ER (season 6)

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ER: The Complete Sixth Season
Series ER
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Network NBC
Original run September 30, 1999 – May 18, 2000
No. of episodes 22
DVD release date December 19, 2006 (Widescreen, Boxset)
Previous season ER: Season 5
Next season ER: Season 7
For more details on this topic, see List of ER episodes.

The sixth season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on September 30, 1999 and concluded on May 18, 2000. The sixth season consists of 22 episodes.

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Shia LaBeouf played a child with muscular dystrophy

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See also: List of ER episodes

"Series #" refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Season #" refers to the episode's number in this particular season.

Season # Series # Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate
1 114 "Leave It to Weaver"  Lydia Woodward Jonathan Kaplan September 30, 1999
Greene and Weaver agree to go out on a limb to oppose Romano's appointment as chief of staff. Soon Greene finds he's out there and alone, while Kerry reaps immediate benefits for her treachery. Plus: Luka Kovac is an able, yet untrusted, physician. Nielsen Ratings: 31.5 million viewers 
2 115 "Last Rites"  Jack Orman Félix Enríquez Alcalá October 7, 1999
Who's the boss? Weaver may be head of the ER, but Greene has his own ideas about how to handle situations. Boulet says "yes" to Reggie, and Corday accepts Romano's surprise job offer. A brash new resident arrives and manages to annoy just about everyone. 
3 116 "Greene with Envy"  Patrick Harbinson Peter Markle October 14, 1999
Newly appointed attending physician Gabriel Lawrence is savvy, personable and, in Greene's jealous opinion, unsuitable for County. Jeanie and Reggie marry, but not under the circumstances they expected. 
4 117 "Sins of the Fathers"  Doug Palau[1] Ken Kwapis October 21, 1999
Long-distance MD: Via phone. Greene deals with fallout from his dad's car accident. Lawrence suspects a teen's suicide attempt is the fallout from father-son strife. Finch misdiagnoses a child's iron overdose. Carol tries to help a pregnant teenager get a job at the hospital. 
5 118 "Truth & Consequences"  R. Scott Gemmill Steve De Jarnatt November 4, 1999
A high school science experiment gone-wrong lands students and teacher in the ER - and the stress of multiple emergencies pushes Lawrence over the edge. Mark defends a patient and ends up being castigated for it. Carol learns the pregnant teen she wanted to help is using drugs. 
6 119 "The Peace of Wild Things"  John Wells Richard Thorpe November 11, 1999
Endings. Boulet resigns to be a full-time mother. An elderly woman bids farewell to her dying husband, and Lawrence admits he's in the early stages of Alzheimer's, and that his distinguished career is over. Carol takes action regarding the pregnant teen case. 
7 120 "Humpty Dumpty"  Neal Baer Jonathan Kaplan November 18, 1999
Lawrence departs (but not before saving a life), and Kovac comes aboard full time. Corday discovers her new trauma patient is a rapist and takes extreme measures to find his latest victim. And the Bright Star Gospel Choir is rushed to the ER. 
8 121 "Great Expectations"  Jack Orman Christopher Misiano November 25, 1999
It's Thanksgiving, and Hathaway has two more reasons to give thanks after overcoming complication and delivering twins Tess and Kate. Greene's family celebration comes with its own complications. 
9 122 "How the Finch Stole Christmas"  Linda Gase [2] Fred Einesman December 16, 1999
Lucy Knight risks Romano's wrath (and her career) to arrange a heart operation for a patient. Carter gives gifts to inner city kids in exchange for their guns. Finch uses her authority to put a teen binge drinker into rehab. 
10 123 "Family Matters"  Patrick Harbinson [3] Anthony Edwards January 6, 2000
New name, same person: Deb Chen returns to the ER as Jing-Mei Chen. Kovac's strong sense of family involves him in the fate of brothers facing separation. Greene invites his dad to reside with him in Chicago. 
11 124 "The Domino Heart"  Joe Sachs Lesli Linka Glatter January 13, 2000
Try, try again. A precious donor heart becomes available when a patient who recently received it dies. Malucci gathers evidence to shut down a backroom clinic. Carter and Chen disagree on when to follow rules and when to break them. 
12 125 "Abby Road"  R. Scott Gemmill Richard Thorpe February 3, 2000
A new road: Abby Lockhart, the part-time OB nurse who cared for Hathaway, reports to the ER for her third-year med-student rotation. Hathaway has a hunch that a young patient's health problems come from his mother. 
13 126 "Be Still My Heart"  Lydia Woodward Laura Innes February 10, 2000
A tense Valentine's Day includes an operation on Romano's dog, a car crash that leaves two children orphaned and Carter and Knight lying in pools of blood after they're attacked by a schizophrenic patient. 
14 127 "All in the Family"  Jack Orman Jonathan Kaplan February 17, 2000
Weaver finds Carter and Knight, and the grief-stricken ER crew work feverishly to save their grievously wounded colleagues. Then the deranged assailant is brought in, the victim of a car accident. Nielsen Ratings: 39.4 millon viewers (Highest rated of the season) 
15 128 "Be Patient"  Sandy Kroopf [4] Ken Kwapis February 24, 2000
Tough times. Carter struggles with rehab, a child is injured in a hit and run and a teen has cervical cancer. Even a happy event, a romance between Isabelle and David, turns sad when Greene learns his dad is terminally ill. 
16 129 "Under Control"  Neal Baer & Joe Sachs Christopher Misiano March 23, 2000
"We can handle this." This, it turns out, involves a gila monster, toxic breast milk, a deadly error and much more as Greene oversees a particularly hectic shift. Carter, despite his pain, returns to work. 
17 130 "Viable Options"  Patrick Harbinson Marita Grabiak April 6, 2000
Many candidates. One kidney. Kovac and Corday must select a recipient while the organ is still viable. Weaver defies Romano and is suspended. Benton's careless penmanship results in a patient taking the wrong drugs, and he sells out Finch. 
18 131 "Match Made in Heaven"  R. Scott Gemmill Jonathan Kaplan April 13, 2000
A notice of Knight's acceptance into psych residency deepens Carter's remorse. Greene cares for his dad. Hathaway has news from Ross. And an overwhelmed mother tries to induce a miscarriage. 
19 132 "The Fastest Year"  Lydia Woodward Richard Thorpe April 27, 2000
Memories. After his father reminisces about his navy days, Greene takes him on a final boat ride on Lake Michigan. Meanwhile, Carter is haunted by terrifying thoughts of the attack that almost killed him. 
20 133 "Loose Ends"  Neal Baer Kevin Hooks May 4, 2000
Malucci treats a little girl who was molested by her father. Hathaway's birthday is anything but happy. Benton and Kovac clash. And Greene and his dad manage to express their love just before the older man dies. 
21 134 "Such Sweet Sorrow"  John Wells John Wells May 11, 2000
Do open arms still await her in Seattle? Touched by a family tragedy at the ER, Hathaway realizes she must see Ross. Chen notices Carter's increasing unreliability and mood swings. Abby is supervised by Malucci on a case that leads Elizabeth to tell Dr. Dave that no one at County thinks he's any good at his job. 
22 135 "May Day"  Jack Orman Jonathan Kaplan May 18, 2000
Kovac and Benton rush to the scene of a playground shooting, leading to a confrontation over the most critical patient. The team plan an intervention when Carter's addiction forces them to act. And the ultimate price could be his patient's - or his own - life. Kovac's sense of right and wrong impacts a pair of difficult cases. Nielsen Ratings: 34.6 million viewers 

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