Matlock
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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 9 Episodes

E1
The Accused (1)
1994

Matlock defends a journalist who killed an underworld figure in self-defense after meeting with him for an interview.

E2
The Accused (2)
1994

Part two of the episode The Scandal.

E3
The Scandal
1994

When Matlock defends an attorney accused of murdering her boss, he also uncovers a history of sexual harrassment involvi…

E4
The Dare
1994

An eccentric millionare tells Matlock that he couldn't solve the perfect murder if it were handed to him on a silver pla…

E5
The Tabloid
1994

Michael defends U.S. senatorial candidate Carol Davis when she's accused of murdering tabloid editor Ross Buckley. Jerri…

E6
The Coach
1994

A basketball coach is accused of murdering an influential booster.

E7
The Dating Game
1994

When Cliff's friend Fred is accused of murdering Melissa, a woman he met through the dating service Perfect Harmony, he …

E8
The Confession
1994

Julie returns to Atlanta from L.A. for a legal conference, and when a former snitch calls her to the jailhouse and admit…

E9
Dead Air
1994

A radio personality is accused of killing his partner, but Ben suspects the victim's girlfriend. The only problem is tha…

E10
The Getaway
1995

Matlock takes the case of an ex-convict when he's arrested for robbing a bank he had robbed years before. Matt Ahern saw…

E11
The Verdict
1995

Katie Clark is a hot new prosecutor in town, fresh from St. Louis, but originally from Atlanta. Her first case involves …

E12
The Deadly Dose
1995

Jeri's sister Rachel comes to Atlanta looking for help when she is fired from her job as a nurse after a doctor (Gray) b…

E13
The Target
1995

Matlock is the unlikely witness when a boat blows up killing Judge Michael Sterns. Had it not been for Ben's sea-sicknes…

E14
The Assault
1995

While Cliff, Jerri and Billy plan to throw Ben a surprise party for his birthday, Ben goes to the city to pick up barbec…

E15
The Heist (1)
1995

Matlock and Jerri head out to the beach with Billy and Cliff as Cliff prepares for an upcoming triathlon. Once there, Ma…

E16
The Heist (2)
1995

While at a triathlon, Matlock runs into a former client, a retired FBI agent trying to solve an old case.

E17
The Scam (1)
1995

Cliff's old college chum Craig Browning is defending Cameron Ivers on charges of vehicular manslaughter, and is being bl…

E18
The Scam (2)
1995

When Cameron Ivers is killed in a hit and run accident, Matlock decides to take a closer look at Robinson and Reeves, ho…

Cast

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

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