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Season 1 – Jake and the Fatman

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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. Unfortunately, those same qualities also have earned him a substantial number of enemies. Jake Styles, his handsome young special investigator, frequently goes under cover to help the Fatman get the evidence he needs. McCabe's office staff also includes enthusiastic rookie Derek Mitchell, an assistant district attorney, and Gertrude, a wisecracking secretary.

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10/29/2019 I'm a crime drama buff and I like the classic shows over the new ones. The classics have a nice buildup and not instantaneous murder. I may sound old fashioned but I like a lead up to what happens instead of being thrusted into the action out of nowhere. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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William Conrad

Jason Lochinvar "Fatman" McCabe

Joe Penny

Jake Styles

Alan Campbell

Derek Mitchell

Lu Leonard

Gertrude

James Karen

Guest Star

Rebeccah Bush

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 26, 1987 Happy Days Are Here Again A Senate candidate (Robert Reed) is threatened with blackmail after his mistress is killed. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 1987 Fatal Attraction When a wealthy businessman is slain -- supposedly by a burglar -- McCabe suspects the victim's young wife (Karen Austin). Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 29, 1987 Fatal Attraction When a wealthy businessman is slain -- supposedly by a burglar -- McCabe suspects the victim's young wife (Karen Austin). Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 6, 1987 Laura Though eager for a conviction, McCabe has doubts about the positive identification given police of an officer's killer. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 13, 1987 The Man That Got Away Assigned to prosecute a prominent attorney's ex-wife in a murder case, McCabe suspects the woman is being framed. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 20, 1987 Love for Sale A call girl is murdered after she realizes that she is being used to smuggle drugs. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 27, 1987 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? A serial killer (Dwight Schultz) who preys on street people plays a game of cat and mouse with McCabe. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 3, 1987 Body and Soul Despite his protests, Jake's former girlfriend goes under cover for McCabe to investigate her father's death. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 10, 1987 The Man I Love Jake discovers more than murder while investigating the attempted murder of a bride by her husband. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 17, 1987 Love Me or Leave Me Jake discovers the police officer son of McCabe's old friend is corrupt, and the duo goes about setting a trap to expose him. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 1, 1987 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes News that a woman, blinded during a robbery, may have her sight restored brings the perpetrator back to silence the potential witness. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 8, 1987 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Jake and an assistant district attorney search for a suspected murderer and possible armed robber disguised as a sidewalk Santa. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 5, 1988 After You've Gone Jake poses as a notorious hit man to learn the identity of the killer's next victim and discovers it is McCabe. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 12, 1988 It Had to Be You A suspect's allergy to cats incriminates him in a series of campus rapes, but Jake and McCabe need corroborating witnesses. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 19, 1988 But Not for Me McCabe and Jake smell a cover-up when a mobster is murdered in a news correspondent's (Barbara Parkins) home after a TV interview. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 26, 1988 What Is This Thing Called Love? As an armed ex-convict holds Derek and McCabe hostage in a courtroom, Jake works frantically to obtain their safe release. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 2, 1988 Lady Be Good McCabe witnesses a wealthy publisher's death as an accident, but a $9 million life insurance policy tells him otherwise. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 16, 1988 I'll Be Seeing You McCabe's chances to solve a 10-year-old murder improve when a witness steps forward, then deteriorate when the man is killed. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 23, 1988 Babyface An heiress's kidnapping arouses McCabe's curiosity when she shows up the next day claiming she escaped from her captors. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 16, 1988 Blues in the Night A socialite becomes an unwilling accessory to murder when her twin sister (Susan Blakely in a dual role) uses her as a foil for her crimes. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 23, 1988 How Long Has This Been Going On? After learning of his wife's intention to leave him, a newspaper magnate kills her and frames her lover for the crime. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 30, 1988 I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans A former officer, now a successful novelist, plans to publish the manuscript of a deceased ex-convict. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 6, 1988 Rhapsody in Blue A conniving wife pushes an ambitious businessman (Ed Winter) to expedite his retiring boss's exit. Details
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Season Info

Director
E.W. Swackhamer, Michael Lange, Harvey Laidman, Ron Satlof, Paul Krasny, Christopher Hibler, Tony Mordente, Michael Preece, Chris Nyby, Jerry Jameson
Executive Producer
Fred Silverman, Dean Hargrove
Screenwriter
Robert Hamilton, Tom Lazarus, Paul Robert Coyle, Douglas Stefan Borghi, Michael Genelin, Dick Nelson
Network
CBS
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 26, 1987