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The Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman Season 5

Every episode of Jake and the Fatman Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Jake and the Fatman Season 5

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. 8.1/10(30 votes)

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

    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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  2. 7.9/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Since I Fell for You

    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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  3. 7.9/10(40 votes)

    #3 - There'll Be Some Changes Made

    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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  4. 7.8/10(25 votes)

    #4 - Stormy Weather (1)

    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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  5. 7.8/10(25 votes)

    #5 - Stormy Weather (2)

    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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  6. 7.7/10(30 votes)

    #6 - I'll Never Be the Same

    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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  8. 7.7/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Come Closer to Me

    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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  9. 7.7/10(26 votes)

    #8 - Nightmare

    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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  10. 7.6/10(27 votes)

    #9 - I Could Write a Book

    S5:E5

    A writer is just about to publish an incriminating book about his ex-wife, when he is found dead in his bathtub.

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    Director:James Frawley
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  11. 7.6/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Two Different Worlds

    S5:E6

    A woman follows a client of her sister's law firm, and sees him rob a store and kill the attendants. She confronts the man, and threatens to tell the police unless he kills her sister.

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  12. 7.6/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Every Time We Say Goodbye

    S5:E7

    A friend of Neely's is killed by a heroin overdose, just as she was about to quit modeling. Neely goes undercover as a model to find out why.

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    Director:Georg Fenady
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  13. 7.5/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Where or When (1)

    S5:E1

    PI Ed Delaney sees a man die and calls the police, but when they come for the body it is gone. He identifies the man as millionaire Richard Rose, who as it turns out, is still alive...

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  14. 7.5/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Where or When (2)

    S5:E2

    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.

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  15. 7.5/10(23 votes)

    #14 - You'll Never Know

    S5:E15

    A doctor is murdered, and is discovered to have been making child pornography. The prime suspect is Elliot Edwards, a city council member with a spotless record.

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  16. 7.4/10(24 votes)

    #15 - Last Dance

    S5:E9

    McCabe is prosecuting Mitchell Lazarus for murder and has just placed him at the scene, when another man steps forward claiming to be the murderer.

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  17. 7.4/10(31 votes)

    #16 - Pennies from Heaven

    S5:E17

    Someone is giving out money to poor people or those who have done good deeds, using the name ""the good fairy"". But it turns out the faire's money is from a bank robbery.

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
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  18. 7.2/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Come Along with Me

    S5:E8

    Neely and Jake investigates a case where dead bodies are found with their livers surgically removed.

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  19. 7.2/10(24 votes)

    #18 - All Through the Night

    S5:E19

    A psychiatrist who Neely helped put away 5 years ago stars harassing her after getting out of prison.

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  20. 7.1/10(26 votes)

    #19 - I Can't Believe I'm Losing You

    S5:E18

    Jake's girlfriend Sherry is badly hurt by a car bomb, after Jake received a letter threatening to kill her for revenge against him. Devastated, he looks trough previous cases to see who the bomber could be.

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  21. 7.0/10(32 votes)

    #20 - Ain't Misbehavin'

    S5:E20

    Bondswoman Ethel Mae Haven has to track down a client who she posted a $1 million bail for.

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  22. 6.9/10(30 votes)

    #21 - Street of Dreams

    S5:E3

    A young graffiti painter witnesses a murder and takes the victim's wallet. Jake finds him, but he refuses to talk, figuring that if he could solve the case himself he'd get a reward.

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
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  23. 6.5/10(30 votes)

    #22 - Just You, Just Me

    S5:E12

    Jake helps out a shop owner who refuses to obey a local gang's order to close 3 hours early.

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    Director:Richard Lang
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Mickey Daytona)" is the best rated episode of "Jake and the Fatman" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and written by David J. Burke, it aired on 5/6/1992. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Since I Fell for You".