163.  [8-21] 5/19/94   THE IDOL - 2 hours

        A lawyer (Scott Stevens) who idolizes Matlock is accused of
        murdering a blackmailing P.I. (Michael C.Gwynne).

        w. Anne Collins              d. Frank Thackery
           story by Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
           music by Artie Kane

        Richard Pepp.................Michael C. Gwynne
        ADA..........................Mitchell Laurance
        Joanne Walters...............Marsha Dietlein
        Paul Cox.....................John Beck
        Yolanda Burke................Michele Weiss
        Brian Lowry..................Kale Brown
        Judy Pohl....................Tara Winston
        Shelly.......................Paula Davis
        Harvey Walters...............J. Don Ferguson
        Samuel Hoskins...............Scott N. Stevens
        Lt. Ed Bronson...............Stephen Michael Ayers
        Judge #2.....................Eugene Casassa
        Jury Foreperson..............Tracey Powlae
        Ellen deForest...............Ann Tucker
        St.Thomas cop................Greg Jones
        Salesperson..................Pilar Herrera
        Patty Locke..................Heather Lynch
        Ms. Morgan...................Andrea Powell
        Hot Dog Vendor...............Vic Ventura
        Perry/Bailiff................Ralph Wilcox
        Mickey Mills Steel Drum Band