Jake and the Fatman

TV Series
1987–1992
TV-PG
2h

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6.4/10

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William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)

Crime Drama

Veteran district attorney "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.Veteran district attorney "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.Veteran district attorney "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,988

165

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

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William Conrad

Jason Lochinvar 'Fatman' McCabe

Joe Penny

Jake Styles

Alan Campbell

Derek Mitchell

Olga Russell

Lisbeth Berkeley-Smythe

George O'Hanlon Jr.

Sgt. Rafferty

Jack Hogan

Judge Smithwood

Lu Leonard

Gertrude Reilly…

Karen Keawehawaii

Audrey Durant

Melody Anderson

Neely Capshaw

Steven Perry

Sgt. Scardino…

Taylor Fry

Sarah Capshaw

Nelson Mashita

Forensics Man…

Freddie Dawson

Hayden…

Rebeccah Bush

Katie Grant

Signy Coleman

Stacy…

Tommy Fujiwara

Coroner…

Casey Sander

Detective Hummel…

Ben Wong

Bobby…

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Trivia
The show was canceled after its first season, but CBS revived it under unusual circumstances. Magnum, P.I. (1980) was ending, leaving CBS with a very expensive lease on an empty Hawaii studio. The producers of this show came up with the idea of the Fat Man retiring from Los Angeles and moving to Hawaii to take up criminal law, with his investigators coming along. He later became District Attorney for Honolulu. The ratings went up sharply with the move. CBS's lease on the Hawaii studio expired during the 1990-91 season, and the show returned to Los Angeles.

Goofs
The view through the sniper scopes of some criminals often has crosshairs that do not meet in the middle. Without exception, sniper scopes have some form of reference in the middle of the reticule.

Connections
Followed by Jake and the Fatman: Fatal Attraction (1987)

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Featured review

9/10

They always cancel the best ones first.

Why was this series cancelled? With the exception of Hunter, it was probably the best detective show since William Conrad starred in Cannon. Conrad played the eccentric district attorney, J. L. McCabe, with his ever-present dog Max to the hilt, and Joe Penny played detective Jake Styles just as well. The interplay of McCabe's and Styles's personalities added much to the mix.