Jake and the Fatman
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Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series centered on an overweight district attorney and his younger investigator partner as they solve criminal cases in Los Angeles and later Hawaii.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jake and the Fatman canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9154268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jake and the Fatman Context triple: [Viacom Productions, notableWork, Jake and the Fatman]
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A.
Jake and the Phatman
Jake and the Phatman are a hip hop and R&B production duo best known for their work with Raphael Saadiq, including on his album "Instant Vintage."
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B.
The Jake
The Jake is the popular nickname for Progressive Field, the Major League Baseball stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
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C.
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes is a 1990 neo-noir mystery film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, continuing the story of private investigator J.J. Gittes from the classic film Chinatown.
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D.
The Fat One
The Fat One is the English translation of the Italian nickname "La Grassa," often used to refer to the city of Bologna for its rich culinary tradition.
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E.
Fatman
Fatman is a darkly comedic action film in which Mel Gibson portrays a gritty, world-weary Santa Claus targeted by an assassin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jake and the Fatman Target entity description: Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series centered on an overweight district attorney and his younger investigator partner as they solve criminal cases in Los Angeles and later Hawaii.
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A.
Jake and the Phatman
Jake and the Phatman are a hip hop and R&B production duo best known for their work with Raphael Saadiq, including on his album "Instant Vintage."
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B.
The Jake
The Jake is the popular nickname for Progressive Field, the Major League Baseball stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
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C.
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes is a 1990 neo-noir mystery film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, continuing the story of private investigator J.J. Gittes from the classic film Chinatown.
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D.
The Fat One
The Fat One is the English translation of the Italian nickname "La Grassa," often used to refer to the city of Bologna for its rich culinary tradition.
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E.
Fatman
Fatman is a darkly comedic action film in which Mel Gibson portrays a gritty, world-weary Santa Claus targeted by an assassin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | single-camera ⓘ |
| character |
J. L. "Fatman" McCabe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jake Styles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Douglas Stefen Borghi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS Television Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
David Moessinger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Stefen Borghi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresProfession |
district attorney
ⓘ
investigator ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Honolulu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| firstAiredDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
legal drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| lastAiredDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation |
district attorney
ⓘ
investigator ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | solving criminal cases ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 106 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | "Jake and the Fatman Theme" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalReleaseEnd | 1992-05-06 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStart | 1987-09-26 ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
ⓘ
surface form:
NTSC
|
| portrays |
Joe Penny as Jake Styles
ⓘ
William Conrad as J. L. "Fatman" McCabe ⓘ |
| productionCompany | CBS Entertainment Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 48 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| spinOff | Diagnosis: Murder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Campbell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Penny NERFINISHED ⓘ William Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| themeMusicComposer | Dick DeBenedictis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jake and the Fatman Description of subject: Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series centered on an overweight district attorney and his younger investigator partner as they solve criminal cases in Los Angeles and later Hawaii.
Referenced by (7)
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