the figure without an arm. Later, the camp director worrying how the camp would look if Aaron appeared to learn nothing in his stay orders Bernie to finish the figure himself. He does so and greatly upsets Aaron. When Aaron's father arrives on parents day, Bernie is shocked to discover that he is missing his right arm.
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[@donnamitchell243]

In Aaron's eyes, his father is a dragon slayer. Beautiful.

[@circomnia9984]

I remember this story. It touched me back then in so many ways. Biggest lesson was to never assume you know what's going on in someone else's head.

[@vickyhudsonwilliams9529]

What a great story with a perfect ending. Every kid should love his father this much

[@TheBee87bee]

Now I know why he made only one arm,wonderful story and ending!

[@susanarodriguez4427]

WOW!!! I did not expect this ending!!!

[@michaelwertzy9808]

It's great that you didn't read the unneeded spoiler!

[@susanarodriguez4427]

@@michaelwertzy9808 Opinions are like belly buttons, everybody has one.

[@d.dedrick7991]

@@michaelwertzy9808 I totally agree! The poster, unreasonably, gives EVERYTHING away in the description, where a general incomplete synopsis is usually given, if anything, not the entire story in a nutshell. Not good, or typical, and I won't be reading anymore descriptions on this channel, lol.

[@steevrawjers]

i know right

[@tammyhjlpere6714]

They took their summer camp very seriously back then.

[@stephaniegormley9982]

Alfred Hitchcock often made me say "wow, what a surprise ending" This is the only time he made me cry.

[@rachelk7555]

Great ending.

[@cautionTosser]

that kid was a great actor! and this was one of the best stories of the series, IMO.

[@davidhalldurham]

That's the great director Sydney Pollack as Uncle Bernie.

[@anatoliyfedorov9565]

Wow

[@annbassano8583]

Funnily enough, he played a Broadway director in an episode of the Twilight Zone.

[@jamesrivera4947]

Also appeared as a theatrical director in Twilight Zone ("The Trouble With Templeton") 🎬

[@CrystalClearNews]

and he played an agent in "Tootsie" yay

[@davidcopperfield-notthemag397]

Very cool ending...a real shocker! Ahhhh.

[@sharksport01]

I'll never say the word Asphalt again without following it with Blastphalt!

[@glendaperkins9231]

A lot of the rhyming words goes on, I notice it to. The writer uncle George his secretary used a word and rhymed it can't remember the word though.

[@brianrodney712]

I didn't see that coming !

[@steevrawjers]

amazing yes indeed

[@jackiesmith2801]

I knew I recognized Aaron Gold's face and mannerisms the moment I saw him! He is Barry Gordon, the same actor who played the young attorney, "Gary Rabinowitz" in "Archie Bunker's Place".

[@jamesvickers9476]

Jackie Smith Rabinowitz boy

[@juliemcalister2557]

Jackie Smith I didn't catch that until I read r comment boy now I see. I'm a fan of Archie 💃💃💃

[@jamesrivera4947]

Appeared in another AHP, a cautionary tale--"The Day of the Bullet."

[@PinkyPuff69]

I only wish we could watch the entire episode!

[@tammyhjlpere6714]

that was the entire episode..

[@steevrawjers]

@@tammyhjlpere6714 yes it was

[@globe255]

Melanie Brandt, You can, but you need to pay for it.

[@PinkyPuff69]

Globe255 Oh.

[@jayclouded5048]

Alfred Hitchcock made short stories on his tv show "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" which featured 20 min segments including commercials. So altogether, some w/o commercials would be 15 min long lol

[@hana.the.writer5074]

Well.. good thing he took the arm off in the very last minute!! 😁👌🏻 Poor kid.. he was eager to show his Dad something special. I just hope he likes it and appreciates it not get dramatic and say things time won't erase. 😣

[@poetcomic1]

They used to call these 'water-cooler' endings. At offices the next day they would talk about the ending at the water cooler.

[@ihbarddx]

My favorite of the whole TV series. Hitchcock used a lot of short stories for his episodes. The short story, here, was written by Philip Roth.

[@johnnowakowski4062]

Great ending...

[@rosannacellini2158]

Barry Gordon was so cute as a kid. I loved him in, A Thousand Clowns, with Jason Robards. He wanted to live with his eccentric uncle and kept changing his name, lol. It was a humorous and touching film. Good episode. 😁

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

Well, wasn't expecting that one ! Exxxxcellent.... love love love it!

[@lulutyson9715]

Oh my heart 😭😭😭😭😭

[@begrateful6153]

Wow, what a great ending! Hate that some adults think they know better than children.

[@steevrawjers]

one of my favorite all time episodes of any tv show

[@judyledbetter3915]

😓 Sweet Story. Gave Me Chills. God Bless.💗🙌

[@franklesser5655]

I think Aaron was doing a statue of his father as the dragon slayer, thus the missing arm. Anyone else catch that?

[@retiredmusiceducator3612]

Marvelous ending with a marvelous lesson for everyone to learn.

[@michaelwertzy9808]

Wonderful episode, as I remember the full presentation when I was a kid! My mistake was that I read the 1st part of your synopsis, which is pretty spot-on, but you take away the suspense and MYSTERY!

[@casiecalhoun1325]

This is one of my favorite episodes because it's heartwarming ❤

[@Divalish.]

I so expected that ending!!! Especially when he said, "I wrote my father and told him to meet me at ceramics". I knew instantly Father was his hero and his artwork was a depiction (due to the deliberate '1 arm'). Gosh golly... That was easy peazy

[@jakebluethunder]

Well then I guess the real pleasure was strictly for those of us that didn't expect that ending. :)

[@pattyoconnell1950s]

Really good one Mr A Hitchcock One Arm Father!

[@shananalexander9789]

Yeah this is my favorite story.

[@nadagabri5783]

Oh my gosh that Sydney Pollack. the director. I knew I recognized him, his voice yet couldn’t place him.

[@thiseasathens]

another good episode

[@Astonio]

Excellent!!!

[@shananalexander9789]

This is a sweet story. Thank you for sharing this with us. I just keep expecting “Joey Buttafuco over here!”

[@glendaperkins9231]

That Aron is a great kid.

[@MissLachine]

Oh wow ~ Great episode 💕✨

[@winkieblink7625]

Loved it. Why are mean dudes always small minded and mean?

[@jnalex100]

Ohhhhhh dear!!

[@philrose7716]

There was an episode of a father & son at a pool where the boy let his father die in the pool. Does anyone remember this and what was the nme of it?

[@santinowilliams693]

That's the way people are they have their own views and opinions about what's right or appealing or what makes sense to them only giving no thought to others or their feelings or views and if it doesn't seem right or appropriate to them and the other person doesn't agree or have the same view Oh there's something wrong with him or her or them, that child knew exactly what he wanted and what he was doing when he made that sculpture but the supervisor applied his understanding to it therefore labeling it inferior when in all actuality it wasn't but rather a beautiful touching tribute to his dad, good lesson of how people should stop imposing and forcing their thoughts and views on others and try to talk understand and respect the opinion views and feelings of others, understanding is the best thing in the world next to love of course.

[@shananalexander9789]

Santino Williams Very well said 💖

[@jakebluethunder]

Well stated. Now if only mankind could put that into practice... (Sighs.)

[@maanasadevi4859]

very well said sir but people only give priorities to their own thoughts n point of views, thats why legend such like alfred hithcock brought us in a movie form so people watching this can have some sense i mean commonsense n respect others toughts n point of views... tq sir..

[@joematus410]

Good shows

[@brakkahnikko2690]

Who were all the boys played by? I thought 1 was Jay North and another looked familiar.

[@alonzocalvillo6702]

Barry Gordon was the head of SAG later on.

[@regina_smiles]

❤️

[@moodyandrew1]

Why do these videos not start at the beginning ?

[@orihoola]

because these are only previews to encourage us to buy the DVD set or something similar

[@CrystalClearNews]

I thought it was due to either limited posting time or avoiding being deleted for copyright infringement

[@BHEALTHY868]

Uncle Bernie! Well he should know the boys no arm father since he is uncle..

[@brianrodney712]

I rather think that " uncle " is a courtesy title of the male adults working in this summer camp.

[@larryrubin5150]

@@brianrodney712 your right. He called Lefty. Uncle lefty. ...hid dad had only a left arm

[@learningjourney3041]

Every kids should respect his father this much. They suppose to give credit to their fathers. A llot of kids respect their mothers but love their fathers. thats not rights. women want to be love. Men want to be respected.

[@virnamisra1657]

Where's even 1/2 a quarter of any UNC L E like above

[@joematus410]

Loves you babe

[@nealdmiller]

wahhhhhh