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Starring: Andy Griffith as Benjamin Matlock
Season 6 (NBC)(1991-92)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
references:
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################### Matlock ##################
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NBC moves from Tuesdays to Fridays

6.1 [--] Matlock: THE WITNESS KILLINGS (2hr Feature-length episode)
18Oct91 NBC Friday
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story by Gerald Sanoff d. Christopher Hibler
Guest Cast:
Lucas Anderson...............John Dennis Johnston
Jack Sylvester...............Alan Fudge
Russ.........................Cyril O'Reilly
Aunt Elsie...................Anne Haney
Noel Ferguson................Steven Flynn
.............................Dion Anderson
.............................Michael Ensign
.............................Kathleen Freeman
Mrs. Sylvester...............Patricia McPherson
.............................Tom Kurtlander
.............................Jay Pickett
Small-town secrecy is brought home to Matlock when he receives the same cold shoulder from his hometown folk
that a murdered writer (Steven Flynn) did poking into the 15 year old killing he witnessed with two young friends.

6.2 [--] Matlock: THE STRANGLER
25Oct91 NBC Friday
Written by Lincoln Kibbee d. Leo Penn
Guest Cast:
Jeffrey Speidel (special guest)..Richard Gilliland
Edna..........................Diana Bellamy
Patricia Downey...............Katherine Cannon
Leo...........................Steven Gilborn
..............................Dana Gladstone
Mrs. McCardle.................Marge Redmond
Busboy........................Lenny Citrano
Reporter #2...................Kyle-Scott Jackson
Asst DA Farber.................Will Jeffries (recurring)
Reporter #1...................Margaret Howell
Reporter #3...................Christopher J. Keene
Police Officer................Bill Woodbridge
Matlock becomes the target of a serial killer who's first driven to humiliate his victims professionally. The story
begins with Matlock's meeting with his tax accountant and the IRS, who do not accept his suits as an expense.

6.3 [--] Matlock: THE NIGHTMARE
01Nov91 NBC Friday
Written by Anne Collins d. Robert Sheerer
Guest Cast:
Rudy Simms...................Matt Battaglia
Gil Briscoe..................Andrew Prine
Ned Salem....................Ken Swofford
Deputy.......................Todd Jeffries
.............................Bert Kramer
Cowboy Blue..................Walter Scott
Piano Player.................Ray Templin
.............................Jack Kruschen
.............................Thomas F. Duffy
On his way to a dude ranch, a bump on the head transports Matlock to the Old West where he saddles up to
save cowboy Conrad from a hanging.

6.4 [--] Matlock: THE MARRIAGE COUNSELOR
8Nov81 NBC Friday
Written by Phil Mishkin d. Christopher Hibler
Guest Cast:
Laura........................Kim Johnston Ulrich
Claudette....................Mary-Margaret Humes
Ginnie.......................Jenny Wright
Allan........................Ron Fassler
Dr. Hading Fletcher..........Bryan Cranston
.............................Natalia Nogulich
Security Guard...............George Baldwin
Judge Justin.................Aneta Corsaut
Joe Marshall.................Cary Eidel
Marshall Turner..............Skip Harris
AsstDA Shelton...............George Ne Jame
Matlock discovers that it was till death they do part for a murdered marriage counsellor and one or more
of the wives he had in 'physical' therapy.

6.5 [--] Matlock: THE DAME
15Nov91 NBC Friday
Written by David Hoffman d. Leo Penn
Guest Cast:
Claire Mayfield...............Sheree J. Wilson
Roger Stratford...............Richard Burgi
Harry Casey...................Lonny Chapman
Henry Mayfield................Daniel Benzali
Young Matlock.................Steve Wittig
..............................Julianna McCarthy
Martha........................Roz Witt
Older Claire..................Francine York
Stylish Woman.................Laurel Adams
Waiter........................Jon Berry
Cabbie........................Mike Kennedy
Matlock can't place the woman who just walked up and slapped him, but then it hits him--she's the rich widow whose
husband's murder young Ben (Steve Witting) and his father (Andy Griffith) investigated back in 1956.

6.6 [--] Matlock: THE SUSPECT (2hr Feature-length episode)
29Nov91 NBC Friday (repeated 14Aug92)
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story by Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
d. Harvey Laidman
Guest Cast:
Roxanne Windemere............Brynn Thayer
Alice Windemere..............Constance Tower
.............................Peter Van Norden
Walter Padilla...............Pepe Serna
David Houk...................Eric Pierpoint
.............................Mary Fanaro
.............................Harley Venton
.............................David Brisbin
.............................John Damita
.............................Cari T. Evans
Mr. Tidyman..................Gil Cates, Jr.
Judge Justin.................Aneta Corsaut
Judge Marcus.................Charles Dumas
Judge Katz...................Everett Greenbaum
Betsy Rhodes.................Cherie Hays
Asst DA Farber...............Will Jeffries (recurring)
Jonathan Ayers...............Robert Levine
Exterminator.................Tony Monte
Rosa Marina..................Edwina Moore
Asst DA......................Jerold Pearson
Jury Foreperson..............Chris Anastasio
Blonde.......................Lisa Coles
Judge Harrington.............Arthur Eckdahl
Amanda.......................Marcy Goldman
Det. Varness.................John F. Donohue
Clerk........................Phil Weyland
Matlock faces an ethical dilemma while defending two clients: a wealthy widow accused of offing her husband,
and a distraught dad charged with killing a drug dealer.

6.7 [--] Matlock: THE DEFENSE
6Dec91  NBC Fri
Written by Gerald Sanoff d. Peter Ellis
Guest Cast:
Danny Hayes..................David Kaufman
Christine Hayes..............Jane Daly
Frank Hayes..................Andrew Robinson
Rose Hayes...................Frances Bay
Sam Parker...................Clarence Felder
.............................J.Trevor Edmond
AsstDA.......................Matthew Laurance
Jury Foreperson..............Leanne Griffin
Reporter.....................Laurel Schaefer
Bailiff......................F. Kahil Wheaton
Judge Alden..................Alexander Zale
Matlock fights a first-degree murder charge for a teen who admits shooting the abusive father--but only
after he'd threatened to kill his battered mother.

6.8 [--] Matlock: THE GAME SHOW
13Dec91  NBC Fri
Written by Max Eisenberg & Lonon Smith d. Robert Scheerer
Guest Cast:
Emcee Dennis (?Glory)........Peter Haskell
Norm Fisher..................Mark L. Taylor
Kari Summers.................Dana Sparks
Marjorie Wood................Kathleen Garrett
Walter Belden................Bruce Fairbairn
Larry........................Arthur Rosenberg
(? warm-up person)...........Juanita Jennings
Sheldon......................Steven Hock
Contestant...................Roger Keller
Bodyguard....................David Nelson
Rita.........................Caroline Schlitt
The price is right for Matlock who's hired by a game-show host (Peter Haskell) to answer the question,
"Who killed the producer?". [Show title: It's About Time]

6.9 [--] Matlock: THE FOURSOME
20Dec91  NBC Fri
Written by Diana Kopald Marcus d. Harvey Laidman
Guest Cast:
New DA Richmond..............Amy Stock-Poynton
Ellis Blake..................Mitchell Ryan
Stanton Amory................Daniel Pilon
Tom Neville..................Neil Dickson
Miles Turner.................Charley Lang
.............................Russ Anderson
Kelly Blake..................Cristan Crocker
Dennis Trye..................John Harnagel
Fred Bigelow ................Alex Kubik
Woman........................Mary-Margaret Lewis
Man..........................Dale Swann
Booking Officer..............Bill Woodbridge
Peter Van der Hoff...........Chris Browning
Jury Foreperson..............Marsha Fickas
Detective....................William Palmieri
Judge Arthur Beaumont........Jason Wingreen
A new DA (Amy Stock-Poynton) tees off against Matlock, whose client insists he didn't kill a blackmailing caddy,
but the evidence makes his case a long shot.

6.10 [--] Matlock: THE PICTURE: Part 1: 17Jan92  NBC Fri
6.11 [--] Matlock: THE PICTURE: Part 2: 24Jan92  NBC Fri
Written by Anne Collins d. Leo Penn
Guest Cast:
Diana Huntington.(special).....Christina Pickles
Jack Huntington................Reiner Schoene
Lisa Sullivan..................Denice Marie Duff
Carolyn Westlake...............Susan Walden
Old Witness....................Eric Christmas
Lily Wycoff....................? Patricia Healy
John Resnick...................Ken Gerson
Leon Rousseau..................Ramsay Nadwood
Secretary......................Cissy Wellman
Dick Lerner....................John Harkins
Karl Sheply....................Seth Isler
Coffee House Musicians.........Casey & Kira Arrielaga
Coffee House Waiter............Russell Gannon
Judge Michael Alden............Alexander Zale
...............................Michael Halsey
...............................Rick Podell
...............................Eileen Ryan
Charles Beckman................Mike Preston
Jury Foreperson................Eugene Casassa
AsstDA Gilman..................Robert Curtis Brown
Meter Reader...................Kenneth Magee
Doorman........................Michael Tomlinson
Synopsis (pt 1):
While looking for his cousin's missing husband, Matlock happens upon a doctored photograph, focusing his
attention on a developing murder plot.
Synopsis (pt 2):
Matlock hopes he's not a day late and a dollar short of proof when it comes to destroying one of the counterfeiter's
phony alibi in court.

6.12 [--] Matlock: THE OUTCAST (2hr Feature-length episode)
7Feb92 NBC Fri
Written by Robert Schlitt d. Fred Thackeray
Guest Cast:
Elliot Jones.................Doug McClure
Zack Tannenbaum..............George D. Wallace
Alice........................Sylvia Short
Ernie........................Mickey Jones
Sheriff......................John Finn
Buck Rayhall.................Art LaFleur
.............................Morgan Woodward
.............................Andrew Belgore
.............................Charles Tyner
.............................Oreal Rae
Judge Justin.................Aneta Corsaut
Lester.......................John Lacy
Lt. Wells....................Will MacMillan
Connelly.....................Edward Penn
Goldie.......................Stephen Quadros
Lt. Jordan...................Richard Zavaglia
Housekeeper..................Marge Redmond
A retired Matlock goes fishing, but his trip is interrupted by a mysterious death in a small town, where he
baits the locals, angling for a line on the killers.

6.13 [--] Matlock: THE BIG PAYOFF
28Feb92  NBC Fri
Teleplay by Gerry Conway / Story by Joel Steiger
d. Leo Penn
Guest Cast:
Max Sugarman.................Max Alexander
Billy Wheeler................Randy Travis
Richard Maitland.............Franc Luz
Peter Angelli................David Spielberg
Kevin Maitland...............Jeffrey Hayenga
Grace Unger Maitland.........Lynne Cormack
Female Model.................Sandy Dell
Guard........................Jesse D. Goins
Director.....................Duke Moosekian
Maid.........................Virginia Watson
Counterman...................Buddy Bryan
Technician...................Skip Harris
Talk Show Host...............Harry S. Murphy
Talk Show Host...............Suzanne Schnolle
.............................Bobbie Phillips
.............................Lou Beatty
.............................Nick Tate
A colorful insurance investigator asks Michelle to help him peel the layers from the alibi of a husband
suspected of killing his wealthy wife.

6.14 [--] Matlock: THE ABDUCTION
6Mar92  NBC Fri
Written by Lincoln Kibbee d. Robert Scheerer
Guest Cast:
Robert Drake.................Michael Russo
Jay Cutler...................Raymond Serra
Sgt. Sam Hayden..............John Kapelos
Doug Pinter..................Lenny Wolpe
Waiter.......................Sam Lloyd
.............................Seth Jaffe
.............................Jim Haymie
.............................Sharon Farrell
.............................Sharon Madden
.............................Kenneth Kimmins
First Detective..............Steve Barbro
Newscaster...................Dale Harimoto
Victor Benton................Ben Kronen
Officer Marks................Scotch Ellis Loring
1st Cop......................Nelson Mashita
Stripper.....................Sky Nicholas
Bouncer......................Wilson Raiser
Law Student..................Ami Rothschild
Officer #1...................Al Wexo
Mobsters make Matlock an offer he can't refuse: give them the information a mob lawyer passed to him or
the kidnapped Michelle will be fitted for cement shoes.

6.15 [--] Matlock: MR. AWESOME
17Apr62  NBC Fri
Written by William Conway d. Harvey Laidman
Guest Cast:
Jimmy Johnson................Jordan Christopher Michael
Walt Thomas..................Michael O'Grady
Lorraine Ortega..............Bonnie Burroughs
Anne Johnson.................Marilyn Jones
Dwayne.......................John d'Aquino
.............................Dirk Blocker
.............................Ron Karabatsos
Jury Foreperson..............Trisha Simmons
Tina Sadowski................Christina Wright
Bully #1.....................Jimmy Workman
Al...........................Joseph Carberry
Ed...........................James V. Christy
Man..........................Christopher Doyle
A young comic-book artist, whose mom is up on murder charges, could come to the rescue when Matlock tries
to draw out the real killer.

6.16 [--] Matlock: THE EVENING NEWS: Part 1: 24Apr92 NBC Fri
6.17 [--] Matlock: THE EVENING NEWS: Part 2: 01May92 NBC Fri
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story by Gerald Sanoff
d. Harvey Laidman
Guest Cast:
Bill Finley..................Bill Winkler
Doug Levitt..................Leon Russom
Nelson Adelson...............Stuart Margolin
Howard Price.................Ralph Bruneau
Tucker.......................Dominick La Rae
.............................Ian Patrick Williams
Diane Becker/Vicki Davis.....Mary Gordon Murray
.............................Jim Jansen
.............................Henry Brown
Stage Manager................J.P. Mullarkey
Reporter Stu.................Lance E. Nichols
Gang Member #1 (part 1)......Ahmed Reese
Sergeant Turner..............Mik Scriba
Bum..........................Jim Bentley
AsstDA Gilman................Robert Curtis Brown
Judge Justin.................Aneta Corsaut
Gang Member #1...............Oliver Hamilton
Reporter #2..................Dale Harimota
Reporter #1..................Mary Ingersoll
Cuban Gang Leader............Jani Mulero
Judge Katz...................Everett Greenbaum
Police Officer...............Mark Drexier
Synopsis (pt 1):
An anchorwoman (Mary Gordon Murray) frames a TV reporter for murder--which is no news to the intended
victim who in turn sets her up by faking his own death.
Synopsis (pt 2):
The news isn't good for Matlock's TV reporter client--the real murderer turns up dead, but Matlock still has
to get the scoop on the real estate scam to free him.

6.18 [--] Matlock: THE ASSASSINATION (2hr Feature-length episode)
8May92 NBC Friday (final new episode on NBC)(to be verified)
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story by Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
d. Christopher Hibler
Guest Cast:
Les..........................Don Knotts (recurring)
Judge Arthur Eller...........Kristoffer Tabori
Leo Brodsky..................Rene Auberjonois
Chief Colin Young............Eddie Jones
Judd Taylor..................Neil Giuntoli
Matt Greenwood...............Jeff Osterhage
.............................Michael Bowen
Judge #2.....................Alexander Zale
Jury Foreperson..............Bretly Written by R. Baughn
Officer......................Michael Cannizzo
Man..........................Rick Dean
Jury Foreperson #2...........Deborah Wait
Curtis Barthelemew ..........John Petlock
Judge #1.....................James Tartan
Dale Lambert.................Daniel Trent
.............................Barbara Whinney
A judge's investigation of the mayor's assassination triggers a frame-up, but Matlock's visiting
daughter (Brynn Thayer) aims to expose it.

[--] 14Aug92 repeat of #6.6 "The Suspect" (from 29Nov91)