6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Jake and the Fatman is a classic legal procedural focused on solving crimes and prosecuting offenders within the established justice system. Its neutral rating stems from its primary focus on the mechanics of law enforcement and legal process, rather than promoting specific political ideologies or critiquing systemic issues.
The series features traditional casting with no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on crime-solving without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
No identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes are present in 'Jake and the Fatman'. The series, a crime drama from the late 1980s and early 1990s, did not feature queer identities or narratives.
The television series "Jake and the Fatman" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding its impact on transgender representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Jake and the Fatman is an original television series that established its own characters and canon. There are no prior source materials, historical figures, or previous installments from which characters' genders could have been swapped.
As an original television series, "Jake and the Fatman" introduced its characters without prior canonical or historical racial depictions. Therefore, no character could have been portrayed as a different race than previously established.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.2
Critic Ratings
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