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Matlock
Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.
- Created by:
- Dean Hargrove
- Cast:
- Andy Griffith, Daniel Roebuck, Carol Huston
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- NBC, ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 8
Episodes
Episode 1
★ 9.0The Play
1993-09-23 · 60mAfter an actress in The Last Cry of the Hounds is murdered, Matlock agrees to represent the director of a local community play...on the condition that the director not cut him from the play.
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★ 9.0The Fatal Seduction (1)
1993-09-30Matlock, Leanne and Cliff go to North Carolina to attend Billy's sister's funeral. While there, they end up getting involved in a pair of murders connected to two young women. As a way to catch them, Leanne sets up a trap using Cliff as bait.
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★ 9.0The Fatal Seduction (2)
1993-10-07 · 50mBen defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.
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★ 9.0The Diner
1993-10-14Matlock takes Leanne to meet Martha Jordan, the wife of his very first client back in 1962. Stan Shaw was the cook at the local diner when he was accused of killing the local sheriff after a disagreement in the diner. Charlie Matlock pushed Ben, who had recently quit his job as a district attorney to take the case, but not everyone in town was happy with the Matlocks siding with the black cook accused of killing the white sheriff. Despite Cyrus Jordan's attempts to get the Matlocks to drop his case for their own safety, father and son were determined to prove that Cyrus never killed anyone.
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★ 9.0The View
1993-10-28Matlock realizes he has become a witness in a murder case involving two theater actors and an unhappy husband.
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★ 9.0The Last Laugh
1993-11-04 · 60mA comedian becomes accused of murdering another comic who had insulted him on stage.
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★ 10.0The Capital Offense
1993-11-11 · 60mMatlock continues his five-year struggle to save a con artist from the electric chair.
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★ 9.0The Haunted (1)
1993-11-18While Cliff investigates a suit of medical malpractice and ends up getting more involved than he should with his client, Matlock investigates the case of the mysterious Rod Greenwood, who happens to bear an eerie resemblance to a dead businessman. Soon Cliff and Matlock realise that their cases are tied together.
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★ 9.0The Haunted (2)
1993-11-18Episode overview is not available yet.
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The Conspiracy
1993-11-25 · 60mMatlock defends a lawyer accused of murdering an associate who'd accused him of botching a lawsuit involving toxic waster polluters.
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Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream
1993-12-02Matlock dreams that he, Leanne, Billy and Cliff are in 1932 and are involved with the murder of a sax player.
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The Defendant
1993-12-16Leanne falls for Matlock's new client, a philanthropist accused of murdering his business partner.
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The Kidnapping (1)
1994-01-13Abductors tries to kidnap Leanne but takes Billy instead and hold him for ransom.
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The Kidnapping (2)
1994-01-20The FBI agent who was in charge of Billy's kidnapping case is now accused of killing another agent.
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The Temptation
1994-01-27 · 60mA thug tries to make Leanne fall in love with him by using her journal that he stole from her house.
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The Crook
1994-02-03 · 60mA stealer is accused of murdering the man who closed the book on his thefts.
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The Murder Game
1994-02-10 · 60mMatlock reluctantly agrees to spend the weekend as part of a murder mystery with Cliff, Leanne, and three people who each paid $10,000 for the privilege of matching wits with Ben Matlock. When the pretend victim turns up really dead, they know that one of the three paying visitors killed him. Leanne has her father keep the three suspects occupied with stories of previous cases while she and Cliff investigate.
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Brennen
1994-02-17Ben vies with a formidable D.A. while defending a client accused of killing a city councilwoman, and discovers a secret hiding in the D.A.'s past that is affecting his judgment in this case.
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The P.I.
1994-03-03A P.I.'s daughter shoots some photos that get the wrong man accused of murder.
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The Godfather
1994-04-28 · 60mMatlock reluctantly agrees to host a reception for his goddaughter's wedding at Leanne's prompting, but when one of the best men is murdered after the bachelor party, Matlock agrees to defend the brother of the bride when he is accused of murder. The case is hindered by cheating lovers, a bad history between the victim and the accused, and an increasing number of houseguests at Matlock's home, none of which were invited.
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The Idol (1)
1994-05-19A lawyer who is a fan of Matlock's is accused of murdering a blackmailing P.I.
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The Idol (2)
1994-05-19Episode overview is not available yet.
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Andy Griffith
Ben Matlock
Daniel Roebuck
Cliff Lewis
Carol Huston
Jerri Stone
