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Original Air Date—3 March 1986
Ben Matlock and his daughter Charlene defend a TV journalist accused of killing his ex-wife. |
Season 1, Episode 2: The JudgeOriginal Air Date—23 September 1986
Judge Carter Addison murders his cheating mistress and frames her lover. Then the judge presides over the man's trial with Ben Matlock as the defense counsel. |
Original Air Date—30 September 1986
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Season 1, Episode 4: The AffairOriginal Air Date—7 October 1986
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Original Air Date—14 October 1986
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Original Air Date—28 October 1986
Ben and Charlene take the controversial case of a Mafia don accused of murdering a business rival; Charlene is attracted to the man's son. |
Original Air Date—4 November 1986
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Original Air Date—11 November 1986
Sisters Julia and Emily execute a clever and cold-hearted plan to murder their wealthy aunt and frame her husband Harold Scully. Ben reluctantly agrees to defend the annoying Scully and is faced with the challenge of breaking the seemingly airtight alibi of the sisters, and the strong bond between them. |
Season 1, Episode 9: The CopOriginal Air Date—15 November 1986
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Season 1, Episode 10: The AngelOriginal Air Date—25 November 1986
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Original Air Date—2 December 1986
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Original Air Date—9 December 1986
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Season 1, Episode 13: The ChefOriginal Air Date—6 January 1987
During the taping of her TV cooking show, a chef's ex-husband samples her cooking, then keels over dead. |
Season 1, Episode 14: The AuthorOriginal Air Date—13 January 1987
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Original Air Date—20 January 1987
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Season 1, Episode 16: The NurseOriginal Air Date—3 February 1987
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Original Air Date—10 February 1987
A man Ben defended 7 years ago for killing his friend and business associate but lost the case, was granted parole. Shortly after some men try to kill him but he defends himself and kills one of the men. The others claim he attacked the man he killed and would be charged with murder. Ben offers to defend him and eventually learns the attempt on his life and the murder he was convicted of may be linked. |
Original Air Date—17 February 1987
When an Army Private threatens his lieutenant because he drives his men too hard and one of his men who's the Private's friend died. Later the Lieutenant when he's alone is killed. The Private would be arrested. His father tells Ben to go defend him but Ben doesn't like being told and eventually agrees to go. |
Original Air Date—24 February 1987
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Original Air Date—3 March 1987
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Original Air Date—24 March 1987
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Original Air Date—31 March 1987
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Original Air Date—5 May 1987
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Original Air Date—12 May 1987
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Original Air Date—22 September 1987
An American businessman based in London is killed. His son would be charged, tried, and convicted for the crime. His sister believing in her brother's innocence decides to stage a mock trial hoping that something that they missed will be revealed, and she hires Ben to defend him. |
Original Air Date—6 October 1987
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Original Air Date—13 October 1987
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Original Air Date—20 October 1987
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Original Air Date—27 October 1987
Ben defends a popular columnist framed for the murder of a source. |
Original Air Date—3 November 1987
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Original Air Date—10 November 1987
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Original Air Date—1 December 1987
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Original Air Date—8 December 1987
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Original Air Date—15 December 1987
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Season 2, Episode 11: The GiftOriginal Air Date—22 December 1987
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Season 2, Episode 12: The BodyOriginal Air Date—5 January 1988
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Original Air Date—12 January 1988
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Season 2, Episode 14: The GigoloOriginal Air Date—19 January 1988
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Season 2, Episode 15: The UmpireOriginal Air Date—26 January 1988
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Original Air Date—2 February 1988
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Original Air Date—9 February 1988
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Original Air Date—16 February 1988
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Original Air Date—23 February 1988
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Season 2, Episode 20: The GeniusOriginal Air Date—15 March 1988
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Original Air Date—22 March 1988
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Original Air Date—29 March 1988
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Original Air Date—3 May 1988
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Season 3, Episode 1: The LemonOriginal Air Date—29 November 1988
Don Knotts is introduced as Ben's new neighbor Les Calhoun. Les gets mixed up in a murder with two competing used car salesmen and Ben defends him. |
Original Air Date—6 December 1988
Matlock travels to New York City to help Alex Winthrop represent a British Ambassador accused of murdering his lover's husband. The ambassador could invoke diplomatic immunity, but would lose his diplomatic career. The trail leads to a mysterious pharmaceutical company, and a murky conspiracy. |
Original Air Date—13 December 1988
Matlock travels to New York City to help Alex Winthrop represent a British Ambassador accused of murdering his lover's husband. The ambassador could invoke diplomatic immunity, but would lose his diplomatic career. The trail leads to a mysterious pharmaceutical company, and a murky conspiracy. |
Original Air Date—20 December 1988
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Season 3, Episode 5: The D.J.Original Air Date—3 January 1989
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Original Air Date—10 January 1989
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Original Air Date—17 January 1989
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Original Air Date—31 January 1989
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Original Air Date—7 February 1989
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Original Air Date—14 February 1989
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Original Air Date—21 February 1989
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Original Air Date—28 February 1989
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Original Air Date—7 March 1989
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Original Air Date—28 March 1989
A coin dealer discovers that a man working for him has been stealing. He then demands that he returns everything that he took or pay back what he took. When he is found dead, the dealer is charged for murder. He hires Ben to defend him. And also the private investigator whom the dealer hired to get evidence against the man is giving Ben and Tyler unsolicited assistance, and is also a little impetuous, making things tough for Ben to get evidence that can clear his client. |
Original Air Date—4 April 1989
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Original Air Date—18 April 1989
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Season 3, Episode 17: The ModelOriginal Air Date—25 April 1989
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Season 3, Episode 18: The CultOriginal Air Date—2 May 1989
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Original Air Date—9 May 1989
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Season 3, Episode 20: The PriestOriginal Air Date—16 May 1989
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Original Air Date—19 September 1989
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Original Air Date—19 September 1989
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Original Air Date—26 September 1989
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Original Air Date—10 October 1989
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Season 4, Episode 5: The ExOriginal Air Date—17 October 1989
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Season 4, Episode 6: The ClownOriginal Air Date—24 October 1989
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Season 4, Episode 7: The StarOriginal Air Date—31 October 1989
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Original Air Date—7 November 1989
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Original Air Date—14 November 1989
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Original Air Date—21 November 1989
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Original Air Date—28 November 1989
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Original Air Date—12 December 1989
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Original Air Date—19 December 1989
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Original Air Date—2 January 1990
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Original Air Date—9 January 1990
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Original Air Date—16 January 1990
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Season 4, Episode 17: The VictimOriginal Air Date—23 January 1990
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Original Air Date—6 February 1990
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Season 4, Episode 19: The ProOriginal Air Date—13 February 1990
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Original Air Date—20 February 1990
Ben takes a case representing a fellow lawyer who is accused of murdering a mobster Ben considers dropping him after he starts manipulating is case. |
Original Air Date—27 February 1990
Ben continues to investigation the murder of a mobster and finds a chain of events that leads to a murder several years earlier. |
Season 4, Episode 22: The D.A.Original Air Date—20 March 1990
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Original Air Date—8 May 1990
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Season 5, Episode 1: The MotherOriginal Air Date—18 September 1990
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Original Air Date—25 September 1990
Ben Matlock defends himself against a charge of murder in L.A.
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Season 5, Episode 3: The MadamOriginal Air Date—2 October 1990
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Original Air Date—9 October 1990
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Season 5, Episode 5: The NarcOriginal Air Date—23 October 1990
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Original Air Date—30 October 1990
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Original Air Date—6 November 1990
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Original Air Date—13 November 1990
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Original Air Date—20 November 1990
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Season 5, Episode 10: The BikerOriginal Air Date—27 November 1990
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Season 5, Episode 11: The BrokerOriginal Air Date—4 December 1990
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Original Air Date—11 December 1990
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Season 5, Episode 13: The CriticOriginal Air Date—8 January 1991
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Original Air Date—15 January 1991
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Original Air Date—29 January 1991
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Original Air Date—5 February 1991
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Original Air Date—12 February 1991
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Original Air Date—19 February 1991
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Original Air Date—26 February 1991
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Original Air Date—26 March 1991
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Original Air Date—30 April 1991
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Original Air Date—18 October 1991
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Original Air Date—25 October 1991
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Original Air Date—1 November 1991
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Original Air Date—8 November 1991
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Season 6, Episode 5: The DameOriginal Air Date—15 November 1991
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Original Air Date—29 November 1991
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Original Air Date—6 December 1991
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Original Air Date—13 December 1991
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Original Air Date—20 December 1991
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Original Air Date—17 January 1992
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Original Air Date—24 January 1992
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Original Air Date—7 February 1992
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Original Air Date—28 February 1992
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Original Air Date—6 March 1992
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Original Air Date—17 April 1992
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Original Air Date—24 April 1992
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Original Air Date—1 May 1992
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Original Air Date—8 May 1992
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Original Air Date—8 May 1992
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Original Air Date—7 January 1993
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Season 7, Episode 2: The LegacyOriginal Air Date—19 November 1992
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Season 7, Episode 3: The GhostOriginal Air Date—14 January 1993
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Season 7, Episode 4: The ClassOriginal Air Date—21 January 1993
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Season 7, Episode 5: The SingerOriginal Air Date—28 January 1993
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Season 7, Episode 6: The MarkOriginal Air Date—14 February 1993
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Season 7, Episode 7: The JurorOriginal Air Date—11 February 1993
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Original Air Date—18 February 1993
A millionaire who's grown suspicious of his investments is murdered, and Ben Matlock is appointed as administrator of the estate. |
Season 7, Episode 9: The DebtOriginal Air Date—18 March 1993
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Original Air Date—25 March 1993
Ben, scheduled to appear as a witness in a robbery case, is joined by Conrad and Cliff in reviewing three of his past cases to determine which exposed murderess is engaged in a campaign to make him seem senile. |
Original Air Date—1 April 1993
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Original Air Date—8 April 1993
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Original Air Date—29 April 1993
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Original Air Date—6 May 1993
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Season 8, Episode 1: The PlayOriginal Air Date—23 September 1993
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Original Air Date—30 September 1993
Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme. |
Original Air Date—7 October 1993
Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme. |
Season 8, Episode 4: The DinerOriginal Air Date—14 October 1993
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Season 8, Episode 5: The ViewOriginal Air Date—28 October 1993
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Original Air Date—4 November 1993
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Original Air Date—11 November 1993
Two weeks before con man Adam Spangler's appointment with the electric chair, Det. Campbell Buchard convinces Ben and Leanne to shake the eyewitness testimony that put Spangler on death row and find the real killer. |
Original Air Date—18 November 1993
A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise. |
Original Air Date—25 November 1993
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Original Air Date—2 December 1993
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Original Air Date—16 December 1993
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Original Air Date—13 January 1994
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Original Air Date—20 January 1994
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Original Air Date—27 January 1994
A handsome criminal steals Leanne's private diary and uses its contents to get close to her. |
Season 8, Episode 15: The CrookOriginal Air Date—3 February 1994
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Original Air Date—10 February 1994
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Season 8, Episode 17: BrennenOriginal Air Date—17 February 1994
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Season 8, Episode 18: The P.I.Original Air Date—3 March 1994
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Original Air Date—28 April 1994
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Season 8, Episode 20: The IdolOriginal Air Date—19 May 1994
A young lawyer who apes Ben's style is involved in blackmail and murder. |
Original Air Date—13 October 1994
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Original Air Date—20 October 1994
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Season 9, Episode 3: The DareOriginal Air Date—27 October 1994
Wealthy philanthropist Malcolm Engle reveals his plan to murder someone close to Ben Matlock at a certain time and place and challenges Matlock to try and prove he did it. When Lt. Bob Brooks becomes the victim, Matlock struggles to break Engle's alibi and link him to the murder. |
Original Air Date—3 November 1994
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Season 9, Episode 5: The CoachOriginal Air Date—10 November 1994
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Original Air Date—17 November 1994
Cliff's friend Fred is accused of killing the woman he met through a video dating service, so Jerri goes undercover as a client of the service in order to catch the real killer. Meanwhile, Matlock tries his own luck at video dating. |
Original Air Date—1 December 1994
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Season 9, Episode 8: Dead AirOriginal Air Date—8 December 1994
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Original Air Date—5 January 1995
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Original Air Date—12 January 1995
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Original Air Date—2 February 1995
A malpractice suit is followed by a murder and Matlock must defend the accused killer--investigator Jerri Stone's sister. |
Season 9, Episode 12: The TargetOriginal Air Date—9 February 1995
After a judge is killed in a deliberate explosion, Matlock suspects he was the actual target of the killer. He looks back on past cases to find the culprit. |
Original Air Date—16 February 1995
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Season 9, Episode 14: The HeistOriginal Air Date—27 April 1995
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Season 9, Episode 15: The ScamOriginal Air Date—7 May 1995
Ben sidelines plans to attend a class reunion when Cliff is accused of murder. |
Original Air Date—18 October 1991
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