Jake and the Fatman

The Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman

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Network:CBS

Every episode of Jake and the Fatman ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman!

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The...
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  1. 8.0/10(45 votes)

    #1 - Laura

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    S1:E4

    Jake's former partner is killed by his fiancée in an alley. She blames the murder on a Latin kid she saw stealing a VCR just before she pulled the trigger.

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  2. 7.9/10(41 votes)

    #2 - Body and Soul

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    S1:E8

    ""Mad"" Marvin Michaels, the owner of an electronics store, is killed, and ex-con Bradford Long is the main suspect. McCabe assigns the case to the cop Karen Stetson, whose father was killed by Long.

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    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.9/10(40 votes)

    #3 - Blues in the Night

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    S1:E20

    Jennifer Wilding gets a surprise when her identical twin sister turns up wanting to resume their previous partnership - one steals jewelry and the other provides an alibi.

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  4. 7.8/10(64 votes)

    #4 - Happy Days Are Here Again

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    S1:E1

    Senator candidate Kyle Williams' lover is killed after she threatens to reveal their affair. His speechwriter admits to him that he was the murderer, but threatens to frame him unless he cooperates.

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    Director:N/A
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  5. 7.7/10(49 votes)

    #5 - Fatal Attraction (2)

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    S1:E3

    Carson Warfield is having an affair with his stepmother, and together they kill his father and frame a thief who used to work for them. When things don't add up McCabe gets suspicious, and starts nosing around.

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  6. 7.7/10(39 votes)

    #6 - Love Me Or Leave Me

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    S1:E10

    Ed Galvin escapes while he is being transported to prison, after threatening the life of McCabe and Andy Harmon (the cop who arrested him) during his trial.

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  8. 7.6/10(39 votes)

    #7 - After You've Gone

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    S1:E13

    Jake spots the hit man Sagittarius at the airport and follows him, but he spots Jake and is fatally wounded in the following gunfight. Jake takes his place to try to find out who the target was.

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  9. 7.6/10(37 votes)

    #8 - How Long Has This Thing Been Going On?

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    S1:E21

    A friend of Jake, Matthew Hammond, is having an affair with a rich lady. They decide to marry, but when she asks her husband for a divorce, he kills her and frames Hammond.

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  10. 7.6/10(35 votes)

    #9 - I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans

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    S1:E22

    A former cop who is now a crime writer commits a clever murder so that he can write a book about it that is likely to become a best seller.

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  11. 7.5/10(37 votes)

    #10 - The Man I Love

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    S1:E9

    Glen Latimer pushes his newly married rich wife Nancy of their boat, but she survives and is brought to a hospital. She is unsure if it was just an accident, so Jake goes befriends Glen posing as Nancy's brother.

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    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.4/10(39 votes)

    #11 - It Had to Be You

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    S1:E14

    Leslie Randall, a former PR manager for McCabe is raped. The rapist, a psychiatrist, frames one of his patients with an anonymous tip to the police.

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    Director:N/A
  13. 7.3/10(37 votes)

    #12 - What Is This Thing Called Love?

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    S1:E16

    A man takes a courtroom hostage - with Derek and McCabe in it.

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  14. 7.3/10(39 votes)

    #13 - Babyface

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    S1:E19

    The daughter of the wealthy Amos Banning arranges her own kidnapping, and murders her accomplice once she has the ransom.

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  15. 7.2/10(178 votes)

    #14 - Fatal Attraction (1)

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    S1:E2

    Carson Warfield is having an affair with his stepmother, and together they kill his father and frame a thief who used to work for them. When things don't add up McCabe gets suspicious, and starts nosing around.

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  16. 7.2/10(38 votes)

    #15 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

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    S1:E12

    One of the deputy DAs finally gets her first murder case when a man she was investigating for skipping alimony payments turns up dead.

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  17. 7.2/10(35 votes)

    #16 - But Not for Me

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    S1:E15

    A known mob man is killed in the home of star reporter Candace Morgan. She says he was shot through the window while she was interviewing him, but McCabe gets suspicious when there is one too many bullets.

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    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.1/10(42 votes)

    #17 - The Man That Got Away

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    S1:E5

    A wealthy lawyer kills his ex-wife's new man and frames her for the murder. She is arrested, and he takes the job of being her lawyer.

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  19. 7.1/10(36 votes)

    #18 - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

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    S1:E11

    A burglar kills a woman and blinds her nurse before fleeing. The police catch him, but have to let him go because the nurse can't identify him. When she is scheduled for an operation that could restore her eyesight, they fear he'll try to kill her.

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  20. 7.1/10(34 votes)

    #19 - Lady, Be Good

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    S1:E17

    A friend of McCabe is murdered just as he is about to fake his own death so his wife can collect a 4.5 million-dollar life insurance.

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  21. 7.1/10(36 votes)

    #20 - I'll Be Seeing You

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    S1:E18

    A small time crook comes to McCabe offering to testify against the crime boss O'Rourke, after laying low for ten years. McCabe is suspicious, but is more than willing to go along with anything that can get O'Rourke behind bars.

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  22. 7.0/10(41 votes)

    #21 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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    S1:E7

    For some time David Thompson has gone out and killed bums, so that the police believe a serial killer is loose. Then when he lures his brother to an alley and kills him the same way, he won't be a suspect.

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  23. 6.9/10(42 votes)

    #22 - Love for Sale

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    S1:E6

    A call girl discovers that her pimp uses her to smuggle drugs. She contacts McCabe, but is killed just as they meet.

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    #23 - Rhapsody in Blue

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    S1:E23

    Ned Covington and his wife plan to kill his boss, Phil Duncan, when he is passed over for promotion, but they kill another employee by mistake. Realizing this they try to frame Duncan for the murder.

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    Director:Michael Lange
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    #24 - Wish You Were Here (1)

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    S2:E1

    Jake goes to Hawaii to visit a longtime friend, John Graney, but finds him dead when he arrives. Meanwhile McCabe resigns his position as district attorney and decides to move to Hawaii.

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    #25 - Wish You Were Here (2)

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    S2:E2

    Jake continues trying to find Graney's murderer, now while under suspicion of John's partner's murder.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Laura" is the best rated episode of "Jake and the Fatman". It scored 8/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/6/1987. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Body and Soul".