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The Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman Season 2

Every episode of Jake and the Fatman Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman Season 2!

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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 series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 11 - Snowfall
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E11

    The Secret Service gets help from Jake in catching a money counterfeiter, who trades his product for cocaine. It becomes personal for Jake when a friend is killed during a failed raid.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 7 - It Ain't Necessarily So
    8.5/10(40 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 1 - Wish You Were Here (1)
    8.2/10(50 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 9 - They Can't Take That Away from Me
    8.2/10(38 votes)

    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.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Catherine Clinch

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  5. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 4 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
    8.0/10(38 votes)

    S2:E4

    Jake investigates a robbery of a transportation company, and gets involved with its owner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 5 - Why Can't You Behave?
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    S2:E5

    A friend of McCabe, senator Brandauer, is killed in a plane crash, and investigation reveals it was no accident. The plane had substandard parts bought in a deal brokered by McCabe's son, Daniel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 6 - Poor Butterfly
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    S2:E6

    Jake goes after a pimp, who killed a prostitute who was to testify against him.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 2 - Wish You Were Here (2)
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 3 - I'll Never Smile Again
    7.4/10(37 votes)

    S2:E3

    A tourist tries to stop a mugging, but he is grabbed from behind and the mugger stabs him. When the police arrive, the tourist is still alive, but the mugger is dead from a bullet wound and on the ground lies a gun used to kill several muggers. The third man is nowhere to be seen.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 8 - Someone to Watch Over Me
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    S2:E8

    A young woman is found dead on the beach from a drug overdose. The immediate suspect is her ex-boyfriend, Sonny, so Jake goes pick him up for questioning. But a mysterious gunman is also interested in Sonny, and tries to kill him before Jake can get to him.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Jake and the Fatman Season 2 Episode 10 - Side by Side
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    S2:E10

    McCabe and the son of a friend go fishing, and discover a bomb on the their boat. Unable to disarm it they jump in the sea and swim to a nearby island. Meanwhile Jake and Derek presume they're dead, and go looking for the bomber.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Snowfall" is the best rated episode of "Jake and the Fatman" season 2. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jackie Cooper and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/24/1989. This episode is rated 1.5 points higher than the second-best, "It Ain't Necessarily So".