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The Best Episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 6

Every episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 6!

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

Genres:MysteryDramaCrime
Networks:NBCCBS

Season 6 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" season 6 is "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat", rated 7.5/10 from 612 user votes. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by N/A. "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat" aired on 9/27/1960 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Doubtful Doctor".

  • Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
    7.5/10 612 votes

    #1 - Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1960

    A touch of mink for Mr and Mrs Bixby is only part of a story of love grown cold and a hidden passion beneath the surface.

    Director: Alfred Hitchcock

    Writer: N/A

  • The Doubtful Doctor
    7.0/10 513 votes

    #2 - The Doubtful Doctor

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1960

    Bewitched advertising executive Ralph Jones seeks psychiatric help when he inexplicably finds an escape from his present day marital woes by traveling back in time to his earlier carefree bachelorhood.

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: Jerry Sohl

  • Very Moral Theft
    7.1/10 524 votes

    #3 - Very Moral Theft

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1960

    Lumbered with more than an enormous debt, a businessman needs money - and fast. His doting fiance-in-waiting provides an instant solution, but in so doing, her act of desperate kindness leads to fatal consequences.

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: N/A

  • The Contest for Aaron Gold
    7.3/10 493 votes

    #4 - The Contest for Aaron Gold

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1960

    A pensive, withdrawn child attending a summer camp fashions a one-armed warrior knight in clay, to the consternation of his counselors. Is there a reason behind this particular display?

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: N/A

  • The Five Forty-eight
    6.9/10 530 votes

    #5 - The Five Forty-eight

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1960

    Two passengers on a train leaving Grand Central station at 5:48 - one in fear of his past catching up with him at long last, the other intent on exacting a revenge which will restore the balance of power.

    Director: John Brahm

    Writer: N/A

  • Pen Pal
    7.3/10 480 votes

    #6 - Pen Pal

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1960

    Love letters from a pen pal bring an escaped convict to a country cottage in search of the woman he plans to make his bride. With the police closing in, is more than his heart trapped?

    Director: John Brahm

    Writer: N/A

  • Outlaw in Town
    6.5/10 355 votes

    #7 - Outlaw in Town

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1960

    At the Last Chance Saloon, an outlaw rides in to town amidst a raging blizzard. The "Whistling Kid" has a price on his head, and everyone wants a piece of the action.

    Director: Herschel Daugherty

    Writer: Michael Fessier

  • O Youth and Beauty!
    5.7/10 440 votes

    #8 - O Youth and Beauty!

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1960

    A midlife crisis for a man with a teenage past boasting athletic prowess and vigor puts a dangerous strain on his marriage, and his own physical state. How much more can a wife take living under starter's orders?

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: N/A

  • The Money
    6.7/10 432 votes

    #9 - The Money

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1960

    To win the hand of his beautiful girlfriend, a bookie-turned-import agent eyes the main chance with a deceitful ploy. In so doing, he finds himself earning more than the highest prize.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Henry Slesar

  • Sybilla
    7.4/10 449 votes

    #10 - Sybilla

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1960

    On the passing of his wife, a man reflects on a marriage filled with bitterness and suspicion through the pages of her diary, and comes to realize he never really knew her at all.

    Director: Ida Lupino

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man With Two Faces
    7.3/10 475 votes

    #11 - The Man With Two Faces

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1960

    The theft of a woman's purse is the start of a tale of profit and loss which strikes close to home when the identity of the culprit is sought through a series of conflicting photographs.

    Director: Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer: Henry Slesar

  • The Baby Blue Expression
    7.1/10 437 votes

    #12 - The Baby Blue Expression

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1960

    Philip Weaver concocts a scheme to murder his employer.

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man Who Found the Money
    7.0/10 513 votes

    #13 - The Man Who Found the Money

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/1960

    When a down-on-his-luck man finds a small fortune on the streets of Las Vegas, a simple act of charity pays more dividends than he ever expected.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Changing Heart
    7.1/10 452 votes

    #14 - The Changing Heart

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1961

    The time for love is any time, but for Dane Ross and his beloved Lisa, the clock is almost certainly ticking.

    Director: Robert Florey

    Writer: Robert Bloch

  • Summer Shade
    7.0/10 465 votes

    #15 - Summer Shade

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1961

    The witches of Salem are getting younger by the year, and for nine-year-old Kate Kendall this isn't a problem as she has a new playmate for the summer. Parents Phyllis and Ben are altogether more concerned, and consult the local Reverend on the subject of exorcism.

    Director: Herschel Daugherty

    Writer: N/A

  • A Crime for Mothers
    7.4/10 458 votes

    #16 - A Crime for Mothers

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/24/1961

    When a mother returns to seek out her long-lost abandoned daughter, money rather than love seems to be her driving motive. Refusing to pay, the girl's pseudo-adoptive parents call the woman's bluff and demand a court settlement to the matter.

    Director: Ida Lupino

    Writer: Henry Slesar

  • The Last Escape
    6.9/10 405 votes

    #17 - The Last Escape

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 1/31/1961

    An escapologist with a daring new act, a deceitful wife with a passion for music and the musician performing it, and a last escape worthy of Houdini himself, make cheating death a circus act to bend anyone's sanity.

    Director: Paul Henreid

    Writer: Henry Slesar

  • The Greatest Monster of Them All
    6.6/10 473 votes

    #18 - The Greatest Monster of Them All

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/1961

    The Prince of Darkness stalks the living once more as legendary Hollywood producer Ernst Von Kroft makes a low-budget bid for a return to the fame and glory of the big screen. When he falls short of renewed stardom, it could be a pain in the neck for all concerned.

    Director: Robert Stevens

    Writer: Robert Bloch

  • The Landlady
    7.5/10 451 votes

    #19 - The Landlady

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/1961

    In a small provincial town, an English lady takes in lodgers. For Billy Weaver, the town of Bramley offers accommodation at a reasonable rate, and a vacation to die for.

    Director: Paul Henreid

    Writer: Robert Bloch

  • The Throwback
    6.8/10 430 votes

    #20 - The Throwback

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/1961

    A knight's tale of chivalry and honor sees two men vying for the affections of a beautiful woman fighting an honorable duel for her heart and hand. All is fair in love and war, but a little cheating is expected.

    Director: John Brahm

    Writer: Henry Slesar

  • The Kiss Off
    7.1/10 423 votes

    #21 - The Kiss Off

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/1961

    When a man is released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, he sets about balancing the ledger of life by pulling off an audacious robbery which he believes the police can never prove he was responsible for. Will his hotel key prove his undoing?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Horse Player
    7.6/10 603 votes

    #22 - The Horse Player

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/1961

    On a wing and a prayer, a gambler with a mission thinks he has a hotline to God in praying for a string of successful winners. Convincing a naive minister to play the odds with the parish funds, could this be the race which beats the horse player?

    Director: Alfred Hitchcock

    Writer: Henry Slesar

  • Incident in a Small Jail
    8.1/10 612 votes

    #23 - Incident in a Small Jail

    Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 3/21/1961

    An arresting tale of crime and misdemeanor in a small town sees a traveling salesman embroiled in deceit and murder. In a twisted variation on the prince and the pauper, the swapping of clothes reveals the true identity of a murderous fiend.

    Director: Norman Lloyd

    Writer: Henry Slesar

  • A Woman's Help
    7.4/10 434 votes

    #24 - A Woman's Help

    Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/1961

    When you're handsome and attractive, the ladies will always pay you the sort of attention you want. For Arnold Bourdon, there's only one problem: how to get rid of his shrewish but wealthy wife. Perhaps her new companion and nurse hold the key.

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: Henry Slesar

  • Museum Piece
    7.0/10 420 votes

    #25 - Museum Piece

    Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 4/4/1961

    Dark secrets lie at the heart of a private Indian museum, with one particular exhibit telling a sinister story of seduction, betrayal and murder.

    Director: Paul Henreid

    Writer: N/A