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The Larry Sanders Show: Season 6

12 episodes Premiered Mar 15, 1998 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Previously on The Larry Sanders Show

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Larry Sanders Show Season 5.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (9): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S6·E1 Mytharc

Another List

Mar 15, 1998 · 24 min

Larry's ratings are slipping and the suits are looking to replace him with regular guest host Jon Stewart. Hank tries to trade for a fan's ""Hey Now"" license plates.

S6·E2 Core

The Beginning of the End

Mar 22, 1998 · 24 min

Kenny Mitchell joins the show as creative consultant and makes major changes to the format. Larry battles with the network and his agent over his contract.

S6·E3 Core

As My Career Lay Dying

Mar 29, 1998 · 24 min

Larry's staff prepares for the end by secretly looking for new jobs.

S6·E4 Core

Pilots and Pens Lost

Apr 5, 1998 · 23 min

Phil leaves the show to write a pilot. Larry gives Artie a special gift.

S6·E5 Core

The Interview

Apr 12, 1998 · 24 min

Mary Lou dents Hank's car but is terrified to tell him. Larry is interviewed for Extra!

S6·E6 Core

Adolf Hankler

Apr 19, 1998 · 24 min

Larry spends his vacation with his brother who has a business proposition. Guest host Jon Stewart tests the network's censors by booking the Wu-Tang Clan.

S6·E7 Core

Beverly's Secret

Apr 26, 1998 · 22 min

Hank does a remote from Wisconsin. The staff tries to guess the father of Beverly's baby.

S6·E8 Core

I Buried Sid

May 3, 1998 · 23 min

Everyone takes Sid's death hard, especially Hank who thinks he may have pushed Sid over the edge.

S6·E9 Core

Just the Perfect Blendship

May 10, 1998 · 24 min

Larry hits on a guest. Hank hits on his doctor. Mary Lou considers letting her best friend be on the show.

S6·E10 Core

Putting the "Gay" Back in Litigation

May 17, 1998 · 25 min

Larry begins to date Illeana Douglas, but feels compelled to rehearse her through her segment. Meanwhile, Brian brings a sexual harassment suit against Phil for all his gay jokes.

S6·E11 Mytharc

Flip

May 31, 1998 · 30 min

Larry scrambles to get his last show together, and must confront David Duchovny's affections in order to secure him as a guest. Arthur tries to keep the staff's emotions together a

S6·E12 Mytharc

Flip (2)

May 31, 1998 · 30 min

Part 2 of the final ever show. Larry is in hot water with Carol Burnet when he tells her she was the first person he chose to be on his final show. This doesn't appear to be the ca

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