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The Worst Episodes of Matt Houston

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The Worst Episodes of Matt Houston

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...

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    #1 - The Hunted

    S1:E24

    other characters: Senator Delaney, Sony C.J. is held hostage by a famous criminal (Martin Landau) in order to free his terrorist son held by authorities on Matt's eyewitness testimony.

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    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:N/A
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    #2 - 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.

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    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:N/A
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    #3 - 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.

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    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:N/A
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    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:N/A
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    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Kim Manners
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    #6 - The Centerfold Murders

    S2:E5

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

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    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:N/A
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    #7 - 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.

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    #8 - 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.

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    Director:N/A
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    #9 - 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.

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    #10 - 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.

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    Director:N/A
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    #11 - Butterfly

    S2:E10

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

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    #12 - 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.

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    Director:N/A
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    #13 - 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.

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    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:N/A
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    #14 - 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.

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    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:N/A
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    #15 - 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.

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    #16 - 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.

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    #17 - Houston Is Dead

    S2:E16

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

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    Director:N/A
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    #18 - 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.

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    Director:Don Chaffey
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    #19 - 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.

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    #20 - Death Match

    S2:E19

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

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    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:N/A
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    #21 - Blood Ties

    S2:E20

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

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    #22 - 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.

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    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:N/A
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    #23 - Cash and Carry

    S2:E22

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

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    #24 - 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.

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    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:N/A
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    #25 - The Showgirl Murders

    S1:E20

    other characters: Decoy #1 (woman), Doris (hotel photographer), Mattie (dancer) When a nightclub-singer friend (Robert Goulet) believes he has killed during alcohol-induced blackouts, Matt works to clear him.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Hunted" is the worst rated episode of "Matt Houston". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Kim Manners and written by N/A, it aired on 4/24/1983. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Heritage (1)".