The following is a list of episodes for the American crime drama television series Jake and the Fatman, which ran on CBS for five seasons, from September 26, 1987, to May 6, 1992, with a total of 106 episodes produced.
Ben and Charlene take the controversial case of a Mafia don Nicholas Baron (José Ferrer) accused of murdering a business rival Donald Kovack (Charles Howerton); Charlene is attracted to the man's son, Paul Baron (Joe Penny).
Matlock continues to defend a mafia don (who investigates a suspect closer to home than the baron would want), while Charlene blows her chance at a relationship with Paul when she is unable to separate the man from the legend.
The ninetenth episode of the season, "It Never Entered My Mind", served as a back-door pilot for Diagnosis: Murder.
A doctor is accused of murdering a hospital administrator, so he starts his own investigation with the help of his med students.