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The Worst Episodes of Matt Houston

Every episode of Matt Houston ranked from worst to best. Explore 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...
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC

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, "On The Run (1)".

  • The Hunted
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    #1 - The Hunted

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/24/1983

    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.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • On The Run (1)
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    #2 - On The Run (1)

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/30/1984

    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: N/A

  • Needle In A Haystack
    5.6/1023 votes
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    #3 - Needle In A Haystack

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/1983

    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

  • The Showgirl Murders
    6.1/1024 votes
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    #4 - The Showgirl Murders

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/1983

    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.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: James L. Conway

  • The Centerfold Murders
    6.1/1022 votes
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    #5 - The Centerfold Murders

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/1983

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

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • Butterfly
    6.2/1020 votes
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    #6 - Butterfly

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1983

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

    Director: James L. Conway

    Writer: N/A

  • The Visitors
    6.3/1031 votes
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    #7 - The Visitors

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/1983

    Matt must verify or disprove an alleged UFO encounter during which a scientist suffered a fatal heart attack.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Houston Is Dead
    6.3/1018 votes
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    #8 - Houston Is Dead

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1984

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Purrfect Crime
    6.4/1027 votes
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    #9 - The Purrfect Crime

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1983

    other characters: John The four ex-wives of a wealthy cat-food manufacturer mauled to death by a pet tiger hire Matt to solve the crime so they can collect the money from the will.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: N/A

  • Fear For Tomorrow
    6.4/1026 votes
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    #10 - Fear For Tomorrow

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/3/1983

    other characters: Kitchen Worker (possibly Randy or Tyler) A codebook and a cryptic message provide Matt his only clues to preventing the predicted deaths of thousands.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • Marilyn
    6.5/1022 votes
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    #11 - Marilyn

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1983

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ghost of Carter Gault
    6.5/1029 votes
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    #12 - The Ghost of Carter Gault

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1983

    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: N/A

  • The Beverly Hills Social Club
    6.6/1028 votes
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    #13 - The Beverly Hills Social Club

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/1983

    other characters: Carter A noted gossip columnist, Vonda Mirand, is murdered after threatening to expose the patrons of an exclusive bordello called the Afrodisia Fellowship.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • China Doll
    6.6/1025 votes
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    #14 - China Doll

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1983

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: James L. Conway

  • The Monster
    6.6/1022 votes
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    #15 - The Monster

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1984

    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

  • The Good Doctor
    6.7/1033 votes
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    #16 - The Good Doctor

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/1982

    other characters: Landlord After a research scientist is murdered during a party at Matt's place, a mutual friend of the victim asks Matt to investigate.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: James L. Conway

  • The Bikini Murders
    6.7/1022 votes
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    #17 - The Bikini Murders

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1984

    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: N/A

  • Death Match
    6.7/1022 votes
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    #18 - Death Match

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/1984

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

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret Admirer
    6.7/1022 votes
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    #19 - The Secret Admirer

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1984

    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: N/A

  • Deadly Fashion
    6.8/1038 votes
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    #20 - Deadly Fashion

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1982

    Houston's old flame (Cristina Ferrare), a model, hires him when she is accused of killing her employer, a famous fashion designer.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: Stephen Lord

  • Who Would Kill Ramona?
    6.8/1036 votes
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    #21 - Who Would Kill Ramona?

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1982

    other characters: Todd Gallager, Rick Matt enters the film world to investigate after a drink from a faded star's (Janet Leigh) glass instantly kills her new leading man.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rock and The Hard Place
    6.8/1041 votes
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    #22 - The Rock and The Hard Place

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/1983

    An upcoming fight appears rigged when murder uncovers the champion's (Dorian Harewood) physical problems and his wife's alcoholism.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • Get Houston
    6.8/1029 votes
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    #23 - Get Houston

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/1983

    other characters: Cletus Simms From his padded cell, an institutionalized madman (Chuck Connors) hires escaped convicts to kill Houston.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • The Crying Clown
    6.8/1020 votes
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    #24 - The Crying Clown

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1983

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Target: Miss World
    6.8/1022 votes
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    #25 - Target: Miss World

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/23/1983

    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: N/A