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Airs Next: CBS at Tuesday 9:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: September 26, 1987    Last Aired: September 12, 1992
Show Category: Drama
Jake and the Fatman
District attorney J.L. McCabe strikes down on the crime in Los Angeles (and later Hawaii) together with his special investigator Jake Styles and assistant D.A. Derek Mitchell. Production Companies : Dean Hargrove Productions The Fred Silverman Company Viacom Productions Inc. Distributors : CBS Television Air Day & time Sep 1987 -- Sat 10:00pm Sep 87-Feb 88 -- Tue...
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Last episode: Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)
Notorious New York cop Mickey Daytona pursues the legal counsel Thomas Chetwin suspecting him of rape. Jake, who is a friend of Mickey and his old father, reluctantly teams up with Mickey. Chetwin is trapped and commits suicide.
Aired: Wednesday May 6, 1992
105. Nightmare Apr 22, 1992 0 Reviews 0.00
104. Ain't Misbehavin' Apr 8, 1992 0 Reviews 10.00
103. All Through the Night Apr 1, 1992 0 Reviews 10.00
102. I Can't Believe I'm Losing You Mar 25, 1992 0 Reviews 10.00

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Cast

 
William Conrad - Jason Lochinvar "Fatman" McCabe
Lu Leonard - Gertrude [Season 1: 1987-1988]
Karen Keawehawai'i - Audrey [Season 2]
Melody Anderson - Neely [Season 5]
Taylor Fry - Sarah [Season 5]
Rebecca Bush - Katie Grant [Season 1]
Olga Russell - Lisbeth Berkeley-Smythe [Season 2+: 1989-1992])
George O'Hanlon Jr. - Sgt. Rafferty [Season 2: 1989-1990]
Jack Hogan - Judge Smithwood [Season 2: 1989-1990]
Freddie Dawson - Hayden [Lab Tech, Season 1]
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8.0
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"Before my time"
A hybrid of sorts between "Matlock" and "Nero Wolfe," "Jake and the Fatman" is light-hearted B-movie inspired mystery.
Continue » Posted Jul 21, 2008 5:19 pm PST
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Show: Jake and the Fatman
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great: 23 (25.8%)
perfect: 10 (11.2%)
superb: 9 (10.1%)
Other: 20 (22.4%)
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