Matlock
"AMERICA'S GREATEST LAWYER. CASE CLOSED."
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
Season 1 Episodes
E1
Atlanta lawyer Ben Matlock takes on the high profile case of a television reporter accused of murdering his former wife.…
E2
Ben Matlock accepts the pro bono case of Kevin Meredith, a young man accused of murdering his lover, whom Ben soon reali…
E3
Years ago, Ben represented Jason Hardiman in his divorce proceedings, and upon his instructions, offered Carla a small f…
E4
Matlock represents the a maid accused of killing her employer, at the request of the man's widow. The request is a littl…
E5
Matlock is hired to defend Brad Bingham, an aging football star with a reputation as a womanizer who was about to be cut…
E6
When Nicholas Baron, a well known mobster, is accused of murdering one of his rivals, he asks Ben Matlock to represent h…
E7
Even though they've lost a key witness, Matlock keeps defending Nicholas Baron. Daniel tries to convince Matlock that hi…
E8
Harold Scully is a boring man. But at least he knows that. When he begs old acquaintance Ben Matlock to defend him on ch…
E9
Detective Joe Peters has been accused of taking bribes and murdering a fence, and also suspected in the death of a fello…
E10
Matlock reluctantly agrees to hire free-spirited rock star Angel after Charlene reveals she's already taken the job for …
E11
Professor Erskine Tate wakes from a drunken stupor behind the wheel of his car. He doesn't know how he got there or what…
E12
When a down-on-his luck Santa Claus (Tom McCabe) is accused of killing the landlord who was about to evict not only him …
E13
Michael and Victoria Edwards may be divorced, but unfortunately, she couldn't keep him from being a guest on her show. W…
E14
Mary Ann Newton has written a book (Secret Confessions) that purports to be fiction, but upon a deeper look, it seems to…
E15
When Beverly Hills cookie entrepreneur Adam Gardner's girlfriend is found dead in his hot tub, the case against him look…
E16
Kathy Warren was a private nurse working for the St. Johns. One night while she was out, Peter St. John died, and when i…
E17
Seven years ago Ben defended Les Matthews, who was accused of killing his friend and business partner and Ben lost. Toda…
E18
Ben is hired by a friend to defend his son, who is in the army, who's been charged with killing the sadistic lieutenant,…
E19
As the case progresses, Ben discovers that the lieutenant and four other officers may have been involved in some kind of…
E20
Matlock is hired to defend a popular actor when he's accused of killing the man who ran the sex-therapy clinic where he …
E21
While defending union boss Gerald O'Hara, who has been accused of murdering his chief rival for his seat (Dan Keaton), M…
E22
Amy Adler had a juvenile record before becoming a photographer's assistant. When the photographer she works for is murde…
E23
When Laurie Palmer is arrested for killing her husband, the reporter covering the case is convinced of her innocence, an…
E24
Dr. David Westlake was a nasty piece of work who had a reputation for making trouble for his medical students. Any one o…
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