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The Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 6

Every episode of Murder, She Wrote Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 6!

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Genres:MysteryCrimeDrama
Network:CBS
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  • Town Father
    8.1/10(450)
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    #1 - Town Father

    Season 6 Episode 11

    Aired 12/17/1989

    The town gets a shock when bachelor Mayor Sam is confronted on the speaker's platform by a young woman claiming he is the father of her five children. Julie Adams, Gloria De Haven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman return as gossips Eve, Phyllis, Idal and Loretta.

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: N/A

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  • Shear Madness
    7.9/10(385)
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    #2 - Shear Madness

    Season 6 Episode 20

    Aired 4/29/1990

    Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancée is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brother was blamed.

    Director: Walter Grauman

    Writer: Chris Manheim

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  • Seal of the Confessional
    7.8/10(471)
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    #3 - Seal of the Confessional

    Season 6 Episode 2

    Aired 10/1/1989

    A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: N/A

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  • Dead Letter
    7.8/10(427)
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    #4 - Dead Letter

    Season 6 Episode 6

    Aired 11/5/1989

    An unsent letter turns up in an old bureau bought at a rummage sale the same day arson occurs in a furniture store. Are these events connected?

    Director: Anthony Pullen Shaw

    Writer: N/A

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  • Test of Wills
    7.8/10(421)
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    #5 - Test of Wills

    Season 6 Episode 9

    Aired 11/26/1989

    A wealthy lumberman invites Jessica to his island retreat to discover which of his relatives is trying to kill him.

    Director: Anthony Pullen Shaw

    Writer: Robert Swanson

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  • If the Shoe Fits
    7.8/10(432)
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    #6 - If the Shoe Fits

    Season 6 Episode 13

    Aired 1/21/1990

    A single mother is accused of killing the landlord that is always harassing her.

    Director: Anthony Pullen Shaw

    Writer: N/A

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  • How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying
    7.7/10(396)
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    #7 - How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying

    Season 6 Episode 14

    Aired 2/4/1990

    Jessica is trying to learn to invest, but this wasn't the best day for it.

    Director: Walter Grauman

    Writer: Robert Swanson

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  • The Big Show of 1965
    7.7/10(402)
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    #8 - The Big Show of 1965

    Season 6 Episode 16

    Aired 2/25/1990

    Twenty five years after a show in which a stabbing occurred, the cast is reunited and a mystery woman reappears, seeming to accuse Barry.

    Director: Jerry Jameson

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Error of Her Ways
    7.6/10(392)
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    #9 - The Error of Her Ways

    Season 6 Episode 4

    Aired 10/15/1989

    When the wife of a developer is accused of killing her husband and commits suicide, it leaves the whereabouts of his embezzled millions a mystery.

    Director: Anthony Pullen Shaw

    Writer: Donald Ross

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  • Class Act
    7.4/10(404)
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    #10 - Class Act

    Season 6 Episode 10

    Aired 12/3/1989

    A homicide detective is farmed out to teach a class. His opening speech reduces his class to two. Together they work on a special 'closed' case as their term project.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: Peter S. Fischer

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  • The Fixer-upper
    7.4/10(406)
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    #11 - The Fixer-upper

    Season 6 Episode 15

    Aired 2/11/1990

    Jessica's niece, who is a real estate broker, arrives at the mansion and finds a body instead of a buyer.

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: Oliver Hailey

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  • The Szechuan Dragon
    7.3/10(377)
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    #12 - The Szechuan Dragon

    Season 6 Episode 21

    Aired 5/6/1990

    Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tom Sawyer

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  • Jack and Bill
    7.2/10(414)
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    #13 - Jack and Bill

    Season 6 Episode 5

    Aired 10/29/1989

    A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.

    Director: Chuck Bowman

    Writer: Peter S. Fischer

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  • Murder: According to Maggie
    7.2/10(358)
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    #14 - Murder: According to Maggie

    Season 6 Episode 17

    Aired 3/4/1990

    The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: Peter S. Fischer

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  • O'Malley's Luck
    7.2/10(348)
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    #15 - O'Malley's Luck

    Season 6 Episode 18

    Aired 3/25/1990

    An Irish detective does not believe the death of a real estate mogul was suicide.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Appointment in Athens
    7.1/10(407)
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    #16 - Appointment in Athens

    Season 6 Episode 1

    Aired 9/24/1989

    Jessica's old friend, Michael Hagarty, persuades her to play a part in his scheme to free a fellow agent from captivity.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: Tom Sawyer

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  • When the Fat Lady Sings
    7.1/10(391)
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    #17 - When the Fat Lady Sings

    Season 6 Episode 8

    Aired 11/19/1989

    The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.

    Director: Walter Grauman

    Writer: Peter S. Fischer

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  • Always a Thief
    7.1/10(342)
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    #18 - Always a Thief

    Season 6 Episode 19

    Aired 4/8/1990

    Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.

    Director: Walter Grauman

    Writer: Peter S. Fischer

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  • The Grand Old Lady
    6.9/10(428)
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    #19 - The Grand Old Lady

    Season 6 Episode 3

    Aired 10/8/1989

    When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: Peter S. Fischer

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  • Night of the Tarantula
    6.9/10(430)
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    #20 - Night of the Tarantula

    Season 6 Episode 7

    Aired 11/12/1989

    A voodoo curse of death caused by the marriage of a plantation heir to the wrong person, sets off a string of events in Jamaica.

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: Chris Manheim

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  • The Sicilian Encounter
    6.8/10(310)
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    #21 - The Sicilian Encounter

    Season 6 Episode 22

    Aired 5/20/1990

    Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Swanson

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  • Goodbye Charlie
    6.6/10(391)
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    #22 - Goodbye Charlie

    Season 6 Episode 12

    Aired 1/7/1990

    Three sets of people try to claim the body found on the railroad track--a nephew, a daughter and a wife. Jessica narrates this story.

    Director: Anthony Pullen Shaw

    Writer: N/A

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Town Father" is the best rated episode of "Murder, She Wrote" season 6. It scored 8.1/10 based on 450 votes. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and written by N/A, it aired on 12/17/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Shear Madness".