Matlock - The First Season
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Actor: Andy GriffithBrand: GRIFFITH,ANDY
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Box set, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Reviews of Matlock - The First Season
DVD Review: Welcome to the DVD Generation, Mr. Matlock!
Summary: 5 Stars
Finally, the first Season of 'Matlock' is arriving on DVD! Here is a list of the episodes that will be included on the set:
1. (Pilot Movie) Diary of a Perfect Murder (Originally aired - March 3, 1986)
NOTE: In this episode, Charlene Matlock is played by Lori Lethin. Between this movie, and the next episode, the role of Charlene was re-cast.
2. The Judge (Originally aired - September 23, 1986)
Special Guest Stars: Dick Van Dyke as Judge Carter Addison and Piper Laurie as Claire Leigh
NOTE: This is the first episode to feature actress, Linda Purl, as the role of Charlene Matlock. She continued to play the role for the rest of Charlene's appearances.
3. The Stripper (Originally aired - September 30, 1986)
NOTE: Richard Newton usually played the role of Judge Richard Cooksey in his many appearances on `Matlock', but, in this episode, he plays the role of another Judge named Alvin Roundtree.
4. The Affair (Originally aired - October 7, 1986)
Special Guest Star: Kevin Conroy as Clark Harrison
5. The Seduction (Originally aired - October 14, 1986)
NOTE: Nancy Stafford, who would become a series regular next season as the role of Michelle Thomas, makes her first appearance on `Matlock' in this episode as the role of Caryn Nelson.
6. The Don (1) (Originally aired - October 28, 1986)
Special Guest Star: Jose Ferrer as Nicholas Baron
7. The Don (2) (Originally aired - November 4, 1986)
8. The Sisters (Originally aired - November 11, 1986)
9. The Cop (Originally aired - November 18, 1986)
Special Guest Star: Hector Elizondo as Detective Joe Peters
10. The Angel (Originally aired - November 25, 1986)
NOTE: Kari Lizer, who would later become known for her recurring role, Cassie Phillips, makes her first official appearance on `Matlock' in this episode as the role of Ben's client, Margaret `Angel' Danello.
11. The Professor (Originally aired - December 2, 1986)
Special Guest Star: Christopher McDonald as Eric Lane
12. Santa Claus (Originally aired - December 9, 1986)
Special Guest Star: Barry Jenner as Mark Harris
13. The Chef (Originally aired - January 6, 1987)
Special Guest Star: Roddy McDowall as Christopher Hoyt
14. The Author (Originally aired - January 13, 1987)
Special Guest Stars: Stanley Kamel as Mark Douglas and Audra Lindley as Mary Ann Newton
15. The Rat Pack (Originally aired - January 20, 1987)
Special Guest Star: Desi Arnaz Jr. as Michael Porter
16. The Nurse (Originally aired - February 3, 1987)
Special Guest Star: Billy Zane as Eric Dawson
NOTE: This episode marks Julie Sommars' first appearance of Julie Sommars as Julie March.
17. The Convict (Originally aired - February 10, 1987)
18. The Court-Martial (1) (Originally aired - February 17, 1987)
19. The Court-Martial (2) (Originally aired - February 24, 1987)
20. The Therapist (Originally aired - March 3, 1987)
NOTE: This episode marks Kari Lizer's first appearance as Cassie Phillips.
21. The People vs. Matlock (Originally aired - March 24, 1987)
22. The Photographer (Originally aired - March 31, 1987)
Special Guest Star: Billy Bob Thornton as The Pawn Shop Owner
23. The Reporter (Originally aired - May 5, 1987)
24. The Doctors (Originally aired - May 12, 1987)
Special Guest Star: Norman Fell as Dr. Radburn
NOTE: Daniel Roebuck made several other appearances on `Matlock' before landing the recurring role of Cliff Lewis in Season 7. This episode was the first of those appearances as the role of Dr. Bobby Shaw.
This was a terrific season that started off a terrific show. It's been officially confirmed by tvshowsondvd.com that the pilot movie will be included, by the way. I hope it will also include other features like interviews or something, but, somehow, I doubt it. Ah well, maybe next time. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to seeing these great episodes again. Thank you, Paramount, for finally releasing this classic gem on DVD. Keep the sets coming!
Description of Matlock - The First Season
No Description Available.Genre: Television: Series
Rating: NR
Release Date: 8-APR-2008
Media Type: DVD
A running joke on The Simpsons is the idolization of Andy Griffith's Ben Matlock by the aged residents of the Springfield Retirement Home. Watching Matlock?s inaugural season, it's no wonder that viewers "of a certain age" would take comfort in watching Atlanta defense attorney Matlock defend the falsely accused and, to quote <>The Simpsons, "put young people behind bars where they belong." Matlock was something of a departure for TV icon Griffith. While he's got his southern drawl goin' on, he left Andy Taylor back in Mayberry. Folksiness only goes so far in the big city. Matlock's fee is $100,000. And even if Opie or Aunt Bea were menaced, one can't imagine sheriff Andy threatening to feed the perpetrator to the D.A. "piece by piece." Matlock hews closely to the Perry Mason playbook. Most episodes incriminate a suspect, only to have the tenacious Matlock ("Next to injustice, I hate losing," he states) exonerate him or her with some flashy, last-minute courtroom theatrics that threaten to turn the courtroom into a "sideshow." One notable exception is the episode, "The Judge," featuring guest star Dick Van Dyke as a judge and old friend of Matlock who murders his mistress, and then presides over the trial of the man arrested for the crime. Other notable guest stars are Jose Ferrer as a terminally ill crime kingpin arrested for murder in the two-parter, "The Don," and Pat Hingle as a surly and disliked man likewise accused of murder in "Santa Claus." Season One is an auspicious beginning for the series that would run for six years on NBC and then three more on ABC. Casting tweaks and the addition of new characters would improve the proceedings. Bland Lori Lethin, who appears in the pilot episode as Matlock?s daughter, a neophyte lawyer, was replaced in the series by the more experienced Linda Purl. The episode, "The People vs. Matlock" introduces Julie Sommars as feisty assistant district attorney Julie March, a foil and friend to Matlock. Nancy Stafford, who appears "The Seduction," would join the cast next season as Matlock?s assistant, Michelle Thomas. Matlock even inspired a spinoff; the episode "The Don" pits Matlock against his "bitter enemy," William Conrad?s James McShane, a cop-turned-district attorney who would later be transformed into Jason McCabe, aka "Fatman" in Jake and the Fatman (his future costar, Joe Penny, costars in the episode as one of the Don?s highly suspect sons). In a prime time loaded with grisly police procedurals, the old school Matlock is a not-at-all-guilty pleasure. --Donald Liebenson
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