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- 1. Happy Days Are Here Again Sep 26, 1987
- A Senate candidate (Robert Reed) is threatened with blackmail after his mistress is killed.
- 2. Fatal Attraction Sep 29, 1987
- When a wealthy businessman is slain, McCabe suspects the victim's wife.
- 3. Fatal Attraction Sep 29, 1987
- When a wealthy man is slain, McCabe suspects the victim's young wife.
J. L. "Fatman" McCabe is a Hawaii-born, tough former Honolulu Police Department officer turned Los Angeles district attorney. He is teamed with a handsome, happy-go-lucky special investigator named Jake Styles.
Jake and the Fatman: Created by Douglas Stefen Borghi, Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger. With William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Olga Russell. Veteran district attorney "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.
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Apr 2, 2022 · The Complete Season 1. Former cop J.L. McCabe -- aka "The Fatman" -- has built a remarkable record of convictions in his new career as a district attorney, thanks mainly to his gruff, tact-impaired manner and his willingness to bend the rules when it suits his purposes.
A woman whose father is a good friend of McCabe's is nearly killed by her husband. But she refuses to believe he did it. So while she recuperates in a hospital, McCabe has Jake pose as a relative who comes and stays at her house. And Jake tries to prove his complicity.
The following is a list of episodes for the American crime drama television series Jake and the Fatman, which ran on CBS for five seasons, from September 26, 1987, to May 6, 1992, with a total of 106 episodes produced.
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series 1987–1992) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jake and the Fatman S1. Retro Clips. 19 videos 37,348 views Last updated on Jan 25, 2023. Play all.
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.