The fifth season of Matlock began airing on September 18, 1990 and ended on April 30, 1991, and consists of 22 episodes.
Cast
Main
- Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock
- Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas
- Julie Sommars as ADA Julie March
- Clarence Gilyard, Jr. as Conrad McMasters
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 1 | "The Mother" | September 18, 1990 |
| Matlock suspects that an accused murderer is taking the rap for her daughter. | |||
| 93 94 |
2 3 |
"Nowhere to Turn" | September 25, 1990 |
| In LA on business, Matlock sees stars when he's framed for killing a judge who'd just held him in contempt. | |||
| 95 | 4 | "The Madam" | October 2, 1990 |
| Matlock defends a madam accused of murdering one of her call girls. | |||
| 96 | 5 | "The Personal Trainer" | October 9, 1990 |
| Matlock gets a workout defending a man accused of killing his wife's personal trainer, who exercised no restraint when it came to women. | |||
| 97 | 6 | "The Narc" | October 23, 1990 |
| When a narcotics cop threatens to come clean on his dirty partners, one of them kills him, and it's up to Matlock to refute their alibis. | |||
| 98 | 7 | "The Secret: Part 1" | October 30, 1990 |
| When a gambler is framed for the murder of his bookie, Matlock bets that the real killer is one of the victim's college buddies. | |||
| 99 | 8 | "The Secret: Part 2" | November 6, 1990 |
| Matlock uncovers a related art theft and blackmail scheme. | |||
| 100 | 9 | "The Brothers" | November 13, 1990 |
| Matlock has to provide double the defense when he discovers his client is an identical twin. | |||
| 101 | 10 | "The Cover Girl" | November 20, 1990 |
| Conrad asks Matlock to find out whether a trio of fashion models is covering up the murder of their agent. | |||
| 102 | 11 | "The Biker" | November 27, 1990 |
| A movie star is gunned down at an Atlanta premiere. | |||
| 103 | 12 | "The Broker" | December 4, 1990 |
| Julie puts stock in a broker's claim that he was framed for murdering the head of his firm. | |||
| 104 | 13 | "The Fighter" | December 11, 1990 |
| Matlock goes the distance to help a heavyweight boxing champ accused of killing a sports reporter. | |||
| 105 | 14 | "The Critic" | January 8, 1991 |
| A playwright is accused of killing a critic, but Matlock turns the spotlight onto the director, the producer, and the star. | |||
| 106 | 15 | "The Parents" | January 15, 1991 |
| Potential adoptive parents are suspected of murdering a surrogate mother who had doubts about giving up her baby. | |||
| 107 | 16 | "The Man of the Year" | January 29, 1991 |
| When Man of the Year Matlock is late to his own luncheon, his friends satisfy the audience with tales of his adventures (via clips from past episodes). | |||
| 108 | 17 | "The Arsonist" | February 5, 1991 |
| Matlock tailors a defense for a clothing-store owner who's accused of killing his partner who wanted to torch the business. | |||
| 109 | 18 | "The Formula" | February 12, 1991 |
| The friend of a scientist gets himself into a hairy situation when he agrees to steal the formula for a baldness cure. | |||
| 110 | 19 | "The Trial: Part 1" | February 19, 1991 |
| Matlock is asked to be a prosecutor in the case of a murdered ADA, but he can't dismiss the fact that the man may have been on the take. | |||
| 111 | 20 | "The Trial: Part 2" | February 26, 1991 |
| The tables are turned on Matlock, who unravels the judges' conspiracy, but faces tough opposition from the wily defense attorney. | |||
| 112 | 21 | "The Accident" | March 26, 1991 |
| A man injured in an accident is accused of causing personal injury to his ambulance-chasing lawyer when the attorney is killed. | |||
| 113 | 22 | "The Celebrity" | April 30, 1991 |
| The spotlight's on Matlock when he flies to Hollywood to defend an actress accused of murdering her blackmailing ex-lover. | |||