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Jake and the Fatman(TV show/series, 1987-1992)

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| 1h per episode | Genres: Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure

Scripted Reality in 5 seasons with 106 episodes

Jake and the FatmanRating: 3.0/5 (with 21 votes) 492
Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from September 26, 1987, to May 6, 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series. ()
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About Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.

Jake and the Fatman Seasons and Episodes

09/18/1991Season 5 - 22 episodes
#1 | 09/18/1991Where or When (1)
PI Ed Delaney sees a man die and calls the police, but when they come for the body it is gone. He identifies the man as millionaire Richard Rose, who as it turns out, is still alive...
#2 | 09/25/1991Where or When (2)
Jake goes undercover as a middle man between Rose and a rebel army wanting to buy Rose's hi-tech rifles, while Delaney finds proof that Rose isn't who he claims to be.
#3 | 10/30/1991Street of Dreams
A young graffiti painter witnesses a murder and takes the victim's wallet. Jake finds him, but he refuses to talk, figuring that if he could solve the case himself he'd get a reward.
#4 | 11/06/1991I'll Never Be the Same
Jake kills a 14-year-old boy. He claims the boy had a gun and fired upon him, but no gun is found and the neighbors didn't hear anything.
#5 | 11/13/1991I Could Write a Book
A writer is just about to publish an incriminating book about his ex-wife, when he is found dead in his bathtub.
#6 | 11/20/1991Two Different Worlds
A woman follows a client of her sister's law firm, and sees him rob a store and kill the attendants. She confronts the man, and threatens to tell the police unless he kills her sister.
#7 | 12/11/1991Every Time We Say Goodbye
A friend of Neely's is killed by a heroin overdose, just as she was about to quit modeling. Neely goes undercover as a model to find out why.
#8 | 12/18/1991Come Along with Me
Neely and Jake investigates a case where dead bodies are found with their livers surgically removed.
#9 | 01/01/1992Last Dance
McCabe is prosecuting Mitchell Lazarus for murder and has just placed him at the scene, when another man steps forward claiming to be the murderer.
#10 | 01/08/1992Come Closer to Me
A trio of high-class pickpockets gets in trouble when they pick a mafia hitman's pocket and get a piece of paper with his next target on it.
#11 | 01/15/1992Since I Fell for You
Derek is shocked when he finds out that a woman he loved didn't die in a plane crash 6 years ago.
#12 | 01/22/1992Just You, Just Me
Jake helps out a shop owner who refuses to obey a local gang's order to close 3 hours early.
#13 | 01/29/1992Stormy Weather (1)
A porn producer is killed in a way quite similar to a murder 5 years ago for witch McCabe got a young boxer convicted. Jake investigates, and gets involved with a reporter who seems to know things before the police do.
#14 | 02/05/1992Stormy Weather (2)
Jake continues investigating the murders of Strobach and Blore, and evidence starts to point at Warren's old corner man Doug McKeown. But whom is he working for?
#15 | 02/26/1992You'll Never Know
A doctor is murdered, and is discovered to have been making child pornography. The prime suspect is Elliot Edwards, a city council member with a spotless record.
#16 | 03/11/1992There'll Be Some Changes Made
A singer is planing to make a comeback after a year in drug rehab, when a stalker tries to kill her.
#17 | 03/18/1992Pennies from Heaven
Someone is giving out money to poor people or those who have done good deeds, using the name ""the good fairy"". But it turns out the faire's money is from a bank robbery.
#18 | 03/25/1992I Can't Believe I'm Losing You
Jake's girlfriend Sherry is badly hurt by a car bomb, after Jake received a letter threatening to kill her for revenge against him. Devastated, he looks trough previous cases to see who the bomber could be.
#19 | 04/01/1992All Through the Night
A psychiatrist who Neely helped put away 5 years ago stars harassing her after getting out of prison.
#20 | 04/08/1992Ain't Misbehavin'
Bondswoman Ethel Mae Haven has to track down a client who she posted a $1 million bail for.
#21 | 04/22/1992Nightmare
Jake teams up with top homicide cop Hank Goldman to catch a serial killer who strangles women from escort services.
#22 | 05/06/1992Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)
Notorious New York cop Mickey Daytona pursues the legal counsel Thomas Chetwin suspecting him of rape. Jake, who is a friend of Mickey and his old father, reluctantly teams up with Mickey. Chetwin is trapped and commits suicide.
09/12/1990Season 4 - 24 episodes
09/20/1989Season 3 - 26 episodes
03/15/1989Season 2 - 11 episodes
09/26/1987Season 1 - 23 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Translated into 11 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Russian (RU)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/26/1987
Last episode released on: 05/06/1992
Creator: Dean Hargrove
Composer: Dick DeBenedictis
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Gliniarz i Prokurator"

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