Series Description:

The Jake And The Fatman TV show was a crime drama series about a serious district attorney and his special investigator who didn't take life quite so seriously. Their personalities may have clashed, but they always managed to work together to get the job done!

Jake And The Fatman Cast:

William Conrad ............... District Attorney Jason Lochinvar "Fatman" McCabe
Joe Penny .................... Detective Jake Styles
Alan Campbell ................ Assistant District Attorney Derek Mitchell
Lu Leonard ................... Gertrude
Olga Russell ................. Elisabeth Berkeley-Smythe
Jack Hogan ................... Judge Smithwood
George O'Hanlon Jr. .......... Sergeant Rafferty
Melody Anderson .............. Sergeant Neely Capshaw

Jake And The Fatman Trivia:

The Jake and the Fatman TV show was a "spin-off" of the series, "Matlock" (See details below).

Jake and the Fatman created a "spin-off" of its own when Dick Van Dyke appeared for the first time as Dr. Sloan, the character who would become central in the series, "Diagnosis Murder"! That first look at Dr. Sloan happened on episode #77, "It Never Entered My Mind".

The 1st season's episodes of Jake and the Fatman took place in Los Angeles, California. In the second season, Jake and the Fatman moved to Hawaii. Halfway through the fourth season, it returned to L.A.

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Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Jake and the Fatman TV Pilot Episodes:

The Don - Parts 1 & 2 (10/28 & 11/4/1986) (Aired As Episodes 6 & 7 Of The "Matlock" TV Show)

The First Season

Happy Days Are Here Again (9/26/1987)
Fatal Attraction (9/29/1987)
Laura (10/6/1987)
The Man That Got Away (10/13/1987)
Love For Sale (10/20/1987)
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? (10/27/1987)
Body And Soul (11/3/1987)
The Man I Love (11/10/1987)
Love Me Or Leave Me (11/17/1987)
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (12/1/1987)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (12/8/1987)
After You've Gone (1/5/1988)
It Had To Be You (1/12/1988)
But Not For Me (1/19/1988)
What Is This Thing Called Love? (1/26/1988)
Lady, Be Good (2/2/1988)
I'll Be Seeing You (2/16/1988)
Babyface (2/23/1988)
Blues In The Night (3/16/1988)
How Long Has This Been Going On? (3/23/1988)
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans (3/30/1988)
Rhapsody In Blue (4/4/1988)

The Second Season

Wish You Were Here (2 Hours) (3/15/1989)
I'll Never Smile Again (3/22/1989)
Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered (4/5/1989)
Why Can't You Behave? (4/12/1989)
Poor Butterfly (4/19/1989)
It Ain't Necessarily So (4/26/1989)
Someone To Watch Over Me (5/3/1989)
They Can't Take That Away From Me (5/10/1989)
Side By Side (5/17/1989)
Snowfall (5/24/1989)

The Third Season

I Only Have Eyes For You (9/20/1989)
The Lady In Red (9/27/1989)
SO Easy To Love (10/4/1989)
The Way You LOOK Tonight (10/11/1989)
Dancing In The Dark (10/25/1989)
It All Depends On You (11//1989)
Out Of Knowhere (11/8/1989)
Sweet Leilani (11/15/1989)
My Shining Hour (11/29/1989)
Long Ago And Far Away (12/6/1989)
What Child Is This? (12/13/1989)
In The Still Of The Night (1/3/1990)
You Turned The Tables On Me (1/10/1990)
One More For The Road (1/17/1990)
Who's Sorry Now? (1/31/1990)
I'll Dance At Your Wedding (2/7/1990)
My Buddy (2/14/1990)
By Myself (2/28/1990)
I Ain't Got Nobody (3/7/1990)
Put Your Dreams Away (3/14/1990)
If I Didn't Care (3/28/1990)
You're Driving Me Crazy (4/4/1990)
You Took Advantage Of Me (4/25/1990)
My Heart Belongs To Daddy (5/2/1990)
Danny Boy (5/9/1990)
Chinatown, My Chinatown (5/16/1990)

The Fourth Season

God Bless The Child (9/12/1990)
The Tender Trap (9/19/1990)
Exactly Like You (9/26/1990)
'Round Midnight (10/3/1990)
Only You (10/24/1990)
My Boy Bill (10/31/1990)
More Than You Know (11/7/1990)
Night And Day (11/14/1990)
Goodbye - Part 1 (11/21/1990)
Goodbye - Part 2 (11/28/1990)
I Know That You Know (12/12/1990)
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (1/2/1990)
I May Be Wrong (1/9/1991)
Daddy's Home (2/6/1991)
I'm Gonna Live 'Till I Die (2/13/1991)
Pretty Baby (2/27/1991)
I Cover The Waterfront (3/6/1991)
You Don't Know Me (3/13/1991)
It Never Entered My Mind (3/20/1991)
NOTE: "It Never Entered My Mind" Was The Pilot Episode For The "Diagnosis Murder" TV Show!
Second Time Around (4/3/1991)
I'd Do Anything (4/10/1991)
Who Would've Dreamed (4/24/1991)
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie (5/1/1991)
Nevertheless (5/8/1991)

The Fifth Season

Where Or When - Part 1 (9/18/1991)
Where Or When - Part 2 (9/25/1991)
Street Of Dreams (10/30/1991)
I'll Never Be The Same Again (11/6/1991)
I Could Write A Book (11/13/1991)
Two Different Worlds (11/20/1991)
Every Time We Say Goodbye (12/11/1991)
Come Along With Me (12/18/1991)
Last Dance (1/1/1992)
Come Closer To Me (1/8/1992)
Since I Fell For You (1/15/1992)
Just You, Just Me (1/22/1992)
Stormy Weather - Part 1 (1/29/1992)
Stormy Weather - Part 2 (2/5/1992)
You'll Never Know (2/26/1992)
There'll Be Some Changes Made (3/11/1992)
Pennies From Heaven (3/18/1992)
I Can't Believe I'm Losing You (3/25/1992)
All Through The Night (4/1/1992)
Ain't Misbehavin' (4/8/1992)
Nightmare (4/22/1992)
Beautiful Dreamer (5/6/1992)