The BEST episodes of Matt Houston
Every episode of Matt Houston ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Matt Houston!
A fabulously wealthy Texan moves to California to oversee his family's offshore drilling enterprises but spends most of his time dabbling in his private investigator hobby. He is handsome, lives in a penthouse and flies his own helicopter to and from his investigations. Naturally, he is always surrounded by beautiful women!
#1 - Wanted Man
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1984
Houston is still on the run and is trying to find the one responsible but has no leads. But when he meets a gifted child who tells him to seek out the help of his family. But Houston says he has no family except for his Uncle Roy who is a former member of the CIA.
#2 - Cash and Carry
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/23/1984
A thief has second thoughts after stealing a cool $3 million from the mob.
#3 - Company Secrets
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1985
One of Roy's former intelligence associates tells him that a Russian agent whom they took down years ago and who swore vengeance is back. It's not long after that that the man is killed. So Roy tries to find the agents who helped him before the man gets them all.
#4 - Breakpoint
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1985
A birthday party for Cousin Will turns sour when Matt is informed that he's parked on a roof, ready to jump.
#5 - Deadly Games
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1984
The most dangerous game is revisited when a sporting goods mogul hunts athletes.
#6 - Escape from Nam (2)
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1984
The Cambodian warlord who has imprisoned Matt's cousin might be getting a little help from someone close to Matt.
#7 - Return to Nam (1)
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1984
Houston and Roy get information that Roy's son who is an MIA in Vietnam is alive.
#8 - Eyewitness
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1984
Accused of being jealous, Matt is reluctantly faced with proving that C.J.'s newscaster boyfriend is a murderer.
#9 - The Woman in White
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1983
A former peace officer is jailed and under arrest for murder, but he might not have committed the crime.
#10 - Vanished
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1984
When three children are abducted and one of them is Hoyt's, he and Houston do whatever they have to find her. Eventually they find the man who got them but he claims they're dead. And since Houston and Hoyt didn't exactly go by the book, the man's released. And Hoyt sets out to get him.
#11 - Apostle of Death
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1984
Whether it's a religious cult or a commune, Matt must rescue a girl who is being bilked out of a $3 million inheritance by the evangelist leader who plans to murder her after he has gained control of the cash.
#12 - Criss-Cross
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/1984
Lt. Vince Novelli asks Matt to help clear his name when he is framed for stealing drugs.
#13 - Blood Ties
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1984
Matt's ailing father becomes the target of psychopath.
#14 - Heritage (1)
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1983
While investigating a land scam, Matt finds out a few unnerving things about his family and his past.
#15 - The Outsider
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1983
Matt sets out to prove that a blind psychic is actually a phony, responsible for several kidnappings and murders.
#16 - Target: Miss World
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1983
Matt has to find the connection between the death of Navajo woman and an international beauty contest.
#17 - On the Run
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/30/1984
Houston wakes up and calls C.J. who tells him that he has been missing for 30 days. He then discovers that he's the prime suspect in a murder. And when the evidence is overwhelming, he goes on the run to prove his innocence.
#18 - Stolen
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/1984
Matt stumbles upon an illegal adoption ring when a woman hires him to find her kidnapped son.
#19 - Caged
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/1984
Matt sets out to rescue C.J. who has been mistaken for a prostitute and imprisoned after suffering amnesia in a freak car accident.
#20 - The Secret Admirer
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/1984
While Matt is out of town, C.J. has to deal with the murder of her boyfriend and an obsessed stalker.
#21 - The Crying Clown
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1983
A talented art forger is found murdered, and the clues may rest one of his paintings, which is now missing.
#22 - Deadly Fashion
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1982
When a fashion designer is murdered, the prime suspect is a model who happens to be Houston's ex. She turns to him for help. And he looks at the man's wife, his partner, and a designer.
#23 - The Hunted
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/24/1983
Marquis Duval Sr. kidnaps C.J. and holds her hostage. As ransom, he demands that Houston arrange for his son, whom Houston considers a terrorist, to be released from prison.
#24 - Death Trap
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1985
Matt must rescue C.J. and Roy from small town oil embezzlers.
#25 - Death Watch
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/15/1985
Matt and company investigate a drug ring.
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