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.

Last Updated: 11/23/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
I'll Be Seeing You
star
9.00
4 votes

#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.

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I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan
star
8.67
6 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Michael Lange
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Fatal Attraction (2)
star
8.50
2 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Ron Satlof
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The Man That Got Away
star
8.42
12 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
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Babyface
star
8.40
5 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
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Laura
star
8.33
9 votes

#6 - 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.

Writer: Tom Lazarus
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
star
8.33
9 votes

#7 - 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.

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The Man I Love
star
8.33
9 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Michael Lange
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Blues in the Night
star
8.33
3 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Harvey Laidman
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How Long Has This Been Going On?
star
8.33
3 votes

#10 - 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.

Writer: Tom Lazarus
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It Had to Be You
star
8.25
8 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Ron Satlof
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Lady, Be Good
star
8.25
4 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
Writer: Tom Lazarus
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Love Me or Leave Me
star
8.25
8 votes

#13 - 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

Directors: Michael Preece
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What is This Thing Called Love?
star
8.20
5 votes

#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.

Writer: Tom Lazarus
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Rhapsody in Blue
star
8.17
6 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Michael Lange
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But Not for Me
star
8.00
6 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Michael Lange
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
star
7.83
6 votes

#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.

Directors: Harvey Laidman
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Love for Sale
star
7.60
10 votes

#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.

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
star
7.22
36 votes

#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.

Directors: E.W. Swackhamer
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Happy Days Are Here Again
star
7.22
23 votes

#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.

Writer: Tom Lazarus
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Body and Soul
star
6.86
7 votes

#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.

Writer: Tom Lazarus
Fatal Attraction (1)
star
6.57
37 votes

#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.

Directors: Ron Satlof
After You've Gone
star
6.40
5 votes

#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.