JAG 

The cases of Harmon Rabb, former Navy fighter pilot, and his fellow lawyers of the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's office.

Creator:

Donald P. Bellisario

Stars:

David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 9 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David James Elliott	...	Harmon Rabb, Jr. / ... 227 episodes, 1995-2005
Patrick Labyorteaux	...	Bud Roberts, Jr. / ... 208 episodes, 1995-2005
Catherine Bell	...	Sarah MacKenzie / ... 206 episodes, 1996-2005
John M. Jackson	...	A.J. Chegwidden / ... 189 episodes, 1996-2005
Karri Turner	...	Lt. Harriet Sims / ... 112 episodes, 1997-2005
Chuck Carrington	...	Jason Tiner / ... 99 episodes, 1997-2003

Storyline

JAG is an adventure drama about an elite wing of officers trained as lawyers who investigate, prosecute and defend those accused of crimes in the military. Navy Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb, an ace pilot turned lawyer, and Marine Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie, a beautiful by-the-book officer, are colleagues who hold the same high standards but find themselves clashing when they choose different routes to get to the same place. The unmistakable chemistry between them must be held at bay for professional reasons as they traverse the globe together with a single mission: to search for and discover the truth. Helping them with their mission is Navy Lt. Cmdr. Bud Roberts, a lawyer who proved his grit and determination when, after losing a leg in a land mine field while on a mission, fought back and became even better at his job.

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Plot Keywords:

shared universe | entire title is capitalized acronym | jag | navy | lawyer | 

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Taglines:

The defense never rests.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

JAG

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, Paramount Network Television Productions, NBC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the end of the series, Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux) was promoted to Lieutenant Commander; the ceremony was conducted by retiring Admiral Chegwidden.

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Goofs

Throughout the series ships' crews wore their covers, whether they be ball caps or dress covers, while aboard ship. Navy regulations require covers to be removed by all personnel while inside a ship or a building. On a carrier when out at sea, indoors or out, covers are removed. If a cover flew off on the flight deck it could damage the engine of an aircraft.

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Quotes

Narrator: Following in his father's footsteps as a Naval aviator, Lieutenant Commander Harmon Rabb Jr. suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat on a storm-tossed carrier at sea. Diagnosed with night blindness, Harm transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps, which investigates, defends and prosecutes the law of the sea. There, with fellow JAG lawyer Major Sarah MacKenzie, he now fights in and out of the courtroom with the same daring and tenacity that made him a top gun in the air.

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Crazy Credits

Several episodes misspell the name of recurring actor Steven Culp as 'Stephen.'

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Alternate Versions

The episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" were heavily edited and merged into a one-hour _"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (2003)_ pseudo-episode called "Navy N.C.I.S.: The Beginning".

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Connections

Referenced in NCIS: Los Angeles: Predator (2009)

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Soundtracks

Theme from JAG
(main title theme)
Written by Bruce Broughton
Copyright Claimant: Addax Music Company, Inc.

User Reviews

Good show - need more like it.

It surprises me (assuming the show is reasonably accurate) how relatively little the Navy has changed since I got out of it 31 years ago. I assume the show gets some cooperation from the Navy, anyway it's worth watching. I have yet to see a bad episode. My only criticism is there is a tendency to wrap up an episode too quickly sometimes and there is too much time spent on romance and not enough on action (wow, I sound like I am about ten years old. Hmm.)