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Jake and the Fatman (1987)

6.1/10 Ended 60 min Sep 26, 1987 5 Seasons
Drama Crime Action & Adventure

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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Show Details

Original Title Jake and the Fatman
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 106
Total Seasons 5
Popularity 22.1

Networks

CBS
US

Cast

William Conrad
William Conrad
Jason McCabe
106 episodes
Joe Penny
Joe Penny
Jake Styles
106 episodes
Alan Campbell
Alan Campbell
Derek Mitchell
106 episodes
Olga Russell
Olga Russell
Lisbeth Berkeley-Smythe
46 episodes
George O'Hanlon, Jr.
George O'Hanlon, Jr.
Sgt. Rafferty
13 episodes
Lu Leonard
Lu Leonard
Gertrude Reilly
10 episodes
Jack Hogan
Jack Hogan
Judge Smithwood
6 episodes
Melody Anderson
Melody Anderson
Neely Capshaw
6 episodes
Nelson Mashita
Nelson Mashita
5 episodes
Tony Todd
Tony Todd
Jordan Lee
4 episodes
Casey Sander
Casey Sander
4 episodes
Signy Coleman
Signy Coleman
4 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Dean Hargrove, David Angell, Joel Steiger
Producer Jeri Taylor, Dean Hargrove, David Angell

Seasons

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Season 1
23 episodes 1987
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Season 2
11 episodes 1989
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Season 3
26 episodes 1989
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Season 4
24 episodes 1990
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Season 5
22 episodes 1991

Networks

CBS
US

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Keywords

private investigator criminal buddy cop crime investigation

Reviews from TMDB

GenerationofSwine 10/10
Jan 12, 2023

Magnum P.I., Riptide (my personal favorite), Simon & Simon, and all the other little detective shows that were on during the late 70s and early 80s network battles were light entertainment. It's not to say that they weren't great entertainment, but just that the tone of the shows were less stress ... Read more

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Details
First Air Date September 26, 1987
Last Air Date May 6, 1992
Country US
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 22.1
Links
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