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6.254 votes1987NR1hEndedDramaCrimeAction & Adventure

Synopsis

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.

Episodes

Season 1

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1. Happy Days Are Here AgainNow viewing1987-09-261hSenator 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 unless he cooperates.
2. Fatal Attraction (1)1987-09-291hCarson 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 suspicious, and starts nosing around.
3. Fatal Attraction (2)1987-09-291hCarson 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 suspicious, and starts nosing around.
4. Laura1987-10-061hJake's former partner is killed by his fiancÃ©e in an alley. She blames the murder on a Latin kid she saw stealing a VCR just before she pulled the trigger.
5. The Man That Got Away1987-10-131hA 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.
6. Love for Sale1987-10-201hA call girl discovers that her pimp uses her to smuggle drugs. She contacts McCabe, but is killed just as they meet.
7. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1987-10-271hFor 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 way, he won't be a suspect.
8. Body and Soul1987-11-031h""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 was killed by Long.
9. The Man I Love1987-11-101hGlen 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 Glen posing as Nancy's brother.
10. Love Me Or Leave Me1987-11-171hEd 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.
11. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes1987-12-011hA 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 operation that could restore her eyesight, they fear he'll try to kill her.
12. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas1987-12-081hOne of the deputy DAs finally gets her first murder case when a man she was investigating for skipping alimony payments turns up dead.
13. After You've Gone1988-01-051h10.0Jake 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 the target was.
14. It Had to Be You1988-01-121h10.0Leslie 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.
15. But Not for Me1988-01-191h10.0A 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 is one too many bullets.
16. What Is This Thing Called Love?1988-01-261h10.0A man takes a courtroom hostage - with Derek and McCabe in it.
17. Lady, Be Good1988-02-021h10.0A 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.
18. I'll Be Seeing You1988-02-161h10.0A 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 with anything that can get O'Rourke behind bars.
19. Babyface1988-02-231h10.0The daughter of the wealthy Amos Banning arranges her own kidnapping, and murders her accomplice once she has the ransom.
20. Blues in the Night1988-03-161hJennifer 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.
21. How Long Has This Thing Been Going On?1988-03-231hA 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.
22. I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans1988-03-301hA 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.
23. Rhapsody in Blue1988-04-061h10.0Ned 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 Duncan for the murder.

Cast

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William Conrad
Jason McCabe
Joe Penny
Jake Styles
Alan Campbell
Derek Mitchell

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How many seasons does Jake and the Fatman have?

Jake and the Fatman has 5 seasons and 106 episodes.

When did Jake and the Fatman first air?

Jake and the Fatman first aired in 1987.

Is Jake and the Fatman still running?

Jake and the Fatman's status on TMDB is: Ended.

What genre is Jake and the Fatman?

Jake and the Fatman is classified as Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure.