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 8 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

Commander Harmon Rabb, Jr. and Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie are JAG lawyers, who together investigate and litigate crimes committed by Navy and Marine personnel. Occasionally, they engage in adventurous activities in order to solve their cases. With Rabb's fighter pilot background, and MacKenzie's good looks, they are a hot team both in and out of the courtroom.

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Plot Keywords:

jag | navy | lawyer | fighter pilot | u.s. navy | 

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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:

Boенно-юридическая служба

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

During the last half of season eight, Catherine Bell was shown mostly behind a desk, or holding something in front of her, because she was pregnant. Her character pretended to be pregnant during the last couple of episodes of the eighth season, then threw away the padding during the season nine premiere, because Bell had given birth during the summer hiatus.

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Goofs

Various episodes - Harm and other pilots take off, fly and land in different aircraft during the same mission (understandable because of available footage).

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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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Connections

Referenced in American Fork (2007)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Another superb Belisarius Production

I've always been a huge fan of Don Bellisario's creations, starting with 'Airwolf' (still my all-time favourite), and then 'Quantum Leap', but J.A.G. is really Don's excuse to get back to what he does best... military-based drama series (preferably with some big aerial toys to play with).

I loved the 1st Season of J.A.G. especially... the scripts and cast were at their best (with Andrea Parker - who later moved on to one of the main roles in 'The Prefender'), Tracey Needham and Andrea Thompson, but a network & cast change at the start of the 2nd Season brought about a slight watering down of the show [the same happened after the superb 1st Season of 'Airwolf'] increased the ratings - so much so, that by its current 1999-2000 5th Season, it is now a Top 20 Nielsen show.

The show has returned more to its action roots with the 4th and 5th Seasons, so I'm happy again.

Some of the 2nd & 3rd Season episodes are terrible though - including the one based in Northern Ireland, which was completely unrealistic. Like the Russian post above this one, the producers/writers of the show should visit other countries first before using every foreign stereotype they can come up with.

But, in the end, I still wouldn't miss this show (the only one I currently even make time to watch regularly) as it is, after all, a Belisarius Production!