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Nice Shoes has been disambiguated per TRS: [1]


* NiceShoes: Matlock often shines his shoes as a means of relaxing.
** In "The Billionaire", Trader Joe's (his favorite catalogue store) had a sale on his favorite shoes, so he bought a pair. However, for some reason, he discovered they were incredibly tight and painful and reasoned that breaking them in was the only problem, until the shoes remained unpleasantly uncomfortable. Cassie later supplied him with a new set of shoes that came in from Trader Joe's along with an apology. Turns out they sent him the wrong size. Matlock puts on his new shoes and finds himself overjoyed with the immediate difference in how comfortable they are.
---> '''Matlock:''' Ahh... heaven.

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* NiceShoes: Matlock often shines his shoes as a means of relaxing.
** In "The Billionaire", Trader Joe's (his favorite catalogue store) had a sale on his favorite shoes, so he bought a pair. However, for some reason, he discovered they were incredibly tight and painful and reasoned that breaking them in was the only problem, until the shoes remained unpleasantly uncomfortable. Cassie later supplied him with a new set of shoes that came in from Trader Joe's along with an apology. Turns out they sent him the wrong size. Matlock puts on his new shoes and finds himself overjoyed with the immediate difference in how comfortable they are.
---> '''Matlock:''' Ahh... heaven.

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-->'''Played by:''' Lori Lethin (Season 1), Linda Purl (Season 2)

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-->'''Played by:''' Lori Lethin (Season 1), (Pilot), Linda Purl (Season 2)1)




rides a bike for excercise

abducted in "the don pt.1"

gets unprofessionally involved with males clients or their family
times: ...



-->'''Played by:'''
-->Debut: '''' ([==];)

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-->'''Played by:'''
-->Debut: '''' ([==];)
by:''' Lucille Meredith
-->'''Debut:''' ''The Don: Part 1'' ([=S1Ep5=];)




mentioned by Nick Baron to have been killed in a car crash "don pt1"



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!!!!Cynthia Hyland (d. October 23rd, 1986)




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Savannah Company of Atlanta



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!!!!David T. Edwards





contract of sale says full first name and initial


killed Cynthia to buy out the team



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!!Caryn Nelson | Caroline Nathan
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/NancyStafford



Call girl - Gentleman's Escort Service
NOT a personal shopper




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Actress reused for Michelle Thomas





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-->'''Played by:''' Richard [=McKenzie=]

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-->'''Played by:''' Richard [=McKenzie=]










[[folder:P.T. Bridgeport]]

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\n[[folder:P.T. Bridgeport]][[folder:Lt. Davis]]



-->'''Played by:'''
-> "Your mother's a jackass!"
a parrot gifted to Matlock's secretary, Sarah, by a friend that moved to Des Moines.

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-->'''Played by:'''
-> "Your mother's a jackass!"
a parrot gifted to Matlock's secretary, Sarah, by a friend that moved to Des Moines.
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herman jones, thinks his mother's a jackass

"P.T, Godspeed!"



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!!Ellen Hawley
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!!Ellen Hawley


[[folder:Gerald]]
!!Gerald
-->'''Played by:''' Jimmy Keegan



a friend of Charlene that got friendly with Brad Bingham

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a friend A kid who witnessed the aftermath of Charlene that got friendly with Brad BinghamCythnia Hyland's murder through his telescope.



attempted suicide?

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attempted suicide?attention for being a witness by classmates

tracing the rings of Saturn for a school project

2-inch parabolic mirror
tripod mounted
with a 650-ft focal length



!Season 1 Episode 5 — "The Don: Part 1" — October 28, 1986

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!Season 1 Episode 5 — "The Don: Part 1" — October 28, 1986

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[[folder:P.T. Bridgeport]]



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-> "Your mother's a jackass!"
a parrot gifted to Matlock's secretary, Sarah, by a friend that moved to Des Moines.




ben tries to pawn it off to
- herman jones, "he thinks his mother's a jackass"
- tyler, he's lonely

"P.T, Godspeed!"



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[[folder:]]
!!Ellen Hawley




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a friend of Charlene that got friendly with Brad Bingham




attempted suicide?




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[[folder:]]

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!Season 1 Episode 5 — "The Don: Part 1" — October 28, 1986

[[folder:⚖ Nicholas Baron]]



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-->'''Played by:''' José Ferrer




grows roses
cultivar "Irene's Ruby"
a hobby that became a business

believes in faith

believes in honor
will only take rap for crimes he committed

doesn't beg

terminally ill ~6 mon.

collapses in court

brought back in wheel chair

false confesses to the murders when he realizes Cathy did it to protect her (dont work)



!Season 1 Episode 6 — "The Don: Part 2" — November 4, 1986

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!Season 1 Episode 6 — "The Don: Part 2" — November 4, 1986

[[folder:⚖ ]]
[[folder:† Donald Kovacs]]




had an affair with Cathy Baron



[[folder:† ]]
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!!
Edward Alonzo]]
!!Eddie A. (prior August 19th, sept 12)




knew nick for almost 50 yrs


paid $25k by Cathy to kill kovak
used money to by sister a house.




[[folder:]]
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\n[[folder:]]\n!![[folder:Paul Baron]]
!!Paul Baron




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Eldest son of Nick




had dinner with charlene
twice

sends flowers

hates the kovaks



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[[folder:Cathy Baron]]
!!Catherine Baron




wild driver

had affair with Don Kovak
had him killed when he wouldn't divorce his wife for her
paid Eddie $25k to carry hit
killed eddie personally

victorian era locket
only picture she has of her mother



!Season 1 Episode 7 — "The Sisters" — November 11, 1986

[[folder:⚖ ]]
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!Season 1 Episode 7 — "The Sisters" — November 11, 1986

[[folder:⚖ ]]
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[[folder:Daniel Baron]]
!!Dr. Daniel Baron




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internist




only perscribes for patients

try to be clean

doc for five years


gives ben two shots for his allergies



[[folder:† ]]

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[[folder:† ]]
[[folder:Phillip Kovak]]



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-->'''Played by:''' Joseph Hacker




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donald's brother



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[[folder:]][[folder:Mrs. Kovak]]




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Donald's widow









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gardener



!Season 1 Episode 8 — "The Cop" — November 18, 1986

[[folder:⚖ ]]
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!Season 1 Episode 8 — "The Cop" — November 18, 1986

[[folder:⚖ ]]
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[folder:James [=McShane=]]]
!!D.A. James L. [=McShane=]
-->'''Played by:'''
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by:''' William Conrad
-> "I said when I became district attorney, that I would break the back of organized crime in this city, and this is part of that promise."
'''James L. [=McShane=]''', Fulton County's district attorney who decided to prosecute Don Nicholas Baron personally.





calls Baron collapsing in court as "another of Matlock's theatrical tricks"
"dammit, jimmy, this is serious!"

hypocrite - ben said he did trick himself



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[[folder:Palmer]]




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co-counsil with [=McShane=]




got mustard on [=McShane's=] suit



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kovak's gardener





served as Kovak's driver
to hilton head, sc on Mar 15th
with Cathy Baron

hearing problem
gun went off by his ear "by accident"


commited seven felonies under Kovak's employ


Oh that's right you were convicted of a felony
yeah. a little.
a little? more like seven! (court laughs) armed robbery, assault attempted murder, racketeering




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witnessed Eddie A's murder



!Season 1 Episode 9 — "The Angel" — November 25, 1986

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!Season 1 Episode 9 — "The Angel" — November 25, 1986

[[folder:⚖ ]]
[[folder:Alice Jenkins]]



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-->'''Played by:''' Sheree North




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A painter that comes forward as an alibi for Don Baron... only to get caught in her lie and frame Matlock for buying her testimony.




A painter Jackson Park almost two weeks painting ''Sun Dance''

provides false alibis
for
-michael escott
-anthony perini
-robert daley

told to frame Matlock for paying her for false testimony

miss - single

christian
ananias (didn;t knonw here

evac'd as fake drug bust is called on Ben and Tyler



[[folder:† ]]

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sum1 ransacked matlock office
taunt charlene w/ phones

!Season 1 Episode 6 — "The Don: Part 2" — November 4, 1986

[[folder:]]




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mother of the Baron children
divorced 20





lives in california











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!!Roy Vincent



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[[folder:Mr. Johnson]]



-->'''Played by:'''
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-->'''Played by:'''
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->"I think you're the kind of lawyer that gets everybody and his uncle off. Frankly; I'd like to see how you do it."
juror



black man
greying black hair



!Season 1 Episode 10 — "The Professor" — December 2, 1986

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!Season 1 Episode 10 7 — "The Professor" Sisters" December 2, November 11, 1986

[[folder:⚖ ]][[folder:☞ Julia McCullough]]



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bitch
bitch
bitch


mastermind behind killing her aunt



[[folder:† ]]

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[[folder:† ]][[folder:☞ Emily McCullough]]



-->'''Played by:'''

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-->'''Played by:''' Diane Behrens





pyromanic




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\n[[folder:]]\n!![[folder:⚖ Harold Scully]]
!!Harold Scully




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Harold Scully is the maternal uncle of his nieces Julia and Emily, who frame him for the murder of his wife, Esther.



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!Season 1 Episode 11 — [[ChristmasEpisode "Santa Claus"]] — December 9, 1986

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!Season 1 Episode 11 — [[ChristmasEpisode "Santa Claus"]] — December 9, 1986

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[[folder:Mrs. Reese]]




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librarian



!Season 1 Episode 12 — "The Chef" — January 6, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 12 8 — "The Chef" Cop" January 6, 1987
November 18, 1986





!Season 1 Episode 13 — "The Author" — January 13, 1987

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\n\n!Season 1 Episode 13 9 — "The Author" Angel" January 13, 1987
November 25, 1986





!Season 1 Episode 14 — "The Rat Pack" — January 20, 1987

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\n\n!Season 1 Episode 14 10 — "The Rat Pack" Professor" January 20, 1987
December 2, 1986








!Season 1 Episode 15 — "The Nurse" — February 3, 1987

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December 9, 1986

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\n[[folder:]]!Season 1 Episode 12 — "The Chef" — January 6, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 16 — "The Convict" — February 10, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 13 — "The Author" — January 13, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 17 — "The Court-Martial: Part 1" — February 17, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 14 — "The Rat Pack" — January 20, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 18 — "The Court-Martial: Part 2" — February 24, 1987



!Season 1 Episode 19 — "The Therapist" — March 3, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 15 — "The Nurse" — February 3, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 20 — "The People vs. Matlock" — March 24, 1987



!Season 1 Episode 21 — "The Photographer" — March 31, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 21 16 — "The Photographer" Convict" March 31, February 10, 1987






!Season 1 Episode 22 — "The Widow"/"The Reporter" — May 5, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 22 17 — "The Widow"/"The Reporter" Court-Martial: Part 1" May 5, February 17, 1987






!Season 1 Episode 23 — "The Doctors" — May 12, 1987 May 12, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 23 18 — "The Doctors" Court-Martial: Part 2" May 12, 1987 May 12, February 24, 1987



!Season 1 Episode 19 — "The Therapist" — March 3,
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!Season 1 Episode 20 — "The People vs. Matlock" — March 24, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 22 — "The Widow"/"The Reporter" — May 5, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 23 — "The Doctors" — May 12, 1987 May 12, 1987

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-->Played by: Creator/AndyGriffith, Steve Witting (young)

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-->Played by: -->'''Played by:''' Creator/AndyGriffith, Steve Witting (young)



* SouthernFriedGenius:



-->Played by: Lori Lethin (Season 1), Linda Purl (Season 2)

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-->Played by: -->'''Played by:''' Lori Lethin (Season 1), Linda Purl (Season 2)



-->Played by:

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-->Played by: Gene Holliday

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!Fulton County Courthouse

[[folder:Julie March]]
-->Played by:
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!Fulton County Courthouse

[[folder:Julie March]]
-->Played by:
-->Debut: '''' ([==];)









[[folder:Sarah]]
!!
-->'''Played by:''' Betty Lynn



''''''

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''''''secretary




"The Seduction" a parrot from a friend



[[folder:Judge Carter Addison]]
!!Carter Addison
-->Played by: [[Creator/DickVanDyke|Dick Van Dyke]]
-->Debut: ''The Judge'' (S1Ep2; September 23rd, 1986)
-> His tropes can be found [[ here]].

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[[folder:Judge Carter Addison]]
!!Carter Addison
-->Played by: [[Creator/DickVanDyke|Dick Van Dyke]]





!Fulton County Courthouse

[[folder:Julie March]]
-->'''Played by:'''
-->Debut: ''The Judge'' (S1Ep2; September 23rd, 1986)
-> His tropes can be found [[ here]].
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->
''''''





[[folder:Judge Carter Addison]]
!!Carter Addison
-->'''Played by:''' [[Creator/DickVanDyke|Dick Van Dyke]]
-->Debut: ''The Judge'' (S1Ep2; September 23rd, 1986)
-> His tropes can be found [[ here]].
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[[/folder]]



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-->Played by: Aneta Corsaut

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-->Played by: Brian Greene

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doesnt own caf



[[folder: Joanne Leigh]]

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[[folder: [[folder:† Joanne Leigh]]



-->Played by: Bobbi Eakes

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* DisappearedDad



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stabbed in bed



-->Played by: Piper Laurie

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[[folder:† Jason Hardiman]]
!!Jason Hardiman (d. Sept 3rd, 1986)
-->Played by: John Carter

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[[folder:† Jason Hardiman]]
!!Jason Hardiman (d. Sept 3rd, 1986)
-->Played by: John Carter


[[folder:⚖ Carla Evans]]
!!Carla Evans nee Hardiman
-->'''Played by:''' Kerrie Keane



steal custody of his ex's son

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steal custody of his ex's son



* AssholeVictim




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*

red head

a stripper

single mother
[[/folder]]

[[folder:† Jason Hardiman]]
!!Jason Hardiman (d. Sept 3rd, 1986)
-->'''Played by:''' John Carter
->
steal custody of his ex's son
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* AssholeVictim
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[[folder:⚖ Carla Evans]]
!!Carla Evans nee Hardiman
-->Played by: Kerrie Keane

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[[folder:⚖ Carla [[folder:Jimmy Evans]]
!!Carla !!Jimmy Evans nee Hardiman
-->Played by: Kerrie Keane
Hardiman (b. 1981)
-->'''Played by:''' Michael Faustino




red head

a stripper

single mother



[[folder:Jimmy Evans]]
!!Jimmy Evans nee Hardiman (b. 1981)
-->Played by: Michael Faustino

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!!Jimmy Evans nee Hardiman (b. 1981)
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[[folder:Allison Hardiman]]
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-->'''Played by:''' Judith-Marie Bergan




affair with James O'Donald, her husband's business partner



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[[folder:Allison Hardiman]]
[[folder:Gracie Fielder]]



-->Played by: Judith-Marie Bergan

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affair with James O'Donald, her husband's business partner





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\n\n[[folder:Gracie Fielder]]\n!!\n-->Played by: Jennifer Rhodes[[folder:Doug Templitt]]
!!Doug Templitt
-->'''Played by:''' Gary Frank




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Stand up comedian





horiffied by shelly's killing


dramatic wig pull

split personallity



[[folder:Doug Templitt]]
!!Doug Templitt
-->Played by: Gary Frank

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[[folder:Doug Templitt]]
!!Doug Templitt
-->Played by: Gary Frank


[[folder:Helen Shelly]]
!!Helen Shelly
-->'''Played by:''' [[spoiler:Gary Frank]]



Stand up comedian

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Stand up comedianfriend of Doug Templitt




horiffied by shelly's killing


dramatic wig pull

split personallity
[[/folder]]



[[folder:Helen Shelly]]
!!Helen Shelly
-->Played by: [[spoiler:Gary Frank]]
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friend of Doug Templitt
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answered a subpeona despite not really exisiting

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answered a subpeona subpoena despite not really exisitingexisting



-->Played by: Anne Hanney

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-->Played by: Wayne Heffley

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* spinster: Both Burton Hawkins and Charlene Matlock addressed her as Miss Jackson



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-->'''Played by:''' Theresa Saldana




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the Cuban aid of the Harrison-Ward family




take the fall

hold the knife

"I've defended clients for nearly 25 years, but never one like this. If they're guilty or innocent, they always yell their heads off."


Blackmailed into sex and falling for murder to keep daughter safe from Castro



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!!Richard "Dick" Ward (d. 1986)
-->'''Played by:''' John Christy Ewing




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Rhode Island




stabbed in back

cheated on wifes
1.
2. with


Blackmail that Maria was smuggled in

father: Bill Ward



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-->'''Played by:''' Carolyn Seymour




woke up to find hubby's body

family owns the house



!Season 1 Episode 5 — "The Don: Part 1" — October 28, 1986

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!!Clark Harrison (b. cir. 1956)
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/KevinConroy




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Christina's son by blood.
College friend ("just a friend") of Charlene Matlock




slept with Charlene



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little blonde

friends with the maid Sonia

knows how the swim
taught by Sonia

identifies Mr. Rodriguez



!Season 1 Episode 6 — "The Don: Part 2" — November 4, 1986

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The son of the late Richard and Helen Ward, and stepson of Christina Harrison-Ward



* SelfMadeOrphan



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says Sonia is guilty
how daere her deffense be here

skims calls
tells secretary to say he's out of town


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promises $25,000 for after he conviction.



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in Cuba




smuggled out of cuba



!Season 1 Episode 7 — "The Sisters" — November 11, 1986

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-->'''Played by:''' Ricardo T. López




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almost silenced
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red '55 thunderbird

Sonia's alibi


mustached hispanic

(outside hospital shot same as in rest of series (despite being in Rhode Island))



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Mother of two daughters



!Season 1 Episode 8 — "The Cop" — November 18, 1986

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Christina's aunt





bitchy



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the butler




gray hair
polite



!Season 1 Episode 9 — "The Angel" — November 25, 1986

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A Rhode Island police sergeant




slippers



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[[folder:Helen Ward]]



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was the deceased ex-wife of Richard Ward and the mother of their son, Daniel.



* TheAlcoholic



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1951 wedding ring given to sonia by danniel as down payment



!Season 1 Episode 10 — "The Professor" — December 2, 1986

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after she was found bludgeoned in his apartment with one of his trophies.



* AlliterativeName



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painting Tyler's apartment



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bludgeoned

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widow


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!Season 1 Episode 11 — [[ChristmasEpisode "Santa Claus"]] — December 9, 1986

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stepson




dead father
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brunette



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greets Matlock warmly, but when Hyland informs him he's Bingham's lawyer, he tells Matlock to only speak with him through his attorney.



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claimed to be engaged
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denied Bing's alibi to get outta dodge




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on the phone with Cynthia before she was killed.



!Season 1 Episode 13 — "The Author" — January 13, 1987

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muscular friend of Bingham



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!Season 1 Episode 14 — "The Rat Pack" — January 20, 1987

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"P.T, Godspeed!"



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a friend of Charlene that got friendly with Brad Bingham




attempted suicide?



!Season 1 Episode 15 — "The Nurse" — February 3, 1987

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!Season 1 Episode 20 — "The People vs. Matlock" — March 24, 1987

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* BerserkButton: While fairly cantankerous on occasion, Matlock seldom displays anything resembling true rage.
** First off, do NOT EVER deceive Matlock. You will pay one way or another.
** Arguably, crooked lawyers are this to Matlock. rare example was in the episode "The Foursome", in which the prosecuting attorney (a protégé of Julie's) alters the evidence to get a conviction, and Matlock reveals her duplicity during his appeal. When the attorney, facing disbarment and imprisonment, begs Matlock for a second chance, you can see the TranquilFury on his face as he calmly says, "No, I don't think so." Julie for her part was also quietly furious with her protégé for disgracing the legal profession.
** Also, one surefire way to anger Ben is to interrupt his sleep and make him deal with a problem during an unholy time of night. While he will to your rescue, he will shuffle in with an unkempt manner, complain about being woken up, and be far less likely to listen to your plight and sympathize with you.
** Matlock shows no love to freeloaders in his household, taking it upon himself to evict Billy's brother Russ, AKA "Russ the Rhino", with a masseuse matron, and later evicting an entire wedding crowd after being forced to cater to them when they get held in his house for several days in connection with a murder investigation.

* ClearMyName: Two instances.
** In the episode "The People Vs. Matlock", Ben is accused of bribing a witness.
** In the two-part episode "Nowhere to Turn", Ben is accused of murdering a judge. On top of that, he's in L.A., not his native Atlanta, where he really has nobody to help him.
* CoolOldGuy: Matlock definitely qualifies. His irritating neighbors Les Calhoun (played by Don Knotts) and Billy Lewis (played by Warren Frost) are the antithesis of this trope, though.
* FishOutOfWater: Happens anytime Ben has to travel very far out of Atlanta to defend someone. An especially notable example occurs while he is defending a client in Britain. Matlock is unable to bring himself to wear the barrister's wig and gown and finds it difficult to use British court vernacular, which is more formal than the loose way of speaking in American courtrooms.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: He once got hit by a car when his mind was on a tough case. He started out hating his nurse, but when she cured his headache, making him feel better and giving him the episode's epiphany, he changed his mind.



* HeldBackInSchool: In "The Court Martial", Matlock confides that he repeated the third grade as a way of saying that sometimes success doesn't come easy.
* IconicItem: Aside from his suit, Matlock has a banjo that he sometimes strums on. In addition to his banjo, he also owns a ukelele and quite a few guitars.

* MysteryMagnet: Matlock seems to run into mysteries and murders on a regular basis, independent of his practice of law.
** Virtually any time Matlock goes on vacation. Matlock goes to his home town to attend a family reunion? Matlock ends up defending an accused murderer in court. Matlock goes on vacation at an Oceanside resort? Matlock ends up defending an accused murderer in court. This happens twice.
** Another time, Matlock attends a wedding. He witnesses a murder from his hotel room. Because of his obvious conflict-of-interest, Leanne represents the accused murderer.
** Matlock gives a talk to a group of undergraduates in a law club. One of them is murdered immediately thereafter.
** Matlock conducts his church choir. A member of the choir is murdered, another is wrongly accused.

* NiceShoes: Matlock often shines his shoes as a means of relaxing.
** In "The Billionaire", Trader Joe's (his favorite catalogue store) had a sale on his favorite shoes, so he bought a pair. However, for some reason, he discovered they were incredibly tight and painful and reasoned that breaking them in was the only problem, until the shoes remained unpleasantly uncomfortable. Cassie later supplied him with a new set of shoes that came in from Trader Joe's along with an apology. Turns out they sent him the wrong size. Matlock puts on his new shoes and finds himself overjoyed with the immediate difference in how comfortable they are.
---> '''Matlock:''' Ahh... heaven.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: This is often the way Matlock finds the truth.

* TheScrooge: Matlock is a cheapskate. At first, it was out of necessity after some bad investments but, by the time he became wealthy again, he remained thrifty. In a crossover with Diagnosis: Murder, Matlock revealed that on Dr. Sloan's advice, he once invested heavily in companies that manufactured 8-track tapes, which nearly wiped him out.

* ShowDontTell: Matlock has a habit of speculating in nearly all of his cases rather than presenting the quantifiable evidence right off the bat. It sometimes results in the prosecutors taking him apart for lack of relevancy.

* SimpleCountryLawyer: As a TropeCodifier, parodies of the trope often take Ben as their source.
-->'''Steve Emerson:''' He really works that simple country boy routine, huh?
-->'''Charlene Matlock:''' He ''is'' a country boy. [[ObfuscatingStupidity He's just not simple]].

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Ben ''adores'' hot dogs. It goes as far back as his first case as a defense lawyer, when his dad was still around to make them for him. Sister series ''Series/DiagnosisMurder'' reveals Ben developed his trademark adherence to them as well as his fondness for plain grey suits while strapped for cash in his youth, having lost nearly his entire life savings while investing in 8-track cartridges on Dr. Mark Sloan's advice, and by the time he came back into money again, they had simply become habits.

* TranquilFury: If you stab Matlock in the back, he will show you no mercy. He'll turn right around and show you just how he ruthless he can be.
** There was one instance where Matlock discovered his own client really was guilty all along, and immediately poured holy hell down on her for acting like she could get away with murder on his dime. Instead of squeezing the truth out of her on the stand, Matlock went for the throat. He decided to incriminate her best friend as the murderer on the stand in a BatmanGambit, causing her to come clean and change her plea to guilty.
** "Nowhere to Turn", which is a TraumaCongaLine for poor Ben, opens with one of his client's friends testifying on his behalf. Ben, however, doesn't know she was put up to this, and then watches his defense evaporate when she pulls a totally asinine song-and-dance of lies on the witness stand. Knowing the damage is irreparable, Matlock is furious, ready to walk out on his client and let the jury convict him.
-> '''Ben:'' (sounding like he's ready to wash his hands of the creep) You're '''dead'''. ... You're ''dead''. ... You're '''DEAD''', AND I HATE YOU.







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[[folder:Les Calhoun]]
!!Lesley "Les" Calhoun'''
-->Played by: Creator/DonKnotts
-->Debut: ''The Lemon'' (S3Ep1; November 29th, 1988)

to:

[[folder:Les Calhoun]]
!!Lesley "Les" Calhoun'''

[[folder:Burton Hawkins]]
!!Burton "Death Row" Hawkins
-->Played by: Creator/DonKnotts
-->Debut: ''The Lemon'' (S3Ep1; November 29th, 1988)




to:

Prosecutor of Emerson case



* NamesToRunAwayFrom: He is nicknamed "Death Row Hawkins" for his successful prosecution rate.



*

to:

*
- "diary of a perfect murder"
- "the stripper"



[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->



*
*
*
[[/folder]]






[[folder: Bob Brooks]]
!!
-->Played by:
->



*
*
*
father "the Striper"
son 8lb 7oz full head of hair "so were you" - ben
[[/folder]]









!Recurring Characters

[[folder:Charlie Matlock]]
!!
-->Played by: Creator/AndyGriffith
-->Debut: ''The Dame'' ([=S6Ep6=]; November 15th, 1991)
->




to:

*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Les Calhoun]]
!!Lesley "Les" Calhoun'''
-->Played by: Creator/DonKnotts
-->Debut: ''The Lemon'' (S3Ep1; November 29th, 1988)
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]



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!Season 1 Episode 1 — "The Judge" — September 23, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 2 — "The Stripper" — September 30, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 3 — "The Affair" — October 7, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 4 — "The Seduction" — October 14, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 5 — "The Don: Part 1" — October 28, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 6 — "The Don: Part 2" — November 4, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 7 — "The Sisters" — November 11, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 8 — "The Cop" — November 18, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 9 — "The Angel" — November 25, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 10 — "The Professor" — December 2, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 11 — [[ChristmasEpisode "Santa Claus"]] — December 9, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 12 — "The Chef" — January 6, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 13 — "The Author" — January 13, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 14 — "The Rat Pack" — January 20, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 15 — "The Nurse" — February 3, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 16 — "The Convict" — February 10, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 17 — "The Court-Martial: Part 1" — February 17, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 18 — "The Court-Martial: Part 2" — February 24, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 19 — "The Therapist" — March 3, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 20 — "The People vs. Matlock" — March 24, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 21 — "The Photographer" — March 31, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 22 — "The Widow"/"The Reporter" — May 5, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 23 — "The Doctors" — May 12, 1987 May 12, 1987






























to:

!Season 1 Episode 1 — "The Judge" — September 23, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 2 — "The Stripper" — September 30, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 3 — "The Affair" — October 7, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 4 — "The Seduction" — October 14, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 5 — "The Don: Part 1" — October 28, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 6 — "The Don: Part 2" — November 4, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 7 — "The Sisters" — November 11, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 8 — "The Cop" — November 18, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 9 — "The Angel" — November 25, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 10 — "The Professor" — December 2, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 11 — [[ChristmasEpisode "Santa Claus"]] — December 9, 1986

!Season 1 Episode 12 — "The Chef" — January 6, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 13 — "The Author" — January 13, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 14 — "The Rat Pack" — January 20, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 15 — "The Nurse" — February 3, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 16 — "The Convict" — February 10, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 17 — "The Court-Martial: Part 1" — February 17, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 18 — "The Court-Martial: Part 2" — February 24, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 19 — "The Therapist" — March 3, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 20 — "The People vs. Matlock" — March 24, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 21 — "The Photographer" — March 31, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 22 — "The Widow"/"The Reporter" — May 5, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 23 — "The Doctors" — May 12, 1987 May 12, 1987





























[[folder:⚖ Steve Emerson]]
!!
-->Played by: Steve Inwood
->
TV Journalist



* AmicableExes


punch a reporter nat infomer insuates he's an item with his attorney's daughter
*

hands on reserc

*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:† Linda Coolidge]]
!! (d. 1986)
-->Played by: Katherine Cannon
->
Steve's ex-wife



* LonelyFuneral: Only her mother and sister were in attendance for her quiet burial in their home city of Utica, NY.


* shot in chest .38 revolver
*
*

little black book (red)

Utica new york
mother and sister

[[/folder]]


[[folder:Paul lockwood]]
!!
-->Played by:
->
meet packers
linda fiancee







----
----
----

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
-->Debut: '''' ([==];)
->
----



* fundraiser



*










to:

\n\n\n\n\n\n[[folder:Les McCall]]
!!
-->Played by:
->
owner of WHN



*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nelson White]]
!!
-->Played by:
->
linda;s former coanchor



*
*
*
[[/folder]]





[[folder:Dr. Farnsworth]]
!!
-->Played by:
->
Waether reporter at whn






to:

\n\n*
*
*
[[/folder]]




[[folder:Billy Ray Webber]]
!! (d. 1986)
-->Played by:
->
club opperator
A snitch from the mob
Emerson's alibi for the murder



* KilledWhileTalking
*
*
[[/folder]]






[[folder:Harvey Ravenell]]
!!
-->Played by:
->
laywer



*
*
*
[[/folder]]





[[folder:Mr. & Mrs. Pearson]]
!!
-->Played by:
->
sued by old man Cornell, claims dog bit







to:

\n\n\n*
*
*
[[/folder]]


[[folder:Mary Beth]]
!!
-->Played by:
->
liason for webber
----
*
* redhead
*
[[/folder]]


[[folder:Ernie Marzell]]
!!
-->Played by:
->
crime father
Webber's death
----
*
* father was a tailor
* Ernie the Tailor
sews pants when angry
only wears suede
[[/folder]]














[[folder:Lt. Daniels]]
!!Daniels
-->Played by:
->
lt of homicide
----
* blcack cop
*
*

parent talk with ben


daughter teen mon babydady in jail

[[/folder]]


[[folder:"Some yahoo"]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
* country
* nwockedn ucnconsons
* ben makes business pitch about being accosted
[[/folder]]







!Season 1 Episode 1 — "The Judge" — September 23, 1986

[[folder:☞ Carter Addison]]
!!Judge Carter Addison
-->Played by: Creator/DickVanDyke
->


tries to get away with killing his mistress.
----
* HangingJudge: Justified as he was trying to secure TheScapegoat
*
*

smoker pipe tobacco
first hist ben finds

ten years as judge as of September 1986

calling police on himself

peeping tom binocular
trenchcoat

went to law school with Ben

Paid 4 Leigh's schooling

good dancer

drinks cognac

cheated on wife

burn evidence (BatmanGambit)

bribe witness $15,000

abuse authority
- frame and persecute as judge
- waive off parking ticket


drives a black Ford Lincoln

[[/folder]]




[[folder: Kevin Meredith]]
!!Kevin Meredith
-->Played by: Brian Greene
->


''pro bono''
killing his girlfriend
----
* TheScapegoat:
*
*

standing over body


honor student


[[/folder]]





[[folder: Joanne Leigh]]
!!Joanne Leigh (d. b4 Sept `28th, 1986)
-->Played by: Bobbi Eakes
->

----
*
*
*

believed in Kevin
his cruthc

blonde

knife in chest

no funds from family
school paid by Addison

model

small town girl - Hastings to Atlanta

[[/folder]]



"Lee" in the closed captions by


[[folder:Claire Leigh]]
!!Claire Leigh
-->Played by: Piper Laurie
->
Joanne's mother
chambermaid at the Chancellor Hotel in Hastings, Bonanza, GA.
----
*
*
*

fake cry

bluffs being a bribed witness
[[/folder]]





[[folder:Harry Hobson]]
!!Harry Hobson
-->Played by:
->
worked at the hotel of Joanne Leigh's residence since its opening in the '70s.
----
* AlliterativeName
*
*
worked ten year

knows everyone
didn't use Harry's name as familiarity

[[/folder]]



[[folder:William Bryan]]
!!
-->Played by:
->
condominium saw Addison hide his clothes
----
*
*
*
former Atlanta PD
[[/folder]]




[[folder:]]
!! Paul Devareaux
-->Played by:
->

son, Dale
defend Meredith
----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]


[[folder:Dale Devareaux]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
* AlliterativeName
*
*
[[/folder]]







!Season 1 Episode 2 — "The Stripper" — September 30, 1986

[[folder:† Jason Hardiman]]
!!Jason Hardiman (d. Sept 3rd, 1986)
-->Played by: John Carter
->
steal custody of his ex's son
----
* AssholeVictim
*
*

get her fired

shot in bathrobes at lake house sept 2

died morning after shot, poisoned in hospital
died after celebration 4 Bob Brook's son's birth

divorced in 1981

marry younger woman

Ben was his divorce attorney
custody of newborn Jimmy

"Once he owned something, he never liked to part with it" - allison
[[/folder]]

[[folder:⚖ Carla Evans]]
!!Carla Evans nee Hardiman
-->Played by: Kerrie Keane
->

----
*
*
*

red head

a stripper

single mother
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jimmy Evans]]
!!Jimmy Evans nee Hardiman (b. 1981)
-->Played by: Michael Faustino
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]


[[folder:Allison Hardiman]]
!!
-->Played by: Judith-Marie Bergan
->

----
*
*
*

affair with James O'Donald, her husband's business partner
[[/folder]]



[[folder:Gracie Fielder]]
!!
-->Played by: Jennifer Rhodes
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Doug Templitt]]
!!Doug Templitt
-->Played by: Gary Frank
->
Stand up comedian
----
*
*
*


horiffied by shelly's killing


dramatic wig pull

split personallity
[[/folder]]



[[folder:Helen Shelly]]
!!Helen Shelly
-->Played by: [[spoiler:Gary Frank]]
->
friend of Doug Templitt
----
*
*
*

Shot Hardiman
poisioned hardiman in hospital


disguised as Carla disguised as nurse

cut her hand

red trench coat for murder


alledgedly threatened Carla


split personallity


answered a subpeona despite not really exisiting
[[/folder]]




[[folder:Nurse Jackson]]
!!
-->Played by: Anne Hanney
->
elderly nurse who witnessed Hardiman's killer escape.
----
*
* spinster: Both Burton Hawkins and Charlene Matlock addressed her as Miss Jackson
*
poor eyesight
needs glasses

red glasses
[[/folder]]





[[folder:Wayne Cornell]]
!!
-->Played by: Wayne Heffley
->
The caretaker of the Hardiman's lake house for two years
----
*
* spinster: Both Burton Hawkins and Charlene Matlock addressed her as Miss Jackson
*
poor eyesight
needs glasses

red glasses
[[/folder]]



[[folder:James O'Donald]]
!!James O'Donald
Jason Hardiman's business partner
----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]





!Season 1 Episode 3 — "The Affair" — October 7, 1986

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 4 — "The Seduction" — October 14, 1986

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 5 — "The Don: Part 1" — October 28, 1986

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 6 — "The Don: Part 2" — November 4, 1986

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 7 — "The Sisters" — November 11, 1986

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 8 — "The Cop" — November 18, 1986

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 9 — "The Angel" — November 25, 1986

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 10 — "The Professor" — December 2, 1986

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 11 — [[ChristmasEpisode "Santa Claus"]] — December 9, 1986

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 12 — "The Chef" — January 6, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 13 — "The Author" — January 13, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 14 — "The Rat Pack" — January 20, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 15 — "The Nurse" — February 3, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 16 — "The Convict" — February 10, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 17 — "The Court-Martial: Part 1" — February 17, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 18 — "The Court-Martial: Part 2" — February 24, 1987

!Season 1 Episode 19 — "The Therapist" — March 3, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 20 — "The People vs. Matlock" — March 24, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 21 — "The Photographer" — March 31, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 22 — "The Widow"/"The Reporter" — May 5, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

!Season 1 Episode 23 — "The Doctors" — May 12, 1987 May 12, 1987

[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]




























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[[folder:† ]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]

[[folder:⚖ ]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]





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[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
-->Debut: '''' ([==];)
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]




[[folder:]]
!!
-->Played by:
->

----
*
*
*
[[/folder]]







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