Matlock
Drama • Series

Matlock

"AMERICA'S GREATEST LAWYER. CASE CLOSED."

7.1/10 1986 9 Seasons 194 Episodes Ended

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.

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Season 2 Episodes

S2E1
E1
The Billionaire (1)
1987

Matlock flies all the way the England to represent Eric Gordon, a man accused of murdering his wealthy businessman fathe…

S2E2
E2
The Billionaire (2)
120 min 1987

Matlock flies all the way the England to represent Eric Gordon, a man accused of murdering his wealthy businessman fathe…

E3
Blind Justice
60 min 1987

Michelle agrees to defend college chum Andrea Morrow after she is accused of murdering her abusive lover, Clay Graham. M…

E4
The Annihilator
60 min 1987

Matlock reluctantly agrees to represent a famous wrestler when he's accused of killing a long-time rival, but only when …

E5
The Husband
1987

When Matlock agrees to defend Cassie's friend Judy, he is shocked to learn that Judy's husband had another wife. As the …

E6
The Power Brokers (1)
60 min 1987

Matlock reluctantly takes the case when Melinda Stuart's source is murdered. The biggest problem is that she's more inte…

E7
The Power Brokers (2)
1987

After Agent Davies offers Melinda an exclusive, she changes her plea to guilty. Matlock tries to talk to her, especially…

E8
The Network
1987

Network programming chief Paul J. Bartel is murdered, leaving Hollywood baffled as to the identity of the killer. Matloc…

E9
The Best Friend
60 min 1987

Matlock agrees to defend Vanessa Douglas when she's accused of murdering Stephen Cassidy, and author who destroyed a pol…

E10
The Country Boy
60 min 1987

Jimmy le Grand is Matlock's favorite country singer of all time. When he's accused of a hit-and-run, Matlock leaps at th…

E11
The Gift
60 min 1987

When Brian Emerson is arrested and charged with his wife's murder, Matlock takes the case, waiving his usual fee. His ef…

E12
The Gambler
1987

Matlock goes to Las Vegas to defend his friend, Jim Manning, after Jim is accused of murdering his girlfriend Laura, who…

E13
The Body
60 min 1988

Matlock agrees to defend Donna Stewart when she's accused of murdering Christie Huntley, an aerobics instructor at Pinew…

E14
The Reunion
1988

Matlock heads to an old law school reunion where he meets up with his former classmates. After the reunion, one is murde…

E15
The Gigolo
1988

Matlock agrees to defend dance instructor Scott Lazar after he is charged with the murder of his married lover. It would…

E16
The Umpire
60 min 1988

When a baseball umpire is murdered, Matlock has a whole team full of suspects. It seems like everyone had a reason to...…

E17
The Investigation (1)
1988

Sam Gerard is a well-known mobster who is about to be exposed. His estranged son, Craig Gentry, is arrested for murder, …

E18
The Investigation (2)
60 min 1988

Craig continues to turn away from his father as Matlock keeps trying to investigate the case. When the Gentry family is …

E19
The Hucksters
1988

Matlock needs to prove that one of three people murdered a scheming huckster. This Episode also aired at later dates wi…

E20
The Lovelorn
1988

Matlock agrees to defend a man who has been accused of murdering the relationship columnist whose response ended his rel…

E21
The Genius
1988

When Matlock's nephew Irwin is charged with murder, Matlock investigates at a high-tech computer firm to clear his name.

E22
The Magician
1988

After a night at the magic show with Julie, Matlock agrees to defend magician Daniel Fontaine when he's charged with the…

E23
The Fisherman
1988

Matlock defends a Vietnamese fisherman and his son when a racist fisherman is killed, and the Vietnamese fisherman is ch…

E24
The Heiress
1988

As a young child, Allison Tate had discovered the bodies of her parents, apparently killed by an intruder. Shortly after…

Cast

Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
Ben Matlock
Daniel Roebuck
Daniel Roebuck
Cliff Lewis
Carol Huston
Carol Huston
Jerri Stone

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