7.5/10621 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
7.0/10521 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
7.1/10534 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
7.3/10504 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A pensive, withdrawn child attending a summer camp fashions a one-armed warrior knight in clay, to the consternation of his counselors.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
6.8/10542 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
7.3/10490 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
6.5/10361 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
5.7/10450 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
6.7/10441 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
7.4/10455 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
7.3/10483 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
7.1/10447 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
7.0/10522 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
7.1/10458 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
7.1/10470 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
7.4/10467 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
6.9/10410 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
6.6/10478 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
7.5/10457 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
6.8/10435 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
7.1/10427 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
7.6/10615 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
8.1/10617 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
7.4/10442 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
7.0/10425 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
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.
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat" is the best rated episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" season 6. It scored 7.5/10 based on 621 votes. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by N/A, it aired on 9/27/1960. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Doubtful Doctor".