About this series
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.
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Quick facts
First Aired
1987
Seasons
5
Episodes
106
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.2/10
Votes
54
Genre
Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
Status
Ended
Network
CBS
Director
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
Happy Days Are Here Again
Senator candidate Kyle Williams' lover is killed after she threatens to reveal their affair. His speechwriter admits to him that he was the murderer, but threatens to frame him unl…
S01E02
Fatal Attraction (1)
Carson Warfield is having an affair with his stepmother, and together they kill his father and frame a thief who used to work for them. When things don't add up McCabe gets suspici…
S01E03
Fatal Attraction (2)
Carson Warfield is having an affair with his stepmother, and together they kill his father and frame a thief who used to work for them. When things don't add up McCabe gets suspici…
S01E04
Laura
Jake's former partner is killed by his fiancée in an alley. She blames the murder on a Latin kid she saw stealing a VCR just before she pulled the trigger.
S01E05
The Man That Got Away
A wealthy lawyer kills his ex-wife's new man and frames her for the murder. She is arrested, and he takes the job of being her lawyer.
S01E06
Love for Sale
A call girl discovers that her pimp uses her to smuggle drugs. She contacts McCabe, but is killed just as they meet.
S01E07
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
For some time David Thompson has gone out and killed bums, so that the police believe a serial killer is loose. Then when he lures his brother to an alley and kills him the same wa…
S01E08
Body and Soul
""Mad"" Marvin Michaels, the owner of an electronics store, is killed, and ex-con Bradford Long is the main suspect. McCabe assigns the case to the cop Karen Stetson, whose father …
S01E09
The Man I Love
Glen Latimer pushes his newly married rich wife Nancy of their boat, but she survives and is brought to a hospital. She is unsure if it was just an accident, so Jake goes befriends…
S01E10
Love Me Or Leave Me
Ed Galvin escapes while he is being transported to prison, after threatening the life of McCabe and Andy Harmon (the cop who arrested him) during his trial.
S01E11
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
A burglar kills a woman and blinds her nurse before fleeing. The police catch him, but have to let him go because the nurse can't identify him. When she is scheduled for an operati…
S01E12
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
One of the deputy DAs finally gets her first murder case when a man she was investigating for skipping alimony payments turns up dead.
S01E13
After You've Gone
Jake spots the hit man Sagittarius at the airport and follows him, but he spots Jake and is fatally wounded in the following gunfight. Jake takes his place to try to find out who t…
S01E14
It Had to Be You
Leslie Randall, a former PR manager for McCabe is raped. The rapist, a psychiatrist, frames one of his patients with an anonymous tip to the police.
S01E15
But Not for Me
A known mob man is killed in the home of star reporter Candace Morgan. She says he was shot through the window while she was interviewing him, but McCabe gets suspicious when there…
S01E16
What Is This Thing Called Love?
A man takes a courtroom hostage - with Derek and McCabe in it.
S01E17
Lady, Be Good
A friend of McCabe is murdered just as he is about to fake his own death so his wife can collect a 4.5 million-dollar life insurance.
S01E18
I'll Be Seeing You
A small time crook comes to McCabe offering to testify against the crime boss O'Rourke, after laying low for ten years. McCabe is suspicious, but is more than willing to go along w…
S01E19
Babyface
The daughter of the wealthy Amos Banning arranges her own kidnapping, and murders her accomplice once she has the ransom.
S01E20
Blues in the Night
Jennifer Wilding gets a surprise when her identical twin sister turns up wanting to resume their previous partnership - one steals jewelry and the other provides an alibi.
S01E21
How Long Has This Thing Been Going On?
A friend of Jake, Matthew Hammond, is having an affair with a rich lady. They decide to marry, but when she asks her husband for a divorce, he kills her and frames Hammond.
S01E22
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans
A former cop who is now a crime writer commits a clever murder so that he can write a book about it that is likely to become a best seller.
S01E23
Rhapsody in Blue
Ned Covington and his wife plan to kill his boss, Phil Duncan, when he is passed over for promotion, but they kill another employee by mistake. Realizing this they try to frame Dun…
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Questions about Jake and the Fatman
How many seasons does Jake and the Fatman have?
Jake and the Fatman has 5 seasons and 106 episodes total.
Who created Jake and the Fatman?
Jake and the Fatman was created by Dean Hargrove and first aired in 1987.
What genre is Jake and the Fatman?
Jake and the Fatman is a Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure series.
Who stars in Jake and the Fatman?
The cast of Jake and the Fatman includes William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell.
What is the TMDB rating for Jake and the Fatman?
Jake and the Fatman has a TMDB rating of 6.2/10 based on 54 votes.
