The BEST season of "Matlock"was,in my opinion,the very first season(1986-1987 NBC) On a scale from 1-10 with 10 being very good,rate these first season NBC episodes-1-"The Judge"-(w/Dick Van Dyke-7) 2-"The Stripper "(8) 3-"The Affair"(7) 4-"The Seduction"(8) 5-"The Professor"(7) 6-"The Cop"(8) 7-"The Angel"(8) 8-"The Sisters"(8.5) 9-10-2 pt."The Don"(8) 11-Christmas show-"Santa Claus"(8) 12-"The Chef"(8) 13-"The Author"(8) 14-"The Rat Pack"(8) 15-16-2 pt-"The Court Martial" (8) 17-"The Nurse"(6.5) 18-"The Convict"(7.5) 19-"The Therapist"(6.5) 20-"The People vs.Matlock"(7.5),21-"The Photographer"(8) 22-"The Reporter"(aka "The Widow"-8) 23-"The Doctors"(8) Feel free to post.

Oops!The rating of the episode "The Nurse"should have been a 7.5.,not 6.5.

I like the first season because I'm a fan of Linda Purl.

However, I think the series had its best chemistry later, when both Michelle (Nancy Stafford) and Conrad (Clarence Gilyard Jr.) appeared. Another plus later on was Julie Sommars and the various guest appearances by former Andy Griffith Show stars.

Best season IMO was season seven. I thought Brynn Thayer and Daniel Roebuck worked best with Andy. It's the season that got me into the show as well.

The Final few seasons were my favorite. Daniel Roebuck and Brynn Thayer worked really well with Andy. I do enjoy the early episodes to though

I prefer the seasons with Michelle, Conrad, and Julie.

Michelle and Ben have such a sweet relationship. They seem far more father/daughter than he does with any of his actual daughters.

season 1

Seasons 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 are excellent but Seasons 1 & 3 are that good though

season 6 was BY FAR the best season for me

The first season.