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The Best Episodes of Perry Mason Season 8

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 14 - The Case of the Ruinous Road
    8.7/10(317 votes)

    S8:E14

    The foundations of a large company are shaken when the chief engineer uncovers evidence of budget tampering.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writers:Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell

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  2. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 10 - The Case of the Reckless Rockhound
    8.4/10(325 votes)

    S8:E10

    Reba Burgess's control of her late husband's mining company is threatened when a man turns up with a partnership agreement—signed by Burgess before he died.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Robb White

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  3. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 20 - The Case of the Lover's Gamble
    8.4/10(311 votes)

    S8:E20

    A woman turns to Mason when she becomes convinced that her boss is planning to murder his invalid wife.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Jackson Gillis

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  4. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 4 - The Case of the Sleepy Slayer
    8.3/10(327 votes)

    S8:E4

    Abner Gordon threatens to press charges if his niece doesn't replace the money she lifted from his safe.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Samuel Newman

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  5. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 12 - The Case of the Wooden Nickels
    8.3/10(320 votes)

    S8:E12

    Drake gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to act as courier in the sale of a rare Confederate coin.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Jonathan Latimer

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  6. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 18 - The Case of the Tell-Tale Tap
    8.3/10(325 votes)

    S8:E18

    Balancing private investigation with legal gymnastics, Mason tries to iron out a case of embezzlement and murder.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Samuel Newman

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  7. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 30 - The Case of the Mischievous Doll
    8.3/10(328 votes)

    S8:E30

    Perry is paid a visit by a Dorrie Ambler who wants him to verify her identity. Shady private eye Phil Arthur has been paying her to frequent certain places around town and Dorrie thinks it's because she bears a strong resemblance to madcap heiress Minerva Minden. After some digging, Perry finds out that Minerva might have been involved in a hit-and-run accident and it appears as though Dorrie is being used to prove that.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 11 - The Case of the Latent Lover
    8.2/10(304 votes)

    S8:E11

    An investment broker tops off a series of peculiar actions by commandeering a taxi to rob a bank.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Samuel Newman

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  9. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 13 - The Case of the Blonde Bonanza
    8.2/10(334 votes)

    S8:E13

    A model fails to read the fine print when she signs a curious contract paying her $200 a week to gain weight for an assignment.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 23 - The Case of the Murderous Mermaid
    8.2/10(332 votes)

    S8:E23

    Former swimming champion Victoria Dawn is now overweight, out of shape, and the owner of a chain of failing health spas. Desperate to regain some of her former glory she hires young actress Regina "Reggie" Lambert to impersonate her in a swim across the Catalina Channel to Los Angeles.

    Director:Robert Sparr
    Writer:Mann Rubin

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  11. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 24 - The Case of the Careless Kitten
    8.2/10(322 votes)

    S8:E24

    Franklin Shore, supposedly dead for 10 years, telephones his niece, Helen, and gives her instructions on how to meet him. Then someone takes a shot at Helen's boyfriend and attempts to poison the "deceased's" wife, Matilda.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 26 - The Case of the Gambling Lady
    8.2/10(305 votes)

    S8:E26

    Pete Warren's estranged wife, Myrna, is killing time in Reno waiting for their divorce to go through. When Myrna gets involved in a counterfeit gambling chip scam, Pete makes the mistake of lying to protect her.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Jonathan Latimer

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  13. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 27 - The Case of the Duplicate Case
    8.2/10(297 votes)

    S8:E27

    An unsuccessful salesman has a lot of explaining to do when he throws down his sample case in disgust—and large sums of money fall out.

    Director:James Goldstone
    Writer:Philip Saltzman

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  14. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 6 - The Case of the Nautical Knot
    8.1/10(317 votes)

    S8:E6

    Mason is summoned when Harvey Scott's efforts to retain temporary control of the family mining company lead to murder.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Robert Leslie Bellem

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  15. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 7 - The Case of the Bullied Bowler
    8.0/10(394 votes)

    S8:E7

    Attorney Joe Kelly agrees to represent Bill Jarvis, whose mother-in-law is trying to have his bowling alley shut down.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Samuel Newman

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  16. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 9 - The Case of the Tragic Trophy
    8.0/10(307 votes)

    S8:E9

    Investigating the "other woman" in a betrothed man's life, Mason finds himself neck-deep in a murder mystery.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Mann Rubin

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  17. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 25 - The Case of the Deadly Debt
    8.0/10(282 votes)

    S8:E25

    Police detective Danny Talbert's father dies from a heart attack caused by stress from the fact that he was into mobster Steve Radom for a $10,000 debt. Or so Danny believes. When Radom is killed with Danny's gun, Perry steps in to clear his name.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  18. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 17 - The Case of the Golden Venom
    7.9/10(291 votes)

    S8:E17

    A woman hires Mason to nullify a clause in her late husband's will that disinherits her if she reopens the investigation of her son's death.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 29 - The Case of the Wrongful Writ
    7.8/10(276 votes)

    S8:E29

    Lawyer Ward Toyama, a friend of Perry's, gets caught up in an illegal gunrunning operation and murder on the high seas after being contacted by a man claiming to be an intelligence agent. It's up to Perry to clear his friend's name when he's accused of murder.

    Director:Richard Kinon
    Writer:Samuel Newman

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  20. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 1 - The Case of the Missing Button
    7.7/10(371 votes)

    S8:E1

    A man's campaign to prove his estranged wife an unfit mother is interrupted when he's arrested for murder.

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Jonathan Latimer

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  21. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 2 - The Case of the Paper Bullets
    7.7/10(317 votes)

    S8:E2

    Mason is caught in the middle when a romance develops between two members of rival political families.

    Director:Arthur Marks
    Writer:Jonathan Latimer

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  22. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 19 - The Case of the Feather Cloak
    7.7/10(285 votes)

    S8:E19

    In Hawaii to handle an investigation for a hotel chain, Mason and Drake uncover a murder.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Jonathan Latimer

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  23. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 21 - The Case of the Fatal Fetish
    7.6/10(347 votes)

    S8:E21

    Burger tries to head off trouble when his young assistant falls for an unscrupulous woman.

    Director:Charles R. Rondeau
    Writer:Samuel Newman

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  24. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 28 - The Case of the Grinning Gorilla
    7.6/10(321 votes)

    S8:E28

    Della buys the diary of a drowned woman at an auction and after reading the entries becomes convinced that the woman's death was not a suicide as was ruled at the time. This leads Perry into a case involving an eccentric millionaire, his two scheming assistants, and a kleptomaniac gorilla.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Perry Mason Season 8 Episode 16 - The Case of the Thermal Thief
    7.5/10(329 votes)

    S8:E16

    Attorney Ken Kramer comes to the aid of an alleged thief accused of stealing a $50,000 necklace.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"The Case of the Ruinous Road" is the best rated episode of "Perry Mason" season 8. It scored 8.7/10 based on 317 votes. Directed by Jesse Hibbs and written by Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell, it aired on 12/31/1964. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Case of the Reckless Rockhound".