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The Best Episodes of 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...

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  1. Background image for The Singer
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Singer

    S7:E7

    Matlock defends a producer accused of killing a singer, and treis to prove that one of the other men at the recording studio was guilty.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Accused (2)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Accused (2)

    S9:E2

    Part two of the episode The Scandal.

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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Scandal

    S9:E3

    When Matlock defends an attorney accused of murdering her boss, he also uncovers a history of sexual harrassment involving the law firm.

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    8.1/10(108 votes)

    #4 - The Kidnapping (1)

    S8:E13

    Abductors tries to kidnap Leanne but takes Billy instead and hold him for ransom.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Judge

    S1:E2

    Ben Matlock accepts the pro bono case of Kevin Meredith, a young man accused of murdering his lover, whom Ben soon realises had a much more powerful lover.

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    7.9/10(114 votes)

    #6 - The View

    S8:E5

    Matlock realizes he has become a witness in a murder case involving two theater actors and an unhappy husband.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Trial (1)
    7.8/10(120 votes)

    #7 - The Trial (1)

    S5:E19

    When assistant D.A. Howard Wright is murdered in his workshop, the attorney general approaches Matlock and asks him to take on the assignment of special prosecutor. With Michelle and Conrad's help, Matlock begins to investigate Wright's past, and realises the man was spending money that he could not have earned legitimately. In investigating names that Wright had left behind, Matlock finds himself embroiled in a lawsuit involving Maxwell Toys.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.8/10(131 votes)

    #8 - The Diner

    S8:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(149 votes)

    #9 - The Captain

    S3:E6

    Captain Edward Hanna was once a fine, fine cop. Unfortunately, his actions over the years have netted him with the nickname 'The Mad Hatter'. When police officer Jim Shanley is found dead after spouting off about Hanna, sergeant Jerry Reese is charged with the crime. Everyone thinks he's guilty, especially Shanley's partner, Donna Dawson. In defending Reese, Matlock begins to realise that his old friend Hanna isn't the cop he used to be.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Blues Singer
    7.7/10(172 votes)

    #10 - The Blues Singer

    S3:E19

    When legendary blues singer Eddie Haynes is charged with murder, Matlock agrees to defend a man he once idolized. Haynes swears that the young rock star he's accused of killing was going to write him a hit song, and Matlock soon realises that there is no shortage of people who wanted the charismatic young musician dead.

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    Director:Leo Penn
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    7.7/10(131 votes)

    #11 - The Formula

    S5:E18

    Matlock receives a call in the middle of the night from a young man who once painted his house who claims he's been arrested for stealing the formula to cure baldness from a company who fired his friend and stole his work. Twenty-four hours later Ben gets another call from the same young man, who has been accused of murdering the man he claims he stole the formula for. The biggest problem is that none of what Jeff Duvall claims seems to be true; not only did Tim Crider not ask him to steal the formula, but he was never fired in the first place!

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    7.7/10(123 votes)

    #12 - The Capital Offense

    S8:E7

    Matlock continues his five-year struggle to save a con artist from the electric chair.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(126 votes)

    #13 - The Haunted (1)

    S8:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(101 votes)

    #14 - The Haunted (2)

    S8:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(101 votes)

    #15 - The Murder Game

    S8:E17

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.6/10(175 votes)

    #16 - The Lemon

    S3:E1

    When Matlock's new neighbor, Les 'Ace' Calhoun, is charged with murdering the used car salesman who sold him a lemon, Matlock takes the case to prove that more than one person had a motive, and that Les is not the guilty party.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Black Widow
    7.6/10(145 votes)

    #17 - The Black Widow

    S3:E10

    Seven years earlier Ken Wilson was sent to prison, convicted of murdering his wife, Ann. After he's released, he runs into his wife in Los Angeles, only now she's going by the name Kelly Manning. When she turns up dead, Ken Wilson is again arrested and charged with her murder. Ben is determined to prove that someone else killed the woman. Back in Atlanta, Les is thrilled about his new relationship with Bernice, a woman he met at Ray Templin's.

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    7.6/10(154 votes)

    #18 - The Other Woman

    S3:E11

    Matlock agrees to defend psychiatrist Lucas Forbes when he's arrested for killing Adam Whitley, the husband of one of his patients whom Lucas was reportedly having an affair with, according to the woman's diary. Matlock soon realises that Erin Whitley has a host of deep-rooted psychiatric problems. After a few chance meetings with a woman named Shannon, Matlock is shocked to realise the extent of the connection between Erin and Shannon.

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Thoroughbred
    7.6/10(153 votes)

    #19 - The Thoroughbred

    S3:E16

    When the manager of a thoroughbred farm is murdered, her father begs Matlock to represent the mentally handicapped man accused of the crime.

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    7.6/10(187 votes)

    #20 - Nowhere to Turn (1)

    S5:E2

    Matlock has to defend himself against a charge of murder when a judge who issued a contempt citation against him is found dead.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(119 votes)

    #21 - The Biker

    S5:E11

    After Nicky, a well-known actor with a bad reputation, is murdered on his way into a premiere, a judge friend of Matlock's asks Matlock to defend his son Cliff, a biker who had been fired earlier from his job as Nicky's bodyguard.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Broker
    7.6/10(116 votes)

    #22 - The Broker

    S5:E12

    When stockbroker Richard Wagner is murdered, his former partner Avery Campbell needs Julie's help to prove his innocence.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(116 votes)

    #23 - The Celebrity

    S5:E22

    Ben defends a one time movie queen who is now a cosmetics mogul who is accused of murdering her ex-lover to prevent the publication of some revealing photos of her.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Godfather
    7.6/10(177 votes)

    #24 - The Godfather

    S8:E20

    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.

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    7.5/10(133 votes)

    #25 - The Secret (2)

    S5:E8

    Matlock sends Conrad to Chicago to collect the evidence that will prove his client is innocent.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Singer" is the best rated episode of "Matlock". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/28/1993. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Accused (2)".