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  "textContent": "On this date in 1986, NBC rolled out a two-hour television movie that would quietly become one of the most reliable hits of the late 20th century. Titled Diary of a Perfect Murder, the film introduced audiences to Benjamin Leighton Matlock, the gray-suited, hot-dog-loving, $100,000-retainer-charging defense attorney played to perfection by Andy Griffith. What began […]\n\nThe post 40 Years Ago Today: ‘Matlock’ Pilot Aired on NBC With Courtroom Wisdom appeared first on Cord Cutters News.",
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