Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 5.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
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Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
Sep 27, 1960 · 26 min
A touch of mink for Mr and Mrs Bixby is only part of a story of love grown cold and a hidden passion beneath the surface.
The Doubtful Doctor
Oct 4, 1960 · 26 min
Bewitched advertising executive Ralph Jones seeks psychiatric help when he inexplicably finds an escape from his present day marital woes by traveling back in time to his earlier c
Very Moral Theft
Oct 11, 1960 · 26 min
Lumbered with more than an enormous debt, a businessman needs money - and fast. His doting fiance-in-waiting provides an instant solution, but in so doing, her act of desperate kin
The Contest for Aaron Gold
Oct 18, 1960 · 26 min
A pensive, withdrawn child attending a summer camp fashions a one-armed warrior knight in clay, to the consternation of his counselors. Is there a reason behind this particular dis
The Five Forty-eight
Oct 25, 1960 · 26 min
Two passengers on a train leaving Grand Central station at 5:48 - one in fear of his past catching up with him at long last, the other intent on exacting a revenge which will resto
Pen Pal
Nov 1, 1960 · 26 min
Love letters from a pen pal bring an escaped convict to a country cottage in search of the woman he plans to make his bride. With the police closing in, is more than his heart trap
Outlaw in Town
Nov 15, 1960 · 26 min
At the Last Chance Saloon, an outlaw rides in to town amidst a raging blizzard. The "Whistling Kid" has a price on his head, and everyone wants a piece of the action.
O Youth and Beauty!
Nov 22, 1960 · 26 min
A midlife crisis for a man with a teenage past boasting athletic prowess and vigor puts a dangerous strain on his marriage, and his own physical state. How much more can a wife tak
The Money
Nov 29, 1960 · 26 min
To win the hand of his beautiful girlfriend, a bookie-turned-import agent eyes the main chance with a deceitful ploy. In so doing, he finds himself earning more than the highest pr
Sybilla
Dec 6, 1960 · 26 min
On the passing of his wife, a man reflects on a marriage filled with bitterness and suspicion through the pages of her diary, and comes to realize he never really knew her at all.
The Man with Two Faces
Dec 13, 1960 · 26 min
The theft of a woman's purse is the start of a tale of profit and loss which strikes close to home when the identity of the culprit is sought through a series of conflicting photog
The Baby Blue Expression
Dec 20, 1960 · 26 min
Philip Weaver concocts a scheme to murder his employer.
The Man Who Found the Money
Dec 27, 1960 · 26 min
When a down-on-his-luck man finds a small fortune on the streets of Las Vegas, a simple act of charity pays more dividends than he ever expected.
The Changing Heart
Jan 3, 1961 · 26 min
The time for love is any time, but for Dane Ross and his beloved Lisa, the clock is almost certainly ticking.
Summer Shade
Jan 10, 1961 · 26 min
The witches of Salem are getting younger by the year, and for nine-year-old Kate Kendall this isn't a problem as she has a new playmate for the summer. Parents Phyllis and Ben are
A Crime for Mothers
Jan 24, 1961 · 26 min
When a mother returns to seek out her long-lost abandoned daughter, money rather than love seems to be her driving motive. Refusing to pay, the girl's pseudo-adoptive parents call
The Last Escape
Jan 31, 1961 · 26 min
An escapologist with a daring new act, a deceitful wife with a passion for music and the musician performing it, and a last escape worthy of Houdini himself, make cheating death a
The Greatest Monster of Them All
Feb 14, 1961 · 26 min
The Prince of Darkness stalks the living once more as legendary Hollywood producer Ernst Von Kroft makes a low-budget bid for a return to the fame and glory of the big screen. When
The Landlady
Feb 21, 1961 · 26 min
In a small provincial town, an English lady takes in lodgers. For Billy Weaver, the town of Bramley offers accommodation at a reasonable rate, and a vacation to die for.
The Throwback
Feb 28, 1961 · 26 min
A knight's tale of chivalry and honor sees two men vying for the affections of a beautiful woman fighting an honorable duel for her heart and hand. All is fair in love and war, but
The Kiss Off
Mar 7, 1961 · 26 min
When a man is released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, he sets about balancing the ledger of life by pulling off an audacious robbery which he believes the police can nev
The Horse Player
Mar 14, 1961 · 26 min
On a wing and a prayer, a gambler with a mission thinks he has a hotline to God in praying for a string of successful winners. Convincing a naive minister to play the odds with the
Incident in a Small Jail
Mar 21, 1961 · 26 min
An arresting tale of crime and misdemeanor in a small town sees a traveling salesman embroiled in deceit and murder. In a twisted variation on the prince and the pauper, the swappi
A Woman's Help
Mar 28, 1961 · 26 min
When you're handsome and attractive, the ladies will always pay you the sort of attention you want. For Arnold Bourdon, there's only one problem: how to get rid of his shrewish but
Museum Piece
Apr 4, 1961 · 26 min
Dark secrets lie at the heart of a private Indian museum, with one particular exhibit telling a sinister story of seduction, betrayal and murder.
Coming, Mama
Apr 11, 1961 · 26 min
Lucy Baldwin wishes to marry her boy friend Arthur. Unfortunately, her domineering mother believe that Arthur is only out for money opposes the marriage. When Lucy's mother falls i
Deathmate
Apr 18, 1961 · 26 min
A cash-strapped, treacherous couple set on being together no matter what the cost find that the price of love runs high when a private investigator comes onto the scene and discove
Gratitude
Apr 25, 1961 · 26 min
When a prosperous racketeer with a fear of death gambles with life, those closest to him turn their backs on him in his hour of need. Can a dead man walking really show gratitude?
The Pearl Necklace
May 2, 1961 · 26 min
How to marry a millionaire becomes a pathway to a loveless union for a beautiful young woman already in a relationship with a grasping and handsome man. Thinking she has married a
You Can't Trust a Man
May 9, 1961 · 26 min
When a nightclub beauty is visited upon by the misfortune of a former husband whom she has carelessly neglected to divorce amidst her rapid rise to stardom and subsequent bigamy, m
The Gloating Place
May 16, 1961 · 25 min
The boy who cried wolf got his comeuppance in the end. What of a spurned girl seeking the attention of all and sundry? When one lie replaces another and the stakes are raised to mu
Self Defense
May 23, 1961 · 26 min
When a robbery goes wrong and one fatal bullet becomes four, can self defense really be the motive behind a frightened man's gun-toting pursuit of the culprits? The police think no
A Secret Life
May 30, 1961 · 26 min
James Howgill wants a divorce from his wife. When she refuses to give him one, he hires a private eye to follow her in hopes of finding evidence of adultery.
Servant Problem
Jun 6, 1961 · 26 min
Good staff are hard to come by and, once found, are as priceless as one's own wife when it comes to their talent in the kitchen. At least, for handsome and distinguished Kerwin Dra
Coming Home
Jun 13, 1961 · 26 min
When an armed robber is released from prison, beaten down by the system and wanting to retreat to his long-lost family life, his homecoming makes for a shocking revelation.
Final Arrangements
Jun 20, 1961 · 26 min
Browbeaten husband seeks nothing but the best for his late-lamented wife. The most expensive casket from the best in the business, every detail attended to in the making of final a
Make My Death Bed
Jun 27, 1961 · 26 min
When music is the food of love, sweet passion spells more than cream in the coffee for two couples.
Ambition
Jul 4, 1961 · 26 min
The price of ambition for District Attorney Rudolf Cox is high when a hard-bitten hoodlum prepares to make a confession that could put an end to his high-profile career.