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Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

★ 6.2/10•1987•1h 0m•NR•Drama•Crime•Action & Adventure
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 26, 1987

Episodes

Episode 1 - Happy Days Are Here AgainE160m

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 unless he cooperates.

Sep 26, 1987

Episode 2 - Fatal Attraction (1)E260m

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 suspicious, and starts nosing around.

Sep 29, 1987

Episode 3 - Fatal Attraction (2)E360m

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 suspicious, and starts nosing around.

Sep 29, 1987

Episode 4 - LauraE460m

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.

Oct 6, 1987

Episode 5 - The Man That Got AwayE560m

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.

Oct 13, 1987

Episode 6 - Love for SaleE660m

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.

Oct 20, 1987

Episode 7 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?E760m

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 way, he won't be a suspect.

Oct 27, 1987

Episode 8 - Body and SoulE860m

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 was killed by Long.

Nov 3, 1987

Episode 9 - The Man I LoveE960m

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 Glen posing as Nancy's brother.

Nov 10, 1987

Episode 10 - Love Me Or Leave MeE1060m

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.

Nov 17, 1987

Episode 11 - Smoke Gets in Your EyesE1160m

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 operation that could restore her eyesight, they fear he'll try to kill her.

Dec 1, 1987

Episode 12 - Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasE1260m

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.

Dec 8, 1987

Episode 13 - After You've GoneE1360m

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 the target was.

Jan 5, 1988

Episode 14 - It Had to Be YouE1460m

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.

Jan 12, 1988

Episode 15 - But Not for MeE1560m

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 is one too many bullets.

Jan 19, 1988

Episode 16 - What Is This Thing Called Love?E1660m

What Is This Thing Called Love?

A man takes a courtroom hostage - with Derek and McCabe in it.

Jan 26, 1988

Episode 17 - Lady, Be GoodE1760m

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.

Feb 2, 1988

Episode 18 - I'll Be Seeing YouE1860m

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 with anything that can get O'Rourke behind bars.

Feb 16, 1988

Episode 19 - BabyfaceE1960m

Babyface

The daughter of the wealthy Amos Banning arranges her own kidnapping, and murders her accomplice once she has the ransom.

Feb 23, 1988

Episode 20 - Blues in the NightE2060m

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.

Mar 16, 1988

Episode 21 - How Long Has This Thing Been Going On?E2160m

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.

Mar 23, 1988

Episode 22 - I Guess I'll Have to Change My PlansE2260m

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.

Mar 30, 1988

Episode 23 - Rhapsody in BlueE2360m

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 Duncan for the murder.

Apr 6, 1988

Actors

William Conrad

William Conrad

Jason McCabe

Joe Penny

Joe Penny

Jake Styles

Alan Campbell

Alan Campbell

Derek Mitchell

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