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Jake and the Fatman( 1987)

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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.

  1. Dean Hargrove

    Creator

  2. David Angell

    Creator

  3. Joel Steiger

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. cast image

    William Conrad

    Jason McCabe

  2. cast image

    Joe Penny

    Jake Styles

  3. cast image

    Alan Campbell

    Derek Mitchell

Current Season

Season 5

1991 | 22 Episodes

Season 5 of Jake and the Fatman premiered on Sep 18 1991

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A review by GenerationofSwine

10
Written by GenerationofSwine on Thu 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 stressful and more family friendly. Jake and the Fatman got a bit darker. The action and comedy were still there, but it sort of feels like the older sibling of detective shows. And it does so in almost the same way that Columbo feels like the adult in the room of detective shows from that era. Howev...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • private investigator
  • criminal
  • buddy cop
  • crime investigation