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Perry Mason

TV·1957–1995·9 seasons, 271 episodes·CBS·Drama, Crime, Legal·1h·6.5·Created by Erle Stanley Gardner

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Perry Mason is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street and investigator Paul Drake, he often finds that by digging deeply into the facts, startling facts can be revealed. Often relying on his outstanding courtroom skills, he often tricks or traps people into unwittingly admitting their guilt.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Perry Mason S01E09Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Vagabond VixenS01E09 · 10.0A film mogul discovers that a pretty hitchhiker may be trying to blackmail him. And he has other worries...he's just been charged with murdering his rival.
  2. 02Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Reluctant ModelS07E06 · 10.0
  3. 03Perry Mason S07E07Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Bigamous SpouseS07E07 · 10.0

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode39Episodes1957–58Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Perry Mason S01E01Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Restless RedheadSeptember 21, 1957 8.0Attorney Perry Mason's attractive client claims she was chased by a hooded man in a car. Now she's wanted for his murder...and hasn't been t
  2. S01E02Perry Mason S01E02Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Sleepwalker's NieceSeptember 28, 1957 8.0When his stepbrother is found dead, a man is charged with murder and is accused of using his sleepwalking as a cover-up.
  3. S01E03Perry Mason S01E03Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Nervous AccompliceOctober 5, 1957A wealthy woman hires Mason to buy stock in her husband's land company, hoping to force his mistress out. But her plan goes awry when she is
  4. S01E04Perry Mason S01E04Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Drowning DuckOctober 12, 1957Perry Mason, Della Street and Paul Drake head to a small town to defend a young man who is charged with poisoning a blackmailer.
  5. S01E05Perry Mason S01E05Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Sulky GirlOctober 19, 1957An impetuous niece who demands her trust fund be released comes to Perry Mason for help. But it's her boyfriend who needs defending when he
  6. S01E06Perry Mason S01E06Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Silent PartnerOctober 26, 1957The owner of a lucrative orchid business is charged with murder after her husband loses shares in the company to sleazy ex-con in a poker ga
  7. S01E07Perry Mason S01E07Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Angry MournerNovember 2, 1957There's no rest for Perry Mason. While on vacation at his remote cabin, a woman in the area is charged with the murder of a playboy.
  8. S01E08Perry Mason S01E08Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Crimson KissNovember 9, 1957 9.0When a lipstick print is found on the forehead of a murder victim, Mason's client is charged with the crime, even though she and her roommat
  9. S01E09Perry Mason S01E09Season's bestErle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Vagabond VixenNovember 16, 1957 10.0A film mogul discovers that a pretty hitchhiker may be trying to blackmail him. And he has other worries...he's just been charged with murde
  10. S01E10Perry Mason S01E10Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Runaway CorpseNovember 23, 1957A man may be faking his own death after he is diagnosed with arsenic poisoning and his "body" disappears.
  11. S01E11Perry Mason S01E11Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Crooked CandleNovember 30, 1957Two women show up at a beauty parlor and find out they share the same name, address...and husband. When the supposed bigamist is killed, the
  12. S01E12Perry Mason S01E12Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Negligent NymphDecember 7, 1957 9.5While on a fishing trip, Perry Mason and Paul Drake pull a beautiful woman out of the ocean. In her possession is a note she found, intended
  13. S01E13Perry Mason S01E13Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Moth-Eaten MinkDecember 14, 1957 9.0Perry and Della's visit to a restaurant is interupted when a waitress is shot at. After they hide her mink, they discover it contains a pawn
  14. S01E14Perry Mason S01E14Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Baited HookDecember 21, 1957A bossy woman walks into Mason's office and demands he represent her ward, a young girl who inherited a large sum of money...$80,000 of whic
  15. S01E15Perry Mason S01E15Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Fan Dancer's HorseDecember 28, 1957When Perry Mason finds some possessions that belong to a fan dancer, he places an ad that several people mistake for a missing horse. Not on
  16. S01E16Perry Mason S01E16Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Demure DefendantJanuary 4, 1958A timid young woman who was browbeaten by her wealthy uncle is charged with his murder. She confesses while under the influence of truth ser
  17. S01E17Perry Mason S01E17Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Sun Bather's DiaryJanuary 11, 1958 8.3A gorgeous woman's trailer was stolen while she was sunbathing, so she asks for Perry's help in finding it. She claims it contains her diary
  18. S01E18Perry Mason S01E18Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Cautious CoquetteJanuary 18, 1958While investigation a hit-and-run, Perry Mason meets a model who is being blackmailed by her estranged husband. When the husband shows up de
  19. S01E19Perry Mason S01E19Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Haunted HusbandJanuary 25, 1958 9.7A girl is picked up by a drunk driver who hits a truck and escapes. When the girl is charged with manslaughter, her best friend plays spy fo
  20. S01E20Perry Mason S01E20Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Lonely HeiressFebruary 1, 1958Detective Paul Drake helps a magazine publisher locate an heiress. But when the publisher is cut out of a deal and a con man is poisoned, th
  21. S01E21Perry Mason S01E21Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Green-eyed SisterFebruary 8, 1958A dowdy woman comes to Perry Mason for help. Her wealthy father is being blackmailed, and she's afraid if her fiance' finds out, he'll break
  22. S01E22Perry Mason S01E22Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Fugitive NurseFebruary 15, 1958 9.5The wife of a prominent physician is arrested for drugging her husband, causing him to crash his private plane. But then he turns up alive,
  23. S01E23Perry Mason S01E23Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the One-eyed WitnessFebruary 22, 1958When a woman is accused of killing both her husband and her blackmailer - who were behind an extortion plot - the only witness to her wherea
  24. S01E24Perry Mason S01E24The Case of the Deadly DoubleMarch 1, 1958After her brother is accused of murder, a schizophrenic woman is put on the witness stand. So Perry cross-examines both sides of her split p
  25. S01E25Perry Mason S01E25Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Empty TinMarch 8, 1958A simple inheritance case turns into murder as Mason's client is found in a locked room, beside a body, with a gun clutched in her hand.
  26. S01E26Perry Mason S01E26Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Half-Wakened WifeMarch 15, 1958A husband - jealous of his wife's relationship with the hired hand - sets up his own disappearance...only he winds up murdered instead.
  27. S01E27Perry Mason S01E27The Case of the Desperate DaughterMarch 22, 1958When a man from East Berlin threatens a rancher's wife, the rancher's daughter romances him to protect her stepmother - but is then accused
  28. S01E28Perry Mason S01E28Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Daring DecoyMarch 29, 1958An attractive secretary, spying on an oil executive in order to help his rival, is found murdered. And Perry's star witness is an elevator o
  29. S01E29Perry Mason S01E29Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Hesitant HostessApril 5, 1958While defending a client from a murder charge, Perry Mason and secretary Della Street inadvertenlty uncover a crime ring involving dance-hal
  30. S01E30Perry Mason S01E30Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Screaming WomanApril 26, 1958 9.5A powerful newspaper columnist who browbeat everyone around her is murdered. And a book containing the names of innocent pople who could be
  31. S01E31Perry Mason S01E31Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Fiery FingersMay 3, 1958Perry defends a sweet old lady who was nurse to a wealthy woman. Apparently, when the woman died, arsenic was found in the milk she was give
  32. S01E32Perry Mason S01E32Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Substitute FaceMay 10, 1958While sailing home on a cruise ship, Perry and Della briefly meet an accountant who is later pushed overboard. His wife is accused of killin
  33. S01E33Perry Mason S01E33Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Long-Legged ModelsMay 17, 1958A series of indentical guns are admitted as evidence in a murder trial. But which one killed a sleazy Las Vegas operator who had the goods o
  34. S01E34Perry Mason S01E34Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Gilded LilyMay 24, 1958When a blackmailer is found dead, suspicion falls upon three beautiful blondes: the defendant's wife, his receptionist, and his personal sec
  35. S01E35Perry Mason S01E35Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Lazy LoverMay 31, 1958When the ne'er-do-well husband of a wealthy woman is killed, a series of footprints at the crime scene belong to any number of suspects - wh
  36. S01E36Perry Mason S01E36The Case of the Prodigal ParentJune 7, 1958A secretary, who was harassed by the boss she once dated, has a solid alibi when he is killed. But his stepfather does not - and his fingerp
  37. S01E37Perry Mason S01E37Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Black-eyed BlondeJune 14, 1958An attractive blonde shows up at Perry's office with a black eye and claims the stepson of her wealthy employer did it. But when her roommat
  38. S01E38Perry Mason S01E38Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Terrified TypistJune 21, 1958 9.0After a woman tries to steal some letters from an office in Perry's building, she masquerades as a temp for Della in order to escape the pol
  39. S01E39Perry Mason S01E39Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Rolling BonesJune 28, 1958An old man seems to be giving his money away, something his nephew and wife try to stop by having him committed. But once he escapes from th

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode30Episodes1958–59Aired 9.2Season avg
  1. S02E01Perry Mason S02E01The Case of the Corresponding CorpseSeptember 20, 1958A complex case ensues after Perry Mason receives a telephone call, supposedly from a man whose funeral he attended three years earlier.
  2. S02E02Perry Mason S02E02Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Lucky LoserSeptember 27, 1958Mason defends a young male heir who is charged twice for killing the same man -once for manslaughter, then for first-degree murder.
  3. S02E03Perry Mason S02E03The Case of the Pint-Sized ClientOctober 4, 1958 9.0A thirteen-year-old boy gets Perry Mason involved in one of the toughest cases of his career.
  4. S02E04Perry Mason S02E04The Case of the Sardonic SergeantOctober 11, 1958Perry represents an Army sergeant accused of shooting his superior officer, who may have been involved with a notorious payroll robbery in t
  5. S02E05Perry Mason S02E05Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Curious BrideOctober 18, 1958A young newlywed visits Mason, saying she's there for a "friend."
  6. S02E06Perry Mason S02E06Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Buried ClockNovember 1, 1958A camera's flash triggered by a buried clock figures into a murder case, where the chairman of a bank is accused of killing his son-in-law.
  7. S02E07Perry Mason S02E07The Case of the Married MoonlighterNovember 8, 1958A desperate husband, trying to support his wife and daughter, escorts a drunk home after his night job, but is accused of killing him for hi
  8. S02E08Perry Mason S02E08The Case of the Jilted JockeyNovember 15, 1958The race is on for Mason to help clear a jockey of a murder charge.
  9. S02E09Perry Mason S02E09The Case of the Purple WomanDecember 6, 1958When an art dealer is found dead, the suspects include his wife, her lover, the man who bought a fake painting from him...and the artist who
  10. S02E10Perry Mason S02E10The Case of the Fancy FiguresDecember 13, 1958A man wrongfully imprisoned for embezzlement is released, but is then accused of killing the person responsible for putting him behind bars
  11. S02E11Perry Mason S02E11Season's bestErle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Perjured ParrotDecember 20, 1958 9.5The only witness to a rich man's murder is his parrot, who keeps repeating the suspect's name.
  12. S02E12Perry Mason S02E12The Case of the Shattered DreamJanuary 3, 1959A ruthless diamond cutter tries to sell a priceless gem just before he cleaves and shatters it.
  13. S02E13Perry Mason S02E13Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Borrowed BrunetteJanuary 10, 1959Perry defends a dark-haired beauty and her aunt, who are both accused of murdering the man who hired the brunette to impersonate his client.
  14. S02E14Perry Mason S02E14The Case of the Glittering GoldfishJanuary 17, 1959A tropical fish expert invents a miraculous cure for gill fever.
  15. S02E15Perry Mason S02E15Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Foot-Loose DollJanuary 24, 1959Two troubled women, Millie Crest and Fern Driscoll, switch identities. Millie, posing as Fern, stabs shady private eye Carl Davis in the arm
  16. S02E16Perry Mason S02E16The Case of the Fraudulent FotoFebruary 7, 1959A district attorney who is about to expose a building scam must try to explain a racy photo of himself, now that he's been accused of murder
  17. S02E17Perry Mason S02E17The Case of the Romantic RogueFebruary 14, 1959Perry defends a young heiress who married a fortune hunter, and who now has been accused of murdering the woman who was blackmailing her new
  18. S02E18Perry Mason S02E18The Case of the Jaded JokerFebruary 21, 1959Danny Ross is a television comedian who is waiting to hear about a new television show. It has been three years since his last television sh
  19. S02E19Perry Mason S02E19Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Caretaker's CatMarch 7, 1959Wealthy Peter Baxter decides to test the loyalty of his heirs. He pretends to change his will cutting them all out and leaving his entire es
  20. S02E20Perry Mason S02E20Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Stuttering BishopMarch 14, 1959A woman who was adopted is told by a bishop that her real grandfather is looking for her.
  21. S02E21Perry Mason S02E21The Case of the Lost Last ActMarch 21, 1959For the first time in his legal career, Perry Mason finds himself backstage in a New York theater when his client, Frank Brooks, is charged
  22. S02E22Perry Mason S02E22The Case of the Bedeviled DoctorApril 4, 1959A psychoanalyst is accused of murdering his nurse's brother, who was trying to blackmail the good doctor with stolen recordings of his sessi
  23. S02E23Perry Mason S02E23Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Howling DogApril 11, 1959Perry Mason resorts to some clever-and perfectly legal-skulduggery to prove a client's innocence.
  24. S02E24Perry Mason S02E24Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Calendar GirlApril 18, 1959Perry Mason turns calendar-art photographer to prove a point in defending a building contractor accused of murdering an amateur photographer
  25. S02E25Perry Mason S02E25The Case of the Petulant PartnerApril 25, 1959Harry Bright and Chuck Clark were once best friends and business partners until Margaret entered the picture. Margaret was a much younger wo
  26. S02E26Perry Mason S02E26Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Dangerous DowagerMay 9, 1959Perry Mason fails to get possession of $7.500in gambling IOU's before they can be used against his client, and a child custody hearing becom
  27. S02E27Perry Mason S02E27Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Deadly ToyMay 16, 1959A jealous suitor carries on a campaign of vindictive harassment until he is killed, and Perry Mason's client is charged with the crime
  28. S02E28Perry Mason S02E28The Case of the Spanish CrossMay 30, 1959 9.0Perry Mason defends a juvenile, previously convicted of theft, when the boy is charged with stealing a valuable piece of antique jewelry and
  29. S02E29Perry Mason S02E29Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Dubious BridegroomJune 13, 1959Mason gets slapped by a beautiful blonde private eye and a short time later finds his client charged with murder.
  30. S02E30Perry Mason S02E30Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Lame CanaryJune 27, 1959A tiny limping canary convinces Perry Mason his client did not murder her husband though proving it in court is a monumental task.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes1959–60Aired 9.2Season avg
  1. S03E01Perry Mason S03E01The Case of the Spurious SisterOctober 3, 1959Perry Mason is challenged to solve a mystery involving a dead wife who sues for divorce, a lovely blonde who is not a sister in a sister act
  2. S03E02Perry Mason S03E02The Case of the Watery WitnessOctober 10, 1959Perry Mason is hired by George Clark to establish the fact that Lorna Thomas, a onetime famous actress, is his wife's real mother.
  3. S03E03Perry Mason S03E03Season's bestThe Case of the Garrulous GamblerOctober 17, 1959 9.5Steve Benton retains Perry Mason to help his brother Larry, who has been forging checks to payoff purported gambling debts.
  4. S03E04Perry Mason S03E04The Case of the Blushing PearlsOctober 24, 1959A puzzling and contradictory case develops as Mason defends pretty Mitsou Kamuri, first, against a charge of stealing some valuable rose pea
  5. S03E05Perry Mason S03E05The Case of the Startled StallionOctober 31, 1959Jo Ann Blanchard seeks the help of Perry Mason when John Brant, a wealthy and crippled old man, takes her prize race horse as payment for a
  6. S03E06Perry Mason S03E06The Case of Paul Drake's DilemmaNovember 14, 1959 9.0After coming to a small town to do a investigation, Paul Drake becomes embroiled in a murder charge and needs Perry's help to keep from goin
  7. S03E07Perry Mason S03E07The Case of the Golden FraudNovember 21, 1959 9.5The rivalry between Richard Vanaman and Fred Petrie for an executive promotion in an investment firm involves Perry Mason.
  8. S03E08Perry Mason S03E08The Case of the Bartered BikiniDecember 5, 1959A pretty model suspected of selling bathing suit designs to her employer's competition gets Mason involved in the results of greed and jealo
  9. S03E09Perry Mason S03E09The Case of the Artful DodgerDecember 12, 1959Perry Mason is hired to defend Sarette Winslow, a woman accused of murdering a nephew who neglected his financial obligations toward her.
  10. S03E10Perry Mason S03E10Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Lucky LegsDecember 19, 1959A worthless movie contract drives a glamor girl into hiding. Mason, asked to find her, finds more than he bargained for, including a romanti
  11. S03E11Perry Mason S03E11The Case of the Violent VillageJanuary 2, 1960When a young man just released from prison is accused by the entire town of robbery and murder, Perry Mason changes his plans for a fishing
  12. S03E12Perry Mason S03E12The Case of the Frantic FlyerJanuary 9, 1960A widow concerned with re-establishing her dead husband's reputation with his wealthy father hires Perry Mason to defend her.
  13. S03E13Perry Mason S03E13The Case of the Wayward WifeJanuary 23, 1960In a labyrinthine search for the facts, Perry Mason goes from books to bookies.
  14. S03E14Perry Mason S03E14The Case of the Prudent ProsecutorJanuary 30, 1960The usual courtroom battle between Mason and District Attorney Hamilton Burger can't take place as Burger has himself disqualified because t
  15. S03E15Perry Mason S03E15The Case of the Gallant GrafterFebruary 6, 1960A bitter contest for control of millions is centered around the theft of $112,000 and an unscrupulous wife's revenge.
  16. S03E16Perry Mason S03E16The Case of the Wary WildcatterFebruary 20, 1960 9.0Telescopic photographs of a man in the act of committing a murder become the principal evidence sought by Perry Mason.
  17. S03E17Perry Mason S03E17Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Mythical MonkeysFebruary 27, 1960A mud-spattered, disheveled secretary, telling a story involving a mysterious package, a ransacked apartment, an inquiring reporter and a co
  18. S03E18Perry Mason S03E18Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Singing SkirtMarch 12, 1960 9.0When Perry is retained as the legal counsel of a singing cigarette girl at a California casino where playing draw poker is legal, he has to
  19. S03E19Perry Mason S03E19The Case of the Bashful BurroMarch 26, 1960Perry arrives in the gold mining town of Placer City looking for an old prospector to subpoena for testimony. He then get involved in a murd
  20. S03E20Perry Mason S03E20The Case of the Crying CherubApril 9, 1960Treacly paintings of infants and a Matisse masterpiece become equally important to Perry Mason.
  21. S03E21Perry Mason S03E21The Case of the Nimble NephewApril 23, 1960Three hundred and nine acres of land, due to be worth five times their going price in a short time, become the test by which a man tries to
  22. S03E22Perry Mason S03E22The Case of the Madcap ModisteApril 30, 1960The queen of the fashion world is poisoned on the eve of an important spring showing.
  23. S03E23Perry Mason S03E23The Case of the Slandered SubmarineMay 14, 1960 9.0Cmdr. Jerome Burke is assisting the police in the investigation of the murder of a cafe singer. The police believe an unknown sailor on the
  24. S03E24Perry Mason S03E24The Case of the Ominous OutcastMay 21, 1960A boy brought up in an orphanage goes to a small town in California with hopes of finding his people but is accused of murder instead.
  25. S03E25Perry Mason S03E25The Case of the Irate InventorMay 28, 1960An anti-collision device that might eventually prevent midair accidents turns into a motive for murder.
  26. S03E26Perry Mason S03E26The Case of the Flighty FatherJune 11, 1960An heiress with two men claiming to be her father becomes Perry Mason's client.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode28Episodes1960–61Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S04E01Perry Mason S04E01Season's bestThe Case of the Treacherous ToupeeSeptember 17, 1960 9.0An executive who has been "missing" for two years returns on the day of an important stockholders' meeting and ends up being slain.
  2. S04E02Perry Mason S04E02The Case of the Credulous QuarrySeptember 24, 1960A shady lawyer, a client facing a murder charge and a woman witness demanding a payoff help complicate this case for Mason.
  3. S04E03Perry Mason S04E03The Case of the Ill-Fated FakerOctober 1, 1960Perry Mason is hired by a harassed business executive who wants to rid himself of a larcenous, freeloading nephew.
  4. S04E04Perry Mason S04E04The Case of the Singular DoubleOctober 8, 1960Perry Mason is hired by a distressed girl who assumed the identity of a non-existent cousin to report her own disappearance as a suspected s
  5. S04E05Perry Mason S04E05The Case of the Lavender LipstickOctober 15, 1960Lawyer Perry Mason takes the case of a girl chemist accused of slaying her employer when planted evidence is found to indicate that she had
  6. S04E06Perry Mason S04E06The Case of the Wandering WidowOctober 22, 1960Perry Mason is hired by a woman who is being blackmailed by a long-missing witness in the six-year-old murder of her husband.
  7. S04E07Perry Mason S04E07The Case of the Clumsy ClownNovember 5, 1960Perry Mason is hired by a circus clown to untangle a case of bigamy and head off a threat of blackmail.
  8. S04E08Perry Mason S04E08The Case of the Provocative ProtegeNovember 12, 1960Perry Mason is hired by a distinguished concert pianist's widow to determine whether the musician's fatal plunge off a cliff was murder or s
  9. S04E09Perry Mason S04E09The Case of the Nine DollsNovember 19, 1960A little girl's plaintive request for help in learning who she is leads Perry Mason into an international quest and a murder trial.
  10. S04E10Perry Mason S04E10The Case of the Loquacious LiarDecember 3, 1960Lester Martin's life takes a horrible turn for the worse when a man breaks into his apartment, forces him at gun-point to drink half a bottl
  11. S04E11Perry Mason S04E11The Case of the Red Riding BootsDecember 10, 1960Ann Farwell is miserable over the separation of her parents. Things aren't made any better when her father starts seeing Rita Conover, a sch
  12. S04E12Perry Mason S04E12The Case of the Larcenous LadyDecember 17, 1960A pretty secretary enlists Perry Mason's help when she finds herself framed in a blackmail plot, then is accused of the death of her employe
  13. S04E13Perry Mason S04E13The Case of the Envious EditorJanuary 7, 1961 9.0Slimy publishing tycoon Donald Fletcher buys controlling interest in a respectable but financially troubled publishing house. Fletcher turns
  14. S04E14Perry Mason S04E14The Case of the Resolute ReformerJanuary 14, 1961Perry Mason, helping a citizen's committee fight a proposed construction project, gets more deeply involved than he had planned as bribery,
  15. S04E15Perry Mason S04E15The Case of the Fickle FortuneJanuary 21, 1961Going to Perry Mason for advice after $153,000 in estate money is stolen from his car, civil servant, Ralph Duncan, soon needs more than adv
  16. S04E16Perry Mason S04E16Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Waylaid WolfFebruary 4, 1961Womanizing playboy Loring Lamont has his sights set on Arlene Ferris, his father's shapely secretary. He lures her to his beachfront bachelo
  17. S04E17Perry Mason S04E17The Case of the Wintry WifeFebruary 18, 1961Vindictive Laura Randall is slain after she plots to blow up her husband's unique underwater sounding device.
  18. S04E18Perry Mason S04E18The Case of the Angry Dead ManFebruary 25, 1961Willard Nesbitt stages his own death so his wife can collect on a large insurance policy. Then he learns his business partner means to cheat
  19. S04E19Perry Mason S04E19The Case of the Blind Man's BluffMarch 11, 1961Crooked jewelry store owner Karl Addison learns that he needs an operation which will temporarily blind him. Addison makes plans to rob his
  20. S04E20Perry Mason S04E20The Case of the Barefaced WitnessMarch 18, 1961 9.0When convicted embezzler Fred Swan returns to his hometown it means trouble for Iris McKay, a former client of private investigator Paul Dra
  21. S04E21Perry Mason S04E21The Case of the Difficult DetourMarch 25, 1961A road builder facing bankruptcy decides to have things out with the man responsible for his plight, only to wind up being charged with murd
  22. S04E22Perry Mason S04E22The Case of the Cowardly LionApril 8, 1961When a new baby monkey is found missing, Hilde Fursten is blamed by Dr. Walther Braun, a visiting dentist. That evening, Dr. Braun arrives a
  23. S04E23Perry Mason S04E23The Case of the Torrid TapestryApril 22, 1961A museum worker returns from prison, sent there after being falsely accused of setting fire to an art collection, to settle accounts with th
  24. S04E24Perry Mason S04E24The Case of the Violent VestApril 29, 1961Advertising executive Herman Albright is in the wrong place at the wrong time wearing the wrong clothes. These mistakes cost poor Herman his
  25. S04E25Perry Mason S04E25The Case of the Misguided MissileMay 6, 1961A misfiring missile, an inquiry and death on a firing range lead Perry Mason to the defense of an Air Force officer court-martialed on a mur
  26. S04E26Perry Mason S04E26Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Duplicate DaughterMay 20, 1961A mixed up mess awaits Perry as he struggles to put all the pieces together. Blackmail, murder, a boyfriend who spent the night, all add up
  27. S04E27Perry Mason S04E27The Case of the Grumbling GrandfatherMay 27, 1961Young David Gideon has his head turned by, what else, a conniving woman. In his haste to protect her, and her supposed good name, the source
  28. S04E28Perry Mason S04E28The Case of the Guilty ClientsJune 10, 1961It looks as though Perry Mason may finally lose a case when the man he is defending makes a dramatic courtroom confession.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode30Episodes1961–62Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S05E01Perry Mason S05E01The Case of the Jealous JournalistSeptember 2, 1961
  2. S05E02Perry Mason S05E02The Case of the Impatient PartnerSeptember 16, 1961
  3. S05E03Perry Mason S05E03The Case of the Missing MelodySeptember 30, 1961
  4. S05E04Perry Mason S05E04Season's bestThe Case of the Malicious MarinerOctober 7, 1961 9.0
  5. S05E05Perry Mason S05E05The Case of the Crying ComedianOctober 14, 1961
  6. S05E06Perry Mason S05E06The Case of the Meddling MediumOctober 21, 1961
  7. S05E07Perry Mason S05E07The Case of the Pathetic PatientOctober 28, 1961
  8. S05E08Perry Mason S05E08The Case of the Travelling TreasureNovember 4, 1961
  9. S05E09Perry Mason S05E09The Case of the Posthumous PainterNovember 11, 1961
  10. S05E10Perry Mason S05E10The Case of the Injured InnocentNovember 18, 1961
  11. S05E11Perry Mason S05E11The Case of the Left-Handed LiarNovember 25, 1961
  12. S05E12Perry Mason S05E12The Case of the Brazen BequestDecember 2, 1961
  13. S05E13Perry Mason S05E13The Case of the Renegade RefugeeDecember 9, 1961
  14. S05E14Perry Mason S05E14The Case of the Unwelcome BrideDecember 16, 1961
  15. S05E15Perry Mason S05E15The Case of the Roving RiverDecember 30, 1961
  16. S05E16Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Shapely ShadowJanuary 6, 1962
  17. S05E17The Case of the Captain's CoinsJanuary 13, 1962
  18. S05E18The Case of the Tarnished TrademarkJanuary 20, 1962
  19. S05E19Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Glamorous GhostFebruary 3, 1962
  20. S05E20The Case of the Poison Pen-PalFebruary 10, 1962
  21. S05E21Perry Mason S05E21Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Mystified MinerFebruary 24, 1962 9.0
  22. S05E22The Case of the Crippled CougarMarch 3, 1962
  23. S05E23The Case of the Absent ArtistMarch 17, 1962
  24. S05E24The Case of the Melancholy MarksmanMarch 24, 1962
  25. S05E25Perry Mason S05E25The Case of the Angry AstronautApril 7, 1962
  26. S05E26The Case of the Borrowed BabyApril 14, 1962
  27. S05E27The Case of the Counterfeit CrankApril 28, 1962 9.0
  28. S05E28The Case of the Ancient RomeoMay 5, 1962
  29. S05E29The Case of the Promoter's PillboxMay 19, 1962
  30. S05E30The Case of the Lonely EloperMay 26, 1962

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season06Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode28Episodes1962–63Aired 9.1Season avg
  1. S06E01Perry Mason S06E01The Case of the Bogus BooksSeptember 27, 1962
  2. S06E02The Case of the Capricious CorpseOctober 4, 1962
  3. S06E03The Case of the Playboy PugilistOctober 11, 1962
  4. S06E04The Case of the Double-Entry MindOctober 18, 1962
  5. S06E05The Case of the Hateful HeroOctober 25, 1962
  6. S06E06Perry Mason S06E06The Case of the Dodging DominoNovember 1, 1962
  7. S06E07The Case of the Unsuitable UncleNovember 8, 1962
  8. S06E08The Case of the Stand-In SisterNovember 15, 1962
  9. S06E09The Case of the Weary WatchdogNovember 29, 1962
  10. S06E10The Case of the Lurid LetterDecember 6, 1962
  11. S06E11The Case of the Fickle FillyDecember 13, 1962
  12. S06E12The Case of the Polka Dot PonyDecember 20, 1962
  13. S06E13Perry Mason S06E13Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Shoplifter's ShoeJanuary 3, 1963 9.0
  14. S06E14The Case of the Bluffing BlastJanuary 10, 1963
  15. S06E15The Case of the Prankish ProfessorJanuary 17, 1963
  16. S06E16Perry Mason S06E16The Case of Constant DoyleJanuary 31, 1963 9.0
  17. S06E17Season's bestThe Case of the Libelous LocketFebruary 7, 1963 9.5
  18. S06E18Perry Mason S06E18The Case of the Two-Faced Turn-a-boutFebruary 14, 1963
  19. S06E19The Case of the Surplus SuitorFebruary 28, 1963
  20. S06E20The Case of the Golden OrangesMarch 7, 1963
  21. S06E21The Case of the Lawful LazarusMarch 14, 1963
  22. S06E22Perry Mason S06E22Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Velvet ClawsMarch 21, 1963
  23. S06E23The Case of the Lover's LeapApril 4, 1963
  24. S06E24Perry Mason S06E24The Case of the Elusive ElementApril 11, 1963 9.0
  25. S06E25Perry Mason S06E25The Case of the Greek GoddessApril 18, 1963 9.0
  26. S06E26The Case of the Skeleton's ClosetMay 2, 1963
  27. S06E27Perry Mason S06E27The Case of the Potted PlanterMay 9, 1963
  28. S06E28Perry Mason S06E28The Case of the Witless WitnessMay 16, 1963

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season07Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode30Episodes1963–64Aired 9.8Season avg
  1. S07E01Perry Mason S07E01The Case of the Nebulous NephewSeptember 26, 1963
  2. S07E02Perry Mason S07E02The Case of the Shifty Shoe-BoxOctober 3, 1963
  3. S07E03Perry Mason S07E03Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Drowsy MosquitoOctober 10, 1963
  4. S07E04Perry Mason S07E04The Case of the Deadly VerdictOctober 17, 1963 9.0
  5. S07E05Perry Mason S07E05The Case of the Decadent DeanOctober 24, 1963
  6. S07E06Season's bestErle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Reluctant ModelOctober 31, 1963 10.0
  7. S07E07Perry Mason S07E07Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Bigamous SpouseNovember 14, 1963 10.0
  8. S07E08The Case of the Floating StonesNovember 21, 1963 10.0
  9. S07E09The Case of the Festive FelonNovember 28, 1963 10.0
  10. S07E10The Case of the Devious DelinquentDecember 5, 1963 10.0
  11. S07E11The Case of the Bouncing BoomerangDecember 12, 1963 10.0
  12. S07E12The Case of the Badgered BrotherDecember 19, 1963 10.0
  13. S07E13Perry Mason S07E13The Case of the Wednesday WomanJanuary 2, 1964 10.0
  14. S07E14The Case of the Accosted AccountantJanuary 9, 1964 10.0
  15. S07E15The Case of the Capering CameraJanuary 16, 1964
  16. S07E16Perry Mason S07E16Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Ice-Cold HandsJanuary 23, 1964
  17. S07E17The Case of the Bountiful BeautyFebruary 6, 1964 9.0
  18. S07E18The Case of the Nervous NeighborFebruary 13, 1964
  19. S07E19The Case of the Fifty-Millionth FrenchmanFebruary 20, 1964
  20. S07E20The Case of the Frightened FishermanFebruary 27, 1964
  21. S07E21The Case of the Arrogant ArsonistMarch 5, 1964
  22. S07E22The Case of the Garrulous Go-BetweenMarch 12, 1964
  23. S07E23The Case of the Woeful WidowerMarch 26, 1964
  24. S07E24The Case of the Simple SimonApril 2, 1964
  25. S07E25The Case of the Illicit IllusionApril 9, 1964
  26. S07E26The Case of the Antic AngelApril 16, 1964
  27. S07E27The Case of the Careless KidnapperApril 30, 1964
  28. S07E28The Case of the Drifting DropoutMay 7, 1964
  29. S07E29The Case of the Tandem TargetMay 14, 1964
  30. S07E30The Case of the Ugly DucklingMay 21, 1964

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season08Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode30Episodes1964–65Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S08E01The Case of the Missing ButtonSeptember 24, 1964
  2. S08E02The Case of the Paper BulletsOctober 1, 1964
  3. S08E03The Case of the Scandalous SculptorOctober 8, 1964
  4. S08E04The Case of the Sleepy SlayerOctober 15, 1964
  5. S08E05The Case of the Betrayed BrideOctober 22, 1964
  6. S08E06The Case of the Nautical KnotOctober 29, 1964
  7. S08E07The Case of the Bullied BowlerNovember 5, 1964
  8. S08E08The Case of a Place Called MidnightNovember 12, 1964
  9. S08E09The Case of the Tragic TrophyNovember 19, 1964
  10. S08E10The Case of the Reckless RockhoundNovember 26, 1964
  11. S08E11The Case of the Latent LoverDecember 3, 1964
  12. S08E12The Case of the Wooden NickelsDecember 10, 1964
  13. S08E13The Case of the Blonde BonanzaDecember 17, 1964
  14. S08E14The Case of the Ruinous RoadDecember 31, 1964
  15. S08E15The Case of the Frustrated FolksingerJanuary 7, 1965
  16. S08E16The Case of the Thermal ThiefJanuary 14, 1965 6.7
  17. S08E17The Case of the Golden VenomJanuary 21, 1965 5.5
  18. S08E18Season's bestThe Case of the Tell-Tale TapFebruary 4, 1965 9.0
  19. S08E19The Case of the Feather CloakFebruary 11, 1965
  20. S08E20The Case of the Lover's GambleFebruary 18, 1965
  21. S08E21The Case of the Fatal FetishMarch 4, 1965
  22. S08E22The Case of the Sad SicilianMarch 11, 1965
  23. S08E23The Case of the Murderous MermaidMarch 18, 1965
  24. S08E24The Case of the Careless KittenMarch 25, 1965
  25. S08E25The Case of the Deadly DebtApril 1, 1965
  26. S08E26The Case of the Gambling LadyApril 8, 1965
  27. S08E27The Case of the Duplicate CaseApril 22, 1965
  28. S08E28The Case of the Grinning GorillaApril 29, 1965
  29. S08E29The Case of the Wrongful WritMay 6, 1965
  30. S08E30The Case of the Mischievous DollMay 13, 1965

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season09Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode30Episodes1965–66Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S09E01The Case of the Laughing LadySeptember 12, 1965
  2. S09E02The Case of the Fatal FortuneSeptember 19, 1965
  3. S09E03The Case of the Candy QueenSeptember 26, 1965
  4. S09E04The Case of the Cheating ChancellorOctober 3, 1965 9.0
  5. S09E05The Case of the Impetuous ImpOctober 10, 1965
  6. S09E06The Case of the Carefree CoronaryOctober 17, 1965
  7. S09E07The Case of the Hasty HoneymoonerOctober 24, 1965
  8. S09E08The Case of the 12th WildcatOctober 31, 1965
  9. S09E09The Case of the Wrathful WraithNovember 7, 1965
  10. S09E10The Case of the Runaway RacerNovember 14, 1965
  11. S09E11The Case of the Silent SixNovember 21, 1965
  12. S09E12The Case of the Fugitive FrauleinNovember 28, 1965
  13. S09E13The Case of the Baffling BugDecember 12, 1965
  14. S09E14The Case of the Golden GirlsDecember 19, 1965
  15. S09E15The Case of the Bogus BuccaneersJanuary 9, 1966
  16. S09E16The Case of the Midnight HowlerJanuary 16, 1966 9.0
  17. S09E17The Case of the Vanishing VictimJanuary 23, 1966
  18. S09E18The Case of the Golfer's GambitJanuary 30, 1966
  19. S09E19The Case of the Sausalito SunriseFebruary 13, 1966
  20. S09E20The Case of the Scarlet ScandalFebruary 20, 1966
  21. S09E21The Case of the Twice-Told TwistFebruary 27, 1966 8.7
  22. S09E22The Case of the Avenging AngelMarch 13, 1966
  23. S09E23The Case of the Tsarina's TiaraMarch 20, 1966
  24. S09E24The Case of the Fanciful FrailMarch 27, 1966
  25. S09E25The Case of the Unwelcome WellApril 3, 1966 9.0
  26. S09E26Season's bestThe Case of the Dead RingerApril 17, 1966 9.5
  27. S09E27The Case of the Misguided ModelApril 24, 1966
  28. S09E28The Case of the Positive NegativeMay 1, 1966
  29. S09E29The Case of the Crafty KidnapperMay 15, 1966
  30. S09E30The Case of the Final FadeoutMay 22, 1966 9.0

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