Ranked #4 of 20 in Season 3•+0.4 vs season avg
When the manager of a thoroughbred farm is murdered, her father begs Matlock to represent the mentally handicapped man accused of the crime.
Andy Griffith
Ben Matlock
Kene Holliday
Tyler Hudson
Nancy Stafford
Michelle Thomas
Julie Sommars
Julie March
Leo Penn
Director
Mary Ann Kasica
Writer
Michael Scheff
Writer
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"The Thoroughbred" is episode 16 of Matlock season 3. It scored 7.8/10 from 165 votes, ranking #4 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Leo Penn and written by Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff, it aired on April 18, 1989.