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The Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman

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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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    8.4/10(34 votes)

    #1 - Danny Boy

    S3:E25

    When a gang marks him for death, Daniel joins a group about to escape from the prison. To insure his cooperation the escapees frame him for murder.

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    8.1/10(48 votes)

    #2 - Laura

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.1/10(43 votes)

    #3 - Blues in the Night

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.1/10(33 votes)

    #4 - It Ain't Necessarily So

    S2:E7

    A burglar surprises Wallace Cogan, a publisher of adult magazines, and his wife Marina when they are returning home from a holiday. He kills Marina, but is wounded by Cogan before he gets away.

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    8.1/10(33 votes)

    #5 - You're Driving Me Crazy

    S3:E22

    McCabe prosecutes a man for murdering his wife, when the man's story about them being assaulted by gang members doesn't check out.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.0/10(43 votes)

    #6 - Body and Soul

    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:Unknown
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  8. Background image for More Than You Know
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    #7 - More Than You Know

    S4:E7

    Jake investigates a serial killer that leaves an orchid on all his victims, while McCabe gets his biography written.

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    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #8 - Night and Day

    S4:E8

    Jake and private investigator Casey Quinn go after her husband's murderer - suspected smuggler Peter LaMotta.

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    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for It Never Entered My Mind
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #9 - It Never Entered My Mind

    S4:E19

    Dr. Sloan is charged with murdering hospital director Havilland, who was investigating him and two other doctors.

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    7.9/10(67 votes)

    #10 - Happy Days Are Here Again

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #11 - Wish You Were Here (1)

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.9/10(36 votes)

    #12 - I May Be Wrong

    S4:E13

    A South African diplomat is killed by a car bomb with the mark of an extreme South African racist group know as ""the Order of Blood"" near by. South Africa sends a black cop to LA who immediately goes after Vanessa Kruger, the leader of a group allied with the Order.

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)
    7.9/10(32 votes)

    #13 - Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)

    S5:E22

    Notorious New York cop Mickey Daytona pursues the legal counsel Thomas Chetwin suspecting him of rape. Jake, who is a friend of Mickey and his old father, reluctantly teams up with Mickey. Chetwin is trapped and commits suicide.

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    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #14 - Fatal Attraction (2)

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Love Me Or Leave Me
    7.8/10(41 votes)

    #15 - Love Me Or Leave Me

    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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    7.8/10(40 votes)

    #16 - I Only Have Eyes for You

    S3:E1

    A newly released convict starts terrorizing the woman who witnessed against him. She goes to McCabe for help, who was prosecutor who put him in jail.

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    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Goodbye (2)

    S4:E10

    Jake is in LA and has to clear himself of murder charges.

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    7.7/10(39 votes)

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

    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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    7.7/10(36 votes)

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

    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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    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #20 - They Can't Take That Away from Me

    S2:E9

    Jake and two friends participate in a drug bust that goes sour. The next day those friends are found dead - killed by a shotgun blast while they were in their car at the docks.

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    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #21 - The Lady in Red

    S3:E2

    Ed Delaney, an ex-cop and an old friend of McCabe, is killed when he comes close to solving ""The Lady in Red"" Murder - a 20-year-old unsolved murder case that got him fired from the police.

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    7.7/10(33 votes)

    #22 - Dancing in the Dark

    S3:E5

    A cat burglar robs a hotel while McCabe is hosting a district attorney convention there. The immediate suspect is Harry McGuinn, a recently released cat burglar. He insists that he is innocent, and tries to help Jake solve the robbery.

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    Director:Chuck Bowman
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    7.7/10(30 votes)

    #23 - It All Depends on You

    S3:E6

    Derek gets his first case - a drunk driver who assaulted a police officer. But the driver is a powerful man, and suddenly Derek's main witness lies and the judge dismisses the case.

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    7.7/10(34 votes)

    #24 - Long Ago and Far Away

    S3:E10

    Judge Smithwood starts receiving death threats after sentencing a young man to 20 years for rape. And a mysterious man in an army captain uniform steals a high precision sniper rifle from a local military base.

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    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #25 - By Myself

    S3:E18

    A rapist is loose, attacking single women in their homes. Meanwhile McCabe takes Max to the ""Happy Dogs"" class.

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    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Danny Boy" is the best rated episode of "Jake and the Fatman". It scored 8.4/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Russ Mayberry and written by J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on 5/9/1990. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Laura".