Created ByDean Hargrove, David Angell, Joel Steiger
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.
Cast
William Conrad
Jason McCabe
Joe Penny
Jake Styles
Alan Campbell
Derek Mitchell
Seasons & Episodes5 seasons · 106 episodes
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E1
E1Where or When (1)
Sep 18, 199160m
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...
E2
E2Where or When (2)
Sep 25, 199160m
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.
E3
E3Street of Dreams
Oct 30, 199160m
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.
E4
E4I'll Never Be the Same
Nov 6, 199160m
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.
E5
E5I Could Write a Book
Nov 13, 199160m
A writer is just about to publish an incriminating book about his ex-wife, when he is found dead in his bathtub.
E6
E6Two Different Worlds
Nov 20, 199160m
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.
E7
E7Every Time We Say Goodbye
Dec 11, 199160m
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.
E8
E8Come Along with Me
Dec 18, 199160m
Neely and Jake investigates a case where dead bodies are found with their livers surgically removed.
E9
E9Last Dance
Jan 1, 199260m
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.
E10
E10Come Closer to Me
Jan 8, 199260m
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.
E11
E11Since I Fell for You
Jan 15, 199260m
Derek is shocked when he finds out that a woman he loved didn't die in a plane crash 6 years ago.
E12
E12Just You, Just Me
Jan 22, 199260m
Jake helps out a shop owner who refuses to obey a local gang's order to close 3 hours early.
E13
E13Stormy Weather (1)
Jan 29, 199260m
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.
E14
E14Stormy Weather (2)
Feb 5, 199260m
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?
E15
E15You'll Never Know
Feb 26, 199260m
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.
E16
E16There'll Be Some Changes Made
Mar 11, 199260m
A singer is planing to make a comeback after a year in drug rehab, when a stalker tries to kill her.
E17
E17Pennies from Heaven
Mar 18, 199260m
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.
E18
E18I Can't Believe I'm Losing You
Mar 25, 199260m
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.
E19
E19All Through the Night
Apr 1, 199260m
A psychiatrist who Neely helped put away 5 years ago stars harassing her after getting out of prison.
E20
E20Ain't Misbehavin'
Apr 8, 199260m
Bondswoman Ethel Mae Haven has to track down a client who she posted a $1 million bail for.
E21
E21Nightmare
Apr 22, 199260m
Jake teams up with top homicide cop Hank Goldman to catch a serial killer who strangles women from escort services.
E22
E22Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)
May 6, 199260m
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.
About Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman is a drama, crime, action & adventure series on CBS. The show first aired on Sep 26, 1987 and currently has 5 seasons and 106 episodes. Jake and the Fatman has ended after 5 seasons. It has a rating of 6.2/10 based on 52 votes. The cast includes William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell. Created by Dean Hargrove and David Angell and Joel Steiger.
