Jake and the Fatman

6.2(54)|1987-09-26|5 seasons, 106 episodes

DramaCrimeAction & Adventure

Overview

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(23)Season 2(11)Season 3(26)Season 4(24)Season 5(22)

S1E1 · 1987-09-26 · 60m

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.

S1E2 · 1987-09-29 · 60m

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.

S1E3 · 1987-09-29 · 60m

Fatal Attraction (2)

S1E4 · 1987-10-06 · 60m

Laura

Jake'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.