Matlock (season 8)

Matlock
	Season 8
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 23, 1993 –; May 19, 1994
Season chronology

The eighth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on ABC from September 23, 1993 concludes with a two hour season finale on May 19, 1994.

Cast

Main

Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock
Brynn Thayer as Leanne McIntyre
Daniel Roebuck as Cliff Lewis

Recurring

Clarence Gilyard, Jr. as Conrad McMasters

Cast notes

Brynn Thayer departed at the end of the season
Brynn Thayer and Daniel Roebuck both missed an episode

Episodes

No. in season	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (in millions)
154	1	"The Play"	Christoper Hibler	Phil Mishkin	September 23, 1993 (1993-09-23)	14.00
After an actress in The Last Cry of the Hounds is murdered, Ben agrees to represent the Directed by of a local community play... on the condition that the director (René Auberjonois) not cut him out of the play.
155	2	"The Fatal Seduction: Part 1"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	September 30, 1993 (1993-09-30)	15.80
Ben, Leanne and Cliff go to North Carolina to attend Billy's sister Lucy Lewis's funeral. While there, they end up getting involved in a pair of murders connected to two young women. As a way to catch them, Leanne sets a trap with Cliff in the role of bait.
156	3	"The Fatal Seduction: Part 2"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07)	18.50
Ben and Leanne are convinced that Carrie and Ashley are guilty of not only extortion, but murder as well, but the two girls seem to have airtight alibis.
157	4	"The Diner"	Frank Thackery	Max Eisenberg and Lonon F. Smith	October 14, 1993 (1993-10-14)	17.60
Ben takes Leanne to meet Martha Jordan, the wife of his very first client back in 1962. Cyrus Jordan (Stan Shaw) was the cook at the local diner where he was accused of killing the local sheriff after a disagreement in the diner. Charlie Matlock (Andy Griffith) pushed his son Ben (Steve Witting) who had recently quit his job as a District Attorney to take the case, but not everyone in town was happy with the Matlocks siding with the black cook that was accused of killing the white sheriff. Despite Cyrus Jordan's attempts to get the Matlocks to drop his case for their own safety, father and son were determined to prove that Cyrus never killed anyone. Note: Even though it is assumed that Leanne is over 30 years of age, she is not seen as a little girl in this, nor is Ben's young wife, who likely would have been alive then.
158	5	"The View"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Joel Steiger	October 28, 1993 (1993-10-28)	18.20
While out of town at a wedding, an ill Ben witnesses a man attack a woman from the window of the hotel, and learns the next day that the woman has been murdered. He's convinced that the man murdered the woman, and has a hard time convincing the police that the man he saw through the window was not the woman's husband, whom Matlock had also seen through the window earlier that day. Note: Clarence Gilyard Jr. appears as Conrad McMasters (even though he left the show to go to Walker Texas Ranger). It is Conrad McMasters's final appearance.
159	6	"The Last Laugh"	Russ Mayberry	Milton Berle and Stephen Lord	November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04)	16.90
A comedian named Harvey Chase (Milton Berle) is accused of murdering another comic, Billy Jo Walker (Mark DeCarlo), who insulted him. Ben (a fan of his comedy) defends him. Guest stars: Diana Taylor as Assistant D.A. Ms. Harrington, Desiree Marie Velez as Juanita Walker, Gwynyth Walsh as Kiki Rice, Phil Leeds as Marty Willis, Steven Dean Davis as Russell
160	7	"The Capital Offense"	Robert Scheerer	Brian Alan Lane	November 11, 1993 (1993-11-11)	20.50
Ben continues his five-year struggle to save a con artist from the electric chair. Guest star: Diana Taylor as Assistant D.A. Ms. Harrington
161 162	8 9	"The Haunted"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Gerry Conway	November 18, 1993 (1993-11-18)	18.50
While Cliff investigates a suit of medical malpractice and ends up getting more involved then he should with his client, Ben investigates the case of the mysterious Rod Greenwood, who happens to bear an eerie resemblance to a dead business man. Soon Cliff and Ben realize their cases are tied together.Ben and Cliff continue to investigate both of their cases together.
163	10	"The Conspiracy"	Leo Penn	Gerlad Sanoff and Joel Steiger	November 25, 1993 (1993-11-25)	11.10
Ben defends a lawyer accused of murdering an associate who'd accused him of botching a lawsuit involving toxic waste polluters.
164	11	"Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad, Dream"	Russ Mayberry	Robin Madden	December 2, 1993 (1993-12-02)	14.00
Ben dreams that he, Leanne, Cliff and Billy are in 1932 and are involved with the murder of a sax player.
165	12	"The Defendant"	Leo Penn	David Hoffman	December 16, 1993 (1993-12-16)	14.40
Leanne falls for Ben's new client, a philanthropist named Gil Stoddard (Richard Gilliland) accused of murdering his business partner.
166	13	"The Kidnapping: Part 1"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	January 13, 1994 (1994-01-13)	17.80
Abductors try to kidnap Leanne but kidnap Billy Lewis and hold him for ransom by accident instead. Guest star: Diana Taylor as Assistant D.A. Ms. Harrington
167	14	"The Kidnapping: Part 2"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	January 20, 1994 (1994-01-20)	18.60
FBI agent Ed Wingate (J. Kenneth Campbell), who was in charge of Billy's kidnapping, is charged with murdering another FBI agent. Guest Star: Diana Taylor as Assistant D.A. Ms. Harrington
168	15	"The Temptation"	Harvey S. Laidman	Gerald Sanoff	January 27, 1994 (1994-01-27)	19.20
A thug tries to make Leanne fall in love with him by using her journal that he stole from her house.
169	16	"The Crook"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger	February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03)	15.30
Ben agrees to defend Wally McDaniels, a fellow choir member, after he is arrested for killing the man who turned him into the police for stealing rare books. Guest star: Jordan Rhoades as Lt. Harmon Andrews
170	17	"The Murder Game"	Frank Thackery	Story by : Gerald Sanoff, Joel Steiger and Don Ross Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt	February 10, 1994 (1994-02-10)	15.40
Matlock reluctantly agrees to spend the weekend as part of a murder mystery with Cliff, Leanne and three other people who each paid $10,000 for the privilege of matching wits with the famous Ben Matlock. When the pretend victim actually turns up dead, they know that one of the three paying visitors killed him. Leanne has her father keep the three suspects occupied with stories of previous cases, while she and Cliff investigate. Note: This episode features clips from the season five episode "The Critic" and the season four episodes "The Talk Show" and "The Con Man".
171	18	"Brennen"	Robert Scheerer	Story by : Gerald Sanoff, Joel Steiger and Michael McGuire Teleplay by : Michael McGuire	February 17, 1994 (1994-02-17)	TBA
In a backdoor pilot, Ben vies with a formidable A.D.A Michael Brennen (George Dzundza) while defending a client accused of killing a city councilwoman, and discovers a secret hiding in the D.A.'s past that is affecting his judgment in this case. Guest stars: Lee Lively as Judge Caldwell, Wayne Tippit as A.D.A. Jerry Carlilse
172	19	"The P.I."	Christopher Hibler	J.I. Henderson	March 3, 1994 (1994-03-03)	16.90
In another backdoor pilot, after Ben briefly meets Jesse Morgan (Tracy Nelson) in the teaser, the remainder is set in Los Angeles and centered entirely on Jesse and her father (George Peppard) with no Matlock characters even mentioned. Guest star: Jonathan Banks as Jack Starling Note: Brynn Thayer and Daniel Roebuck do not appear in this episode. George Peppard, terminally ill with lung cancer while filming, died only four days after this episode aired, making this his final television appearance.
173	20	"The Godfather"	Christopher Hibler	Richard Collins	April 28, 1994 (1994-04-28)	15.80
Ben reluctantly agrees to host a reception from his goddaughter's wedding at Leanne's prompting, but when one of the best men is murdered after the bachelor party, Ben agrees to defend the brother of the bride when he is accused of murder. The case is hindered by cheating lovers, a bad history between the victim and the accused and an increasing number of uninvited guests at Ben's house.
174 175	21 22	"The Idol"	Frank Thackery	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	May 19, 1994 (1994-05-19)	16.10
Sam Haskins (Scott N. Stevens), an aspiring young lawyer who is a fan of Matlock, is accused of having murdered a P.I., Richard Pepp (Michael C. Gwynne), who tried to blackmail him with spicy pictures.Matlock continues to try to free Sam Haskins. Guest star: John Beck as Paul Cox

References

External links

Matlock – list of episodes at IMDb

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