7.1 [--] Matlock: THE VACATION (2hr Feature-length episode)
5Nov92 ABC Thursday
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story by Gerald Sanoff
d. Christopher Hibler
Guest Cast:
Kathleen Shelton.............Doran Clark
Beth.........................Teri Austin
Laura Masterson..............Marietta de Prima
.............................William Allen Young
.............................Stephen Ayers
.............................Mark Joy
Jonathan.....................Gregory Itzin
The episode in which he meets Cliff and Brynn Thayer becomes his daughter instead of a murderess. Matlock and
his daughter, Leanne, hit the beach for some rest, but trouble soon finds them as their hotel's manager is killed.

7.2 [--] Matlock: THE LEGACY (2hr. Feature-length episode)
19Nov92 ABC Thursday (repeated 13May93)
Teleplay by D. O'Brien / Story by Gerald Sanoff
d. Harvey Laidman
Guest Cast:
Arthur Kendall...............Wilbur Fitzgerald
Brian Martel.................John Dennis Johnson
Elaine.......................Anita Morris
Yolanda Bergman..............Beth Toussaint
Candace......................Mary Margaret Humes
ADA..........................Mitchell Laurence
.............................Rick Warner (recurring)
.............................Adam Biesk
.............................James McDonell
.............................Terri Dollar
.............................Jackson Faw
.............................William Neely
Judge Caldwell...............Lee Lively
Street Kid #2................James Burgess
Officer......................Dan Cox
Head of Parole Board.........Michael Kennedy
Lee Martel...................Charles McLawhorn
Street Kid #1................Jeremy McLarran
Henry........................Lee Spencer
Matlock investigates a screenwriter's murder, which has ties to the screenwriter's father--and Matlock's.

7.3 [--] Matlock: THE GHOST
14Jan93 ABC Thur
Written by Gerry Conway d. Harvey Laidman
Guest Cast:
Mike Wilson..................Franz Luc
(wife).......................Robin Christopher
Stuart.......................Barry Cullison
Keith........................Michael H. Moss
.............................Jan Notzon
Ross Petrie..................George Hasenstab
Judge........................Lee Lively
Asst DA......................Diana Taylor
Matlock is hired by a spirit who doesn't think his former wife (Robin Christopher) has a ghost of a chance of beating a
murder charge.

7.4 [--] Matlock: THE CLASS
21Jan93 ABC Thur
Teleplay by D. O'Brien / Story by Joel Steiger d. Harvey Laidman
Guest Cast:
Carol........................Heather McAdam
Amy..........................Amy Parrish
.............................John D. Ward
.............................David Kaufman (teen)
.............................Thom Bierdz
Detective....................Mert Hatfield
Stagehand....................Don Bland
Buddy Hart...................Peter Carrs
Karen Williams...............Sandy Martin Hudgins
Eddie Price..................Robert Longstreet
Girl.........................Darlene Mann
Dean Rutledge................Ray Owens
After giving a lecture on the perfect murder to his law students at Eton University, Matlock finds to his dismay
that one of his pupils (David Kaufman) is accused of putting the theory into practice on the school's bad boy
(Robert Longstreet).

7.5 [--] Matlock: THE SINGER
28Jan93 ABC Thur
Written by Robert Brennen d. Harvey Laidman
Guest Cast:
Steve Fisher.................Peter Jurasik
.............................Jason Beghe
.............................Frederic Lehne
Bunny........................? Mary McMillan
K.C. West.(Kathy Westmore)...Joyce Bowden
Detective....................Todd Brenner
Judge Edwards................Terry Loughlin (recurring)
Judge........................Grayce Spence
Asst DA......................Diana Taylor (recurring)
Matlock has to stand by his man when his client (Peter Jurasik), a music promoter, is accused of murdering a
country-music star (Joyce Bowden) and then tampers with the evidence mounting against him.

7.6 [--] Matlock: THE MARK
04Feb93 ABC Thur
Written by Robert Schlitt d. Harvey Laidman
Guest Cast:
Larry Boone..................Robert Curtis-Brown
Kent Franklin................Stan Kelly
Mickey.......................Pat Brady
Donny........................Mike Harding
Jack Howard..................Robert Pentz
Judy Wilson..................Sherilyn Wolter
Judge Clagett................Al Wiggins
.............................Nina Repeta
Billy Wheeler................Randy Travis
Girl.........................Tamara Burnham
Police Officer...............Craig Elliott
Asst DA......................Mick McGovern
Policeman....................Derrick Parker
Randy Travis plays Matlock's old friend, an aspiring country singer who wins the lottery, but then is framed
for the murder of his cheating business partner (Sherilyn Wolter).

7.7 [--] Matlock: THE JUROR
11Feb93 ABC Thur
Written by Gerald Sanoff d. Frank Thackery
Guest Cast:
Larry Cooper.................Michael C. Gwynne
Archie Armstrong.............Michael Bofshever
Ramon Flores.................Julio Oscar Mechoso
Duane Rucker.................Gregory Thirloway
Jennifer O'Malley............Susan Walden
Sean Tanner..................Jack Hallett
.............................Deborah Hobart
.............................Ed Grady
.............................Kim Morgan Greene
.............................Mark Jeffrey Miller
.............................Richard K. Olsen
.............................Tonea Stewart
.............................Ken Thompson
Joe Roberts..................Ed Sala
Lt. Bigelow .................Rick Warner
Judge Clagett................Al Wiggins (recurring)
Matlock finds himself in an unfamiliar role--as a juror--in a case involving a wealthy man accused of
murdering his wife.

7.8 [--] Matlock: THE FORTUNE (2hr Feature-length episode)
18Feb93 ABC Thur
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story: Joel Steiger d. Leo Penn
Guest Cast:
Nick Dempsey.................Jeffrey Pillars
Steve Doran..................David Dwyer
Theresa Lavelle..............Renee Coleman
Stuart Lavelle...............Clifton Daniels
.............................Scott Bryce
Marvin Estes.................Robin Gammell
.............................H.Richard Greene
Rich Stanford................Michael Horton
.............................Jordan Rhodes
Maitre d'....................Lewis Musser
Veterinarian.................Chris Nubel
Alvin Leacock................Eric Paisley
Newscaster...................Leigh Powell
Mr. McEvoy...................Robert Raiford
Matlock becomes the executor of an eccentric millionaire's estate after the man is found murdered on his yacht.
Cliff goes undercover at the zoo.

7.9 [--] Matlock: THE DEBT
18Mar93 ABC Thur
Written by Richard Collins d. Christopher Hibler
Guest Cast:
Peter McIntyre...............Robert Desiderio
Gloria Morrell...............Jennifer Bassey
Charyl Atkinson..............Amy Yasbeck
William Ross.................Dean Avery
Bryan Morrell................Harold Bergman
Asst. DA.....................Tom Nowicki
Jury Foreperson..............Paula Peters
Patrol Officer...............Muse Watson
Judge Clagett................Al Wiggins
Leanne reluctantly agrees to defend her shady ex-husband on a murder charge.

7.10 [--] Matlock: THE REVENGE
25Mar93 ABC Thur
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story by Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
d. Frank Thackery
Guest Cast:
Lorraine Ortego..............Bonnie Burroughs
Dave Burton..................Steve Umberger
Brad Ramsey..................Jordan Williams
Asst. DA.....................Tom Nowicki
.............................G. Martin Eckhardt
.............................Jim Gloster
.............................Daniel Hannafin
.............................David Lenthall
.............................Janell McLeod
.............................Nello Tare
.............................Peter Townes
.............................Frank Waldeck
Someone's out to get revenge on Matlock by making him look like a fool--so he, Conrad and Leanne recall
old cases to try to figure out who it is.

7.11 [--] Matlock: THE OBSESSION
1Apr93 ABC Thur
Written by Max Eisenberg & Lonon Smith d. Christopher Hibler
Guest Cast:
Terry Landis.................Geoffrey Lower
Dr. Paul Dodge...............Nicholas Pryor
Trisha Page..................Viveca A. Fox
Dr. Schoenfeld...............Constance Conover
Asst. DA.....................Mitchell Laurance
Sam Badetcher................C.K. Bibby
Zoe Altman...................Lynda Clark
Detective....................Mert Hatfield
Employee.....................Joe Inscoe
Judge........................Lee Lively
A stress attack puts Matlock in the hospital after he becomes obsessed with a murder case involving
a TV star accused of killing a psychiatrist at a rehab clinic.

7.12 [--] Matlock: THE DIVORCE
8Apr93 NBC Thur
Written by William Conway d. Leo Penn
Guest Cast:
Carl Fugua...................Thomas Ryan
Clara Farmington.............Nana Visitor
Duncan Farmington............James Stephens
Judge Clagett................Al Wiggins (recurring)
Lawyer.......................? J. Don Ferguson
Mail Carrier.................Julie Howard
Dr. Harrison.................Alan Sader
Jury Foreperson..............Rhesa Stone
Super........................Ralph Wilcox
Matlock and Leanne find themselves on the opposite sides of a nasty divorce case, while Leanne defends
him in a suit by a man claiming to have sustained serious injury in a fall from Matlock's porch.

7.13 [--] Matlock: THE FINAL AFFAIR (2hr Feature-length episode)
29Apr93 ABC Thur
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story by Gerald Sanoff
D. Frank Thackery
Guest Cast:
Daniel Wallace...............Scott Thompson Baker
Bryan Lane...................Jeff Allin
Pamela Wallace...............Rebeccah Bush
Rev. Oliver Mallory..........Robert Wightman
Max Ingle....................J.S. (Joe) Young
Peter Eastland...............John Shearin
Lenny Hoskins................Jim Jansen
.............................Rebecca I. Rogers
.............................Jordan Rhodes
.............................Michael Goodman
Asst. DA.....................Mitchell Laurence (recurring)
.............................Lorri Lindberg
.............................Rebecca I. Rogers
Joe Thompson.................Sal Ruffino
Judge Edwards................Terry Loughlin (recurring)
Judge Clagett................Al Wiggins (recurring)
Elder........................C.K. Bibby
Reed.........................Paul Carbonell
.............................John R. Dupree
Robert Linder................J. Rob Jordan
Jury Foreperson..............Barbara Williams
Matlock takes in a homeless man (Jim Jansen) while taking on a case involving an ex-football player (Scott Thompson Baker),
his scheming wife (Rebeccah Bush), her lover (Jeff Allin) and the mob. Was the Arch Bishop the target of a hit?
Subplot--homeless man and lady dog owner.

7.14 [--] Matlock: THE COMPETITION
6May93 ABC Thur
Teleplay by Anne Collins / Story by Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
d. Leo Penn
Guest Cast:
Michael Baldwin..............Andy Stahl
Sandra Baldwin...............Lisa Norman
Russ Lewis...................Leo Penn
Becky Smith..................Kim Walker
Billy Lewis..................Warren Frost (recurring)(entry?)
.............................Leon Russom
.............................David Aldrich
Juliet DeLong................Samantha Grant
Judge #1.....................John Bonitz
Dr. Daphne Waddell...........Marilyn Carter
Dr. Chomsky..................George Gray
Officer......................Jay Madison
Shirley Hawthorne............Lucile McIntyre
Girl.........................Tara Thompson
The apparent suicide of a piano student (Samantha Grant) after losing a scholarship competition doesn't
ring true to Matlock.

[--] 13May93 repeat of #7.2 "The Legacy" (from 19Nov92)

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