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Jake and the Fatman
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  • Episode aired Sep 29, 1987
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Joe Penny in Fatal Attraction (1987)
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This was the pilot to the series. A man and a woman who are lovers commit a murder. Eventually it is revealed that the victim is the father and husband of the two who killed him. J.L. McCabe... Read allThis was the pilot to the series. A man and a woman who are lovers commit a murder. Eventually it is revealed that the victim is the father and husband of the two who killed him. J.L. McCabe, the tough district attorney known as "The Fatman", suspects them right away but unfortun... Read allThis was the pilot to the series. A man and a woman who are lovers commit a murder. Eventually it is revealed that the victim is the father and husband of the two who killed him. J.L. McCabe, the tough district attorney known as "The Fatman", suspects them right away but unfortunately has no evidence, so he sends his ace investigator, Jake Styles to get the evidence. ... Read all

  • Director
    • Ron Satlof
  • Writers
    • Dean Hargrove
    • Joel Steiger
    • Douglas Stefen Borghi
  • Stars
    • William Conrad
    • Joe Penny
    • Alan Campbell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    181
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ron Satlof
    • Writers
      • Dean Hargrove
      • Joel Steiger
      • Douglas Stefen Borghi
    • Stars
      • William Conrad
      • Joe Penny
      • Alan Campbell
    • 1User review
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    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Jason Lochinvar 'Fatman' McCabe
    Joe Penny
    Joe Penny
    • Jake Styles
    Alan Campbell
    Alan Campbell
    • Derek Mitchell
    Anne Francis
    Anne Francis
    • Dixie
    Karen Austin
    Karen Austin
    • Rebecca Warfield
    Kim Johnston Ulrich
    Kim Johnston Ulrich
    • Tina
    • (as Kim Ulrich)
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • The Mayor
    Eugene Peterson
    • John Warfield
    • (as Eugene I. Peterson)
    Allan Rich
    Allan Rich
    • Mandel
    Rebeccah Bush
    Rebeccah Bush
    • Katie Grant
    • (as Rebecca Bush)
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Carson Warfield
    James Avery
    James Avery
    • Lieutenant
    Perla Walter
    Perla Walter
    • Marie
    Wil Albert
    Christopher Michael Moore
    • Leon Banks
    Mike Muscat
    • Murder Suspect
    Heidi Kozak Haddad
    Heidi Kozak Haddad
    • Lana
    • (as Heidi Kozak)
    Eugene Robert Glazer
    Eugene Robert Glazer
      • Director
        • Ron Satlof
      • Writers
        • Dean Hargrove
        • Joel Steiger
        • Douglas Stefen Borghi
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      7a_genda

      Fun, 80's style, let's cancel it.

      It started with some right elements:

      Penny as Jake, a suave police detective, presumably a gigolo, that drove around in a silver porsche speedster wore fancy suits and basically, got things done.

      William Conrad as a fat, gruff, unkempt district attorney with a dog called max.

      It had a urban background and it worked.

      Then they transferred the locale to Hawaii (presumably to reduce costs) and Jake was driving a cheaper car while at the same time, somehow he became some sort of milk-drinking/boy scout/social worker, but it still worked (kinda).

      Then they really scrimped on the production values, the series stunk and , surprise! it had to be cancelled.

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      • Trivia
        This was the pilot for the series. For some reason (perhaps CBS) decided to premiere with a different episode. This was aired second.
      • Quotes

        Jake Styles: Mama Bear's sleeping with Baby Bear.

        Derek Mitchell: Mrs. Warfield?

        Jason Lochinvar 'Fatman' McCabe: They murdered him, all right. And we're going to have to prove it. First step is to prove that they're lovers. Derek, that's going to be your job.

      • Connections
        Follows Jake and the Fatman (1987)

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      • Release date
        • September 29, 1987 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Production companies
        • Fred Silverman Company
        • Strathmore Productions
        • Viacom Productions
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 33m(93 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Stereo
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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