Matlock
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.
Actor: Andy Griffith, Julie Sommars, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Brynn Thayer, Daniel Roebuck, Kene Holliday, Linda Purl
Creator: Dean Hargrove
Country: United States of America
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 0h 45m
Release: 1986
Rating: 7.1
Season 1 - Matlock
03 Mar 1986
"Ben Matlock and his daughter Charlene defend a TV journalist accused of killing his ex-wife."
09 Dec 1986
"At Christmas time, a heartless businessman wants to evict the residents of an apartment building he owns, he tangles with a resident who just happens to be working as a street Santa. Later ..."
13 Jan 1987
"When a woman in a small town writes a book whose characters are actual people in the town and it becomes a best seller, the press converge on the town to interview them. And some of them ..."
03 Feb 1987
"Kathy Dawson is a private nurse working for the St. Johns. One night while she was out, the man she was taking care of, Peter St. John, died. When it was determined to be murder, she is the..."
Season 2 - Matlock
22 Sep 1987
"An American businessman based in London is killed. His son would be charged, tried, and convicted for the crime. His sister believing in her brother's innocence decides to stage a mock ..."
13 Oct 1987
"Ben's assistant Cassie convinces Ben to defend a professional wrestler accused of killing a rival wrestler."
27 Oct 1987
"Ben defends a popular columnist framed for the murder of a source."
05 Jan 1988
"Ben and Michelle stay at an exclusive health spa while investigating the employees after their client is accused of killing an aerobics instructor who had an affair with her husband."
26 Jan 1988
"Matlock defends an insurance salesman who has been accused of killing his boss, who is also a softball umpire, following a bad call during a softball game."
03 May 1988
"Ben and a friend defend a young heiress who is being tried for murdering the trustee of her trust."
Season 3 - Matlock
31 Jan 1989
"A popular mayor is seen arguing with two visitors to his home, the next day he is murdered by someone dressed as a well known environmental protester. Ben Matlock, Michelle and Tyler are lured to defend the accused under false pretenses."
28 Mar 1989
"A coin dealer discovers that a man working for him has been stealing. He then demands that he returns everything that he took or pay back what he took. When he is found dead, the dealer is ..."
Season 4 - Matlock
17 Oct 1989
"Ben goes to Baltimore to help Julie defend her best friend's husband only to find that the prosecutor is Julie's ex-husband."
31 Oct 1989
"A new young director is imposed upon an aging scream queen near the end of her current movie. They argue conspicuously and vehemently about artistic differences. After the filming of the ..."
07 Nov 1989
"When a client of Ben's is taken by some con artists, he decides to get back at them. When one of them is killed and when another one decides to testify against him Ben defends him. Michelle..."
21 Nov 1989
"While Matlock investigates from the prison, Conrad buys time by impersonating the murdered inmate at a minimum security prison. Conrad is approached by thieves who were looking for the inmate to help with a job, and he plays along."
28 Nov 1989
"Matlock defends Drew, a young man who Ben believes was framed for murder. Drew doesn't make it easy, as he escapes custody and becomes a fugitive. Ben must solve the case while Drew continually interferes with the investigation."
12 Dec 1989
"On his deathbed, an old friend of Ben's begs him to reopen a cold murder case, suspecting that another of their hunting buddies is the killer."
19 Dec 1989
"A crusty old toy store owner is accused of killing his partner, whom he denigrated as too generous and soft-hearted to manage their business."
02 Jan 1990
"Prominent attorney Sandra Townsend leads a double life by \"playing the field\" and living on the edge. She winds up being blackmailed by her boyfriend to stay in the relationship, and he has..."
09 Jan 1990
"A coed student having an affair with a professor threatens him when he rudely dumps her. He is killed that same evening, and Matlock must investigate whether some cheating students had sufficient motive to kill the professor."
16 Jan 1990
"After Dan Galloway fired the executive producer and bothering three women on the air, he gets murdered..."
23 Jan 1990
"Matlock has to take the case of Alex Gordon, the paraplegic man who actually killed his wife. When Michelle and Conrad visited Alex's house..."
Season 5 - Matlock
04 Dec 1990
"Julie is assigned to prosecute a stock broker accused of killing the man who fired him. However, she thinks that he is innocent. Julie is then shocked to find out the man apparently ..."
11 Dec 1990
"Matlock goes the distance to help a heavyweight boxing champ accused of killing a sports reporter"
Season 6 - Matlock
17 Jan 1992
"While looking for a cousins cheating husband, Ben finds a photo that may help solve a murder."
Season 7 - Matlock
05 Nov 1992
"Ben and Leanne go on vacation and meet up with Leanne's college girlfriends. Murder ensues, Ben defends a stranger while Leanne suspects one of her friends is the real killer."
18 Mar 1993
"Leanne takes on the case her ex-husband Peter who is charged with the murder of his friend and boss."
29 Apr 1993
"A lawyer is accused of murdering his lover and her husband, a high school football coach and aspiring minister."
Season 8 - Matlock
30 Sep 1993
"Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme."
07 Oct 1993
"Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme."
04 Nov 1993
"When a mouthy has-been comedian is accused of murder Matlock defends him in court."
11 Nov 1993
"Two weeks before con man Adam Spangler's appointment with the electric chair, Det. Campbell Buchard convinces Ben and Leanne to shake the eyewitness testimony that put Spangler on death row and find the real killer."
18 Nov 1993
"A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise."
13 Jan 1994
"Billy is kidnapped and held for ransom. Agent Wingate of the FBI is assigned to recover him."
17 Feb 1994
"Matlock's neighbor is accused of murdering a councilwoman after she publicly discloses his embezzling. The assistant DA and Matlock share commonalities but come into conflict because they're on opposite sides of the case."
28 Apr 1994
"Ben's goddaughter comes to town for her wedding, causing Ben to deal with uninvited guests, an accident from the past, Cliff's exaggerations, and a murder."
19 May 1994
"A young lawyer who apes Ben's style is involved in blackmail and murder."
