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Who said it: Perry Mason or Matlock?
Try to distinguish between TV's best criminal defense attorneys.
Perry Mason was the original TV attorney that ruled the courtroom. His show premiered in 1957, then later in 1985, the producer Dean Hargrove brought Perry Mason back for TV movies.
It was the same Dean Hargrove who created the character of Ben Matlock from the very Perry Mason-esque 1986 TV series Matlock. Starring Andy Griffith, Matlock boasted just as much cred as a criminal defense attorney as Perry Mason, but with just a little more humor than Raymond Burr brought to his role.
That's why we think viewers who watched one or both shows will be able to separate the two attorneys by the distinct attitudes of the quotes we've pulled from each series below. Good luck!
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "I tried to point out that it was irrelevant, incompetent and immaterial."
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "I'd sooner eat a live chicken than be your lawyer!"
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "He couldn't kill anyone. He might bore them to death..."
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "I wasn't aware there was a law forbidding an attorney from seeing his client."
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "I know the prosecutor in this case, and she is a very tough cookie."
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "Do you know what happens to little girls who lie to their lawyers?"
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "It's your duty to answer questions. You don't have to run around giving out information."
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "I always make sense. I'm a rational, reasonable man."
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "Isn't it a shame. You killed the wrong person."
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Who said it, Perry Mason or Matlock? "What kind of happiness can you build on someone else's misfortune?"
Who said it: Perry Mason or Matlock?
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* 90% Score! Many good guesses!
A PERFECT 10!!!!! 👌👌👌👌👌 👍👍👍👍👍 😀😀😀😀😀
#5 is clearly "Matlock"--there were no women prosecutors at the time the original "Perry Mason" was on TV.
Ouch, 7/10.
I hoped I would do better.
I hoped I would do better.
You got 10 out of 10
No more questions, your honor. You’re good at this game!
No more questions, your honor. You’re good at this game!
10/10. Never saw Matlock, but Loved Perry Mason
You got 9 out of 10
No more questions, your honor. You’re good at this game!
No more questions, your honor. You’re good at this game!
You have to really look at the question and decide who would actually say those words. I'm good at deduction.........................9/10
7 of 10.
I have never even seen even one single episode of Matlock, but I never miss Perry Mason, when possible!
Did Hamilton Burger's close friends call him Ham Burger?
Was that a writter's joke that we wern't supposed to get?
I have never even seen even one single episode of Matlock, but I never miss Perry Mason, when possible!
Did Hamilton Burger's close friends call him Ham Burger?
Was that a writter's joke that we wern't supposed to get?
No, the character name "Hamilton Burger' was not an inside joke for the writers.
The character was first introduced by Erle Stanley Gardner in the book 'The Case of the Velvet Claws' (1933).
The character was first introduced by Erle Stanley Gardner in the book 'The Case of the Velvet Claws' (1933).
Depending how Gardner's Brain worked the Pun might still hold... as he is Perry's Losing adversary; one might say Perry "makes mince meat out of him"
"Minced Meat" to Ground Meat to Ground Beef to Hamburger
"Minced Meat" to Ground Meat to Ground Beef to Hamburger
* Hamilton Burger name was parodied by Dr. Frank N. Furter in Rocky Horror Show. "You're a hot dog, but you better not try to hurt her, Frank Furter." https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.zXqEi16sbODZqHbPRNALAgHaKV&pid=Api&rs=1&c=1&qlt=95&w=84&h=118
I aleays made that joke myself. "Hey, look, it's ol Ham Burger!"
8/10; not bad only missed a couple that I should have gotten. I usually do not do well on these types of quizzes but did good on this one.
You got 6 out of 10 -----------We're afraid your score is indefensible.
10/10, and pretty much guessed. Had to think about the personality of the character.
8/10!
7/10
5 added bonus points if you read these in the voices of Matlock and Mason!
5 added bonus points if you read these in the voices of Matlock and Mason!
I guess I aced this quiz, then. 15/10. That's how I found the right answer. If it didn't fit one voice, the answer was the other person.
7/10.In honor of this quiz I wrote a lttle poem.
I thought MeTV would say my score was comendable👍,but they said it was indefendable.👎
I thought MeTV would say my score was comendable👍,but they said it was indefendable.👎
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9/10 Missed Moth-Eaten Mink.
I also missed Question #7.
I was 4/10.
10/10. I know my TV lawyers. Or at least how they speak.
8/10.
8/10! Most of these were obvious: the LA sophistication of Mason vs. the Southern charm of Matlock. In fact, I would argue that 8 and 9 sound more Mason than Matlock, but that would proably make me Hamilton Burger...LOL!!!
8/10. Objection! Both Mr Mason and Mr Matlock are Southern Gentleman lawyers. One practices in the Deep South, and the other practices in Southern California!
Yeah, And they're both DEAD!! Well, at least the actors who played them are.
Damn, you escalated that real quick.