1. The Lemon
Aired: Nov 29, 1988Don Knotts is introduced as Ben's new neighbor Les Calhoun. Les gets mixed up...
2. The Ambassador: Part 1
Aired: Dec 6, 1988Matlock travels to New York City to help Alex Winthrop represent a British Am...
3. The Ambassador: Part 2
Aired: Dec 13, 1988Matlock travels to New York City to help Alex Winthrop represent a British Am...
4. The Mistress
Aired: Dec 20, 1988Ben Matlock defends a jealous wife who is accused of killing her husband.
5. The D.J.
Aired: Jan 3, 1989Ben Matlock very reluctantly defends an abrasive talk radio personality who i...
6. The Captain
Aired: Jan 10, 1989Ben Matlock is hired to defend a police officer who has been framed for murde...
7. The Vendetta
Aired: Jan 17, 1989Michelle, Julie, and Tyler are held at gunpoint by vindictive Ned Billings, w...
8. The Mayor: Part 1
Aired: Jan 31, 1989Popular mayor Brian Barelli argues with visitors to his home; the next day he...
9. The Mayor: Part 2
Aired: Feb 7, 1989Ben continues his defense of a man wrongfully accused of killing a popular ma...
10. The Black Widow
Aired: Feb 14, 1989After seven years in prison for killing his wife Ann, Ken Wilson gets out and...
11. The Other Woman
Aired: Feb 21, 1989Ben defends psychiatrist Lucas Forbes accused of killing Adam Whitley, the cr...
12. The Starlet
Aired: Feb 28, 1989Lauren, daughter of Ben's old friend Janet, wins a beauty pageant. The runner...
13. The Psychic
Aired: Mar 7, 1989A psychic rushes to Matlock's door and begs him to represent her against a ch...
14. The Thief: Part 1
Aired: Mar 28, 1989Coin dealer Mike Koskoff finds that his employee Rob Casey has stolen $40K fr...
15. The Thief: Part 2
Aired: Apr 4, 1989While trying to recover from the surprise testimony at the end of Part 1, Mat...
16. The Thoroughbred
Aired: Apr 18, 1989Ben is hired to defend Tommy Jenks, a special needs young man accused of murd...
17. The Model
Aired: Apr 25, 1989During the trial of a journalist accused of killing an internationally recogn...
18. The Cult
Aired: May 2, 1989Bill Austin wants to get son Dennis out of a cult, to whom he's given his tru...
19. The Blues Singer
Aired: May 9, 1989A singer-composer finds an old blues musician living on the streets. He takes...
20. The Priest
Aired: May 16, 1989Ex-mobster Nathan Carlino is accused of killing a priest. Alex Winthrop wants...