Explain the only case Perry Mason ever lost
06-30-04, 08:37 PM
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Explain the only case Perry Mason ever lost
Who's idea was it?Was it just to make Perry Mason look human rather than perfect?
06-30-04, 09:22 PM
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Man, it's been awhile since I've watched those (I still have them all on VHS).
If I remeber correctly, the episode itself was not really about the case he lost. It happened a bit at the beginning and he just had a somewhat puzzling look on his face after the verdict and the show went on.
Couple of other odd episodes:
One had Earl Stanley Gardner as the Judge.
One was shown in color.
Edit: after a quick search there is a claim that there were 3 TV episodes in which he lost cases: "Terrified Typist", "Deadly Verdict", and "Witless Witness" (this was the one I was thinking of). The only loss in the books was "Terrified Typist".
Now you have me interested, off to do some searching...
Edit 2 (shouldn't need spoiler tags for this, but just in case..):
If I remeber correctly, the episode itself was not really about the case he lost. It happened a bit at the beginning and he just had a somewhat puzzling look on his face after the verdict and the show went on.
Couple of other odd episodes:
One had Earl Stanley Gardner as the Judge.
One was shown in color.
Edit: after a quick search there is a claim that there were 3 TV episodes in which he lost cases: "Terrified Typist", "Deadly Verdict", and "Witless Witness" (this was the one I was thinking of). The only loss in the books was "Terrified Typist".
Now you have me interested, off to do some searching...
Edit 2 (shouldn't need spoiler tags for this, but just in case..):
Spoiler:
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07-01-04, 04:52 PM
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The theme music alone scares me from this show! Just the first couple of strains before it gets into that jazzy swagger. When I was young, I saw an episode where this guy tried to break into a lady's house through a door that had a chain lock on it. All of this happened right before the music started. It scared the heck out of me way back then and that is what I think of when I hear the music! Silly I know. :-)
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07-03-04, 05:33 PM
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Originally posted by nightwing82
Did Matlock ever lose a case?
Did Matlock ever lose a case?
EDIT: July 2006. Turns out Hollywood Squares was wrong. Matlock did lose a case (I think it was "The Convict") It starts out with Matlock in court, and the jury handing down a guilty verdict. (This was similar to the opening of a Perry Mason episode.) Matlock eventually finds the real killer and clears his client.
Last edited by digidoh; 07-01-06 at 02:48 PM.
