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Matlock

Don't be fooled by his down-home demeanor and country-boy ways; criminal defense lawyer Ben Matlock is worth every penny of his fee. Count on Matlock to visit the crime scene, scope out the clues everyone else missed, and dramatically reveal the real criminal (usually a killer) during a climactic trial sequence.

S1, EP5 "The Affair"

A socialite retains Matlock to defend her husband's accused killer, a maid (Theresa Saldana) who won't help her own defense.

S1, EP6 "The Seduction"

Ben defends an over-the-hill quarterback (John Beck) with a reputation as a womanizer who is accused of killing his team-owner girlfriend.

S1, EP7 "The Don"

J.L. Brackett (William Conrad) prosecutes Matlock's client, crime-boss Nicholas Baron (Jose Ferrer), for murder.

S1, EP8 "The Don"

Ben fends off the children of crime boss Baron (Jose Ferrer), who appear to want their father convicted.

S1, EP9 "The Sisters"

Two sisters with a penchant for murder do away with their rich aunt and frame their uncle, whom Matlock agrees to defend.

S3, EP13 "The Psychic"

A woman (Camilla More) who had a premonition of her boyfriend's death becomes a suspect in his murder.

S3, EP19 "The Blues Singer"

Matlock attempts to clear a blues musician (Joe Seneca) framed for the murder of a rock star.

S1, EP10 "The Cop"

A no-nonsense police officer (Hector Elizondo) turns to Matlock when he becomes a prime suspect in the murder of a local hood.

S1, EP11 "The Angel"

Matlock defends a rock star whose rowdy stage life appears to be affecting her courtroom performance.

S3, EP20 "The Priest"

While reluctantly defending a construction contractor accused of murdering a priest, Matlock finds another clergyman is a prime suspect.

S4, EP14 "The Witness"

Michelle agrees to defend Ben's pal, framed for murder, until she learns her old law-school friend is also suspect.

S1, EP12 "The Professor"

Matlock's former professor and mentor (Don Porter), framed by students in a hit-and-run, seeks Ben's defense.

S1, EP13 "Santa Claus"

Accused of murdering his stingy landlord, a sidewalk Santa Claus (Pat Hingle) seeks Matlock's defense.

S1, EP14 "The Chef"

A TV chef's (Cathryn Damon) ex-husband (Craig Claiborne), a noted culinary author, dies from sampling food on her show.

S1, EP15 "The Author"

A man (Parker Stevenson) is wrongfully accused of trying to kill the author (Audra Lindley) of an expose on a Georgia town.

S1, EP16 "The Rat Pack"

Matlock defends a young executive (Tim Busfield) framed in the murder of a starlet (Shawn Weatherly).

S1, EP17 "The Nurse"

Matlock is hired to defend a live-in nurse (Lise Cutter) charged with the killing of her multimillionaire patient (Ed Quinlan).

S1, EP18 "The Convict"

Matlock gets a second chance at justice when a former client, convicted of murder, kills an inmate in self-defense.

S4, EP4 "The Bestseller"

A district attorney matches wits with a much-despised author (Tricia O'Neil) after the writer's best friend dies.

S4, EP5 "The Ex"

When Ben and Julie go to Baltimore to defend a case, the prosecuting attorney turns out to be Julie's ex-husband.

S1, EP21 "The Therapist"

A movie idol (Steve Bond) is accused of murdering the sex therapist who went public with his problems.

S1, EP24 "The Reporter"

Matlock is asked to help when a newlywed is accused of murdering her husband -- whose body is not the one in the morgue.

S4, EP6 "The Clown"

Ben defends a circus clown accused of killing his partner; Conrad gets trapped in a tiger's cage.

S4, EP7 "The Star"

Ben defends a director accused of killing an aging actress (Anita Morris) during her horror-film death scene.

S1, EP19 "The Court Martial"

Ben defends a rebellious young soldier framed in the murder of his sadistic lieutenant.

S1, EP20 "The Court Martial"

While defending Private Hughes (Tony Becker), Matlock uncovers a scandal that could ruin four officers.

S1, EP22 "The People vs. Matlock"

Matlock is tried for jury tampering when a mild-mannered juror claims the attorney offered him a bribe.

S1, EP23 "The Photographer"

A woman (Julie Ronnie) is accused of murdering her boss, a photographer who was involved in blackmail.

S1, EP25 "The Doctors"

A young resident seeks Ben's defense when he is framed for the murder of his formidable chief surgeon.

S2, EP1 "The Billionaire"

Matlock travels to London to conduct a mock retrial for a man convicted of killing his millionaire father.

S2, EP2 "The Billionaire"

In London to investigate the murder of a millionaire, Matlock discovers several people who had reasonable motives for committing the crime.

S4, EP8 "The Con Man"

Ben defends an old friend accused of murdering a stock-market swindler (David Birney).

S4, EP11 "The Fugitive"

Ben has trouble with the defense of a brash, young client framed for the murder of a wealthy relative.

S2, EP3 "Blind Justice"

A sculptor (David Ogden Stiers) frames Michelle's friend for the murder of the man responsible for his blindness.

S2, EP5 "The Husband"

Ben tackles a case in which a murdered man's three wives are suspects in the killing.

S2, EP6 "The Power Brokers"

Matlock defends a columnist implicated in the murder of a source.

S2, EP7 "The Power Brokers"

Matlock's client confesses to a murder and then recants, claiming federal agents coerced it.

S2, EP4 "The Annihilator"

A surprise witness seems to hinder an acquittal for Ben's client (Dick Butkus), a professional wrestler accused of murder.

"Matlock"

Don't be fooled by his down-home demeanor and country-boy ways; criminal defense lawyer Ben Matlock is worth every penny of his fee. Count on Matlock to visit the crime scene, scope out the clues everyone else missed, and dramatically reveal the real criminal (usually a killer) during a climactic trial sequence.

S2, EP8 "The Network"

A TV producer is accused of murdering the programming chief at the top-rated network.

S2, EP9 "The Best Friend"

Matlock defends the subject of a slain biographer and learns a disturbing fact about his client during the trial.

S2, EP10 "The Country Boy"

Ben defends a country singer (David Carradine) who was too drunk to remember whether he killed his sister-in-law.

S2, EP11 "The Gift"

When Matlock takes on the defense of a man accused of murdering his vindictive ex-wife, he also has his hands full baby-sitting the man's daughter.

S2, EP12 "The Gambler"

Matlock goes to Las Vegas to defend a friend (Bruce Weitz) charged with murdering his girlfriend (Marg Helgenberger).

S2, EP13 "The Body"

Matlock defends a woman accused of killing the exercise instructor she believed was having an affair with her husband.

S2, EP15 "The Gigolo"

Ben defends a dance instructor charged in the murder of a wealthy, jealous matron who cut off his money.

S2, EP16 "The Umpire"

Ben defends his boss (Richard Kline), accused of killing an umpire during his softball team's playoff game.

S2, EP14 "The Reunion"

Ben must defend an old friend when a former law school classmate, who was the accused's business partner, is murdered.

S2, EP17 "The Investigation"

Ben takes up the defense of a longtime client (Shaun Cassidy) accused of murdering a Senate grandstander investigating organized crime.

S2, EP18 "The Investigation"

Ben must prevent a mob war when the crime-boss father of his client discovers the evidence against his son was manufactured.

S2, EP19 "The Hucksters"

Ben must defend an infuriated investor who is accused of murdering the slick owner of a bogus company.

S2, EP20 "The Lovelorn"

Matlock encounters a family full of suspects when an advice-to-the-lovelorn columnist is murdered.

S2, EP21 "The Genius"

When his genius nephew (Bill Mumy) is accused of murder, Ben's only hope for acquittal lies in his client's ability to outwit a computer.

S2, EP22 "The Magician"

Ben unearths more than one suspect while defending a magician (Michael E. Knight) accused of murdering a devious assistant.

S2, EP23 "The Fisherman"

Ben defends a Vietnamese fisherman accused of killing the man who was terrorizing him and his fellow countrymen.

S2, EP24 "The Heiress"

Upon her release from a mental sanitarium, an heiress faces charges of murdering the accountant handling her trust fund.

S3, EP1 "The Lemon"

Ben's new neighbor (Don Knotts) is framed for the murder of a car dealer who sold him a defective automobile.

S3, EP2 "The Ambassador"

An ambassador refuses diplomatic immunity when his lover (Lisa Hartman) accuses him of killing her husband.

S3, EP3 "The Ambassador"

An attempt on his life convinces Ben that finding Shelby (Lisa Hartman) is the key to the real murderer.

S3, EP4 "The Mistress"

Ben searches for a witness capable of clearing his client in her unfaithful husband's murder.

S3, EP5 "The DJ"

Ben dislikes his client, an obnoxious radio personality accused of killing a rival disc jockey.

S3, EP6 "The Captain"

Ben defends a patrolman framed for murder but is upset when the prime suspect appears to be the chief of police, an old friend.

S3, EP11 "The Other Woman"

Another suspect's dual personality damages Ben's defense of a psychiatrist accused of killing a patient.

S3, EP12 "The Starlet"

Ben defends an ex-girlfriend's (Anne Francis) daughter (Nia Peeples), a pageant winner accused of murdering a contestant.

S9, EP18 "The Scam"

Matlock sidelines plans to attend a class reunion when Cliff is accused of murder.

S9, EP17 "The Scam"

Matlock sidelines plans to attend a class reunion when Cliff is accused of murder.

S9, EP16 "The Heist"

When Ben's old friend tracks bank robbers, the former FBI agent's rusty skills get him arrested for murder.

S9, EP15 "The Heist"

When Ben's old friend tracks bank robbers, the former FBI agent's rusty skills get him arrested for murder.

S9, EP14 "The Assault"

After Matlock is mugged, he repays the man who helped him by offering legal representation in a lawsuit.

S9, EP13 "The Target"

After bailing out of a fishing trip because of seasickness, Ben thinks the ensuing explosion that killed a judge friend was intended for him.

S1, EP4 "The Stripper"

Ben defends an exotic dancer accused of murdering her ex-husband, a man determined to have her declared an unfit mother.

S1, EP3 "The Judge"

Judge Carter Addison (Dick Van Dyke) kills his mistress then presides over the murder trial as Matlock tries to defend a framed man.

S1, EP2 "Diary of a Perfect Murder"

An Atlanta attorney and his daughter Charlene (Lori Lethin) defend a TV journalist charged with murder.

S1, EP1 "Diary of a Perfect Murder"

An Atlanta attorney and his daughter Charlene (Lori Lethin) defend a TV journalist charged with murder.

Don't be fooled by his down-home demeanor and country-boy ways; criminal defense lawyer Ben Matlock is worth every penny of his fee. Count on Matlock to visit the crime scene, scope out the clues everyone else missed, and dramatically reveal the real criminal (usually a killer) during a climactic trial sequence.
Starring: Andy Griffith, Linda Purl, Kene Holliday, Richard Newton, Betty Lynn, Kari Lizer, Jonathan Frakes, Kenneth Gilman, Kahlil Wheaton, Scott Valentine, Betty McGuire, Tim Montgomery, Richard McKenzie, Don Mitchell, Gary Werntz, Julie Cobb, Tina Ortega
Original Air Date: Mar 3, 1986
Genres: DramaTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
2 seasons available on demand (10 episodes)

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