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The Best Episodes of Matt Houston Season 1

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 15 - Whose Party Is It Anyway?
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    S1:E15

    Fake telegrams summon five famous people to Matt's penthouse for a Sunday meeting with murder on the agenda.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 23 - A Novel Way To Die
    7.5/10(34 votes)

    S1:E23

    When a novelist (Terry Moore) at a mystery-writers' convention is murdered, Matt finds himself involved in a real murder mystery.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 1 - X-22 (1)
    7.4/10(88 votes)

    S1:E1

    Synopsis coming soon.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 7 - Recipe For Murder
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    S1:E7

    other characters: Roger Marsden (murdered) A restaurant critic's (James Coco) dinner is disrupted when a gelatin mold brought to his table contains his partner's severed head.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 14 - The Yacht Club Murders
    7.4/10(40 votes)

    S1:E14

    other characters: Dorian After a reunion with a secret childhood love, she asks Matt for help, fearing someone may die at a yacht-club party.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 10 - Joey's Here
    7.3/10(46 votes)

    S1:E10

    other characters: Riley (Security Guard), Ms. Stevenson (Secretary) A robot designed by an electronics genius (David Cassidy) murders the brother (Troy Donahue) of it's creator.

    Director:Jerome Courtland
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 5 - Killing Isn't Everything
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    S1:E5

    A pro quarterback (John Beck), Matt's college teammate, is blackmailed by a man who says he has proof the player killed his coach.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  8. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 8 - Shark Bait
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    S1:E8

    other characters: Alice, Wyndell Murdock, Glenda Collins, Sam Gleason Matt steps in when the mother of a Malibu lifeguard fears her daughter will be the next victim of a series of fatal shark attacks.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 22 - A Deadly Parlay
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    S1:E22

    After Matt is found leaning over the dead body of a jockey (Lynn-Holly Johnson), he is charged with murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 2 - X-22 (2)
    7.1/10(53 votes)

    S1:E2

    Synopsis coming soon.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 9 - The Kidnapping
    7.0/10(49 votes)

    S1:E9

    other characters: Tony An old friend (Hugh O'Brian) calls in Matt when kidnappers snatch a seriously ill Arab prince during a jet flight to Los Angeles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 18 - Here's Another Fine Mess
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    S1:E18

    After costumed killers try to kill C.J. by forcing her off the road, she learns all her college sorority sisters are also in danger.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 3 - Stop The Presses
    6.9/10(51 votes)

    S1:E3

    other characters: Ron Randolph, Lelani, Camalani A disreputable tabloid's publisher is nearly killed after telling his four worst enemies he plans to run a front-page story on them.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:James L. Conway

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  14. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 4 - Deadly Fashion
    6.9/10(47 votes)

    S1:E4

    Houston's old flame (Cristina Ferrare), a model, hires him when she is accused of killing her employer, a famous fashion designer.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Stephen Lord

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  15. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 6 - Who Would Kill Ramona?
    6.9/10(45 votes)

    S1:E6

    other characters: Todd Gallager, Rick Matt enters the film world to investigate after a drink from a faded star's (Janet Leigh) glass instantly kills her new leading man.

    Director:Richard Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 12 - The Rock and The Hard Place
    6.9/10(50 votes)

    S1:E12

    An upcoming fight appears rigged when murder uncovers the champion's (Dorian Harewood) physical problems and his wife's alcoholism.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 16 - Get Houston
    6.9/10(38 votes)

    S1:E16

    other characters: Cletus Simms From his padded cell, an institutionalized madman (Chuck Connors) hires escaped convicts to kill Houston.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 19 - The Beverly Hills Social Club
    6.9/10(35 votes)

    S1:E19

    other characters: Carter A noted gossip columnist, Vonda Mirand, is murdered after threatening to expose the patrons of an exclusive bordello called the Afrodisia Fellowship.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 13 - The Purrfect Crime
    6.8/10(37 votes)

    S1:E13

    other characters: John The four ex-wives of a wealthy cat-food manufacturer mauled to death by a pet tiger hire Matt to solve the crime so they can collect the money from the will.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 21 - Fear For Tomorrow
    6.7/10(32 votes)

    S1:E21

    other characters: Kitchen Worker (possibly Randy or Tyler) A codebook and a cryptic message provide Matt his only clues to preventing the predicted deaths of thousands.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 11 - The Good Doctor
    6.6/10(43 votes)

    S1:E11

    other characters: Landlord After a research scientist is murdered during a party at Matt's place, a mutual friend of the victim asks Matt to investigate.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:James L. Conway

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  22. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 17 - The Visitors
    6.3/10(40 votes)

    S1:E17

    Matt must verify or disprove an alleged UFO encounter during which a scientist suffered a fatal heart attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 20 - The Showgirl Murders
    6.1/10(31 votes)

    S1:E20

    other characters: Decoy #1 (woman), Doris (hotel photographer), Mattie (dancer) When a nightclub-singer friend (Robert Goulet) believes he has killed during alcohol-induced blackouts, Matt works to clear him.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:James L. Conway

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  24. Matt Houston Season 1 Episode 24 - The Hunted
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E24

    other characters: Senator Delaney, Sony C.J. is held hostage by a famous criminal (Martin Landau) in order to free his terrorist son held by authorities on Matt's eyewitness testimony.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Whose Party Is It Anyway?" is the best rated episode of Matt Houston season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 45 votes. Directed by Cliff Bole and written by Unknown, it aired on January 23, 1983. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "A Novel Way To Die".