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The Worst 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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  1. Background image for Rhapsody in Blue
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    #1 - Rhapsody in Blue

    S1:E23

    Ned Covington and his wife plan to kill his boss, Phil Duncan, when he is passed over for promotion, but they kill another employee by mistake. Realizing this they try to frame Duncan for the murder.

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    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Snowfall

    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.

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    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    6.4/10(31 votes)

    #4 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.8/10(30 votes)

    #6 - Someone to Watch Over Me

    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.

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    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #7 - Side by Side

    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.

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    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.9/10(32 votes)

    #8 - Easy to Love

    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.

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    6.9/10(29 votes)

    #9 - I'll Dance at Your Wedding

    S3:E16

    Jake travels to Los Angeles to attend his sister's wedding. The groom has a shady past, but he swears it's all behind him. But then, why is he working for a local gangster?

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    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.9/10(27 votes)

    #10 - 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...

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    Writer:Unknown
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    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #11 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.0/10(43 votes)

    #12 - Love for Sale

    S1:E6

    A call girl discovers that her pimp uses her to smuggle drugs. She contacts McCabe, but is killed just as they meet.

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    7.0/10(42 votes)

    #13 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    S1:E7

    For some time David Thompson has gone out and killed bums, so that the police believe a serial killer is loose. Then when he lures his brother to an alley and kills him the same way, he won't be a suspect.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.0/10(32 votes)

    #14 - In the Still of the Night

    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.

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    7.0/10(33 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    7.0/10(30 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.0/10(32 votes)

    #17 - 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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    7.1/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Lady, Be Good

    S1:E17

    A friend of McCabe is murdered just as he is about to fake his own death so his wife can collect a 4.5 million-dollar life insurance.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for I'll Be Seeing You
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #19 - I'll Be Seeing You

    S1:E18

    A small time crook comes to McCabe offering to testify against the crime boss O'Rourke, after laying low for ten years. McCabe is suspicious, but is more than willing to go along with anything that can get O'Rourke behind bars.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #20 - I'll Never Smile Again

    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.

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    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Way You Look Tonight
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #21 - The Way You Look Tonight

    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.

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    Director:Leo Penn
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    7.1/10(31 votes)

    #22 - My Shining Hour

    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.

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    7.1/10(32 votes)

    #23 - My Buddy

    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.

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    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #24 - My Boy Bill

    S4:E6

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

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Goodbye (1)
    7.1/10(32 votes)

    #25 - 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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Rhapsody in Blue" is the worst rated episode of "Jake and the Fatman". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Michael Lange and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/6/1988. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Snowfall".