The BEST episodes of Jake and the Fatman season 1
Every episode of Jake and the Fatman season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jake and the Fatman season 1!
District attorney J.L. McCabe strikes down on the crime in Los Angeles together with his special investigator Jake Styles and assistant D.A. Derek Mitchell.
#1 - I'll Be Seeing You
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1988
After ten years on the run, a murder witness returns to use McCabe against a powerful defendant for a big payoff, and Jake must escort the witness to court in one piece.
#2 - Fatal Attraction (2)
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1987
McCabe sets out to prove that a wealthy businessman was murdered by his widow and son – two lovers conspiring to get his money.
#3 - I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/30/1988
An author who's a former cop literally kills for a best-seller, giving Jake and McCabe a plot that keeps them guessing.
#4 - Babyface
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/23/1988
Jake sets out to expose the double life of an alleged kidnapped heiress who's determined to get romantically close to him.
#5 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1987
A skid-row serial killer matches wits with McCabe after murdering a surprising victim.
#6 - The Man That Got Away
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1987
Jake and McCabe question the evidence found in the case of a woman charged with murder, whose lawyer is also her ex-husband.
#7 - The Man I Love
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1987
A young bride survives an attempt on her life, so McCabe sends Jake to dig up dirt on her suspicious husband.
#8 - Blues in the Night
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/1988
A pair of twin jewel thieves proves to be a challenge for McCabe as he unknowingly provides an alibi for one sister while the other commits a murder.
#9 - How Long Has This Been Going On?
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/23/1988
Jake tries to prove that his friend, a philandering priest, is innocent in the murder of his married lover.
#10 - It Had to Be You
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1988
When Jake discovers that a serial rapist's weakness is cats, a victim agrees to help set a trap.
#11 - Lady, Be Good
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/1988
McCabe believes that what looks like a drunken-driving accident is a murder, so he sends Jake to investigate.
#12 - Love Me or Leave Me
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1987
Jake gets close to an aspiring rock star in order to catch a dirty cop who's involved in a million-dollar robbery
#13 - Laura
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1987
Jake's former partner is killed while chasing an alleged burglar, but the evidence points towards the dead man's fiancee.
#14 - What is This Thing Called Love?
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/1988
McCabe and Derek are held captive by a grenade-laden gunman claiming to be out for revenge, but Jake discovers a different motive.
#15 - But Not for Me
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1988
Jake suspects that a newswoman knows more about a gangster's murder than she's letting on, so McCabe attempts to get the truth from an unwilling witness: the newswoman's daughter.
#16 - Rhapsody in Blue
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/1988
An ambitious exec and his devious wife desperate for success commit a murder, and it's up to Jake and McCabe to put them out of business.
#17 - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1987
The man who attacked a blind woman is found dead, supposedly shot by the woman's cheating husband.
#18 - Love for Sale
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1987
Jake becomes attracted to a woman involved in a drug-smuggling operation while investigating the murder of one of McCabe's informants.
#19 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/1987
It's Christmastime, but McCabe isn't feeling so jolly as an ambitious assistant DA helps Jake find a murderous Santa Claus.
#20 - Happy Days Are Here Again
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1987
A speechwriter frames a politician for murdering his assistant, then tries to blackmail him.
#21 - Body and Soul
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1987
Jake helps a determined cop (who is also a former lover) try to convict the man who killed her father, a criminal whom McCabe suspects of committing another murder.
#22 - Fatal Attraction (1)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1987
McCabe sets out to prove that a wealthy businessman was murdered by his widow and son – two lovers conspiring to get his money.
#23 - After You've Gone
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1988
Jake discovers a murder plot and takes the place of a dead hit man whose target happens to be McCabe.