Matt Houston 

Matt Houston is a wealthy Texan who moves to California to oversee his family's offshore drilling enterprises but spends most of his time dabbling in his private investigator hobby.

Creator:

Lawrence Gordon

Stars:

Lee Horsley, Pamela Hensley, Lincoln Kilpatrick

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lee Horsley	...	Matt Houston 67 episodes, 1982-1985
Pamela Hensley	...	C.J. Parsons 67 episodes, 1982-1985
Lincoln Kilpatrick	...	Lt. Michael Hoyt 44 episodes, 1983-1985
Cis Rundle	...	Secretary / ... 30 episodes, 1982-1985

Storyline

Each week Matt Houston, a successful private investigator, takes on a new case. The cases usually involve murder, and always involve beautiful women in skimpy outfits. Drawing on his years of experience and investigative skills, and with a little help from his assistant, C.J., Houston always manages to bring the bad guys (or girls) to justice.

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Plot Keywords:

millionaire | cowboy | 1980s | cowboy boots | detective | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1982 (USA)

Filming Locations:

604 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions, Largo Productions, Matt Houston Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min (65 episodes) 90 min (2 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Buddy Ebsen appeared in just 22 episodes, joining the series as Matts uncle Roy for its third and final season.

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Connections

Featured in Beverly Hills, 90210: Ray of Hope (1996)

User Reviews

Best Chemistry!

Typical 80s cheesy detective series with tons of action, lots of eye candy, but most of all fantastic chemistry between the leads. Their interactions made sometimes lame plots more interesting to watch. Sometimes stories unbelievably made Matt into some sort of superhero who could withstand almost injury. C.J. was a unique female figure in a male-dominated era: professional, sexy, intelligent, role-model type who could handle her risk-taking, charming, ladies-man BFF just fine. If producers had capitalized on their unique relationship some more, and not changed direction so often, it might have garnered more ratings in its day. Worth to watch selective episodes!