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The Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman Season 3

Every episode of Jake and the Fatman Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman Season 3!

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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 3 Episode 25 - Danny Boy
    8.9/10(38 votes)

    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.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  2. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 22 - You're Driving Me Crazy
    8.5/10(37 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michele Val Jean

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  3. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 6 - It All Depends on You
    8.3/10(33 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:David Moessinger

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  4. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 24 - My Heart Belongs to Daddy
    8.3/10(33 votes)

    S3:E24

    Jake and Derek negotiates with a slightly paranoid man who has evidence against a crocked oil company, while McCabe gets a visit from a young woman claiming to be his daughter.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Douglas Benton

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  5. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 5 - Dancing in the Dark
    8.2/10(37 votes)

    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.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Steve Aspis

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  6. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 10 - Long Ago and Far Away
    8.2/10(37 votes)

    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.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 2 - The Lady in Red
    8.1/10(36 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Kimmer Ringwald

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  8. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 18 - By Myself
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    S3:E18

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

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 1 - I Only Have Eyes for You
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    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.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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  10. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 7 - Out of Nowhere
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    S3:E7

    Jake and the FBI go after Victor Potemkin, a suspected drug smuggler. But when they raid his house they find no drugs, but Jake finds someone he knows - a woman who disappeared overnight just as he was about to propose to her.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Jeri Taylor

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  11. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 8 - Sweet Leilani
    8.0/10(35 votes)

    S3:E8

    An unknown girl washes up on a beach murdered, and a friend of McCabe, the newspaper columnist Leilani Simons, takes an unusual interest in the case.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Rick Mittleman

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  12. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 14 - One More for the Road
    8.0/10(39 votes)

    S3:E14

    Derek collides with a pedestrian on his way home from a beach party. When the man dies, Derek is charged with manslaughter.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Carol Saraceno

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  13. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 11 - What Child is This?
    7.9/10(41 votes)

    S3:E11

    It's Christmas, and pregnant young lady is on the run from two mobsters. Gertrude makes a surprise visit to McCabe, and helps with the Christmas celebration.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Jeri Taylor

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  14. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 21 - If I Didn't Care
    7.9/10(32 votes)

    S3:E21

    Jake gets a visit from an old classmate with a heavy obligation - he must kill Jake Styles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 23 - You Took Advantage of Me
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    S3:E23

    Dr. Carmichael is charged with murdering his wife, but is given an alibi by her secretary. McCabe smells a rat and sends Jake undercover - getting a job as Carmichael's chauffeur.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Robert Schlitt

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  16. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 4 - The Way You Look Tonight
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    S3:E4

    A young lady is acquitted for killing her mother, and wants to hire Jake privately to find the killer. Jake turns it down because he's on his way to a vacation, but then McCabe refuses to let him take any days off. So Jake quits his job and takes the assignment.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Jeri Taylor

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  17. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 15 - Who's Sorry Now?
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    S3:E15

    Nick Voss, a wanted criminal whose brother is about to be executed, kidnaps McCabe. Voss demands that his brother is released, or McCabe will share the same fate.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  18. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 26 - Chinatown, My Chinatown
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    S3:E26

    Jake investigates the murder of a journalist working in Chinatown. He gets help from Chinatown cop Tommy Min Tang, the son of the local godfather.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:David Moessinger

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  19. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 9 - My Shining Hour
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    S3:E9

    Jake helps out the actor, Tom Cody, who played his childhood idol - the Skyhawk. Tom has been reduced to an alcoholized, broke veteran plane pilot, and no one believes him when he witnesses a murder.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 13 - You Turned the Tables on Me
    7.7/10(33 votes)

    S3:E13

    After several failed raids on mafia boss Everett Ashford, it appears the PA's office has a leak. Evidence starts to point to Leigh Perry, a rising star in the PA's office and the head of the organized crime division.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 19 - I Ain't Got No Body
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    S3:E19

    A woman disappears when looking into her mother's death at a health resort. Jake and LA cop Karen Stetson go undercover at the resort, posing as a married couple.

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  22. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 20 - Put Your Dreams Away
    7.7/10(39 votes)

    S3:E20

    Jake is undercover on a plane transporting drugs, when his real identity is discovered. The pilot fatally wounds him, and jump out with the only parachute. From the control tower McCabe tries to keep Jake conscious by talking about their previous adventures while the plane flies toward the airport.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 3 - Easy to Love
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    S3:E3

    Jake and Stg. Danoho (a LAPD cop) are transporting a prisoner to Los Angeles, when the prisoner escapes and Danoho is killed. Danoho's partner, Sgt. Walker, goes to Hawaii to assist in the investigation and it turns out there's bad blood between her and Jake.

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Fred McKnight

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  24. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 12 - In the Still of the Night
    7.5/10(37 votes)

    S3:E12

    Derek gets Jake to look into things, when the sister of a good friend is arrested for possession of drugs. She says they were planted by her mother-in-law, who is angry with her son for trying to take control of the family company, and at her for marrying him.

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Carol Saraceno

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  25. Jake and the Fatman Season 3 Episode 17 - My Buddy
    7.5/10(36 votes)

    S3:E17

    Jake catches a young girl picking his pocket. He tries to help her home, but she is very uncooperative. Meanwhile McCabe has problems with a murdered money counterfeiter.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Danny Boy" is the best rated episode of "Jake and the Fatman" season 3. It scored 8.9/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Russ Mayberry and written by J. Michael Straczynski, it aired on 5/9/1990. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "You're Driving Me Crazy".