Dean Hargrove
Director
Matlock (1986)
Season 8
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
9.0
S8E1 - The Play
After an actress in The Last Cry of the Hounds is murdered, Matlock agrees to represent the director of a local community play...on the condition that the director not cut him from the play.
Sept. 23, 1993, midnight
9.0
S8E2 - The Fatal Seduction (1)
Matlock, Leanne and Cliff go to North Carolina to attend Billy's sister's funeral. While there, they end up getting involved in a pair of murders connected to two young women. As a way to catch them, Leanne sets up a trap using Cliff as bait.
Sept. 30, 1993, midnight
9.0
S8E3 - The Fatal Seduction (2)
None
Oct. 7, 1993, midnight
9.0
S8E4 - The Diner
Matlock takes Leanne to meet Martha Jordan, the wife of his very first client back in 1962. Stan Shaw was the cook at the local diner when he was accused of killing the local sheriff after a disagreement in the diner. Charlie Matlock pushed Ben, who had recently quit his job as a district attorney to take the case, but not everyone in town was happy with the Matlocks siding with the black cook accused of killing the white sheriff. Despite Cyrus Jordan's attempts to get the Matlocks to drop his case for their own safety, father and son were determined to prove that Cyrus never killed anyone.
Oct. 14, 1993, midnight
9.0
S8E5 - The View
Matlock realizes he has become a witness in a murder case involving two theater actors and an unhappy husband.
Oct. 28, 1993, midnight
9.0
S8E6 - The Last Laugh
A comedian becomes accused of murdering another comic who had insulted him on stage.
Nov. 4, 1993, midnight
10.0
S8E7 - The Capital Offense
Matlock continues his five-year struggle to save a con artist from the electric chair.
Nov. 11, 1993, midnight
9.0
S8E8 - The Haunted (1)
While Cliff investigates a suit of medical malpractice and ends up getting more involved than he should with his client, Matlock investigates the case of the mysterious Rod Greenwood, who happens to bear an eerie resemblance to a dead businessman. Soon Cliff and Matlock realise that their cases are tied together.
Nov. 18, 1993, midnight
9.0
S8E9 - The Haunted (2)
None
Nov. 18, 1993, midnight
S8E10 - The Conspiracy
Matlock defends a lawyer accused of murdering an associate who'd accused him of botching a lawsuit involving toxic waster polluters.
Nov. 25, 1993, midnight
S8E11 - Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream
Matlock dreams that he, Leanne, Billy and Cliff are in 1932 and are involved with the murder of a sax player.
Dec. 2, 1993, midnight
S8E12 - The Defendant
Leanne falls for Matlock's new client, a philanthropist accused of murdering his business partner.
Dec. 16, 1993, midnight
S8E13 - The Kidnapping (1)
Abductors tries to kidnap Leanne but takes Billy instead and hold him for ransom.
Jan. 13, 1994, midnight
S8E14 - The Kidnapping (2)
The FBI agent who was in charge of Billy's kidnapping case is now accused of killing another agent.
Jan. 20, 1994, midnight
S8E15 - The Temptation
A thug tries to make Leanne fall in love with him by using her journal that he stole from her house.
Jan. 27, 1994, midnight
S8E16 - The Crook
A stealer is accused of murdering the man who closed the book on his thefts.
Feb. 3, 1994, midnight
S8E17 - The Murder Game
Matlock reluctantly agrees to spend the weekend as part of a murder mystery with Cliff, Leanne, and three people who each paid $10,000 for the privilege of matching wits with Ben Matlock. When the pretend victim turns up really dead, they know that one of the three paying visitors killed him. Leanne has her father keep the three suspects occupied with stories of previous cases while she and Cliff investigate.
Feb. 10, 1994, midnight
S8E18 - Brennen
Ben vies with a formidable D.A. while defending a client accused of killing a city councilwoman, and discovers a secret hiding in the D.A.'s past that is affecting his judgment in this case.
Feb. 17, 1994, midnight
S8E19 - The P.I.
A P.I.'s daughter shoots some photos that get the wrong man accused of murder.
March 3, 1994, midnight
S8E20 - The Godfather
Matlock reluctantly agrees to host a reception for his goddaughter's wedding at Leanne's prompting, but when one of the best men is murdered after the bachelor party, Matlock agrees to defend the brother of the bride when he is accused of murder. The case is hindered by cheating lovers, a bad history between the victim and the accused, and an increasing number of houseguests at Matlock's home, none of which were invited.
April 28, 1994, midnight
S8E21 - The Idol (1)
A lawyer who is a fan of Matlock's is accused of murdering a blackmailing P.I.
May 19, 1994, midnight
S8E22 - The Idol (2)
None
May 19, 1994, 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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