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Jake and the Fatman

1987 – 1992Show5 seasons106 episodesNR

CrimeDrama
64
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Metacritic–6.8
64
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Metacritic–6.8

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Kids

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Jake and the Fatman episodes

5 seasons · 106 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Happy Days Are Here Again, 8.1
  2. S1 E2 Fatal Attraction, 7.3
  3. S1 E3 Laura, 8.0
  4. S1 E4 The Man That Got Away, 8.3
  5. S1 E5 Love for Sale, 7.5
  6. S1 E6 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, 7.3
  7. S1 E7 Body and Soul, 7.3
  8. S1 E8 The Man I Love, 8.3
  9. S1 E9 Love Me or Leave Me, 7.9
  10. S1 E10 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, 8.2
  11. S1 E11 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, 7.6
  12. S1 E12 After You've Gone, 7.7
  13. S1 E13 It Had to Be You, 8.0
  14. S1 E14 But Not for Me, 7.8
  15. S1 E15 What Is This Thing Called Love?, 7.6
  16. S1 E16 Lady Be Good, 7.9
  17. S1 E17 I'll Be Seeing You, 7.6
  18. S1 E18 Babyface, 7.6
  19. S1 E19 Blues in the Night, 7.7
  20. S1 E20 How Long Has This Been Going On?, 8.5
  21. S1 E21 I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan, 8.1
  22. S1 E22 Rhapsody in Blue, 8.1
  1. S2 E1 Wish You Were Here, 8.2
  2. S2 E2 I'll Never Smile Again, 7.9
  3. S2 E3 Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, 7.4
  4. S2 E4 Why Can't You Behave?, 7.9
  5. S2 E5 Poor Butterfly, 7.7
  6. S2 E6 It Ain't Necessarily So, 7.7
  7. S2 E7 Someone to Watch Over Me, 8.5
  8. S2 E8 They Can't Take That Away from Me, 7.2
  9. S2 E9 Side by Side, 8.1
  10. S2 E10 Snowfall, 7.2
  1. S3 E1 I Only Have Eyes for You, 8.0
  2. S3 E2 The Lady in Red, 8.3
  3. S3 E3 Easy to Love, 7.4
  4. S3 E4 The Way You Look Tonight, 7.8
  5. S3 E5 Dancing in the Dark, 8.1
  6. S3 E6 It All Depends on You, 8.2
  7. S3 E7 Out of Nowhere, 8.0
  8. S3 E8 Sweet Leilani, 8.0
  9. S3 E9 My Shining Hour, 7.6
  10. S3 E10 Long Ago and Far Away, 8.1
  11. S3 E11 What Child Is This?, 7.8
  12. S3 E12 In the Still of the Night, 7.5
  13. S3 E13 You Turned the Tables on Me, 7.7
  14. S3 E14 One More for the Road, 8.0
  15. S3 E15 Who's Sorry Now?, 7.8
  16. S3 E16 I'll Dance at Your Wedding, 7.3
  17. S3 E17 My Buddy, 7.5
  18. S3 E18 By Myself, 8.1
  19. S3 E19 I Ain't Got No Body, 7.7
  20. S3 E20 Put Your Dreams Away, 7.7
  21. S3 E21 If I Didn't Care, 7.9
  22. S3 E22 You're Driving Me Crazy, 8.5
  23. S3 E23 You Took Advantage of Me, 7.9
  24. S3 E24 My Heart Belongs to Daddy, 8.3
  25. S3 E25 Danny Boy, 8.9
  26. S3 E26 Chinatown, My Chinatown, 7.8
  1. S4 E1 God Bless the Child, 8.0
  2. S4 E2 The Tender Trap, 7.3
  3. S4 E3 Exactly Like You, 7.8
  4. S4 E4 'Round Midnight, 7.7
  5. S4 E5 Only You, 8.1
  6. S4 E6 My Boy Bill, 7.6
  7. S4 E7 More Than You Know, 8.3
  8. S4 E8 Night and Day, 8.4
  9. S4 E9 Goodbye, 7.5
  10. S4 E10 I Know That You Know, 8.1
  11. S4 E11 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, 7.8
  12. S4 E12 I May Be Wrong, 8.1
  13. S4 E13 Daddy's Home, 7.9
  14. S4 E14 I'm Gonna Live Till I Die, 7.7
  15. S4 E15 Pretty Baby, 7.3
  16. S4 E16 I Cover the Waterfront, 7.4
  17. S4 E17 You Don't Know Me, 7.7
  18. S4 E18 It Never Entered My Mind, 7.2
  19. S4 E19 Second Time Around, 8.2
  20. S4 E20 I'd Do Anything, 7.6
  21. S4 E21 We'll Meet Again, 6.9
  22. S4 E22 It's a Sin to Tell a Lie, 7.5
  23. S4 E23 Nevertheless, 7.3
  1. S5 E1 Where or When: Part 1, 7.8
  2. S5 E2 Where or When: Part 2, 7.7
  3. S5 E3 Street of Dreams, 6.9
  4. S5 E4 I'll Never Be the Same, 7.4
  5. S5 E5 I Could Write a Book, 7.5
  6. S5 E6 Two Different Worlds, 7.4
  7. S5 E7 Every Time We Say Goodbye, 7.3
  8. S5 E8 Come Along with Me, 7.1
  9. S5 E9 Last Dance, 7.4
  10. S5 E10 Come Closer to Me, 7.6
  11. S5 E11 Since I Fell for You, 7.5
  12. S5 E12 Just You, Just Me, 6.2
  13. S5 E13 Stormy Weather: Part 1, 7.7
  14. S5 E14 Stormy Weather: Part 2, 7.5
  15. S5 E15 You'll Never Know, 7.3
  16. S5 E16 There'll Be Some Changes Made, 7.7
  17. S5 E17 Pennies from Heaven, 7.5
  18. S5 E18 I Can't Believe I'm Losing You, 7.2
  19. S5 E19 All Through the Night, 7.3
  20. S5 E20 Ain't Misbehavin', 6.9
  21. S5 E21 Nightmare, 8.0
  22. S5 E22 Mickey Daytona, 8.0

Cast

24 of 351 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Bernard L. Kowalski, Reza Badiyi, Michael Lange
Written by
Paul Robert Coyle, J. Michael Straczynski, Gerry Conway
Produced by
Bernard L. Kowalski, Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

September 26, 1987 · May 6, 1992 · Ended

First aired
September 26, 1987
Last aired
May 6, 1992
Status
Ended
Length
5 seasons · 106 episodes
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence
Genres
Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
Original language
English
Made in
United States, Sweden

Tropes

Interrupted Suicide, Blackmail Backfire, Car Fu +9

Q&A

6 questions, like "Is Jake and the Fatman worth watching?"

Questions about Jake and the Fatman

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Jake and the Fatman worth watching?

64
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 6.4).

Which season of Jake and the Fatman is best?

Season 3, with an IMDb average of 7.9. Season 5 is the weakest at 7.4. The highest-rated episode is Danny Boy (season 3, episode 25) at 8.9, and the lowest is Just You, Just Me (season 5, episode 12) at 6.2.

Is Jake and the Fatman okay for kids?

NRViolence

Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

How long does it take to watch Jake and the Fatman?

106 h

About 106 hours: 106 episodes in 5 seasons of about 60 minutes each, aired from 1987 to 1992.

Can I half-watch Jake and the Fatman?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

What tropes does Jake and the Fatman use?

Interrupted SuicideBlackmail BackfireCar FuIdiosyncratic Episode NamingForgotten FingerprintPhone-In DetectiveEmbarrassing Middle NameCrash Course LandingTwisted ChristmasAway in a MangerMurder by MistakeMagic Brakesand 57 more

TV Tropes lists 69 tropes for it, including Interrupted Suicide, Blackmail Backfire, and Car Fu.