Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles.[1][2][3] The series ran on CBS for five seasons from September 26, 1987, to May 6, 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.[4][5]
J. L. "Fatman" McCabe is a Hawaii-born, tough former Honolulu Police Department officer turned Los Angelesdistrict attorney. He is teamed with a handsome, happy-go-lucky special investigator named Jake Styles. They often clash due to their different styles and personalities. "Fatman" travels hardly anywhere without Max, his pet bulldog. The show was set in Los Angeles during the first season. After the end of Magnum, P.I., the show was moved to Hawaii. The second and third seasons and half of the fourth season were filmed in Honolulu. The show then returned to Los Angeles for the remainder of its run.
Cast
Main cast
William Conrad as District Attorney J. L. "Fatman" McCabe
Conrad guest starred as an aging prosecutor in a two-part episode of Matlock during its first season on NBC. Executive producers Fred Silverman and Dean Hargrove decided to use this character as a model for one of the main characters in a new show they were creating for CBS. Penny also guest starred in these episodes, but his character was not on the same side as Conrad's character in the storyline's legal case.
Following the departure of Hargrove, executive producers David Moessinger and Jeri Taylor were brought on to run the series with Silverman. They also hired J. Michael Straczynski as an executive story consultant.[6] Taylor and Moessinger ran the show for two years before finally leaving in a dispute over control over the show.[6]
Straczynski has written that he was hired after pitching a story that let Conrad sit down for almost every scene,[6] noting his own faux slogan for the show "Jake and the Fatman: He can't act, he can't walk, together they fight crime".[6]
Controversy
Joe Penny lost a large amount of weight after the show moved to Hawaii, which led to many rumors about his health, including the possibility that he had AIDS. In actuality, he had suffered from a gastrointestinal virus and was having difficulty regaining the weight he lost. When the show moved back to Los Angeles, it was also suspected that it was on Penny's urging. This was also not true, as the move was CBS's decision.[7]
CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) released the first two seasons of Jake and the Fatman on DVD in Region 1 between 2008/2009. As of June 2015, these releases have been discontinued and are out of print.
The nineteenth episode of the fourth season of Jake and the Fatman, "It Never Entered My Mind", featured Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes. The success of that episode led initially to a series of three TV movies, and then a weekly television series Diagnosis: Murder that debuted on CBS on October 29, 1993.
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Not to be confused with Jake and the Phatman Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J L Jason Lochinvar Fatman McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles 1 2 3 The series ran on CBS for five seasons from September 26 1987 to May 6 1992 Diagnosis Murder was a spin off of this series 4 5 Jake and the FatmanTitle screenGenreCrime dramaCreated byDean HargroveJoel SteigerAnn DohertyDeveloped byDouglas Stefen BorghiStarringWilliam ConradJoe PennyAlan CampbellCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons5No of episodes106 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersDean HargroveFred SilvermanJoel SteigerProduction locationsLos Angeles CaliforniaOahu HawaiiRunning timeapprox 45 minutesProduction companiesThe Fred Silverman CompanyStrathmore Productions 1987 1988 Dean Hargrove Productions 1988 1992 Viacom ProductionsDistributorCBS Television DistributionReleaseOriginal networkCBSPicture formatColorAudio formatMonoOriginal releaseSeptember 26 1987 1987 09 26 May 6 1992 1992 05 06 ChronologyRelatedMatlockDiagnosis Murder Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2 1 Main cast 2 2 Recurring guest stars 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Controversy 4 Episodes 5 Home media 6 Spin offs 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditJ L Fatman McCabe is a Hawaii born tough former Honolulu Police Department officer turned Los Angeles district attorney He is teamed with a handsome happy go lucky special investigator named Jake Styles They often clash due to their different styles and personalities Fatman travels hardly anywhere without Max his pet bulldog The show was set in Los Angeles during the first season After the end of Magnum P I the show was moved to Hawaii The second and third seasons and half of the fourth season were filmed in Honolulu The show then returned to Los Angeles for the remainder of its run Cast EditMain cast Edit William Conrad as District Attorney J L Fatman McCabe Joe Penny as Detective Jake Styles Alan Campbell as Assistant District Attorney Derek MitchellRecurring guest stars Edit Lu Leonard as Gertrude Jack Hogan as Judge Smithwood Melody Anderson as Sergeant Neely CapshawGuest stars on the series included Alex Cord Robert Culp Denise Dowse Scott Marlowe Leigh McCloskey Ed Nelson Leo Penn Stephen Quadros Robert Reed Mitch Ryan David Soul and Ray Sharkey Production EditDevelopment Edit Conrad guest starred as an aging prosecutor in a two part episode of Matlock during its first season on NBC Executive producers Fred Silverman and Dean Hargrove decided to use this character as a model for one of the main characters in a new show they were creating for CBS Penny also guest starred in these episodes but his character was not on the same side as Conrad s character in the storyline s legal case Following the departure of Hargrove executive producers David Moessinger and Jeri Taylor were brought on to run the series with Silverman They also hired J Michael Straczynski as an executive story consultant 6 Taylor and Moessinger ran the show for two years before finally leaving in a dispute over control over the show 6 Straczynski has written that he was hired after pitching a story that let Conrad sit down for almost every scene 6 noting his own faux slogan for the show Jake and the Fatman He can t act he can t walk together they fight crime 6 Controversy Edit Joe Penny lost a large amount of weight after the show moved to Hawaii which led to many rumors about his health including the possibility that he had AIDS In actuality he had suffered from a gastrointestinal virus and was having difficulty regaining the weight he lost When the show moved back to Los Angeles it was also suspected that it was on Penny s urging This was also not true as the move was CBS s decision 7 Episodes EditMain article List of Jake and the Fatman episodes Jake and the Fatman had a total of five seasons and 106 episodes that were broadcast on CBS between 1987 and 1992 Season No of episodes Originally airedFirst aired Last airedPilot 2 October 28 1986 1986 10 28 November 4 1986 1986 11 04 1 23 September 26 1987 1987 09 26 April 6 1988 1988 04 06 2 11 March 15 1989 1989 03 15 May 24 1989 1989 05 24 3 26 September 20 1989 1989 09 20 May 16 1990 1990 05 16 4 24 September 12 1990 1990 09 12 May 8 1991 1991 05 08 5 22 September 18 1991 1991 09 18 April 6 1992 1992 04 06 Home media EditCBS DVD distributed by Paramount released the first two seasons of Jake and the Fatman on DVD in Region 1 between 2008 2009 As of June 2015 these releases have been discontinued and are out of print Visual Entertainment released Jake and the Fatman The Complete Collection on June 23 2017 8 9 Jake and the Fatman The Complete Collection is rated PG in New Zealand for Violence coarse language amp drug references DVD Name Ep Region 1Season One Volume One 11 July 8 2008 10 Season One Volume Two 12 December 2 2008 11 Season Two 11 May 5 2009 12 Season Three 26 N ASeason Four 24 N ASeason Five 22 N AThe Complete Series 106 June 23 2017 9 Spin offs EditMain article Diagnosis Murder The nineteenth episode of the fourth season of Jake and the Fatman It Never Entered My Mind featured Dick Van Dyke as Dr Mark Sloan a medical doctor who solves crimes The success of that episode led initially to a series of three TV movies and then a weekly television series Diagnosis Murder that debuted on CBS on October 29 1993 References Edit Jake and the Fatman The New York Times G S Bourdain February 13 1994 William Conrad 73 TV Actor In Fatman and Cannon Series The New York Times John J O Connor September 29 1987 TV Review Crime on CBS and Yuppies on ABC The New York Times CNN Dick Van Dyke interview Emmy TV Legends Diagnosis Murder a b c d J Michael Straczynski Becoming Superman HarperCollins ISBN 978 0 06 285785 9 Interviews Joepenny com au Archived from the original on May 17 2008 Jake and the Fatman The Complete Series DVD Set Date Cost Package Art More Coming to North America from VEI in just two and a half weeks Archived June 6 2017 at the Wayback Machine a b Jake and the Fatman The Complete Collection Jake and the Fatman DVD news Box Art for Jake and the Fatman Season 1 Volume 1 TVShowsOnDVD com Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 2 2016 Jake and the Fatman DVD news Early Box Art for Jake and the Fatman Season 1 Volume 2 TVShowsOnDVD com Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 2 2016 Jake and the Fatman DVD news Announcement for Jake and the Fatman The 2nd Season TVShowsOnDVD com Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 2 2016 External links EditJake and the Fatman at IMDb Jake and the Fatman at epguides com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jake and the Fatman amp oldid 1122817435, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
