The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

1972
6.3
2 Seasons
Mystery Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Dr. Michael Rhodes, a professor of parapsychology who, along with his assistant Nancy Murphy, attempts to solve supernatural mysteries.

Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Ep 1

I Do Not Belong to the Human World

Tina Morris has persistent visions of her brother Randy, a soldier presumed killed in action in Vietnam. Tina seeks the help of Dr. Rhodes, who believes that Randy may still be alive, and seeking escape from a P.O.W. camp.

Episode 2
Ep 2

The Heart that Wouldn't Stay Buried

At a routine lecture, Dr. Rhodes is presented with a scalpel which introduces him to a complex, psychic mystery. A dying neurosurgeon believes that his daughter-in-law, Jordana, is killing him with a psychic "tumor" just like she attacked his son Joseph. In fact, Joseph has been subjected to an ongoing brutal ESP attack from an unidentified assailant - an assailant who has a familiarity with the ESP theories of Sigmund Freud.

Episode 3
Ep 3

Lady, Lady, Take My Life

Dr. Rhodes comes in contact with a group of five who use their psychic energy to telepathically murder. It's a race against time to see who will be stopped first-the group or Dr. Rhodes.

Episode 4
Ep 4

The House That Cried Murder

A young woman who has just moved into the estate of the late Frances Dahlgren imagines herself drowning in a sinking car. She also witnesses a "psychic" murderer in her bathroom, and suspects that her new home is responsible for the ESP impression. Dr. Rhodes searches for answers and discovers that there were two deaths nearby - deaths that were associated with the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Episode 5
Ep 5

The Man Who Died at Three and Nine

A prominent politician, Paul Crowley, has persistent waking visions in which he sees himself and a beautiful Far Eastern woman drowning in a rushing river. Crowley seeks out Dr. Rhodes, who discovers through Kirlian "aura" photography that a telepathic assassin is practicing biological imposition: an attack on Crowley's psyche that will leave the diplomat vulnerable to suggestion.

Episode 6
Ep 6

Can a Dead Man Strike from the Grave?

Edwin Danbury is tormented by a vision of murder. The killer is an old man long since deceased and the victims are a young couple in love.

Episode 7
Ep 7

With This Ring, I Thee Kill!

Rhodes fulfills the death wish of an old friend by looking into his daughter's impending marriage to a man she only met a month before.

Episode 8
Ep 8

Witch, Witch, Burning Bright

Judith Eaton believes her daughter Damaris is a witch like previous Eatons.

Episode 9
Ep 9

Eye of the Haunted

Dr. Rhodes' girlfriend, a fellow university professor named Diana Parker, is murdered in the park by a shadowy figure. Rhodes meets Diana's twin sister, Terri, and learns that the same killer may be stalking her. A disturbed young man, whose mother is a mind reader, is also a powerful psychic who hears the thoughts of others. He is desperate to silence Terri - a woman he believes to be the returning spirit of Diana.

Episode 10
Ep 10

Echo of a Distant Scream

Paula Norris, while riding late at night, sees a ghostly white horse. Neighbor Tuttle calls in Dr. Rhodes to investigate and ranch hand Billy watches warily. The visions continue including a ring of fire and seem to be tied to a missing girl.

Episode 11
Ep 11

Whisper of Evil

A woman named Alice has a psychic impression of her sister, Monique, with whom she has been separated since childhood. Both women are in danger. Alice is dying from a failed kidney, and Monique has been captured by a Satanic cult. Dr. Rhodes hopes to find Monique, save her life, and then bring her back to the hospital, where she can donate a kidney and, in turn, save Alice.

Episode 12
Ep 12

The Shadow in the Well

A woman sees her recently drowned husband's image.

Episode 13
Ep 13

Face of Ice

The only thing a woman amnesiac remembers is that she witnessed the murder of a man riding a motorcycle.

Cast

Gary Collins

Gary Collins

Rod Serling

Rod Serling