Jake and the Fatman
| Jake and the Fatman | |
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| Created by |
Dean Hargrove Joel Steiger |
| Developed by | Douglas Stefen Borghi |
| Starring |
William Conrad Joe Penny Alan Campbell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 106 105 when "Fatal Attraction" parts are combined (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Dean Hargrove Fred Silverman Joel Steiger |
| Producer(s) | The Fred Silverman Company Strathmore Productions (1987–1988) Dean Hargrove Productions (1988–1992) Viacom Productions CBS Television Distribution |
| Location(s) |
Los Angeles, California Oahu, Hawaii |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Distributor | Viacom |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 26, 1987 – May 6, 1992 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Diagnosis: Murder |
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles.
The series ran on CBS for five seasons from September 26, 1987 to May 6, 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
Conrad guest starred as an aging prosecutor in a two-part episode of Matlock during its first season on NBC. Executive producers Fred Silverman and Dean Hargrove decided to use this character as a model for one of the main characters in a new show they were creating for CBS. Penny also guest starred in these episodes, but his character was not on the same side as Conrad's character in the storyline's legal case.
Following the departure of Hargrove, executive producers David Moessinger and Jeri Taylor were brought on to run the series with Silverman. They also hired J. Michael Straczynski as story editor and, later, co-producer. Taylor and Moessinger ran the show for two years before finally leaving in a dispute over control over the show.
Guest stars on the series included Alex Cord, Robert Culp, Scott Marlowe, Leigh McCloskey, Ed Nelson, Leo Penn, Stephen Quadros, Robert Reed, Mitch Ryan, and David Soul.
Jake and the Fatman had a total of five seasons and 106 episodes that were broadcast on CBS between 1987 and 1992.
J. L. "Fatman" McCabe is a Hawaii-born, tough former HPD officer turned Los Angeles district attorney. He is teamed with a handsome, happy-go-lucky special investigator named Jake Styles. They often clash due to their different styles and personalities. "Fatman" hardly travels anywhere without Max, his pet bulldog.
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