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The Best Episodes of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6

Every episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6!

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Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 1 - Reason to Believe
    8.1/10(149 votes)

    #1 - Reason to Believe

    S6:E1

    Sgt. O'Connor was found dead in the river. Sully is nowhere to be found. Michaela believes that he survived and goes looking for him. Daniel comes to offer his help. Dorothy and Cloud Dancing share their first kiss.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writers:Beth Sullivan, Philip Gerson

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  2. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 2 - All That Matters
    8.5/10(121 votes)

    #2 - All That Matters

    S6:E2

    Sully is found alive, but badly hurt. As Michaela nurses him back to health, she keeps him hidden from the army. Sully sneaks into the homestead one night to spend time with his wife.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Carl Binder, Beth Sullivan

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  3. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 3 - A Matter of Conscience
    8.4/10(121 votes)

    #3 - A Matter of Conscience

    S6:E3

    Sully is wanted for treason and murder. In order to keep him safe, Michaela pretends that Sully is dead and has a memorial service for him. Hank and Jake find out Sully is alive. Cloud Dancing and Sully meet with Black Moon.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writers:Chris Abbott, Beth Sullivan

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  4. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 4 - The Comfort of Friends
    7.7/10(124 votes)

    #4 - The Comfort of Friends

    S6:E4

    Michaela finds out that she is pregnant, but suffers a miscarriage. Without Sully there to comfort her, she has to turn to her friends.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Beth Sullivan, Eric Tuchman

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  5. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 5 - Wave Goodbye
    7.9/10(120 votes)

    #5 - Wave Goodbye

    S6:E5

    Russian Princess Nizamoff (Natasha Andreichenko) who claims to see the future, tells everyone what they want to hear. Even Michaela is taken in by her.

    Director:Roy Campanella II
    Writers:Beth Sullivan, Robert Hamilton

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  6. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 6 - A Place Called Home
    8.4/10(132 votes)

    #6 - A Place Called Home

    S6:E6

    Anthony's (Brandon Hammond) health deteriorates rapidly. Grace does not want to face the inevitable. Michaela struggles to tell Sully about the baby. Anthony loses his battle.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Julie Henderson

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  7. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 7 - Lead Me Not
    8.2/10(117 votes)

    #7 - Lead Me Not

    S6:E7

    Marjorie brings a group of Temperance Women (opposed to alcohol consumption) to C.S. Jake goes on a dangerous drinking binge, when he thinks Hank and Teresa are seeing each other. Grace begins to drink heavily to numb her grief. Robert E. moves out.

    Director:Carl Binder
    Writer:Chris Abbott

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  8. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 8 - A Time to Heal (1)
    8.0/10(127 votes)

    #8 - A Time to Heal (1)

    S6:E8

    A diptheria epidemic sweeps through C.S. Michaela performs a procedure that is not a proven cure. Becky (Haylie Johnson) dies.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Beth Sullivan

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  9. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 9 - A Time to Heal (2)
    7.9/10(125 votes)

    #9 - A Time to Heal (2)

    S6:E9

    Mrs. Quinn wants to take to the children to Boston with her. She also disapproves of Loren and Marjorie's relationship. Marjorie contracts the illness. The family sneaks Sully home for Thanksgiving.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Beth Sullivan

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  10. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 10 - Civil Wars
    8.4/10(121 votes)

    #10 - Civil Wars

    S6:E10

    Dorothy discovers the deed to the property that Grace's cafe is on. Hank accidently breaks Horace's nose and won't pay for the damage. There is a sudden rash of lawsuits and Michaela acts as Judge.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Philip Gerson

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  11. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 11 - Safe Passage
    7.9/10(139 votes)

    #11 - Safe Passage

    S6:E11

    Consumption hits Black Moon and his men. Black Moon agrees to surrender in exchange for safe passage of his men to protected land. Michaela negotiates the deal and asks also that Sully be pardoned.

    Director:Steve Dubin
    Writer:Eric Tuchman

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  12. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 12 - The Homecoming
    7.5/10(133 votes)

    #12 - The Homecoming

    S6:E12

    Sully and Michaela are on their way home for Christmas, when they stop to help a couple inexperienced in the wilderness.

    Director:James Keach
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  13. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 13 - Point Blank
    7.8/10(133 votes)

    #13 - Point Blank

    S6:E13

    Michaela is shot at the clinic by a man that has a grievance with doctors. The physical wounds heal, but the emotional ones linger.

    Director:James Keach
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  14. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 14 - Seeds of Doubt
    8.1/10(122 votes)

    #14 - Seeds of Doubt

    S6:E14

    A male acquaintance of Colleen's from Denver, starts to call on her. When the man pushes himself on Colleen, Andrew protects her honor and admits his love for her.

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Jeanne C. Davis

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  15. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 15 - Seven Kinds of Lonely
    8.1/10(114 votes)

    #15 - Seven Kinds of Lonely

    S6:E15

    Loneliness pervades C.S. as the Sweetheart's Dance approaches. Loren sells his store to Preston and plans to move to San Francisco. Jake proposes to Teresa.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Michael Lyons, Kim Wells

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  16. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 16 - Life in the Balance
    7.5/10(123 votes)

    #16 - Life in the Balance

    S6:E16

    Chinese immigrants set up camp. Dr. Quinn discovers a young woman (Yumi Iwami) posing as a man in order to practice medicine, which is forbidden in her culture. Her Grandfather (Robert Ito) is stunned, but supportive.

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Chris Abbott

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  17. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 17 - Happily Ever After
    7.9/10(130 votes)

    #17 - Happily Ever After

    S6:E17

    Hank captures Cloud Dancing and gets the army to send him to a reservation far away. Jake and Teresa marry, despite her aunt's (Carmen Zapata) disapproval.

    Director:James Keach
    Writer:Rick Najera

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  18. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 18 - Birdman
    7.9/10(121 votes)

    #18 - Birdman

    S6:E18

    Michaela worries about Brian's friendship with an eccentric man (Martin Von Hoffman) who thinks he is a bird.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writer:Joel Ziskin

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  19. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 19 - Vengeance
    8.1/10(118 votes)

    #19 - Vengeance

    S6:E19

    U.S. Marshall Elias Burch (guest star Willie Nelson) asks Matthew, still a student of law, to defend him when he's accused of murder.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Philip Gerson

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  20. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 20 - To Have and to Hold
    7.8/10(114 votes)

    #20 - To Have and to Hold

    S6:E20

    While away with Sully, Michaela falls and hits her head. She suffers a concussion. The pain of losing her baby is finally discussed and resolved with Sully's.

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Chris Abbott

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  21. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 21 - The Fight
    7.9/10(115 votes)

    #21 - The Fight

    S6:E21

    Robert E releases anger over his separation from Grace through his furious fists in the boxing ring, where he takes on an ailing champ (Richard Roundtree) who's on tour.

    Director:Steve Dubin
    Writer:Eric Tuchman

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  22. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Season 6 Episode 22 - A New Beginning
    8.1/10(154 votes)

    #22 - A New Beginning

    S6:E22

    Dr. Mike's elation at Colleen's acceptance to medical school quickly turns to disappointment when Colleen chooses to marry Andrew instead. A bitter family argument erupts when Dr. Mike tells Colleen that she is less than overjoyed at her announcement and feels that the couple is rushing into marriage and should wait until Colleen completes medical school. Meanwhile, Robert E and Grace have wonderful news to share; the stock market crash hits Preston and the townsfolk hard; and Dorothy and Cloud Dancing reach a new level in their relationship. As part of the Network's 50th Anniversary celebration, classic footage of James Arness as legendary Marshal Matt Dillon of ""Gunsmoke"" is digitally integrated into this episode. When Jake breaks the news to Hank that he's accepted Preston's offer to buy his share of the Golden Nugget that would make him partners with the despised Preston,

    Director:James Keach
    Writer:Carl Binder

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Reason to Believe" is the best rated episode of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" season 6. It scored 8.1/10 based on 149 votes. Directed by Terrence O'Hara and written by Beth Sullivan, Philip Gerson, it aired on 4/12/1997. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "All That Matters".