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The Best Episodes of Matlock Season 8

Every episode of Matlock Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Matlock Season 8!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Matlock Season 8 Episode 1 - The Play
    7.4/10(122 votes)

    #1 - The Play

    S8:E1

    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.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Matlock Season 8 Episode 2 - The Fatal Seduction (1)
    7.6/10(142 votes)

    #2 - The Fatal Seduction (1)

    S8:E2

    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.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Matlock Season 8 Episode 3 - The Fatal Seduction (2)
    7.5/10(173 votes)

    #3 - The Fatal Seduction (2)

    S8:E3

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Matlock Season 8 Episode 4 - The Diner
    7.9/10(132 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Matlock Season 8 Episode 5 - The View
    8.1/10(117 votes)

    #5 - The View

    S8:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Matlock Season 8 Episode 6 - The Last Laugh
    7.8/10(120 votes)

    #6 - The Last Laugh

    S8:E6

    A comedian becomes accused of murdering another comic who had insulted him on stage.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Stephen Lord

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  7. Matlock Season 8 Episode 7 - The Capital Offense
    8.1/10(127 votes)

    #7 - The Capital Offense

    S8:E7

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

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Matlock Season 8 Episode 8 - The Haunted (1)
    7.9/10(130 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Matlock Season 8 Episode 9 - The Haunted (2)
    7.8/10(101 votes)

    #9 - The Haunted (2)

    S8:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Matlock Season 8 Episode 10 - The Conspiracy
    6.1/10(118 votes)

    #10 - The Conspiracy

    S8:E10

    Matlock defends a lawyer accused of murdering an associate who'd accused him of botching a lawsuit involving toxic waster polluters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Matlock Season 8 Episode 11 - Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream
    7.6/10(126 votes)

    #11 - Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream

    S8:E11

    Matlock dreams that he, Leanne, Billy and Cliff are in 1932 and are involved with the murder of a sax player.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Matlock Season 8 Episode 12 - The Defendant
    7.5/10(158 votes)

    #12 - The Defendant

    S8:E12

    Leanne falls for Matlock's new client, a philanthropist accused of murdering his business partner.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Matlock Season 8 Episode 13 - The Kidnapping (1)
    8.2/10(110 votes)

    #13 - The Kidnapping (1)

    S8:E13

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

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Matlock Season 8 Episode 14 - The Kidnapping (2)
    7.4/10(130 votes)

    #14 - The Kidnapping (2)

    S8:E14

    The FBI agent who was in charge of Billy's kidnapping case is now accused of killing another agent.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Matlock Season 8 Episode 15 - The Temptation
    7.6/10(102 votes)

    #15 - The Temptation

    S8:E15

    A thug tries to make Leanne fall in love with him by using her journal that he stole from her house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Matlock Season 8 Episode 16 - The Crook
    6.3/10(122 votes)

    #16 - The Crook

    S8:E16

    A stealer is accused of murdering the man who closed the book on his thefts.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Joel Steiger

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  17. Matlock Season 8 Episode 17 - The Murder Game
    7.8/10(104 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Schlitt

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  18. Matlock Season 8 Episode 18 - Brennen
    7.4/10(150 votes)

    #18 - Brennen

    S8:E18

    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.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Matlock Season 8 Episode 19 - The P.I.
    6.9/10(109 votes)

    #19 - The P.I.

    S8:E19

    A P.I.'s daughter shoots some photos that get the wrong man accused of murder.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Matlock Season 8 Episode 20 - The Godfather
    7.7/10(178 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Matlock Season 8 Episode 21 - The Idol (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - The Idol (1)

    S8:E21

    A lawyer who is a fan of Matlock's is accused of murdering a blackmailing P.I.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Matlock Season 8 Episode 22 - The Idol (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - The Idol (2)

    S8:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"The Play" is the best rated episode of "Matlock" season 8. It scored 7.4/10 based on 122 votes. Directed by Christopher Hibler and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/23/1993. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Fatal Seduction (1)".