Matt Houston

1. S01E01X-22 (1)September 26, 1982—Synopsis coming soon.
2. S01E02X-22 (2)September 26, 1982—Synopsis coming soon.
3. S01E03Stop The PressesOctober 3, 1982—other characters: Ron Randolph, Lelani, Camalani A disreputable tabloid's publisher is nearly killed after telling his four worst enemies h
4. S01E04Deadly FashionOctober 17, 1982—Houston's old flame (Cristina Ferrare), a model, hires him when she is accused of killing her employer, a famous fashion designer.
5. S01E05Killing Isn't EverythingOctober 24, 1982—A pro quarterback (John Beck), Matt's college teammate, is blackmailed by a man who says he has proof the player killed his coach.
6. S01E06Who Would Kill Ramona?October 31, 1982—other characters: Todd Gallager, Rick Matt enters the film world to investigate after a drink from a faded star's (Janet Leigh) glass insta
7. S01E07Recipe For MurderNovember 7, 1982—other characters: Roger Marsden (murdered) A restaurant critic's (James Coco) dinner is disrupted when a gelatin mold brought to his table
8. S01E08Shark BaitNovember 21, 1982—other characters: Alice, Wyndell Murdock, Glenda Collins, Sam Gleason Matt steps in when the mother of a Malibu lifeguard fears her daughte
9. S01E09The KidnappingNovember 28, 1982—other characters: Tony An old friend (Hugh O'Brian) calls in Matt when kidnappers snatch a seriously ill Arab prince during a jet flight to
10. S01E10Joey's HereDecember 5, 1982—other characters: Riley (Security Guard), Ms. Stevenson (Secretary) A robot designed by an electronics genius (David Cassidy) murders the b
11. S01E11The Good DoctorDecember 12, 1982—other characters: Landlord After a research scientist is murdered during a party at Matt's place, a mutual friend of the victim asks Matt t
12. S01E12The Rock and The Hard PlaceJanuary 2, 1983—An upcoming fight appears rigged when murder uncovers the champion's (Dorian Harewood) physical problems and his wife's alcoholism.
13. S01E13The Purrfect CrimeJanuary 9, 1983—other characters: John The four ex-wives of a wealthy cat-food manufacturer mauled to death by a pet tiger hire Matt to solve the crime so
14. S01E14The Yacht Club MurdersJanuary 16, 1983—other characters: Dorian After a reunion with a secret childhood love, she asks Matt for help, fearing someone may die at a yacht-club part
15. S01E15Whose Party Is It Anyway?January 23, 1983—Fake telegrams summon five famous people to Matt's penthouse for a Sunday meeting with murder on the agenda.
16. S01E16Get HoustonFebruary 20, 1983—other characters: Cletus Simms From his padded cell, an institutionalized madman (Chuck Connors) hires escaped convicts to kill Houston.
17. S01E17The VisitorsFebruary 27, 1983—Matt must verify or disprove an alleged UFO encounter during which a scientist suffered a fatal heart attack.
18. S01E18Here's Another Fine MessMarch 6, 1983—After costumed killers try to kill C.J. by forcing her off the road, she learns all her college sorority sisters are also in danger.
19. S01E19The Beverly Hills Social ClubMarch 13, 1983—other characters: Carter A noted gossip columnist, Vonda Mirand, is murdered after threatening to expose the patrons of an exclusive bordel
20. S01E20The Showgirl MurdersMarch 20, 1983—other characters: Decoy #1 (woman), Doris (hotel photographer), Mattie (dancer) When a nightclub-singer friend (Robert Goulet) believes he
21. S01E21Fear For TomorrowApril 3, 1983—other characters: Kitchen Worker (possibly Randy or Tyler) A codebook and a cryptic message provide Matt his only clues to preventing the p
22. S01E22A Deadly ParlayApril 10, 1983—After Matt is found leaning over the dead body of a jockey (Lynn-Holly Johnson), he is charged with murder.
23. S01E23A Novel Way To DieApril 17, 1983—When a novelist (Terry Moore) at a mystery-writers' convention is murdered, Matt finds himself involved in a real murder mystery.
24. S01E24The HuntedApril 24, 1983—other characters: Senator Delaney, Sony C.J. is held hostage by a famous criminal (Martin Landau) in order to free his terrorist son held b

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Heritage (1)September 9, 1983—other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes home to Texas.
2. S02E02Heritage (2)September 9, 1983—other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes home to Texas.
3. S02E03The Woman in WhiteSeptember 16, 1983—other characters: Jenson, Flo Nightingale, Mo Jo (pimp), Tyrone Hadley (murdered) C.J. convinces Matt to help clear a former police officer
4. S02E04Love You To DeathSeptember 23, 1983—other characters: Doctor, Dr. Austin, Heidi (waitress) After Matt's one-night affair with an obsessed woman, she ransacks his home and murd
5. S02E05The Centerfold MurdersSeptember 30, 1983—other characters: Henry Omant Matt searches for a killer who has already slain three of twelve top centerfold models.
6. S02E06Needle In A HaystackOctober 7, 1983—other characters: ""Crazy"" Willie Conklin A mother begs Matt to find her diabetic son, deported to Mexico because he witnessed a dirty I.N
7. S02E07MarilynOctober 21, 1983—other characters: Luther, Pasquel Martinez, Patrick (Marilyn's Son) After one of Matt's employees is chased and shot by mobsters, his dying
8. S02E08The Ghost of Carter GaultOctober 28, 1983—other characters: Lori An ex-newsman investigating a crooked union leader calls Matt for help just before becoming the victim of a bomb pla
9. S02E09China DollNovember 4, 1983—While investigating the murder of C.J.'s college roommate, Matt discovers she might have been involved with Chinese drug smugglers.
10. S02E10ButterflyNovember 18, 1983—A teenage prostitute dies when she tries to stop a child prostitution ring from snaring her younger sister.
11. S02E11The Crying ClownNovember 25, 1983—Matt must find one of a dead forger's original paintings, which is attracting an undue amount of interest from art dealers.
12. S02E12The OutsiderDecember 2, 1983—other characters: Charles (Chauffer) Skeptical Matt becomes the target of a self-proclaimed psychic (Robert Walker) working with a kidnappi
13. S02E13Target: Miss WorldDecember 23, 1983—An international assassin (Judson Scott) kills a Navajo girl in order to use her apartment to have a clear shot at a victim.
14. S02E14The MonsterJanuary 6, 1984—Attorney F. Lee Bailey decides to defend a man who has confessed to killing four teen-agers, then leaves C.J. to handle the details.
15. S02E15Waltz of DeathJanuary 13, 1984—other characters: Marla Pierce A concert pianist (George Chakiris) is pursued by a former detective who he believes strangled 18 blond girl
16. S02E16Houston Is DeadJanuary 20, 1984—After Matt learns the heads of a convalescent hospital murdered a nurse, he is shot.
17. S02E17Criss-CrossJanuary 27, 1984—other characters: Arnie (boy) Returning from Hawaii, retiree Novelli is charged with robbing a police vault of $2 million in cocaine.
18. S02E18The Bikini MurdersFebruary 3, 1984—other characters: John Davis, Paula Channing (or Jenning), Carol A psychiatrist's secretary discovers her boss' blackmail, then dies while
19. S02E19Death MatchFebruary 24, 1984—A man who murdered eight women, including Matt's fiancée, sends a clipping of his latest victim to Houston.
20. S02E20Blood TiesMarch 2, 1984—A psychotic hospital orderly (Lou Ferrigno) who killed five men decides to make Matt's ailing father his next victim.
21. S02E21The Secret AdmirerMarch 9, 1984—other characters: Bella Ellis When C.J. rejects a disturbed admirer's (Marjoe Gortner) advances, he kills her boyfriend and tries to murder
22. S02E22Cash and CarryMarch 23, 1984—A petty thief (Stuart Pankin) asks Matt's help to return $3 million he unwittingly stole from the mob.
23. S02E23On The Run (1)March 30, 1984—other characters: Veronica Sims (murdered) Matt awakens in his penthouse after a month-long absence, remembering nothing and finding himsel

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Wanted Man (2)September 21, 1984—Matt's uncle (Buddy Ebsen), an ex-spy, helps Matt prove he is a victim of mind control and establish his innocence of murder.
2. S03E02VanishedSeptember 28, 1984—other characters: Judge C. Sylos, Billy, Farris (possibly Coroner's Assistant), Dr. M. Granger (murdered) When Hoyt's young daughter is kid
3. S03E03EyewitnessOctober 12, 1984—other characters: Guard Matt believes C.J.'s new love (Simon MacCorkindale), a rising TV newsman, is involved in a kidnapping captured on f
4. S03E04Apostle of DeathOctober 19, 1984—Matt must free a girl from a religious commune run by an evangelist who plans to take her inheritance of $3 million, and then kill her.
5. S03E05CagedOctober 26, 1984—other characters: Mike, Deputy Marsh C.J. gets amnesia after an auto accident, and finds herself in jail with inmates working for a prostit
6. S03E06Return to Nam (1)November 2, 1984—Matt, Roy and ""Too Mean"" team up with an arrogant mercenary (Max Baer Jr.) to find Matt's cousin, who he thought died as a POW in Cambodia
7. S03E07Escape from Nam (2)November 9, 1984—Andy (Max Baer Jr.) appears to have betrayed Matt and the rest to the Cambodian warlord holding Matt's cousin captive.
8. S03E08High Fashion MurdersNovember 16, 1984—other characters: Kirby Andrews (Chauffeur), Monica, Beverly Roberts Matt can't accept the perfect alibi of his chief suspect (James Read)
9. S03E09Death StalkNovember 23, 1984—other characters: Mickey (the chimp) An international assassin (Judson Scott) hired to kill a Middle Eastern leader, ignores his orders and
10. S03E10Blood MoneyNovember 30, 1984—Matt's old high-school classmate (Jenny Sherman) involves him in a plot concerning an ex-Army officer and smuggled Vietnamese gems.
11. S03E11Deadly GamesDecember 7, 1984—Matt must convince Hoyt a sporting-goods tycoon (Stuart Whitman) hunted two athletes like game animals.
12. S03E12StolenDecember 21, 1984—After an actress (Kay Lenz) is certain she saw her baby son, kidnapped a year earlier, with another woman in a park, she asks Matt for help.
13. S03E13The Nightmare ManJanuary 4, 1985—Matt is convinced that the man who kidnapped and tormented a little boy is the same man that kidnapped and tormented him when he was a boy.
14. S03E14BreakpointJanuary 11, 1985—Matt rushes to find the girlfriend of his distraught cousin who threatens to leap from a rooftop.
15. S03E15Death TrapJanuary 18, 1985—C.J., Roy and Matt investigate an embezzlement scheme in a once-bustling oil town.
16. S03E16The Honeymoon MurdersJanuary 25, 1985—Matt investigates the murders of his college roommate's fiancée and another imminent bride.
17. S03E17Beach Club MurdersFebruary 1, 1985—Matt receives unexpected help in a murder/extortion case from a fellow detective, the sister of one of the victims.
18. S03E18New Orleans NightmareFebruary 8, 1985—A frightened stewardess (Shari Belafonte-Harper) comes to Matt after her friend (Ellen Bry) photographs a secret-society execution.
19. S03E19Company SecretsFebruary 15, 1985—other characters: Ed Thompson, The Chief To flush the killer after his old CIA squad that call themselves ""The Five Fingers"", Roy pretend
20. S03E20Killing TimeFebruary 22, 1985—Matt falls for an heiress (Kerrie Keane) whose brother intends to use the family fortune to support Irish terrorists.
21. S03E21Death WatchMarch 15, 1985—Matt, Uncle Roy and C.J. join Hoyt's stakeout of a big drug payoff and wind up in the crossfire of a plot by the buyer to double-cross the s
22. S03E22Final VowsMarch 29, 1985—Matt's love, Elizabeth (Kerrie Keane), returns, while a murderer (Chuck McCann) uses Matt to publicize his deeds.

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