List of The Pretender episodes

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The Pretender is a television series that originally ran on NBC for four seasons between 1996 and 2000.

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[edit] Season 1

Pic Title Original Airdate #
Pilot September 19, 1996 03101
Jarod pretends to be a doctor to avenge a boy crippled by faulty surgery.
Every Picture Tells a Story September 28, 1996 03102
Jarod joins the U.S. Coast Guard to avenge a drowned man who could have been rescued.
Flyer October 19, 1996 03106
Jarod pretends to be a test pilot to avenge another's death.
Curious Jarod October 26, 1996 03103
Jarod becomes the head of security at a Las Vegas casino to expose an abusive murderer.
The Paper Clock November 2, 1996 03104
Jarod becomes an attorney to help a man wrongly convicted of murder, and receives the first picture of his mother.
To Serve and Protect November 9, 1996 03107
Jarod becomes a police officer to catch some corrupt colleagues who framed and murdered a man security guard recently reunited with his long lost father. Miss Parker prevents Jarod from acquiring some information about his mother.
A Virus Among Us November 16, 1996 03108
Jarod becomes a virologist to avenge the disappearance and death of another.
Not Even a Mouse December 14, 1996 03109
Jarod helps expose the truth about the death of a caring homeless man, "Christmas" George.
Mirage January 4, 1997 03111
Jarod infiltrates a Texan skydiving school to investigate one of the owners' death in the desert. Miss Parker meets a man who knew her mother.
Better Part of Valor January 11, 1997 03110
Jarod is a firefighter to avenge the death of another by arson. The empath, Angelo, is introduced to help find Jarod.
Bomb Squad January 18, 1997 03112
Jarod is a member of a bomb squad while trying to catch a serial bomber.
Prison Story February 1, 1997 03113
Jarod impersonates a corrections officer to help an innocent man condemned to execution.
Bazooka Jarod February 8, 1997 03115
Jarod becomes a U.S. Navy officer to rule out a man's death as accidental.
Ranger Jarod February 15, 1997 03116
Jarod becomes a park ranger on impulse to help find a missing person.
Jaroldo March 8, 1997 03114
Jarod becomes a news cameraman to avenge a shot predecessor.
Under the Reds March 22, 1997 03119
Jarod becomes an EMT and tries to help two coma victims- a young wrestler and Sydney's twin brother, Jacob. "SL-27" is first mentioned.
Keys April 5, 1997 03117
While trying to help a girl orphaned by the man trying to smuggle her into the country, Jarod becomes trapped in a hurricane with Miss Parker and then the same man he was trying to punish.
Unhappy Landings April 26, 1997 03118
Jarod becomes a U.S. Marshal to help a witness in an illegal drug trade case. The Centre's other Pretender, Kyle, is introduced.
Jarod's Honor May 3, 1997 03121
Jarod discovers a dying hit man and takes his place to save a man and his wife from a rival club owner.
Baby Love May 10, 1997 03120
While hiding from pursuit, Jarod discovers an abandoned baby and goes after the corrupt politician and detective responsible for the attempted murder of mother and son.
Dragon House (Part 1) May 17, 1997 03122
Jarod learns about Kyle, who is on the run from the law. After meeting a woman who knew his mother, Jarod learns Kyle is really his brother.
Dragon House (Part 2) May 17, 1997 03122
Kyle is rescued, but the van he was in explodes. Jarod sees his mother and sister for the first time, but must run away due to people from the Centre closing in on him. Mr Raines' oxygen tank is shot and he is severely burned.

[edit] Season 2

Pic Title Original Airdate #
Back From the Dead Again November 1, 1997 03201
Jarod becomes an anatomy professor to help a man discover what really happened to his missing brother. Mr. Parker goes missing and Mr. Lyle and Brigitte are introduced.
Scott Free November 8, 1997 03202
Jarod impersonates another man, a one-armed safe-cracker, to help a man on parole and his son.
Over the Edge November 15, 1997 03203
Jarod investigates a supposed suicide attempt by a member of a search and rescue team. The Centre hires a psychologist to figure out who shot at Mr. Raines, but Jarod pays him off to stay inconclusive.
Exposed November 22, 1997 03204
Jarod becomes a fashion photographer to expose a stalker. Miss Parker also meets back up with the man who knew her mother, who reveals she used to stay with him every April- nine months before Miss Parker's January birthday.
Nip and Tuck December 6, 1997 03205
Jarod becomes a cosmetic surgeon to investigate why a girl's face was ruined during a routine procedure.
Past Sim December 13, 1997 03206
Jarod becomes an attorney after discovering a rather recent rescue simulation of his has been exploited by Mr. Lyle, and used in the kidnapping of a witness against a Yakuza member who killed her son. Mr. Lyle becomes a Yakuza target and disappears from the Centre.
Collateral Damage January 3, 1998 03207
Jarod becomes an Army Ranger to investigate the 25-year-old death of a Vietnam soldier whose daughter wants his name cleared of treason. Miss Parker babysits Broots' daughter and opens a gift her mother had with her the day she died.
Hazards January 10, 1998 03208
Jarod saves the life of a suicidal chemical engineer and then investigates the events behind three of the man's co-workers' deaths in a chemical accident. It is revealed Sydney and Jacob were experiments during the the Holocaust.
FX January 17, 1998 03209
Jarod becomes a special effects coordinator to learn the truth about an explosion that injured a stunt driver. Dr. Fenigor is shown on an old surveillance tape, and it is revealed that Timmy, a boy Miss Parker's mother was trying to save, is Angelo, whose mind was ruined by Mr. Raines' experiments.
Indy Show January 31, 1998 03210
Jarod becomes a race-car driver to learn about a crash that injured another racer. Jacob is awakened from his coma but is dying. Before passing, Jacob gives Sydney a paper reading "GENE" in reference to Jarod, and it is revealed it was Sydney who had shot at Mr. Raines.
Gigolo Jarod February 7, 1998 03211
Jarod becomes an escort, uncovers a wealthy woman's past, learns the truth about a boy's death, and reconnects an estranged couple.
Toy Surprise March 7, 1998 03212
Jarod becomes a counselor to a young man who saw his best friend die. Miss Parker learns of a planned assassination of her father and must try to stop it, and discovers more from her past.
A Stand Up Guy March 14, 1998 03213
Jarod becomes a counterfeiter working with the mob in order to learn the facts about an FBI agent's murder. Mr. Lyle robs and murders at a Centre office and Miss Parker must become a "cleaner" again; she eventually shoots Mr. Lyle into a river.
Unforgotten March 21, 1998 03214
Jarod miscalculates a pretend and is assaulted and left to die. He is rescued by an unstable con artist but develops amnesia while recovering. Miss Parker, Broots, and Sydney also undergo heavy questioning by the Centre. When Jarod's rescuer tips off the Centre to his location, Brigitte and her team go to capture him, but are foiled when Jarod regains his memory.
Bulletproof March 28, 1998 03215
Jarod becomes a SWAT officer and tries to find a lieutenant's killer. Sydney is reconnected with a woman he was once in love with and the son he never knew he had.
Silence April 4, 1998 03216
Jarod becomes a DEA psychologist and tries to get a traumatized 5-year-old murder witness to speak out.
Crash April 11, 1998 03217
Jarod becomes an NTSB investigator after discovering the young man he gave his ticket to died in a crash on the flight he was supposed to be on. Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots attend a high school reunion and discover Mr. Lyle's adopted family.
Stolen May 2, 1998 03218
Jarod takes the place of a millionaire whose son has been kidnapped and subsequently remembers his own kidnapping. He is shortly captured by Miss Parker, but in-fighting between her team and Mr. Raines' lets him get away.
Red Rock Jarod May 2, 1998 03219
Jarod is led to a town in Arizona and is turned over to the still-living Mr. Lyle by two police officers- a man whose wife Mr. Lyle has buried alive in the desert and a woman whose son needs a heart transplant. Kyle is also revealed alive and the brothers rescue the buried women, but Kyle takes a bullet for Jarod and is killed. His heart is given to the young man.
Bank May 9, 1998 03220
Jarod and Miss Parker become hostages in a bank robbery, and among the other customers is Mr. Fenigor, who gives the two information about their pasts.
Bloodlines (Part 1) May 16, 1998 03221
Jarod discovers something in a person's genes can predispose them to be a Pretender, and tries to prevent Mr. Raines from taking a boy to be trained to replace him. Sydney devises a treatment for Angelo that returns his mind, but removes his empathy/Pretender abilities.
Bloodlines (Part 2) May 16, 1998 03221
Jarod tries to protect and heal the kidnapped boy, but when the serum designed to undo the damage to the boy's mind is smashed, Jarod has to use Angelo's last treatment instead, and Angelo begins to regress to his former self. Miss Parker discovers that she has a twin brother- and it is either Angelo or Mr. Lyle. Sydney plants a bomb in SL-27, but his plan to destroy it backfires when Jarod infiltrates the Centre and is chased down there.

[edit] Season 3

Pic Title Original Airdate #
Crazy October 17, 1998 3ABP01
Jarod admits himself to an asylum and Miss Parker learns her twin brother is Mr. Lyle. Sydney has been temporarily blinded.
Hope and Prey October 24, 1998 3ABP02
Jarod becomes a bounty hunter while searching for his info about his father. Both he and Miss Parker discover stylized rings of fire in relation to Jarod's father.
Once in a Blue Moon October 31, 1998 3ABP03
Jarod becomes a criminal profiler when he discovers a young woman's kidnapping is exactly the same as one he helped investigate while at The Centre- the murder of Mr. Raines' daughter, Annie.
Someone to Trust November 7, 1998 3ABP04
Jarod is hired as an arsonist and becomes smitten by his employer's wife, who later tries to frame him for her husband's death in order to claim the estate. Mr. Lyle's mail order bride is murdered and Miss Parker and Broots try to investigate.
Betrayal November 14, 1998 3ABP05
Broots is targeted for knowing too much when information on some of Jarod's old simulations is stolen and wrongly used. He must team up with Jarod to stop an ex-operative who had a lot to do with Jarod's eventual escape. Jarod ends up shooting and killing the man.
Parole November 21, 1998 3ABP06
Jarod stops a parole officer who is using ex-cons to do home invasions. Sydney is reunited with his son as his old love's husband is dying.
Homefront December 12, 1998 3ABP07
Jarod poses as a black market arms dealer in order to reunite two children with their mother.
Flesh and Blood January 2, 1999 3ABP08
Jarod tries to rescue Sydney's son and three others who are taken hostage by an Appalachian militia group.
Murder 101 January 9, 1999 3ABP09
Jarod becomes a psychology professor in order to learn what happened to his predecessor.
Mr. Lee February 6, 1999 3ABP11
The Centre uses a blind Chinese man who claims he can predict Jarod's next move by speaking to seven people who have come into contact with him.
The Assassin February 6, 1999 3ABP10
Jarod helps a woman whose children have been abducted, and Miss Parker is attracted to a stranger.
Unsinkable February 13, 1999 3ABP12
Bound in chains and thrown off a pier, Jarod recalls the Atlantic City events that led to his current predicament.
Pool February 20, 1999 3ABP13
Jarod becomes a pool shark in order to help a young singer, and to settle a score with a wealthy bigot.
At the Hour of Our Death February 27, 1999 3ABP14
Jarod and Miss Parker each face life-threatening experiences; Jarod is in a plane crash, and Miss Parker is rushed to the ER.
Countdown March 20, 1999 3ABP15
Jarod goes to a Mexican prison to arrange an inmate to donate a kidney to a son he didn't know existed.
PTB April 3, 1999 3ABP16
Jarod tries to help a radio talk-show host, who's on the run from a mysterious stalker. Miss Parker must decide whether or not to leave The Centre and join Thomas, who is moving to Oregon.
Ties That Bind April 10, 1999 3ABP18
Jarod befriends a runaway youth and Miss Parker announces her intentions concerning The Centre.
Wake-Up May 1, 1999 3ABP19
Jarod and Miss Parker meet up in order to find the "missing pieces" involved with Thomas' murder.
End Game May 8, 1999 3ABP17
A Pretender/Profiler crossover. Jarod becomes a police detective and investigates the abduction of a teenage chess expert.
Qallupilluit May 22, 1999 3ABP20
Jarod poses as a climatologist and journeys to an arctic research station to find his father, unaware that it's operated by The Centre.
Donoterase (Part 1) May 22, 1999 3ABP21
Jarod and his father are finally reunited, but assassins from The Centre are on their trail.
Donoterase (Part 2) May 22, 1999 3ABP22
Jarod and his father team up to rescue the clone created by the Centre's project, and Miss Parker learns more about her mother's murder.

[edit] Season 4

Pic Title Original Airdate #
The World's Changing September 25, 1999 4ABP01
Jarod is recaptured by The Centre, but escapes and tries to save the lives of two researchers. Miss Parker recovers from being wounded.
Survival October 2, 1999 4ABP02
Jarod sets a trap for Miss Parker and Mr. Lyle while he investigates a soldier's supposed suicide during isolation training.
Angel's Flight October 30, 1999 4ABP03
Jarod poses as a San Francisco police detective and tries to find a teen who has disappeared. Miss Parker wonders about a Centre newcomer.
Risque Business November 6, 1999 4ABP04
Jarod poses as a sex therapist and tries to investigate the circumstances surrounding an attack on a female therapist.
Road Trip November 13, 1999 4ABP07
Jarod befriends a woman on the run. Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots embark on a movie-inspired expedition.
Extreme December 4, 1999 4ABP06
Jarod investigates the events that left a bungee jumper in a coma. Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots follow a “Let's Make a Deal” series of clues.
Wild Child December 11, 1999 4ABP08
Jarod poses as a psychiatrist to learn the identity of a feral child found in the forest, and the circumstances surrounding her ordeal.
Rules of Engagement January 8, 2000 4ABP05
Jarod is a FBI hostage negotiator and deals with two brothers who have taken over a hospital. Miss Parker tries to help her father, who is in hiding.
'Til Death Do Us Part January 15, 2000 4ABP09
Jarod gives Miss Parker information that may help her solve Thomas's murder; meanwhile, a killing at The Centre casts doubt on Mr. Parker.
Spin Doctor February 5, 2000 4ABP12
A Pretender/Profiler crossover. Jarod is a Secret Service agent working with Rachel and Bailey, to solve the murder of the man who helped in his initial escape from The Centre.
Cold Dick February 12, 2000 4ABP13
Jarod poses as a Las Vegas PI searching for a missing showgirl, while Ms. Parker, Broots, and Mr. Raines end up in a wild predicament.
Lifeline February 19, 2000 4ABP11
Jarod becomes a bodyguard for a gunworks owner and his fiancée, who's hiding a couple of secrets.
Ghosts From the Past February 26, 2000 4ABP10
Jarod poses as a member of a racist group; Angelo is convinced that someone from Jarod's past is out to kill him.
The Agent of Year Zero March 11, 2000 4ABP14
Jarod is a Government agent and helps a visually impaired Cambodian woman who accidentally encounters the person responsible for the killing of her family.
Junk March 25, 2000 4ABP16
Jarod poses as a drug addict to help a mother who was once addicted and is now in rehab, but doesn't understand how she got there.
School Daze April 22, 2000 4ABP15
Jarod poses as a sixth-grade teacher to help a young murder witness. Miss Parker is reunited with a woman from her past.
Meltdown April 29, 2000 4ABP17
Jarod is an agent with the TXBI and poses as a gang member to find a little girl's killer. Miss Parker tries to learn about a project concerning her late mother.
Corn Man May 6, 2000 4ABP18
After buying a camcorder at a pawn shop, Jarod tries to find the mother and daughter on the tape, which ends with them in peril.
The Inner Sense (Part 1) May 13, 2000 4ABP19
Jarod being contacted by his father, who tells him where to locate his sister...and Jarod finds out he has another brother, Ethan?
The Inner Sense (Part 2) May 13, 2000 4ABP20
Facts are revealed concerning Ethan and Mr. Raines. Zoe is kidnapped. Ms. Parker finds out the truth about her mother's death.

[edit] TV Movies

Pic Title Original Airdate #
The Pretender 2001 January 22, 2001 M-1
Jarod, Ethan, and Ms. Parker are alive after the bomb explosion on the train. Ms. Parker discovers that Mr. Raines is still alive. Alex emerges from Jarod's past. Mr. Parker is kidnapped but is eventually rescued. Alex and Mr. Raines reveals some secrets about Jarod and Ms. Parker's past.
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted December 10, 2001 M-2
A hunt begins for a set of scrolls containing prophecies on the Isle of Carthis. Jarod and Ms. Parker discovers the plan that their mothers shared. A secret about Mr. Raines is revealed. Mr. Raines regains control of The Centre.

[edit] Making of Featurettes

Pic Title Original Airdate #
Season 1 March 22, 2005 F-1
Season 2 September 20, 2005 F-2
Season 3 February 14, 2006 F-3
Season 4 July 18, 2006 F-4
Telemovies Late 2006 or 2007 F-5

[edit] References

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