The Dame

Episode aired Nov 15, 1991
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

132

YOUR RATING

Crime Drama Mystery

Matlock tells a story to Julie about the time when he and his father were investigating the death of a friend, who may or may not have been killed by his widow.Matlock tells a story to Julie about the time when he and his father were investigating the death of a friend, who may or may not have been killed by his widow.Matlock tells a story to Julie about the time when he and his father were investigating the death of a friend, who may or may not have been killed by his widow.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

132

YOUR RATING

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8carpenoctum-18139

A classy, refreshing episode!

This episode certainly breaks the Matlock mold, and in unique, classy fashion. Sheree Wilson's villainess is confident, calculating, and timelessly beautiful. Her plan to kill her husband is pretty run-of-the-mill, but her bold characterization breathes some new life into the tropes. The choice to film in black-and-white was a brilliant one, lending an old-movie charm to the episode. Of course, Andy Griffith is a delight playing Ben Matlock's foxy father Charlie, whose sleuthing abilities Ben clearly inherited. Pay attention to the subtle little callbacks to Andy's character on TAGS - you can't miss some of those classic Andy Taylor-isms in Griffith's fatherly character.

Though of course hardcore fans will miss Matlock's typical courtroom shenanigans, I found this episode to be a fun switch-up featuring some excellent acting and a lovely change of scenery.

1sandcrab277

this is why i quit watching matlock

Andy griffith always featured himself as a story teller and went to great pains to explain everything in boring details using that phony aw shucks manner ... playing his father in this flashback was just non-sense using the hill-billy dialect to sound more believable ...

Trivia
Sheree J. Wilson, who played Claire Mayfield, and Clarence Gilyard Jr., who played Conrad McMasters, would both go on to co-star in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) with Chuck Norris.

Goofs
It's revealed that Ben Matlock's mom had died a long time ago, but in the pilot movie, "Diary of a Perfect Murder", it's established that Matlock's mother is still alive.