The Sixth Sense
Dr. Michael Rhodes is a college professor with an interest in the paranormal. He and his assistant Nancy spend much of their time investigating mysteries involving extra-sensory perception, spirits, possessions, and other such experiences.
- 1972-1972
- 2 seasons
- ABC
- Drama, Horror, Suspense
Dr. Michael Rhodes is a college professor with an interest in the paranormal. He and his assistant Nancy spend much of their time investigating mysteries involving extra-sensory perception, spirits, possessions, and other such experiences.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1972
Episode 1
I Do Not Belong to the Human World
Sat, Jan 15, 1972 60 mins
Tina Morris has persistent visions of her brother Randy, a soldier presumed killed in action in Vietnam. She receives a telepathic message from Randy in Chinese by "automatic writing," a psychic phenomenon in which one receives thought impulses and transcribes them while in a trance-like state. Tina seeks the help of Dr. Rhodes, who believes that Randy may still be alive, and seeking escape from a P.O.W. camp. Unfortunately, somebody close to Randy wants to keep his location a secret, and will use any means, including arson and murder, to hide the truth from Dr. Rhodes.
Episode 2
The Heart That Wouldn't Stay Buried
Sat, Jan 22, 1972 60 mins
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
Lady, Lady, Take My Life
Sat, Jan 29, 1972 60 mins
A doctor suspects one of five people is a fraud concerning psychic abilities. He conducts a series of experiments turn which one leading to deadly results.
Episode 4
The House That Cried Murder
Sat, Feb 5, 1972 60 mins
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
The Man Who Died at Three and Nine
Sat, Feb 12, 1972 60 mins
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
Can a Dead Man Strike from the Grave?
Sat, Feb 26, 1972 60 mins
A man sees murder and plays piano while in a trance.
Episode 7
With This Ring, I Thee Kill!
Sat, Mar 4, 1972 60 mins
Margarita is planning to marry a man she just met, but her father is against it. On the night of the nuptials, her father sees a terrifying vision and dies in a fall as a result. On his deathbed, dad pleads with former student Michael Rhodes to look after his daughter. When he does so, Rhodes discovers the intended bridegroom lives in an old house once belonging to an actor whose first wife committed suicide on their wedding night. Soom Michael is seeing visions himself, and is convinced that the presence of the actor hasn't really left his old house.
Episode 8
Witch, Witch, Burning Bright
Sat, Mar 11, 1972 60 mins
Judith Eaton believes her daughter Damaris is a witch like previous Eatons.
Episode 9
Eye of the Haunted
Sat, Mar 18, 1972 60 mins
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
Echo of a Distant Scream
Sat, Apr 1, 1972 60 mins
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
Whisper of Evil
Sat, Apr 8, 1972 51 mins
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
Shadow in the Well
Sat, Apr 15, 1972 60 mins
A woman sees her recently drowned husband's image.
Episode 13
Face of Ice
Sat, Apr 22, 1972 60 mins
When a woman without her memories winds up under Dr. Rhodes' care she claims she saw a murder even though she was lying unconscious in woods yards away from the place the killing happened. Rhodes thinks she had an out of body experience and tries to reproduce the woman's astral projection abilities to find out who she is and what trauma caused her memory loss.