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Jake and the Fatman

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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
Cast:
William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America, Sweden
Network:
CBS

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Seasons

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Season 5

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

Where or When (1)

1991-09-18 · 60m

PI Ed Delaney sees a man die and calls the police, but when they come for the body it is gone. He identifies the man as millionaire Richard Rose, who as it turns out, is still alive...

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Episode 2

Where or When (2)

1991-09-25 · 60m

Jake goes undercover as a middle man between Rose and a rebel army wanting to buy Rose's hi-tech rifles, while Delaney finds proof that Rose isn't who he claims to be.

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E03

Episode 3

Street of Dreams

1991-10-30 · 60m

A young graffiti painter witnesses a murder and takes the victim's wallet. Jake finds him, but he refuses to talk, figuring that if he could solve the case himself he'd get a reward.

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E04

Episode 4

I'll Never Be the Same

1991-11-06 · 60m

Jake kills a 14-year-old boy. He claims the boy had a gun and fired upon him, but no gun is found and the neighbors didn't hear anything.

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E05

Episode 5

I Could Write a Book

1991-11-13 · 60m

A writer is just about to publish an incriminating book about his ex-wife, when he is found dead in his bathtub.

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E06

Episode 6

Two Different Worlds

1991-11-20 · 60m

A woman follows a client of her sister's law firm, and sees him rob a store and kill the attendants. She confronts the man, and threatens to tell the police unless he kills her sister.

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E07

Episode 7

Every Time We Say Goodbye

1991-12-11 · 60m

A friend of Neely's is killed by a heroin overdose, just as she was about to quit modeling. Neely goes undercover as a model to find out why.

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E08

Episode 8

Come Along with Me

1991-12-18 · 60m

Neely and Jake investigates a case where dead bodies are found with their livers surgically removed.

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E09

Episode 9

Last Dance

1992-01-01 · 60m

McCabe is prosecuting Mitchell Lazarus for murder and has just placed him at the scene, when another man steps forward claiming to be the murderer.

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E10

Episode 10

Come Closer to Me

1992-01-08 · 60m

A trio of high-class pickpockets gets in trouble when they pick a mafia hitman's pocket and get a piece of paper with his next target on it.

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E11

Episode 11

Since I Fell for You

1992-01-15 · 60m

Derek is shocked when he finds out that a woman he loved didn't die in a plane crash 6 years ago.

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E12

Episode 12

Just You, Just Me

1992-01-22 · 60m

Jake helps out a shop owner who refuses to obey a local gang's order to close 3 hours early.

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E13

Episode 13

Stormy Weather (1)

1992-01-29 · 60m

A porn producer is killed in a way quite similar to a murder 5 years ago for witch McCabe got a young boxer convicted. Jake investigates, and gets involved with a reporter who seems to know things before the police do.

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Episode 14

Stormy Weather (2)

1992-02-05 · 60m

Jake continues investigating the murders of Strobach and Blore, and evidence starts to point at Warren's old corner man Doug McKeown. But whom is he working for?

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E15

Episode 15

You'll Never Know

1992-02-26 · 60m

A doctor is murdered, and is discovered to have been making child pornography. The prime suspect is Elliot Edwards, a city council member with a spotless record.

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E16

Episode 16

There'll Be Some Changes Made

1992-03-11 · 60m

A singer is planing to make a comeback after a year in drug rehab, when a stalker tries to kill her.

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E17

Episode 17

Pennies from Heaven

1992-03-18 · 60m

Someone is giving out money to poor people or those who have done good deeds, using the name ""the good fairy"". But it turns out the faire's money is from a bank robbery.

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Episode 18

I Can't Believe I'm Losing You

1992-03-25 · 60m

Jake's girlfriend Sherry is badly hurt by a car bomb, after Jake received a letter threatening to kill her for revenge against him. Devastated, he looks trough previous cases to see who the bomber could be.

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E19

Episode 19

All Through the Night

1992-04-01 · 60m

A psychiatrist who Neely helped put away 5 years ago stars harassing her after getting out of prison.

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E20

Episode 20

Ain't Misbehavin'

1992-04-08 · 60m

Bondswoman Ethel Mae Haven has to track down a client who she posted a $1 million bail for.

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E21

Episode 21

Nightmare

1992-04-22 · 60m

Jake teams up with top homicide cop Hank Goldman to catch a serial killer who strangles women from escort services.

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E22

Episode 22

Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)

1992-05-06 · 60m

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.

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Cast

William Conrad

William Conrad

Jason McCabe

Joe Penny

Joe Penny

Jake Styles

Alan Campbell

Alan Campbell

Derek Mitchell

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