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The Best Episodes of ER Season 6

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

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Genre:Drama
Network:NBC

Season 6 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "ER" season 6 is "Leave It to Weaver", rated 7.8/10 from 438 user votes. It was directed by Jonathan Kaplan and written by Lydia Woodward. "Leave It to Weaver" aired on 9/30/1999 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Last Rites".

  • Leave It to Weaver
    7.8/10 438 votes

    #1 - Leave It to Weaver

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1999

    When Anspaugh decides to retire as chief of staff and return to surgery, he appoints Romano as his replacement. Greene expresses reservations about the decision, but Weaver does not support Greene. Romano makes Weaver the new chief of emergency medicine.

    Director: Jonathan Kaplan

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Last Rites
    7.8/10 404 votes

    #2 - Last Rites

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1999

    After his mother's funeral, Dr. Greene comforts his father in San Diego. In Chicago, Romano surprises Corday by appointing her associate chief of surgery. Corday treats Elaine, Carter's lover, for breast cancer.

    Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

    Writer: Jack Orman

  • Greene with Envy
    7.9/10 405 votes

    #3 - Greene with Envy

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1999

    A recommendation from Weaver allows Jeanie to have temporary approval as a foster parent for baby Carlos. Reggie and Jeanie get married. Lucy and Kovac talk with a young woman whose husband they believe is very dangerous.

    Director: Peter Markle

    Writer: Patrick Harbinson

  • Sins of the Fathers
    7.6/10 384 votes

    #4 - Sins of the Fathers

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1999

    Hathaway befriends an out-of-work waitress, Meg. Seven-months pregnant, Meg cannot afford prenatal care. Hathaway invites her to the hospital, performs free tests and helps her interview for a job in the cafeteria.

    Director: Ken Kwapis

    Writer: Doug Palau

  • Truth & Consequences
    7.8/10 415 votes

    #5 - Truth & Consequences

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1999

    A prank in a high school science class goes terribly awry, injuring a teacher and several students. Hathaway discovers Meg's drug addiction. Weaver and Greene notice Lawrence gets easily confused.

    Director: Steve De Jarnatt

    Writer: R. Scott Gemmill

  • The Peace of Wild Things
    8.1/10 518 votes

    #6 - The Peace of Wild Things

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1999

    Benton struggles with the idea of taking a DNA test to determine whether or not Reese is actually his son. As the signs continue to pile up, Kerry and Mark use a fake patient to convince Dr. Lawrence of his Alzheimer's. Carter has trouble persuading a woman from a nursing home fire to sign a DNR for her husband and later is asked to forge charts for a family with no insurance. Carol continues to meddle in Meg's life, having her arrested so that she can be detoxed. Cleo is blamed for an explosion in the suture room but it may actually be Dr. Dave's fault.

    Director: Richard Thorpe

    Writer: John Wells

  • Humpty Dumpty
    7.9/10 416 votes

    #7 - Humpty Dumpty

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1999

    Weaver tries to save the life of a rape victim while Corday struggles with feelings of disdain as she is forced to save the rapist. Cleo treats a teenage alcoholic boy whose alcoholic mother refuses to recognize her problem or his.

    Director: Jonathan Kaplan

    Writer: Neal Baer

  • Great Expectations
    8.5/10 550 votes

    #8 - Great Expectations

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1999

    On Thanksgiving Day Carol goes into labor. She's able to get to the ER only thanks to Luka's help. She delivers the first baby in the ER, but the second causes some trouble. Greene leaves Elizabeth to deal with his father and daughter, as he rushes to assist Carol.

    Director: Christopher Misiano

    Writer: Jack Orman

  • How the Finch Stole Christmas
    7.9/10 404 votes

    #9 - How the Finch Stole Christmas

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1999

    Kovac and Haleh take care of Hathaway's twins so the new mother can finally get some rest. The job transfer for Carla's husband does not get approved allowing Reese to stay in Chicago. Lucy endeavors to get a heart transplant for a young woman and goes to Romano's house begging him to perform the surgery.

    Director: Fred Einesman

    Writer: Linda Gase

  • Family Matters
    7.7/10 393 votes

    #10 - Family Matters

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2000

    In order to get her paitient to tell her the location of a missing body, Corday agrees to grant him a fatal wish. Kovac befriends two brothers. He tells Weaver that his wife and children died in the Bosnian war. Former medical student Deb Chen returns to County General as a resident, using her Chinese name, Jing-Mei Chen.

    Director: Anthony Edwards

    Writer: Patrick Harbinson

  • The Domino Heart
    7.9/10 397 votes

    #11 - The Domino Heart

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2000

    Lucy's patient finally gets a heart transplant but does not survive. The transplanted heart will now go to another recipient. Greene interferes in a gay domestic situation. Corday tricked her patient who murdered several women and now he's being transferred to a county jail.

    Director: Lesli Linka Glatter

    Writer: Joe Sachs

  • Abby Road
    7.9/10 452 votes

    #12 - Abby Road

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2000

    Two boys brought in after a fight at school leads Cleo to discover that one of them has been injecting himself with hormones. Hathaway's obstetrics nurse, Abby Lockhart, joins the ER as a third year medical student on an ER rotation.

    Director: Richard Thorpe

    Writer: R. Scott Gemmill

  • Be Still My Heart
    9.1/10 1,229 votes

    #13 - Be Still My Heart

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2000

    Dr. Greene and Corday bond with their parents, Lucy cares for a patient with a psychotic break, and Valentine's Day celebrations in the ER end tragically for one of the students.

    Director: Laura Innes

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • All in the Family
    9.6/10 1,691 votes

    #14 - All in the Family

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2000

    Carter and Lucy are discovered and the staff struggles to save them and go on with normal patient care.

    Director: Jonathan Kaplan

    Writer: Jack Orman

  • Be Patient
    7.9/10 405 votes

    #15 - Be Patient

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/2000

    Kovac witnesses an accident and saves the young victim's life. Carter slowly recovers from his brutal attack and undergoes excruciating physical therapy. Hathaway helps two sexually active 14-year-old girls.

    Director: Ken Kwapis

    Writer: Sandy Kroopf

  • Under Control
    7.7/10 414 votes

    #16 - Under Control

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/23/2000

    Even though he suffers from intense pain due to his stabbing injuries, Carter returns to work and prescribes a controversial procedure for a suicidal patient. Greene tries to convince his father to undergo cancer treatment.

    Director: Christopher Misiano

    Writer: Joe Sachs, Neal Baer

  • Viable Options
    7.6/10 392 votes

    #17 - Viable Options

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2000

    Chen's patient refuses to reveal to his daughter that she might have inherited a terrible disease from him. Weaver defies Romano's authority and performs a procedure that gets her suspended. An available kidney causes friction between Corday and Kovac as they decide which one of their patients will get it.

    Director: Marita Grabiak

    Writer: Patrick Harbinson

  • Match Made in Heaven
    7.5/10 388 votes

    #18 - Match Made in Heaven

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/2000

    After Corday refuses to perform exploratory surgery on Cleo's patient, Cleo enlists Benton's help, infuriating Corday. Abby cares for a pregnant woman with five children who wants an abortion. Greene lovingly tends to his dying father at home.

    Director: Jonathan Kaplan

    Writer: R. Scott Gemmill

  • The Fastest Year
    7.9/10 411 votes

    #19 - The Fastest Year

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2000

    Carter seeks psychiatric help because he can't sleep. He then visits the wife of his attacker. Weaver returns to work after her suspension. Hathaway and Kovac share a kiss.

    Director: Richard Thorpe

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Loose Ends
    8.3/10 445 votes

    #20 - Loose Ends

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2000

    Weaver reprimands Carter for doing a dangerous procedure without consulting Kovac. She also talks to Hathaway about Hathaway's lack of focus on the job. And while treating a 6-year-old patient involved in a minor car accident, Malucci and Cleo discover the girl has been sexually molested recently by her father.

    Director: Kevin Hooks

    Writer: Neal Baer

  • Such Sweet Sorrow
    8.6/10 711 votes

    #21 - Such Sweet Sorrow

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2000

    Greene prepares to bury his father. Chen worries about Carter's mood swings. After witnessing the interaction between a dying woman and her family, Hathaway realizes she wants her family together and flies to Seattle to join Ross.

    Director: John Wells

    Writer: John Wells

  • May Day
    8.7/10 591 votes

    #22 - May Day

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2000

    As the result of a school shooting, Kovac and Benton care for the gunman and his victims. Abby discovers that Carter has been illegally injecting pain relievers. Greene and Weaver confront Carter about his problem, and Weaver orders him to enter a drug rehabilitation center or leave the hospital permanently.

    Director: Jonathan Kaplan

    Writer: Jack Orman