Jake and the Fatman

6.2(52)19875 Seasons106 Episodes~60m/epEnded

DramaCrimeAction & Adventure

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.

Creators

Dean Hargrove, David Angell, Joel Steiger

Network

CBS

Cast

William Conrad

Jason McCabe

Joe Penny

Jake Styles

Alan Campbell

Derek Mitchell

Reviews

1 review

GenerationofSwine

3y ago

10.0

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...