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The Best Episodes of Matt Houston Season 2

Every episode of Matt Houston Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Matt Houston Season 2!

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Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 1 - Heritage (1)
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #1 - Heritage (1)

    S2:E1

    other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes home to Texas.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 2 - Heritage (2)
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    #2 - Heritage (2)

    S2:E2

    other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes home to Texas.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 3 - The Woman in White
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #3 - The Woman in White

    S2:E3

    other characters: Jenson, Flo Nightingale, Mo Jo (pimp), Tyrone Hadley (murdered) C.J. convinces Matt to help clear a former police officer imprisoned for a murder he claims he did not commit.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 4 - Love You To Death
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #4 - Love You To Death

    S2:E4

    other characters: Doctor, Dr. Austin, Heidi (waitress) After Matt's one-night affair with an obsessed woman, she ransacks his home and murders.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  5. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 5 - The Centerfold Murders
    5.8/10(27 votes)

    #5 - The Centerfold Murders

    S2:E5

    other characters: Henry Omant Matt searches for a killer who has already slain three of twelve top centerfold models.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 6 - Needle In A Haystack
    5.5/10(27 votes)

    #6 - Needle In A Haystack

    S2:E6

    other characters: ""Crazy"" Willie Conklin A mother begs Matt to find her diabetic son, deported to Mexico because he witnessed a dirty I.N.S. agent rape a woman.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Scott Shepherd

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  7. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 7 - Marilyn
    6.0/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Marilyn

    S2:E7

    other characters: Luther, Pasquel Martinez, Patrick (Marilyn's Son) After one of Matt's employees is chased and shot by mobsters, his dying words to Matt is to protect a girl called Marilyn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 8 - The Ghost of Carter Gault
    6.5/10(33 votes)

    #8 - The Ghost of Carter Gault

    S2:E8

    other characters: Lori An ex-newsman investigating a crooked union leader calls Matt for help just before becoming the victim of a bomb planted in his car.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 9 - China Doll
    6.6/10(28 votes)

    #9 - China Doll

    S2:E9

    While investigating the murder of C.J.'s college roommate, Matt discovers she might have been involved with Chinese drug smugglers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James L. Conway

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  10. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 10 - Butterfly
    5.8/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Butterfly

    S2:E10

    A teenage prostitute dies when she tries to stop a child prostitution ring from snaring her younger sister.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 11 - The Crying Clown
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    #11 - The Crying Clown

    S2:E11

    Matt must find one of a dead forger's original paintings, which is attracting an undue amount of interest from art dealers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 12 - The Outsider
    7.6/10(26 votes)

    #12 - The Outsider

    S2:E12

    other characters: Charles (Chauffer) Skeptical Matt becomes the target of a self-proclaimed psychic (Robert Walker) working with a kidnapping ring.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 13 - Target: Miss World
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    #13 - Target: Miss World

    S2:E13

    An international assassin (Judson Scott) kills a Navajo girl in order to use her apartment to have a clear shot at a victim.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 14 - The Monster
    6.3/10(23 votes)

    #14 - The Monster

    S2:E14

    Attorney F. Lee Bailey decides to defend a man who has confessed to killing four teen-agers, then leaves C.J. to handle the details.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Scott Shepherd

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  15. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 15 - Waltz of Death
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Waltz of Death

    S2:E15

    other characters: Marla Pierce A concert pianist (George Chakiris) is pursued by a former detective who he believes strangled 18 blond girls.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writers:Scott Shepherd, Robert Bielak

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  16. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 16 - Houston Is Dead
    6.4/10(18 votes)

    #16 - Houston Is Dead

    S2:E16

    After Matt learns the heads of a convalescent hospital murdered a nurse, he is shot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 17 - Criss-Cross
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Criss-Cross

    S2:E17

    other characters: Arnie (boy) Returning from Hawaii, retiree Novelli is charged with robbing a police vault of $2 million in cocaine.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Stephen Lord

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  18. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 18 - The Bikini Murders
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #18 - The Bikini Murders

    S2:E18

    other characters: John Davis, Paula Channing (or Jenning), Carol A psychiatrist's secretary discovers her boss' blackmail, then dies while leaving a message on Matt's answering machine.

    Director:Charlie Picerni
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 19 - Death Match
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #19 - Death Match

    S2:E19

    A man who murdered eight women, including Matt's fiancée, sends a clipping of his latest victim to Houston.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 20 - Blood Ties
    6.5/10(26 votes)

    #20 - Blood Ties

    S2:E20

    A psychotic hospital orderly (Lou Ferrigno) who killed five men decides to make Matt's ailing father his next victim.

    Director:William Crain
    Writer:Scott Shepherd

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  21. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 21 - The Secret Admirer
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #21 - The Secret Admirer

    S2:E21

    other characters: Bella Ellis When C.J. rejects a disturbed admirer's (Marjoe Gortner) advances, he kills her boyfriend and tries to murder her. NOTE: The registration for Matt's helicopter is N58407 (different than the N10902 shown in the previous episode. ""Too Mean"" states that his fee for body guard services is $200 a day, plus expenses. After watching C.J. dial Matt we see that Matt's phone # at his Texas estate is 275-6206. The address for Matt's home in Pinewood is 1217 Overlook Drive. Derived from a closeup of C.J.'s check we know that C.J.'s home address is 12718 Alden Canyon Road, Los Angeles, Ca., 90046, and she banks at Federated Bank.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 22 - Cash and Carry
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #22 - Cash and Carry

    S2:E22

    A petty thief (Stuart Pankin) asks Matt's help to return $3 million he unwittingly stole from the mob.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:James L. Conway

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  23. Matt Houston Season 2 Episode 23 - On The Run (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - On The Run (1)

    S2:E23

    other characters: Veronica Sims (murdered) Matt awakens in his penthouse after a month-long absence, remembering nothing and finding himself accused of murder.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Heritage (1)" is the best rated episode of "Matt Houston" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Don Chaffey and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/9/1983. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Heritage (2)".