Jake and the Fatman
DramaCrimeAction & Adventure
6.2/10
|US
|en
|106 eps
First Air Date: 1987-09-26
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.
Production Companies
Viacom ProductionsDean Hargrove ProductionsFred Silverman CompanyStrathmore Productions
User Reviews
GenerationofSwine
10/10
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 st...
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