, ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁man ▁bet s ▁his ▁finger ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁start ▁his ▁l ighter ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁This ▁episode ▁was ▁ranked ▁# 4 1 ▁on ▁TV ▁Guide ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Epis odes ▁of ▁All ▁Time . ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁later ▁referenced ▁and ▁re made ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Four ▁Ro oms , ▁with ▁Qu entin ▁Tar ant ino ▁direct ing ▁a ▁segment ▁called ▁" The ▁Man ▁from ▁Hollywood ". ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁episode ▁" The ▁Sor cer er ' s ▁App rent ice " ▁was ▁not ▁a ired ▁by ▁N BC ▁because ▁the ▁spons or ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁ending ▁was ▁too ▁gru esome . ▁The ▁plot ▁has ▁a ▁mag ician ' s ▁helper ▁performing ▁a ▁" s aw ing ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁half " ▁trick . ▁Not ▁knowing ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁g imm ick , ▁the ▁helper ▁cut s ▁the ▁un cons cious ▁woman ▁in ▁half . ▁The ▁episode ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁shown ▁in ▁synd ic ation . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁par od ied ▁by ▁P enn ▁and ▁T eller ▁on ▁their ▁cable ▁show ▁P enn ▁& ▁T eller : ▁Bull sh it ! ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁Universal ▁Studios ▁Home ▁Entertainment ▁released ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁seasons ▁of ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁Pres ents ▁on ▁DVD ▁in ▁Region ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 6 ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁via ▁Amazon . com ' s ▁Create Space ▁program .