I came across these Perry Mason Double Feature DVDs in Sam’s Club. You might remember these made-for-TV movies from the 1980s and early 1990s. Raymond Burr was way past his prime so secondary characters carried these series. I had forgotten how many of these TV movies were made! Here’s the list:
Perry Mason Returns (1985) (TV)
2.Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986) (TV)
3.Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986) (TV)
4.Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987) (TV)
5.Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987) (TV)
6.Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987) (TV)
7.Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987) (TV)
8.Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988) (TV)
9.Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988) (TV)
10.Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989) (TV)
11.Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989) (TV)
12.Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989) (TV)
13.Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990) (TV)
14.Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990) (TV)
15.Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990) (TV)
16.Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990) (TV)
17.Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991) (TV)
18.Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991) (TV)
19.Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991) (TV)
20.Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991) (TV)
21.Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992) (TV)
22.Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992) (TV)
23.Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992) (TV)
24.Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993) (TV)
25.Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993) (TV)
26.Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993) (TV)
George, I have only seen Raymond Burr as Perry Mason in the 80s-90s TV version but not in the original 50s-60s series where he actually looks like Mason of the paperbacks. I can’t get used to Burr playing the role with a beard.
Prashant, the early TV PERRY MASONS can still be seen on some cable channels. These “TV-movie” PERRY MASONS are seldom seen, but they were popular back in the 1980s. Like you, I never liked Burr’s beard.
A perfect example of you can’t go home again. I loved the old series, didn’t care for the later one. I kept waiting for Mason to roll in in a wheelchair and start bellowing like Ironside.
Bob, I had the exact same reaction to these later PERRY MASONs! They were a pale imitation compared to the original TV series.
I’ve never seen a single one of these, and most likely I never will.
Bill, these TV-movie PERRY MASONs were surprisingly popular back in the 1980s and early 1990s. That’s why they made so many of them.
I don’t remember this series at all. But I remember the original a bit. My mother had a raging crush on him.
Patti, the original PERRY MASON series was terrific. I have those DVD sets but haven’t had time to watch them. These later PERRY MASON movies are a different story.
Others said it: I loved the original series, have the first two or three DVDs, but the later made for TV movies left me wanting more of the original instead.
Rick, I was surprised to see these DVDs in Sam’s Club. People were buying them (but not me).
Well, Jackie was a huge (no pun intended) fan of Mason from the old days (and IRONSIDE, I should add) so we’ve seen every one of them. At least they were better than the execrable Monte Markham as Mason version. We even bought an IRONSIDE DVD.
Jeff, I was never a big fan of IRONSIDE even though Raymond Burr created another iconic character in that series. The less said about the deplorable Monte Markham Mason the better.