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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!

The Best Episodes of Matlock 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...

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  1. Background image for The Play
    7.3/10(119 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.

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  2. Background image for The Fatal Seduction (1)
    7.5/10(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.

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  3. Background image for The Fatal Seduction (2)
    7.4/10(171 votes)

    #3 - The Fatal Seduction (2)

    S8:E3

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Diner
    7.8/10(131 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. Background image for The View
    7.9/10(114 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. Background image for The Last Laugh
    7.4/10(120 votes)

    #6 - The Last Laugh

    S8:E6

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

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  8. Background image for The Capital Offense
    7.7/10(124 votes)

    #7 - The Capital Offense

    S8:E7

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

    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for The Haunted (1)
    7.7/10(126 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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  10. Background image for The Haunted (2)
    7.7/10(101 votes)

    #9 - The Haunted (2)

    S8:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Conspiracy
    6.1/10(117 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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  12. Background image for Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream
    7.4/10(125 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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  13. Background image for The Defendant
    7.4/10(157 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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  14. Background image for The Kidnapping (1)
    8.1/10(110 votes)

    #13 - The Kidnapping (1)

    S8:E13

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

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  15. Background image for The Kidnapping (2)
    7.4/10(128 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.

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  16. Background image for The Temptation
    7.5/10(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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  17. Background image for The Crook
    6.7/10(119 votes)

    #16 - The Crook

    S8:E16

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

    Director:Leo Penn
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  18. Background image for The Murder Game
    7.7/10(102 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
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  19. Background image for Brennen
    7.3/10(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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for 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.

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  21. Background image for The Godfather
    7.6/10(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.

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  22. Background image for The Idol (1)
    NaN/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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  23. Background image for The Idol (2)
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    #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 7.3/10 based on 119 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)".