Top billed cast

1. 

   William Conrad

   Jason McCabe

2. 

   Joe Penny

   Jake Styles

3. 

   Alan Campbell

   Derek Mitchell

4. 

   Olga Russell

   Lisbeth Berkeley-Smythe

5. 

   George O'Hanlon, Jr.

   Sgt. Rafferty

6. 

   Lu Leonard

   Gertrude Reilly

7. 

   Jack Hogan

   Judge Smithwood

8. 

   Melody Anderson

   Neely Capshaw

9. 

   Nelson Mashita

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Current Season

Season 5

1991 | 22 Episodes

Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

Magnum P.I., Riptide (my personal favorite), Simon & Simon, and all the other little detective shows that were on during the late 70s and early 80s network battles were light entertainment.

It's not to say that they weren't great entertainment, but just that the tone of the shows were less stressful and more family friendly.

Jake and the Fatman got a bit darker. The action and comedy were still there, but it sort of feels like the older sibling of detective shows. And it does so in almost the same way that Columbo feels like the adult in the room of detective shows from that era.

Howe...read the rest

Recommendations

1. 77 Sunset Strip72%
2. Mannix67%
3. Riptide68%
4. Barnaby Jones70%
5. The Rockford Files76%
6. Baywatch Nights62%
7. Kojak71%
8. Baretta65%
9. T. J. Hooker65%
10. The Glades69%
11. Silk Stalkings61%
12. Vega$69%
13. Dragnet69%
14. Wiseguy66%
15. Steal74%
16. Hill Street Blues76%
17. Hardcastle and McCormick64%
18. Agatha Christie's Poirot81%
19. Knight Rider75%
20. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries72%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Jake and the Fatman

Keywords

• private investigator
• criminal
• buddy cop
• crime investigation