Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman
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GenreCrime drama
Created byDean Hargrove
Joel Steiger
Ann Doherty
Developed byDouglas Stefen Borghi
StarringWilliam Conrad
Joe Penny
Alan Campbell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes106 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDean Hargrove
Fred Silverman
Joel Steiger
Production locationsLos Angeles, California
Oahu, Hawaii
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Production companiesThe Fred Silverman Company
Strathmore Productions (1987–1988)
Dean Hargrove Productions (1988–1992)
Viacom Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 26, 1987 (1987-09-26) –
May 6, 1992 (1992-05-06)
Related
Matlock
Diagnosis: Murder
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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] Created by Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger and Ann Doherty, the series ran on CBS for five seasons from September 26, 1987, to May 6, 1992.

Diagnosis: Murder, which aired from 1993 to 2001, was a medical-oriented spin-off of Jake and the Fatman that came to be a popular series of its own.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Jake and the Fatman". The New York Times.
  2. ^ G. S. Bourdain (February 13, 1994). "William Conrad, 73, TV Actor In 'Fatman' and 'Cannon' Series". The New York Times.
  3. ^ John J. O'Connor (September 29, 1987). "TV Review; Crime on CBS and Yuppies on ABC". The New York Times.
  4. ^ CNN: Dick Van Dyke interview
  5. ^ Emmy TV Legends: Diagnosis Murder