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The Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman Season 4

Every episode of Jake and the Fatman Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman Season 4!

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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 4 Episode 1 - God Bless the Child
    7.8/10(31 votes)

    #1 - God Bless the Child

    S4:E1

    Two siblings kill their parents when their father threatens to remove them from the will.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 2 - The Tender Trap
    7.2/10(36 votes)

    #2 - The Tender Trap

    S4:E2

    Derek's uncle reveals he's about to get married. But Derek becomes suspicious because the bride is nearly half his uncle's age, and starts digging into her past.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Michele Val Jean

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  3. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 3 - Exactly Like You
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Exactly Like You

    S4:E3

    A friend of McCabe is killed execution style. A witness identifies Lyle Wicks as the murderer, and Wicks confesses. But several parts of his confession don't add up, so Jake continues the investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 4 - 'Round Midnight
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #4 - 'Round Midnight

    S4:E4

    Jake isn't very happy when his friend's Porsche is taken at gunpoint. He tracks down the robber, but holds off when he finds the carjacker associating with an infamous jewel thief. So posing as an alarm cracker, Jake goes undercover to find what their target is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 5 - Only You
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Only You

    S4:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Carol Saraceno

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  6. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 6 - My Boy Bill
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #6 - My Boy Bill

    S4:E6

    A deputy PA is blackmailed into losing a case by kidnappers that have her son.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 7 - More Than You Know
    8.3/10(34 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.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Paul Robert Coyle

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  8. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 8 - Night and Day
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    #8 - Night and Day

    S4:E8

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

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 9 - Goodbye (1)
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    #9 - Goodbye (1)

    S4:E9

    Jake gets in trouble with a group of crooked LA cops when he discovers a body in the water while fishing on Maui. They intercept Jake's call about the body, and hide it before dispatching someone to pick it up. Frustrated, Jake starts investigating the man who received his call about the body.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  10. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 10 - Goodbye (2)
    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #10 - Goodbye (2)

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:J. Michael Straczynski

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  11. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 11 - I Know That You Know
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #11 - I Know That You Know

    S4:E11

    A woman is found murdered in her home after she surprised a burglar and triggered the alarm. The burglar is found and convicted for the murder, but McCabe thinks something is wrong and gets Jake to snoop around.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 12 - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 13 - I May Be Wrong
    8.0/10(38 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 14 - Daddy's Home
    7.6/10(32 votes)

    #14 - Daddy's Home

    S4:E14

    Jake is at his niece's christening, when his long lost father suddenly appears - after being gone for 27 years. It turns out he's in trouble after stealing $50,000 from his former employer.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 15 - I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #15 - I'm Gonna Live Till I Die

    S4:E15

    An accountant is witness to a murder, and is very keen on helping Jake out with the investigation. But a few days later he turns up at Jake's apartment wanting to report another murder - the murder of him...

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 16 - Pretty Baby
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #16 - Pretty Baby

    S4:E16

    Cindy O'Malley, a friend of Jake's, is witness to a murder, but is spotted by the killer and he chases her and shoots her. McCabe & Co has to take care of her baby while they try to find her and the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 17 - I Cover the Waterfront
    7.6/10(35 votes)

    #17 - I Cover the Waterfront

    S4:E17

    Derek gets a visit from a childhood friend who is trying to turn his life around. The next day he's found dead, filled with drugs and alcohol. The police believe he killed himself, but Derek refuses to accept it.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 18 - You Don't Know Me
    7.1/10(70 votes)

    #18 - You Don't Know Me

    S4:E18

    His wife and her lover Gregg Hatton remove Andrew Blane, a good friend of McCabe and head of Blane Electronics, from his position. The next day Hatton is killed in an explosion in his home.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Eric Estrin

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  19. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 19 - It Never Entered My Mind
    8.2/10(32 votes)

    #19 - It Never Entered My Mind

    S4:E19

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

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 20 - Second Time Around
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #20 - Second Time Around

    S4:E20

    McCabe sees a man supposed to have been murdered 5 years ago, and has Jake look into it.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 21 - I'd Do Anything
    6.8/10(32 votes)

    #21 - I'd Do Anything

    S4:E21

    A psychiatrist is having an affair with a patient and her husband finds out and wants a divorce. So she manipulates her lover into killing him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 22 - We'll Meet Again
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #22 - We'll Meet Again

    S4:E22

    McCabe is showing a school class around the courthouse, when a man dressed as clown tries to kill him with a shotgun. The man misses, but gets away. McCabe goes over past convictions to see witch of them might be the would-be assassin.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 23 - It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
    7.2/10(34 votes)

    #23 - It's a Sin to Tell a Lie

    S4:E23

    A priest is having an affair with a woman half his age, and becomes the prime suspect when she is murdered.

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Jake and the Fatman Season 4 Episode 24 - Nevertheless
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Nevertheless

    S4:E24

    Todd Kurtin kills his wife in an alley, and makes it look like a mugger assaulted her. But the story doesn't convince McCabe, who prosecutes Kurtin - even though the case is weak.

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"God Bless the Child" is the best rated episode of "Jake and the Fatman" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/1990. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Tender Trap".