Ben Matlock For The Defense: My Top 20 Favorite Matlock Episodes.

Kendall Rivers
2 min readJul 11, 2024
Image Sources: Intermedia Entertainment Company, The Fred Silverman Company, Strathmore Productions, Dean Hargrove Productions and Viacom Productions.

Along with Perry Mason, Ben Matlock is one of the most recognizable and most popular tv lawyers of all time. Matlock ran on NBC from 1986–1992 and ABC from 1992–1995. It’s that classic show that everyone watched with their grandparents or other older relatives. I grew up loving this show myself, and I’m excited to share my top twenty favorite episodes of the greatest courtroom\detective show of all time with you fellow Matlockians.

Image Sources: Intermedia Entertainment Company, The Fred Silverman Company, Strathmore Productions, Dean Hargrove Productions and Viacom Productions.

But first…. we can’t possibly do this without that iconic and forever catchy theme song\opening credits sequence. That intro and the show go together hand and hand.

20. The Fighter.

19. The DA.

18. The Critic.

17. The People Vs. Matlock.

16. The Buddies.

15. The Chef.

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Kendall Rivers
Kendall Rivers

Written by Kendall Rivers

Kendall is a screenwriter who’s a huge fan of classic tv and movies. He enjoys creating good stories and characters. https://www.facebook.com/kendall.rivers.3