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The Best Episodes of Perry Mason Season 6

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 9 - The Case of the Weary Watchdog
    8.8/10(444 votes)

    S6:E9

    Della asks Perry for $25,000 for her friend Janet Brent, who is being blackmailed. Edward Franklin, an employee of Janet's husband, has staged compromising photos of her in a motel. At a party, Janet confronts Franklin and hits him with a small statue of a "weary watchdog." The police arrest Della when they find her driving Janet's car from the scene of the argument. Franklin is dead, struck three times on the head with the statue. Perry defends Janet knowing that if he loses, Della will go to prison as an accessory.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 28 - The Case of the Witless Witness
    8.6/10(353 votes)

    S6:E28

    A judge is accused of murdering a government witness who planned to expose him as a crook.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 1 - The Case of the Bogus Books
    8.4/10(395 votes)

    S6:E1

    Perry and the team investigate the murder of an antiquarian bookseller with an interest in forgery.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 10 - The Case of the Lurid Letter
    8.4/10(409 votes)

    S6:E10

    A young widowed high school English teacher in a small town is accused via letter of making passes and more towards some of her male students. But a small town is small town and it seems that all the key figures are involved somehow, the principal, the lawyer, the doctor, the local barkeep, and of course the oldest boy, who's really more of a man, in the high school.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 24 - The Case of the Elusive Element
    8.4/10(349 votes)

    S6:E24

    A promoter's plan to frame his wife and business partner for embezzlement fails, but they're arrested anyway for his murder.

    Director:Harmon Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 20 - The Case of the Golden Oranges
    8.3/10(369 votes)

    S6:E20

    Mason goes to the dogs when his defense of a murder suspect hinges on a surprise witness.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 5 - The Case of the Hateful Hero
    8.2/10(353 votes)

    S6:E5

    Young cop Jimmy Anderson, cousin of Lt. Anderson, and veteran Otto Norden come across a robbery at the Wilson Plastics Company while on patrol one night. A shooting occurs and Otto is killed. Evidence then points to Jimmy as having been an accomplice in the burglary and he is suspended from the police force. Then the night watchman at Wilson Plastics, a disgraced ex-cop, is found strangled to death. Lt. Anderson then asks Perry to look into things and defend Jimmy against all charges.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 13 - The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe
    8.2/10(361 votes)

    S6:E13

    A chronic shoplifter later finds herself charged with murder. Her niece hires Perry for the defense.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 15 - The Case of the Prankish Professor
    8.2/10(334 votes)

    S6:E15

    On trial: the estranged wife of a professor who's written a lurid novel.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  10. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 26 - The Case of the Skeleton's Closet
    8.2/10(357 votes)

    S6:E26

    The ex-wife of an author who has written a lurid expose and is murdered.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 27 - The Case of the Potted Planter
    8.2/10(330 votes)

    S6:E27

    A jealous husband is teased into a tizzy after being led on by his sister's lies.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 4 - The Case of the Double-Entry Mind
    8.1/10(362 votes)

    S6:E4

    A company bookkeeper's wife is charged with the murder of a female employee who had been blackmailing her.

    Director:Allen H. Miner
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 16 - The Case of Constant Doyle
    8.1/10(773 votes)

    S6:E16

    Recently widowed attorney Constant Doyle comes to the aid of a young man charged with breaking into a factory and assaulting the night watchman. Later, she has to clear the young man of a murder charge as well as clear the reputation of her late husband.

    Director:Allen H. Miner
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 23 - The Case of the Lover's Leap
    8.1/10(342 votes)

    S6:E23

    The victim of a swindle finds his trouble multiplying when he's accused of murder.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 12 - The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony
    8.0/10(316 votes)

    S6:E12

    A wealthy woman is confronted by two girls who claim to be the daughters she was forced to abandon 20 years before.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 14 - The Case of the Bluffing Blast
    8.0/10(310 votes)

    S6:E14

    A young girl searching for the father she has never seen seeks Mason's help when she's charged with murder.

    Director:Allen H. Miner
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 7 - The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle
    7.9/10(336 votes)

    S6:E7

    An unscrupulous uncle, who is in reality the father of his niece, returns home from the sea seeking money from the sale of oil leases on his land. When the uncle is found murdered, his shipmate is charged with the crime.

    Director:Francis D. Lyon
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  18. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 8 - The Case of the Stand-In Sister
    7.9/10(337 votes)

    S6:E8

    Two brothers at separate times have claimed the same young girl as their daughter. One brother owns a fleet of tuna boats; the other is a mobster. Then banker Franz Moray reveals that $100,000 due to the girl via a trust fund has been mishandled. When Moray is found murdered Perry steps in and discovers an old family secret.

    Director:Allen H. Miner
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 11 - The Case of the Fickle Filly
    7.9/10(325 votes)

    S6:E11

    When Jennifer is alone after her father's heart attack, her only friend is her filly Tiger Lily. She's penniless until a present from her late father is dropped in her lap, but it turns out that the present is worthless, although Brad Shelby did pay $50,000 in order to capitalize on it.

    Director:Allen H. Miner
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 19 - The Case of the Surplus Suitor
    7.8/10(358 votes)

    S6:E19

    Attorney Sherman Hatfield is sought out by a blackmail-plagued industrialist.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 2 - The Case of the Capricious Corpse
    7.7/10(336 votes)

    S6:E2

    Carleton Gage, a major financial supporter of an orphanage, wants to keep it open but lapses into a coma and later assumes room temperature. Gage's nephew, George, wants to close the orphanage and he is being secretly aided by Ernest Demming. Joane Proctor, Carleton's sister-in-law, wants to keep the orphanage open but her good intentions are complicated by the murder of Demming.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 6 - The Case of the Dodging Domino
    7.7/10(399 votes)

    S6:E6

    Phil Schuyler is a two bit songwriter who comes to a bad end on Halloween night. Someone enters his bungalow while Phil is taking a bath and tosses an electric heater into his tub thus turning him into a crispy critter. Damian White, husband of a famous musical comedy star, was seen entering the bungalow around the approximate time of the murder by an eyewitness. But what about all the trick or treaters?

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 17 - The Case of the Libelous Locket
    7.7/10(386 votes)

    S6:E17

    Professor Lindley is in a pit of trouble when he tries to help a kid dodge a murder rap.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 3 - The Case of the Playboy Pugilist
    7.6/10(346 votes)

    S6:E3

    Boxing trainer Jimmy West thinks he's finally found a championship contender in Davey Carroll. Unfortunately, Davey has a hard time keeping it in his pants and his tangled love life leads to Jimmy being charged with murder.

    Director:Francis D. Lyon
    Writer:Helen Nielsen

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  25. Perry Mason Season 6 Episode 21 - The Case of the Lawful Lazarus
    7.6/10(316 votes)

    S6:E21

    Mason's client: a man declared legally dead.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Case of the Weary Watchdog" is the best rated episode of Perry Mason season 6. It scored 8.8/10 from 444 votes. Directed by Jesse Hibbs and written by Unknown, it aired on November 29, 1962. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Case of the Witless Witness".