Jake and the Fatman

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Series 1987 60 min/ep.

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. NR (US)

Likely present: ViolenceHeavy emotional content

The series is a crime drama with action elements, suggesting the presence of violence.

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