The Best Episodes of Matlock Season 4
Every episode of Matlock Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Matlock Season 4!
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.
Season 4 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Matlock" season 4 is "The Hunting Party (1)", rated 7.7/10 from 140 user votes. It was directed by Robert Scheerer and written by N/A. "The Hunting Party (1)" aired on 9/19/1989 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Hunting Party (2)".
7.7/10 140 votes#1 - The Hunting Party (1)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1989
Spencer Hamilton came to Manteo, North Carolina, as soon as he could to locate the man who killed his brother, Frank, in a supposed duck-hunting accident. When Ryan Bartell (the shooter) is found dead, Matlock heads to North Carolina to defend Hamilton, and finds an unlikely ally in local deputy Conrad McMasters.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 128 votes
#2 - The Hunting Party (2)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1989
Spencer Hamilton came to Manteo, North Carolina, as soon as he could to locate the man who killed his brother, Frank, in a supposed duck-hunting accident. When Ryan Bartell (the shooter) is found dead, Matlock heads to North Carolina to defend Hamilton, and finds an unlikely ally in local deputy Conrad McMasters.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 133 votes
#3 - The Good Boy
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1989
After her husband's death she never thought she'd love again, but it Bonnie soon found her future with Cal Ritter. The only problem is that her son, Tony Morgen, hates Cal. When Tony kills Cal and frames his mother for her murder, Matlock takes the case to prove that Bonnie is innocent, but to prove her innocence, he will have to destroy her son.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 132 votes
#4 - The Best Seller
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1989
When Elizabeth, a friend of famous novelist Cynthia Slayton, is found dead after taking Cynthia's prescribed allergy medication, suspicion falls on Cynthia's long-suffering husband Philip, a friend of Julie's. While trying to clear his name, Julie realises that not everything is as it seems in the Slayton house.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Robert Schlitt
- 7.5/10 109 votes
#5 - The Ex
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1989
Julie heads to Baltimore to defend a man accused of killing the newspaper editor who dragged his name through the mud. Matlock comes to town to help her because Conrad is busy on another case, and helps Julie out when the prosecutor, who just happens to be her ex-husband, does whatever he can to trip Julie up.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 130 votes
#6 - The Clown
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1989
Matlock agrees to defend aging clown Homer Fleming after he's charged with the murder of his long-time partner, Simon. After asking Conrad to go undercover as a roustabout at the circus, Matlock starts to realise that everyone had a very good reason to hate Simon Le Simple.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 128 votes
#7 - The Star
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1989
Catherine McKay is an aging prima donna who only had one hit movie in her career. When she's found dead, stabbed in the chest with the knife that made her famous, suspicion lands on Noel Bishop, the horror film director that wanted her off his picture.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 118 votes
#8 - The Con Man
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1989
After he's conned by a group of con men, Brian Davis is accused of murdering one of them. Matlock agrees to take on the case, and while Michelle tries to get close to one of the remaining con artists, Matlock tries to prove that a previous scheme is responsible for the current predicament.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 110 votes
#9 - The Prisoner (1)
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1989
When a prison guard is accused of murder, Matlock actually goes into the prison itself to defend the man.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 99 votes
#10 - The Prisoner (2)
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1989
While Matlock finds the weapon inside the prison, Conrad works on the outside to clear the guard and keep Matlock safe.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 122 votes
#11 - The Fugitive
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1989
Matlock takes the case of Drew Carey, a young man he has known since childhood, who is accused of murdering his uncle in a fit of drunken rage. Unfortunately, Drew has grown up into a spoiled, self-centered young man who refuses to listen to anything Matlock tells him and is determined to prove that the killer is his uncle's wife Valerie who was much younger than her husband and was having an affair with a construction worker. Despite everyone trying to tell Matlock that Drew is no good, he is convinced that somewhere inside is the sweet boy he once knew, and he truly believes that Drew is innocent.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: Bruce Shelly, Reed Shelly
- 7.9/10 132 votes
#12 - The Buddies
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1989
After an old friend from college dies, Matlock has to investigate three college chums on the charge of murdering a hitchhiker thirty years earlier.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 110 votes
#13 - The Scrooge
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1989
When a scrooge of a store owner is accused of murdering his partner for being 'good' at Christmas, Matlock agrees to take the case, but Steven Abbott is furious when part of Matlock's fee involves Abbott having to be a 'good' guy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 127 votes
#14 - The Witness
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1990
Sandra Townsend is senior counsel with Drexel, Harris and Townsend. But when she's off work she likes to let her hair down and go to the bars. When her lover threatens to expose her nightlife to her bosses, she murders him. Michelle takes the case when Matlock's former paperboy Jimmy Newton is arrested for murder (Matlock's off to California), but soon realises that Sandra, who is supposed to be the star witness, is really the killer. The problem is that Sandra Townsend is a former classmate and good friend, and Michelle just doesn't want to believe that she's lying.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 118 votes
#15 - The Student
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1990
Matlock goes back to school for a little more education, and while there, one of his students is accused of murdering the professor she was having an affair with. Matlock soon learns that love wasn't the motive; cheating on tests was.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 118 votes
#16 - The Talk Show
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1990
When talk show host Dan Galloway is murdered after publicly humiliating three woman on the air and firing his executive producer, there is no shortage of suspects. Nearly everyone who ever met the man wanted him dead, but it's up to Matlock to prove whether Marla, Leanne or Katherine committed the crime as he tries to prove that his own client, Lisa, did not.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 113 votes
#17 - The Victim
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/1990
Matlock tries to prove that someone other than his client had a motive to murder his lover. His best bet? The victim's paraplegic husband.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/10 113 votes
#18 - The Kidnapper
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/1990
When Matlock is kidnapped, Michelle and Conrad go through Ben's old cases to try to figure out who is holding him hostage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 106 votes
#19 - The Pro
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1990
Matlock has to defend an arrogant young tennis professional (Dave Travis) against a charge of murdering his rival on and off the court (Victor Tomassio).
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 101 votes
#20 - The Informer (1)
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1990
When Sam Chandler is found murdered, his lawyer David O'Malley is the prime suspect...in part because John was sleeping with David's wife.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 102 votes
#21 - The Informer (2)
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1990
With Angela's help, Conrad tries to track down an informer they believe holds the key to Sam Chandler's murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 113 votes
#22 - The D.A.
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/1990
Julie becomes the target of a witness with psychological problems, leaving Matlock and Conrad to learn who is threatening her, and why.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 119 votes
#23 - The Blackmailer
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/1/1990
Cartoonist Ron Winfield has kept Atlanta enthralled with his recent storyline in ""The Peach Pit"" involving an affair by Senator Peter Dolan. Just before the woman in the affair can be named in print, the strips disappear.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 119 votes
#24 - The Cookie Monster
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/8/1990
When cookie maker Katie White announces her plans to take over a number of smaller baking companies, any one of them could be the killer. After she dies from an allergic reaction to hazel nuts, Matlock defends cookie maker Bobby.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A