The essential episodes of Perry Mason

Watch these 15 in order and you've got Perry Mason — each pick states its reason.

01
S01E01 · Pilot · September 21, 1957 · 1h
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Restless Redhead8.0
Attorney 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 too honest about her past arrest as a jewel thief.
02
S01E09 · Season 1 peak · November 16, 1957 · 1h
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Vagabond Vixen10.0
A 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.
03
S02E11 · Season 2 peak · December 20, 1958 · 1h
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Perjured Parrot9.5
The only witness to a rich man's murder is his parrot, who keeps repeating the suspect's name.
04
S03E03 · Season 3 peak · October 17, 1959 · 1h
The Case of the Garrulous Gambler9.5
Steve Benton retains Perry Mason to help his brother Larry, who has been forging checks to payoff purported gambling debts.
05
S04E01 · Season 4 peak · September 17, 1960 · 1h
The Case of the Treacherous Toupee9.0
An executive who has been "missing" for two years returns on the day of an important stockholders' meeting and ends up being slain.
06
S05E04 · Season 5 peak · October 7, 1961 · 1h
The Case of the Malicious Mariner9.0
07
S06E17 · Season 6 peak · February 7, 1963 · 1h
The Case of the Libelous Locket9.5
08
S07E06 · Season 7 peak · October 31, 1963 · 1h
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Reluctant Model10.0
09
S07E07 · Top rated · November 14, 1963 · 1h
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Bigamous Spouse10.0
10
S07E08 · Top rated · November 21, 1963 · 1h
The Case of the Floating Stones10.0
11
S07E09 · Top rated · November 28, 1963 · 1h
The Case of the Festive Felon10.0
12
S07E10 · Top rated · December 5, 1963 · 1h
The Case of the Devious Delinquent10.0
13
S08E18 · Season 8 peak · February 4, 1965 · 1h
The Case of the Tell-Tale Tap9.0
14
S09E26 · Season 9 peak · April 17, 1966 · 1h
The Case of the Dead Ringer9.5
15
S09E30 · Series finale · May 22, 1966 · 1h
The Case of the Final Fadeout9.0

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