"Jake and the Fatman" (1987) TV series 1987-1992

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Daniel Attias
Jackie Cooper

Writers:

David Abramowitz (writer)
Nick Alexander (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

26 September 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Sergeant | Criminal | Detective | Investigation | Murder

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

William Conrad	...	Jason Lochinvar 'Fatman' McCabe (104 episodes, 1987-1992)
Joe Penny	...	Jake Styles (104 episodes, 1987-1992)
Alan Campbell	...	Derek Mitchell (92 episodes, 1987-1992)

Also Known As:

Jake & Jason detectives (Italy) [it]
Jake meg a dagi (Hungary) [hu]
Jake und McCabe (West Germany) [de]
Jake und McCabe - Durch dick und dünn (West Germany) [de]
Jake y el gordo (Spain) [es]
Koira haudattuna (Finland) [fi]
Loi est la loi, La (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Rättvisans män (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

60 min (106 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dean Hargrove Productions

Trivia:

The show's second season was delayed by two union strikes: the writer's strike of spring-summer 1988 and a wildcat strike of resort workers in November. William Conrad arrived in Hawaii incognito and stayed quiet until the second strike was resolved, to avoid charges of conflict of interest.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jak II (2003) (VG)

GREAT TV CRIME SERIES

I agree to my previous speaker: "Jake And The Fatman" was one of the best TV crime dramas, and surely on top of the list during the late 1980's. I would say it lines up nicely with the great TV crime series like The Streets of San Francisco, Cannon, Petrocelli, Vega$, and Miami Vice - all quite different and individual, but all classic. By the way, I had the impression that William Conrad had his good days and less good days during the Jake And The Fatman series, especially in later episodes filmed on Hawaii. Does anyone know if William Conrad suffered from (a beginning) Parkinson's disease?