Jake and the Fatman

  • Premiered: Sep 1987
  • Episodes: 106
  • Followers: 9
  • Ended
  • CBS
  • Unknown
  • Crime Drama

Seasons:

You need to be logged in to mark episodes as watched. Log in or sign up.

Season 1
1x1
Happy Days Are Here Again
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 26, 1987
A speechwriter frames a politician for murdering his assistant, then tries to blackmail him.
1x2
Fatal Attraction (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 29, 1987
McCabe sets out to prove that a wealthy businessman was murdered by his widow and son – two lovers conspiring to get his money.
1x3
Fatal Attraction (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 29, 1987
McCabe sets out to prove that a wealthy businessman was murdered by his widow and son – two lovers conspiring to get his money.
1x4
Laura
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 06, 1987
Jake's former partner is killed while chasing an alleged burglar, but the evidence points towards the dead man's fiancee.
1x5
The Man That Got Away
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 13, 1987
Jake and McCabe question the evidence found in the case of a woman charged with murder, whose lawyer is also her ex-husband.
1x6
Love for Sale
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 20, 1987
Jake becomes attracted to a woman involved in a drug-smuggling operation while investigating the murder of one of McCabe's informants.
1x7
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 27, 1987
A skid-row serial killer matches wits with McCabe after murdering a surprising victim.
1x8
Body and Soul
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 03, 1987
Jake helps a determined cop (who is also a former lover) try to convict the man who killed her father, a criminal whom McCabe suspects of committing another murder.
1x9
The Man I Love
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 10, 1987
A young bride survives an attempt on her life, so McCabe sends Jake to dig up dirt on her suspicious husband.
1x10
Love Me or Leave Me
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 17, 1987
Jake gets close to an aspiring rock star in order to catch a dirty cop who's involved in a million-dollar robbery
1x11
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 01, 1987
The man who attacked a blind woman is found dead, supposedly shot by the woman's cheating husband.
1x12
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 08, 1987
It's Christmastime, but McCabe isn't feeling so jolly as an ambitious assistant DA helps Jake find a murderous Santa Claus.
1x13
After You've Gone
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 05, 1988
Jake discovers a murder plot and takes the place of a dead hit man whose target happens to be McCabe.
1x14
It Had to Be You
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 12, 1988
When Jake discovers that a serial rapist's weakness is cats, a victim agrees to help set a trap.
1x15
But Not for Me
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 19, 1988
Jake suspects that a newswoman knows more about a gangster's murder than she's letting on, so McCabe attempts to get the truth from an unwilling witness: the newswoman's daughter.
1x16
What is This Thing Called Love?
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 26, 1988
McCabe and Derek are held captive by a grenade-laden gunman claiming to be out for revenge, but Jake discovers a different motive.
1x17
Lady, Be Good
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 02, 1988
McCabe believes that what looks like a drunken-driving accident is a murder, so he sends Jake to investigate.
1x18
I'll Be Seeing You
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 16, 1988
After ten years on the run, a murder witness returns to use McCabe against a powerful defendant for a big payoff, and Jake must escort the witness to court in one piece.
1x19
Babyface
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 23, 1988
Jake sets out to expose the double life of an alleged kidnapped heiress who's determined to get romantically close to him.
1x20
Blues in the Night
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 16, 1988
A pair of twin jewel thieves proves to be a challenge for McCabe as he unknowingly provides an alibi for one sister while the other commits a murder.
1x21
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 23, 1988
Jake tries to prove that his friend, a philandering priest, is innocent in the murder of his married lover.
1x22
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 30, 1988
An author who's a former cop literally kills for a best-seller, giving Jake and McCabe a plot that keeps them guessing.
1x23 Season finale
Rhapsody in Blue
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 06, 1988
An ambitious exec and his devious wife desperate for success commit a murder, and it's up to Jake and McCabe to put them out of business.

If there are missing episodes or banners (and they exist on TheTVDB) you can request an automatic full show update:

Request show update

Characters

If you like this show, you may also enjoy: