7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
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 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
Happy Days Are Here AgainSep 26, 1987 · 60mSenator candidate Kyle Williams' lover is killed after she threatens to reveal their affair. His speechwriter admits to him that he was the murderer, but threatens to frame him unless he cooperates.
Fatal Attraction (1)Sep 29, 1987 · 60mCarson Warfield is having an affair with his stepmother, and together they kill his father and frame a thief who used to work for them. When things don't add up McCabe gets suspicious, and starts nosing around.
Fatal Attraction (2)Sep 29, 1987 · 60mCarson Warfield is having an affair with his stepmother, and together they kill his father and frame a thief who used to work for them. When things don't add up McCabe gets suspicious, and starts nosing around.
LauraOct 6, 1987 · 60mJake's former partner is killed by his fiancée in an alley. She blames the murder on a Latin kid she saw stealing a VCR just before she pulled the trigger.
The Man That Got AwayOct 13, 1987 · 60mA wealthy lawyer kills his ex-wife's new man and frames her for the murder. She is arrested, and he takes the job of being her lawyer.
Love for SaleOct 20, 1987 · 60mA call girl discovers that her pimp uses her to smuggle drugs. She contacts McCabe, but is killed just as they meet.
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 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
William ConradJason McCabe
Joe PennyJake Styles
Alan CampbellDerek Mitchell
Olga RussellLisbeth Berkeley-Smythe
Lu LeonardGertrude Reilly
Jack HoganJudge Smithwood
Melody AndersonNeely Capshaw
Nelson MashitaForensics Man
Tony ToddJordan Lee
Casey Sander
Signy Coleman
James KarenThe Mayor
Al HarringtonHaku Hoana
Rebeccah BushKatie Grant
Amy Steel
Kim Johnston Ulrich
Branscombe Richmond
Bob MinorPrisoner #2
Anjanette ComerVera LakeMagnum P.I., Riptide (my personal favorite), Simon & Simon, and all the other little detective shows that were on during the late 70s and early 80s network battles were light entertainment. It's not to say that they weren't great entertainment, but just that the tone of the shows were less stressful and more family friendly. Jake and the Fatman got a bit darker. The action and comedy were still there, but it sort of feels like the older sibling of detective shows. And it does so in almost the same way that Columbo feels like the adult in the room of detective shows from that era. However, it's still entertaining fair that I would love to see brought back in some form. Buddy detective shows are a lot better than police
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