Dean Hargrove
Director
Matlock (1986)
Season 6
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.
Released March 3, 1986
Episode 61 min
12+
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Production Companies: Viacom Productions, Dean Hargrove Productions, Fred Silverman Company, The Matlock Company
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S6E1 - The Witness Killings (1)
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.
Oct. 18, 1991, midnight
S6E2 - The Witness Killings (2)
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.
Oct. 18, 1991, midnight
S6E3 - The Strangler
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.
Oct. 25, 1991, midnight
S6E4 - The Nightmare
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.
Nov. 1, 1991, midnight
S6E5 - The Marriage Counselor
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.
Nov. 8, 1991, midnight
S6E6 - The Dame
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.
Nov. 15, 1991, midnight
S6E7 - The Suspect (1)
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.
Nov. 29, 1991, midnight
S6E8 - The Suspect (2)
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.
Nov. 29, 1991, midnight
S6E9 - The Defense
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.
Dec. 6, 1991, midnight
S6E10 - The Game Show
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.
Dec. 13, 1991, midnight
S6E11 - The Foursome
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.
Dec. 20, 1991, midnight
S6E12 - The Picture (1)
After much persuasion, Matlock agrees to help his disagreeable cousin locate her erstwhile husband, using a doctored photograph to help find him.
Jan. 17, 1992, midnight
S6E13 - The Picture (2)
Matlock successfully defends his cousin on charges of murder, but when it's all said and done, he still can't stand the woman.
Jan. 24, 1992, midnight
S6E14 - The Outcast (1)
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.
Feb. 7, 1992, midnight
S6E15 - The Outcast (2)
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.
Feb. 7, 1992, midnight
S6E16 - The Big Payoff
Michelle helps an insurance investigator prove that a man killed his wealthy wife to collect on the insurance money.
Feb. 28, 1992, midnight
S6E17 - The Abduction
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.
March 6, 1992, midnight
S6E18 - Mr. Awesome
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.
April 17, 1992, midnight
S6E19 - The Evening News (1)
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.
April 24, 1992, midnight
S6E20 - The Evening News (2)
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.
May 1, 1992, midnight
S6E21 - The Assassination (1)
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.
May 8, 1992, midnight
S6E22 - The Assassination (2)
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.
May 8, 1992, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 61 min.
Season Runtime: 11834 min.
Released: March 3, 1986
Last Air Date: May 7, 1995, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 12+
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