When the show moved back to Los Angeles, it was also suspected that it was on Penny's urging. In actuality he had suffered from a gastrointestinal virus and was having difficulty regaining the weight he lost. 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. The show then returned to Los Angeles for the remainder of its run. The second and third seasons and half of the fourth season were filmed in Honolulu. After the end of " Magnum P.I.", the show was moved to Hawaii. The show was set in Los Angeles during the first season. "Fatman" hardly travels anywhere without his companion Max, his pet bulldog. They often clash due to their different styles and personalities. He is teamed with a handsome, happy-go-lucky special investigator named Jake Styles.
"Fatman" McCabe is a Hawaii-born, tough former HPD officer turned Los Angeles district attorney. "Jake and the Fatman" had a total of five seasons and 106 episodes that were broadcast on CBS between 19. * Melody Anderson as Sergeant Neely Capshaw * George O'Hanlon Jr as Sergeant Rafferty * Olga Russell as Elisabeth Berkeley-Smythe *Alan Campbell as Assistant District Attorney Derek Mitchell Taylor and Moessinger ran the show for two years before finally leaving in a dispute over control over the show. Michael Straczynski as story editor and, later, co-producer.
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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.įollowing the departure of Hargrove, executive producers David Moessinger and Jeri Taylor were brought on to run the series with Silverman. Producers Dean Hargrove and Fred Silverman decided to use this character as a model for one of the main characters in a new show they were creating for CBS. " Diagnosis Murder" is a spin-off of this series.Ĭonrad guest starred as an aging prosecutor in a two-part episode of " Matlock" during its first season on NBC. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. L.(Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. "Jake and the Fatman" is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. List_episodes=List of Jake and the Fatman episodes