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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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  1. 8.3/10(33 votes)

    #1 - Danny Boy

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    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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  2. 8.1/10(30 votes)

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

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    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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  3. 8.0/10(45 votes)

    #3 - 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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    Director:N/A
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  4. 8.0/10(32 votes)

    #4 - It Ain't Necessarily So

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    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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  5. 8.0/10(32 votes)

    #5 - You're Driving Me Crazy

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    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:N/A
  6. 8.0/10(31 votes)

    #6 - More Than You Know

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    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. 7.9/10(41 votes)

    #7 - 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
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  9. 7.9/10(40 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. 7.9/10(26 votes)

    #9 - Night and Day

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    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
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  11. 7.9/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Since I Fell for You

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    S5:E11

    Derek is shocked when he finds out that a woman he loved didn't die in a plane crash 6 years ago.

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  12. 7.9/10(40 votes)

    #11 - There'll Be Some Changes Made

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    S5:E16

    A singer is planing to make a comeback after a year in drug rehab, when a stalker tries to kill her.

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  13. 7.8/10(64 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. 7.8/10(42 votes)

    #13 - 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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    Director:N/A
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  15. 7.8/10(27 votes)

    #14 - Goodbye (2)

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    S4:E10

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

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  16. 7.8/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

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    S4:E12

    McCabe is prosecuting Robert Burgess - a big crime boss, when his main witness is murdered on his way to court. Jake tracks down Burgess' ex-girlfriend, and has to bring her to court before the judge dismisses the case.

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  17. 7.8/10(34 votes)

    #16 - I May Be Wrong

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    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:N/A
  18. 7.8/10(28 votes)

    #17 - It Never Entered My Mind

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    S4:E19

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

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  19. 7.8/10(29 votes)

    #18 - I'll Never Be the Same

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    S5:E4

    Jake kills a 14-year-old boy. He claims the boy had a gun and fired upon him, but no gun is found and the neighbors didn't hear anything.

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    Director:Peter Ellis
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  20. 7.8/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Stormy Weather (1)

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    S5:E13

    A porn producer is killed in a way quite similar to a murder 5 years ago for witch McCabe got a young boxer convicted. Jake investigates, and gets involved with a reporter who seems to know things before the police do.

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  21. 7.8/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Stormy Weather (2)

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    S5:E14

    Jake continues investigating the murders of Strobach and Blore, and evidence starts to point at Warren's old corner man Doug McKeown. But whom is he working for?

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  22. 7.7/10(49 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. 7.7/10(39 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. 7.7/10(38 votes)

    #23 - I Only Have Eyes for You

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    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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  25. 7.7/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Come Closer to Me

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    S5:E10

    A trio of high-class pickpockets gets in trouble when they pick a mafia hitman's pocket and get a piece of paper with his next target on it.

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  26. 7.7/10(26 votes)

    #25 - Nightmare

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    S5:E21

    Jake teams up with top homicide cop Hank Goldman to catch a serial killer who strangles women from escort services.

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    Director:N/A
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Best Episodes Summary

"Danny Boy" is the best rated episode of "Jake and the Fatman". It scored 8.3/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Russ Mayberry and written by J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on 5/9/1990. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)".