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The Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman

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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Network:CBS

Best Episodes Summary

"Danny Boy" is the best rated episode of "Jake and the Fatman". It scored 8.3/10 based on 32 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, "You're Driving Me Crazy".

  • Danny Boy
    8.3/1032 votes
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    #1 - Danny Boy

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/9/1990

    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.

    Director: Russ Mayberry

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • You're Driving Me Crazy
    8.1/1030 votes
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    #2 - You're Driving Me Crazy

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/4/1990

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michele Val Jean

  • Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)
    8.1/1030 votes
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    #3 - Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1992

    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.

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: David J. Burke

  • Wish You Were Here (1)
    8.0/1040 votes
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    #4 - Wish You Were Here (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/15/1989

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It Ain't Necessarily So
    8.0/1031 votes
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    #5 - It Ain't Necessarily So

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/1989

    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.

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: N/A

  • More Than You Know
    8.0/1030 votes
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    #6 - More Than You Know

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1990

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

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: Paul Robert Coyle

  • Laura
    7.9/1044 votes
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    #7 - Laura

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1987

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Body and Soul
    7.9/1041 votes
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    #8 - Body and Soul

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1987

    ""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.

    Director: Jerry Jameson

    Writer: N/A

  • Blues in the Night
    7.9/1040 votes
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    #9 - Blues in the Night

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/1988

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Only You
    7.9/1025 votes
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    #10 - Only You

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1990

    Jake goes under cover investigating industrial espionage, trying to find the top man. Things get complicated when an acquaintance for LA comes to visit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Carol Saraceno

  • Night and Day
    7.9/1025 votes
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    #11 - Night and Day

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1990

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

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: N/A

  • Since I Fell for You
    7.9/1024 votes
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    #12 - Since I Fell for You

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/1992

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

    Director: Alexander Singer

    Writer: Morgan Gendel

  • There'll Be Some Changes Made
    7.9/1040 votes
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    #13 - There'll Be Some Changes Made

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Happy Days Are Here Again
    7.8/1062 votes
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    #14 - Happy Days Are Here Again

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1987

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • They Can't Take That Away from Me
    7.8/1028 votes
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    #15 - They Can't Take That Away from Me

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/10/1989

    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.

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: Catherine Clinch

  • Goodbye (2)
    7.8/1027 votes
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    #16 - Goodbye (2)

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1990

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

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

  • Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
    7.8/1026 votes
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    #17 - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/1991

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I May Be Wrong
    7.8/1034 votes
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    #18 - I May Be Wrong

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1991

    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.

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: N/A

  • It Never Entered My Mind
    7.8/1028 votes
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    #19 - It Never Entered My Mind

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/20/1991

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

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: N/A

  • Where or When (2)
    7.8/1027 votes
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    #20 - Where or When (2)

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1991

    Jake goes undercover as a middle man between Rose and a rebel army wanting to buy Rose's hi-tech rifles, while Delaney finds proof that Rose isn't who he claims to be.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I'll Never Be the Same
    7.8/1029 votes
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    #21 - I'll Never Be the Same

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1991

    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.

    Director: Peter Ellis

    Writer: N/A

  • Stormy Weather (1)
    7.8/1025 votes
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    #22 - Stormy Weather (1)

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/1992

    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.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Gerry Conway

  • Stormy Weather (2)
    7.8/1025 votes
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    #23 - Stormy Weather (2)

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/1992

    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?

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Gerry Conway

  • Fatal Attraction (2)
    7.7/1048 votes
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    #24 - Fatal Attraction (2)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1987

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love Me Or Leave Me
    7.7/1039 votes
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    #25 - Love Me Or Leave Me

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1987

    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.

    Director: Michael Preece

    Writer: Paul Robert Coyle