Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.
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- Seasons
- 9
- Episodes aired
- 194
- Latest aired
- S09E17
- Total runtime
- 2d 18h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 March 1986 – May 1987 24 episodes
- Season 2 September 1987 – May 1988 24 episodes
- Season 3 November 1988 – May 1989 20 episodes
- Season 4 September 1989 – May 1990 24 episodes
- Season 5 September 1990 – April 1991 22 episodes
- Season 6 October 1991 – May 1992 22 episodes
- Season 7 November 1992 – May 1993 18 episodes
- Season 8 September 1993 – May 1994 22 episodes
- Season 9 October 1994 – May 1995 18 episodes
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S06E01 The Witness Killings (1)
October 18 · 60min find the promo
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Matlock goes back to his hometown for a family reunion, but things turn sticky when a good friend of his nephew's son dies, and his rival is charged with murder. Not only that, but the whole town seems to hate Matlock, as many of them believe he thinks he's better than them because he's a big city lawyer.
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S06E02 The Witness Killings (2)
October 18 find the promo
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After a second young man dies under mysterious circumstances, Matlock continues to do his best to defend Russ Gifford, and tries to keep his animosity with the town at a minimum while Julie makes friends with the local women, and Conrad investigates the tattoo that ties the whole case together.
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S06E03 The Strangler
October 25 find the promo
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Serial killer Jeffrey Speidel strangles his victims. When Matlock gets inovlved in the case, Speidel makes a point of turning Matlock into his next target...his goal is to ruin Matlock publicly before killing him.
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S06E04 The Nightmare
November 1 find the promo
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After a bump on the head, Matlock has a nightmare where he is trapped in the Old West, and needs to save Conrad from an angry lynch mob when he is accused of murder. His is frequently distracted by Michelle, a beautiful saloon girl, and Julie, the vengeance-seeking sister of the dead man.
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S06E05 The Marriage Counselor
November 8 · 60min find the promo
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When a marriage counselor is murdered, the suspects include not only his fellow co-workers, but also the couples he was treating...apparently part of his treatment involved seducing the female half of the couples.
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S06E06 The Dame
November 15 · 60min find the promo
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While dining with Julie, a chance meeting with a woman causes Ben to relate the story of his investigation, many years earlier, of a widow that Ben's father (played by Andy Griffith) believes may have been involved with the death of his friend - her husband.
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S06E07 The Suspect (1)
November 29 find the promo
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Matlock defends a wealthy widow charged with the murder of her husband, while Michelle helps to defend a father accused of murdering the drug dealer who got his child hooked...a dealer who just happened to be a cop.
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S06E08 The Suspect (2)
November 29 find the promo
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Matlock defends a wealthy widow charged with the murder of her husband, while Michelle helps to defend a father accused of murdering the drug dealer who got his child hooked...a dealer who just happened to be a cop.
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S06E09 The Defense
December 6 find the promo
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Teenager Danny Hayes is on trial for the murder of his father. Danny honestly believed that his father was about to kill his mother as he threatened to, but the testimony of his father's best friend threatens Danny's chances at freedom.
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S06E10 The Game Show
December 13 find the promo
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When the producer of the popular It's About Time gameshow is murdered, Matlock defends the aging host at the request of a friend of Conrad's, while Michelle goes undercover as a contestant.
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S06E11 The Foursome
December 20 find the promo
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Matlock reluctantly agrees to defend millionaire Ellis Blake when he's accused of murdering his daughter's fiancé, Jeffrey Holden, an enterprising golf caddy who supplemented his living by blackmailing the men he caddied for. At the same time, Matlock is dealing with a brand new deputy district attorney, Lauren Richmond, who just seems too sweet to be real.
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S06E12 The Picture (1)
January 17 · 60min find the promo
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After much persuasion, Matlock agrees to help his disagreeable cousin locate her erstwhile husband, using a doctored photograph to help find him.
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S06E13 The Picture (2)
January 24 find the promo
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Matlock successfully defends his cousin on charges of murder, but when it's all said and done, he still can't stand the woman.
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S06E14 The Outcast (1)
February 7 · 90min find the promo
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Matlock retires from law after bungling up a case and forgetting his client's name. He heads out of town to do some fishing, but after a hitchhiker he gave a lift to dies mysteriously, he sticks around to investigate the case.
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S06E15 The Outcast (2)
February 7 find the promo
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Matlock retires from law after bungling up a case and forgetting his client's name. He heads out of town to do some fishing, but after a hitchhiker he gave a lift to dies mysteriously, he sticks around to investigate the case.
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S06E16 The Big Payoff
February 28 find the promo
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Michelle helps an insurance investigator prove that a man killed his wealthy wife to collect on the insurance money.
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S06E17 The Abduction
March 6 find the promo
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Matlock has every intention of preserving lawyer/client confidentiality, but when a group of mobsters kidnap Michelle to extort information from Matlock, he has to weigh his professional ethics against her life.
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S06E18 Mr. Awesome
April 17 · 60min find the promo
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Conrad asks Matlock to defend Anne Johnson when she's charged with the murder of her cheating ex-boyfriend Dwayne Meeks. It's not long before Matlock realises that Anne's son Jimmy is the key to the whole mystery.
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S06E19 The Evening News (1)
April 24 find the promo
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A TV anchorwoman plans to frame a TV reporter for murder. When the intended victim fakes their own death, the reporter is arrested for a crime that was never committed and Matlock has to work to get them off the hook.
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S06E20 The Evening News (2)
May 1 find the promo
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The real murdered winds up murdered himself, which doesn't help Matlock's client much...not only that, but there's a real estate scam looming in the wings that also affects the case.
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S06E21 The Assassination (1)
May 8 find the promo
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When the local mayor is assassinated, Matlock's daughter Leanne comes to town to prove the case. The case takes a different turn when a judge is accused of murdering a local man's wife, and Ben and Leanne have to work out the problems in their relationship to clear Eller of murder.
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S06E22 The Assassination (2)
May 8 find the promo
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While defending Judge Eller in his murder trial, Conrad uncovers the connection between the killing of a mayor and a pornography production using underage girls.