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Jake and the Fatman (1987)

First aired September 26, 19871h/ep5 seasons · 106 epsEnded
6.2

53 votes

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.

Created By

Dean Hargrove, David Angell, Joel Steiger

Top Billed Cast

William Conrad

William Conrad

Jason McCabe

Joe Penny

Joe Penny

Jake Styles

Alan Campbell

Alan Campbell

Derek Mitchell

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

German

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

May 6, 1992

Networks

CBS

Production

Viacom ProductionsDean Hargrove ProductionsFred Silverman CompanyStrathmore Productions

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GenerationofSwine

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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. Howe…

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