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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!

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

Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Reason to Believe" is the best rated episode of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" season 6. It scored 8/10 based on 144 votes. Directed by Terrence O'Hara, Bethany Rooney and written by N/A, it aired on 4/12/1997. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "All That Matters".

  • Reason to Believe
    8.0/10144 votes

    #1 - Reason to Believe

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/1997

    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, Bethany Rooney

    Writer: N/A

  • All That Matters
    8.4/10116 votes

    #2 - All That Matters

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1997

    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

    Writer: Carl Binder

  • A Matter of Conscience
    8.3/10117 votes

    #3 - A Matter of Conscience

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1997

    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

    Writer: Chris Abbott

  • The Comfort of Friends
    8.1/10117 votes

    #4 - The Comfort of Friends

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1997

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • Wave Goodbye
    7.9/10115 votes

    #5 - Wave Goodbye

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1997

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Place Called Home
    8.3/10125 votes

    #6 - A Place Called Home

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1997

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lead Me Not
    8.2/10111 votes

    #7 - Lead Me Not

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1997

    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

  • A Time to Heal (1)
    7.9/10122 votes

    #8 - A Time to Heal (1)

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1997

    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: N/A

  • A Time to Heal (2)
    8.4/10118 votes

    #9 - A Time to Heal (2)

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1997

    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: N/A

  • Civil Wars
    8.3/10116 votes

    #10 - Civil Wars

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1997

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Safe Passage
    7.8/10135 votes

    #11 - Safe Passage

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/1997

    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: N/A

  • The Homecoming
    7.4/10130 votes

    #12 - The Homecoming

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1997

    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

  • Point Blank
    7.7/10128 votes

    #13 - Point Blank

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/28/1998

    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

  • Seeds of Doubt
    8.1/10116 votes

    #14 - Seeds of Doubt

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/1998

    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: N/A

  • Seven Kinds of Lonely
    8.1/10109 votes

    #15 - Seven Kinds of Lonely

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 3/21/1998

    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

    Writer: N/A

  • Life in the Balance
    8.1/10117 votes

    #16 - Life in the Balance

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 4/4/1998

    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

  • Happily Ever After
    7.8/10123 votes

    #17 - Happily Ever After

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 4/11/1998

    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: N/A

  • Birdman
    7.9/10115 votes

    #18 - Birdman

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/1998

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

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: N/A

  • Vengeance
    8.1/10114 votes

    #19 - Vengeance

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/1998

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Have and to Hold
    7.8/10109 votes

    #20 - To Have and to Hold

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/1998

    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

  • The Fight
    7.8/10111 votes

    #21 - The Fight

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/1998

    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: N/A

  • A New Beginning
    8.0/10148 votes

    #22 - A New Beginning

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/1998

    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