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1. X-22 (1)
First aired: 9/26/1982Synopsis coming soon.
2. X-22 (2)
First aired: 9/26/1982Synopsis coming soon.
3. Stop The Presses
First aired: 10/3/1982 Production Code: 4A 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
Guest star: George Wyner (Murray Chase), Cis Rundle (Secretary), Paula Jean Jones (Secretary), Alex Donnelley (Secretary) , Herb Edelman (Wally Hanrahan), Murray Hamilton (Al Brodax), Bradford Dillman (Frank Graham), Stuart Whitman (Carl 'The Champ' Ross), Heather Locklear (Cindy McNichol), Victoria Peters (Levi Model), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Johnny Randolph), Gordon Hanson (Male Aide), Fiona Gordon (Bikini Model), Charles Green (Thompson), Alex Donnelley (Alex), Ramon Bieri (Archie O'Brien)
4. Deadly Fashion
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
Houston's old flame, a model, hires him when she is accused of killing her employer, a famous fashion designer.
Director: Richard Lang
Guest star: George Wyner (Murray Chase), Paula Jean Jones (Secretary), Cis Rundle (Secretary), Alex Donnelley (Secretary) , Carol Lawrence (Valeska Debrekan), Mr. Blackwell (Valentine St. Clair), Cristina Ferrare (Christina Berenson), Britt Ekland (Vera Martin), Vic Tayback (Marvin Garth)
5. Killing Isn't Everything
First aired: 10/24/1982 Production Code: 6A pro quarterback, Matt's college teammate, is blackmailed by a man who says he has proof the player killed his coach.
Director: Don Chaffey
Guest star: Rockne Tarkington ("Too Mean" Malone), George Wyner (Murray Chase), Cis Rundle (Secretary), Alex Donnelley (Secretary), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary) , John Beck ("Dandy" Randy Haines), Scott Brady (Jock Stryker), Dick Butkus ("Crusher" Kawalski), Phyllis Davis (Andrea Lott), Forrest Tucker (Buck Turley), Stuart Pankin (Minister), Lori Sutton (Brenda), Chick Hearn (Sportscaster), Lynn Herring (Cheerleader)
6. Who Would Kill Ramona?
First aired: 10/31/1982 Production Code: 1Matt enters the film world to investigate after a drink from a faded star's glass instantly kills her new leading man.
Director: Richard Lang
Guest star: Paula Jean Jones (Secretary), George Wyner (Murray Chase), Cis Rundle (Secretary) , Janet Leigh (Ramona Landers), Kiel Martin (Bill Claudius), Cesar Romero (Myles Gantry), William Smith (I) (J.D. Harris), Jill Whelan (Molly Landers), Dabbs Greer (Henry), Army Archerd (Himself (TV Reporter)), Carmen Zapata (Marta (Maid)), Smidget (Himself), Cindi Knight (Secretary), Matt Collins (Salesman)
7. Recipe For Murder
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
A restaurant critic's dinner is disrupted when a gelatin mold brought to his table contains his partner's severed head.
Director: Hy Averback
Guest star: George Wyner (Murray Chase), Cis Rundle (Secretary), Alex Donnelley (Secretary), Paula Jean Jones (Secretary) , Sid Caesar (Prince Sergei Polansky), James Coco (J. Hamilton Goodfellow (Goody)), David Hedison (Pierre Cerdan), Hope Lange (Kate Riley), Misty Rowe (Terri Anton), Sue Fish (Kelly), Marcia Nicholson (Jogger), Michael Stearns (Sam Riley)
8. Shark Bait
First aired: 11/21/1982 Production Code: 9Matt 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
Guest star: George Wyner (Murray Chase), Cis Rundle (Secretary), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary) , Lloyd Bochner (Scott Neville), Gary Frank (Unknown), Don Gordon (Unknown), Dorothy Malone (Unknown), Michelle Phillips (Unknown), Jourdan Fremin (Emily Merrell), Lori Loughlin (Sue), Gerard Prendergast (Phil Brown), D.D. Howard (Debbie "Button"), Morgan Hart (Rhonda), Dennis Robertson (Andy), Elizabeth Fox (Nancy), June Gilbert (Secretary)
9. The Kidnapping
First aired: 11/28/1982 Production Code: 8An old friend calls in Matt when kidnappers snatch a seriously ill Arab prince during a jet flight to Los Angeles.
Director: Barbara Peeters
Guest star: George Wyner (Murray Chase), Cis Rundle (Secretary), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary) , Richard Romanus (Prince Fahad Ibin Hassim), Tina Louise (Jessica Collier), Hugh O'Brian (Frank Thomas "Buck" McCuen), Cesare Danova (King Abdul Ibin Hassim), Paul Cavonis (Creeger), Stack Pierce (F.B.I. Man), Tony LaTorre (Ali Ibin Abdul Hassim), Jeremy Sunderland (Surfer), Nancy Austin (Beulah)
10. Joey's Here
First aired: 12/5/1982 Production Code: 7A robot designed by an electronics genius murders the brother of its creator.
Director: Jerome Courtland
Guest star: Paul Petersen (Gate Guard), George Wyner (Murray Chase) , Norman Fell (Herman Burnham), Troy Donahue (William "Willie" Hoyt), Monte Markham (Richard Hoyt), Jessica Walter (Glynnis Durand), H.B. Haggerty ("Bad News"), Lew Saunders (Guard #1), Frank Welker (Voice of Joey), David Cassidy (John Gordon Boyd)
11. The Good Doctor
First aired: 12/12/1982 Production Code: 10After 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
Guest star: Cis Rundle (Pam), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary) , Cameron Mitchell (Barney), Gayle Hunnicutt (Dr. Kimberly Pryce), Gary Lockwood (Dr. Owen Denny), Jeanette Nolan (Cattle Annie Hickock), Beverly Garland (Mrs. Chapman), Susan Tolsky (Unknown), William Windom (Dr. Walter Belkamp), Bob K. Cummings (Tony), John Davis Chandler (Hank), Marii Mak (Tourist's Wife), Robert Rothwell (Doctor), Norm Blankenship (Tom Chapman)
12. The Rock and The Hard Place
First aired: 1/2/1983 Production Code: 13An upcoming fight appears rigged when murder uncovers the champion's physical problems and his wife's alcoholism.
Director: Kim Manners
Guest star: George Wyner (Murray Chase), Cis Rundle (Secretary), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary) , Dennis Cole (Dr. Warren Cozzeck), Dorian Harewood (Jerry "The Rock" Lennox), Richard Jaeckel (Kip Williams), Diane McBain (Marcia Bingham), Stan Shaw (Bubba Dax), George Takei (Sam Shima), Berlinda Tolbert (Mrs. Jannie Lennox), Evan Kim (Akiro), J. Victor Lopez (Carlos (Garbage Truck Operator)), Jim Healy (T.V. Reporter), Glen Chin (Kabuki Player #1), Merv Maruyama (Kabuki Player #2), Jeff Imada (Chef), Keone Young (Spider), Kelley Bennett (Secretary)
13. The Purrfect Crime
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
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: Mike Vejar
Guest star: Leigh Walsh (Tennis Model), George Wyner (Murray Chase), Cis Rundle (Secretary), Paula Jean Jones (Secretary) , Janis Paige (Lauren Caulder), Gary Grimes (Buddy Young), Werner Klemperer (Felix Randolph), Sonny Bono (Richard), Zsa Zsa Gabor (Zizi Tavori), Pat Crowley (Audrey Randolph), Barbi Benton (Ava Randolph), Ted White (Bart), Paul J. Micale (Singing Coach), Lori Butler (Bikini Model), Paula Friel (Evening Dress Model)
14. The Yacht Club Murders
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
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
Guest star: Cis Rundle (Secretary), Leigh Walsh (Secretary), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary) , Dick Sargent (Binky Brabworth), Shelley Berman (Richard "Dicky" Bevac), Mary Ann Mobley (Honey Lewis), Jimmy Baio (Jeb), Anthony Gordon (Club Menber), Karl Johnson (Andy), Danone Simpson (Christie), Jean Kasem (Andrea), Grayce Spence (Woman), Daniel Greene (Gregory), Cynthia Hayes (Secretary), Alan Hale Jr. (Rosson Harmon IV a.k.a. "The Commodore")
15. Whose Party Is It Anyway?
First aired: 1/23/1983 Production Code: 12Fake telegrams summon five famous people to Matt's penthouse for a Sunday meeting with murder on the agenda.
Director: Cliff Bole
Guest star: George Wyner (Murray Chase), R.J. Williams (Joey Novelli), Cis Rundle (Pam) , Brett Halsey (Mo Brogan), Kevin Brophy (Dirwin Dunlap), Barbara Rush (Celeste Abicrombie), Edward Mulhare (Malcolm James Abicrombie), Stella Stevens (Clover McKenna), Richard Pierson (Carl), Megan Dunphy (Maureen)
16. Get Houston
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
From his padded cell, an institutionalized madman hires escaped convicts to kill Houston.
Director: Kim Manners
Guest star: Cis Rundle (Pam), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary), Leigh Walsh (Secretary) , Byron Morrow (Doctor), Chuck Connors (Castanos), Dennis Fimple (Bo), Ed Nelson (Fred Boethig), Raymond St. Jacques (Psychiatrist), Don Stroud (Dirk Bronson), Chuck Hicks (Alvin Ambler), Deidre Cole (Boethig's Secretary), Gene Rutherford (Felix Marshall)
17. The Visitors
First aired: 2/27/1983 Production Code: 11Matt must verify or disprove an alleged UFO encounter during which a scientist suffered a fatal heart attack.
Director: Barbara Peeters
Guest star: Robert Alda (Dr. Ivar Mardosion), Dane Clark (Dr. Carl Burke), David Groh (Stuart Glick), Alex Henteloff (Marcel DeJon), Dawn Wells (Cheryl Burke), Sandy Freeman (Elga Egstrom), Shelley Fabares (Barbara Newton)
18. Here's Another Fine Mess
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
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
Guest star: Cis Rundle (Pam), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary), Leigh Walsh (Secretary) , Ernest Borgnine (Buster Ryan), Larry Harmon (Richard Hunter [aka Stan Laurel]), Rebecca Holden (Dr. Carol LeMaster), Anne Jeffreys (Elizabeth Davis), Chuck McCann (Oliver Hardy), Andrew Robinson (Jonathan Renfield), Ann Turkel (Maureen), Danielle Aubry (Nurse), Freddy Lopez (Doctor), John Moschitta Jr. (Myron Chase)
19. The Beverly Hills Social Club
First aired: 3/13/1983 Production Code: 17A noted gossip columnist, Vonda Mirand, is murdered after threatening to expose the patrons of an exclusive bordello called the Afrodisia Fellowship.
Director: Don Chaffey
Guest star: R.J. Williams (Tony Novelli), Cis Rundle (Pam) , Jayne Meadows (Holly Harkins), Michael Constantine (Police Chief), Don DeFore (Mayor), Bo Hopkins (Reverend Noah Sunday), Ben Murphy (Terry Noble), Ron Palillo (Charlie Arbis), Natalie Schafer (Vonda Mirand), Michael Kavanagh (Desk Sergeant), Gary Krakower (Brother Daniel), Anthony Rico Naranjo (Nickey Novelli), Harley J. Scott (Scotty), Tony Brubaker (Odell), Tony Longo (Johnny Denato), Victor Rogers (Senator Burr)
20. The Showgirl Murders
First aired: 3/20/1983 Production Code: 19When a nightclub-singer friend believes he has killed during alcohol-induced blackouts, Matt works to clear him.
Director: Don Chaffey
Guest star: Cis Rundle (Pam) , John Moschitta Jr. (Myron Chase), Robert Goulet (Johnny Foster), Jan McGill (Christy Nathan), Renee Taylor (Sheila Bayer), James Luisi (Lt. Reed), Tim Rossovich (Rocco), George Chakiris (Brett Cole), Fred Grandy (Ted Bayer), Michael Cavanaugh (Byron Stevens), Wendy Kilbourne (Joyce), Jenny Sherman (Debra)
21. Fear For Tomorrow
First aired: 4/3/1983 Production Code: 22A codebook and a cryptic message provide Matt his only clues to preventing the predicted deaths of thousands.
Director: Kim Manners
Guest star: Paul Petersen (Patrolman), Paul Tuerpe (Doctor), Cis Rundle (Pam), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary), R.J. Williams (Tony) , Tori Spelling (Nelli Brandt), Lynne Marta (Lila Durant), Tim O'Connor (Dr. Elias Baker), Michael Halsey (Eric Brandt), Leigh Christian (Dr. Susan Rogers), Bruce M. Fisher (Terry), Lenore Kasdorf (Heather), Edward Grover (Lt. Carrigan), John O'Connell (Randy), Larry McCormick (Newsman), Ruth Kobart (Nurse), Eli Cummings (Tyler), Russ McCubbin (Coy), Cindy Knight (Secretary)
22. A Deadly Parlay
First aired: 4/10/1983 Production Code: 16After Matt is found leaning over the dead body of a jockey, he is charged with murder.
Director: Charles Picerni
Guest star: Paul Petersen (Detective Wilkerson), Maureen O'Connor (Secretary), Leigh Walsh (Secretary), Cis Rundle (Secretary) , Ron Ely (Winston "Win" Fowler), Edward Grover (Captain Carrigan), Peter Isacksen (Midge Moran), Lynn Holly Johnson (Cindy Gaines / Lori Gaines), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Victor Macy), Rod Loomis (Knute / John Jones), Burt Marshall (Policeman)
23. A Novel Way To Die
First aired: 4/17/1983 Production Code: 21When a novelist at a mystery-writers' convention is murdered, Matt finds himself involved in a real murder mystery.
Director: Corey Allen
Guest star: Cis Rundle (Pam) , Joseph Campanella (Nick Harrigan), John Moschitta Jr. (Myron Chase), Norman Alden (Sheriff Tim Keeler), Richard Anderson (Wayne Slokam), Denny Miller (Jerry Fenton), Terry Moore (Emily Armor), Markie Post (Courtney Garner)
24. The Hunted
First aired: 4/24/1983 Production Code: 20C.J. is held hostage by a famous criminal in order to free his terrorist son, held by authorities on Matt's eyewitness testimony.
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