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The Pretender

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 1X nominee in 2000
Jarod is a Pretender - a genius whose exceptional intelligence allows him to assume various identities at will, be it doctor, test pilot or lawyer.
IMDb 7.5199722 episodesX-Ray13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Pilot
    September 18, 1996
    43min
    13+
    Having just missed Jarod on a tanker ship in Alaska, Miss Parker and Sydney track him to a hospital where he plans on exposing an alcoholic surgeon who crippled a young boy.
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  2. S1 E2 - Every Picture Tells A Story
    September 27, 1996
    46min
    13+
    Jarod poses as Lieutenant Campbell of the Coast Guard in order to figure out why a man died at sea waiting for a rescue that never came.
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  3. S1 E3 - Flyer
    October 18, 1996
    46min
    13+
    Jarod goes undercover as a test pilot to prove a defense contractor's new computer system was defective, causing the death of another test pilot.
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  4. S1 E4 - Curious Jarod
    October 25, 1996
    46min
    13+
    In order to solve the mystery surrounding the death of a showgirl Jarod becomes head of security at a Las Vegas casino, and Sydney and Miss Parker turn to the Mob for help.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Paper Clock
    November 1, 1996
    46min
    13+
    Jarod impersonates an attorney to not only free a janitor falsely accused of murder but to also expose the lawyer who protected the real killer.
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  6. S1 E6 - To Serve and Protect
    November 8, 1996
    46min
    13+
    Jarod becomes a police officer in Miami Beach in order to solve the death of a security guard who was killed by two local policemen during a jewelry heist.
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  7. S1 E7 - A Virus Among Us
    November 15, 1996
    46min
    13+
    Jarod takes a job at the Infectious Disease Lab in an attempt to uncover the events surrounding the disappearance of another virologist at the facility.
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  8. S1 E8 - Not Even A Mouse
    December 13, 1996
    46min
    13+
    Now a member of the coroner's unit, Jarod investigates a deadly hit-and-run accident involving a man all the homeless people knew as "Christmas George."
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  9. S1 E9 - Mirage
    January 3, 1997
    47min
    13+
    Jarod becomes suspicious after a survivalist, who was also part owner of a struggling skydiving school, dies during one of his many trips into the desert.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Better Part Of Valor
    January 10, 1997
    47min
    13+
    Jarod looks into the death of a fellow firefighter who died in a warehouse fire that was deemed arson and Miss Parker tries out a new method for tracking Jarod.
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  11. S1 E11 - Potato Head Blues (a.k.a. Bomb Squad)
    January 17, 1997
    47min
    13+
    While Jarod joins the bomb squad and searches for a crazed bomber, the Centre's Mr. Raines is put in charge of searching for the person who is leaking information to Jarod.
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  12. S1 E12 - Prison Story
    January 31, 1997
    47min
    13+
    While Miss Parker struggles with a painful ulcer, Jarod becomes a prison guard in an attempt to save an innocent man from the gas chamber.
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  13. S1 E13 - Bazooka Jarod
    February 7, 1997
    47min
    13+
    While Jarod impersonates a Navy commander in order to investigate the death of a sailor onboard the U.S.S. Monroe, Sydney delivers a warning to Miss Parker.
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  14. S1 E14 - Ranger Jarod
    February 14, 1997
    47min
    13+
    When Jarod impersonates a forest ranger and joins in the search for a young student lost in the woods he finds himself falling in love with the female ranger who's his partner.
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  15. S1 E15 - Jaroldo!
    March 7, 1997
    47min
    13+
    Jarod pretends to be a cameraman in order to expose a TV reporter who may have created a dangerous situation between two gangs in order to get a good story for the nightly news.
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  16. S1 E16 - Under The Reds
    March 21, 1997
    47min
    13+
    While Sydney tries to revive his comatose brother, Jarod pretends to be paramedic so he can investigate why a young man went into a coma after a car accident.
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  17. S1 E17 - Keys
    April 4, 1997
    47min
    13+
    When Miss Parker corners Jarod during a hurricane in Florida she's forced to come to terms with her mother's death and its startling connection to Jarod.
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  18. S1 E18 - Unhappy Landings
    April 25, 1997
    47min
    13+
    As a U.S. Marshall Jarod tries to protect a witness who's scheduled to testify against a drug cartel, while a distraught Sydney makes an appointment with his psychiatrist.
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  19. S1 E19 - Jarod's Honor
    May 2, 1997
    47min
    13+
    An anonymous e-mail promising clues concerning his past sends Jarod to New Orleans, while Sydney receives a similar e-mail telling him to go to Minneapolis.
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  20. S1 E20 - Baby Love
    May 9, 1997
    47min
    13+
    As Jarod tries to locate the mother of a baby he found abandoned in a dumpster, Sydney and Miss Parker discover a sub-level under the Centre that none of them knew existed.
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  21. S1 E21 - The Dragon House (Part 1)
    May 16, 1997
    47min
    13+
    Jarod is shocked to learn the truth concerning another boy who was at the Centre, and Miss Parker continues delving into the circumstances surrounding her mother's death.
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  22. S1 E22 - The Dragon House (Part 2)
    May 16, 1997
    47min
    13+
    Jarod is shocked to learn the truth concerning another boy who was at the Centre, and Miss Parker continues delving into the circumstances surrounding her mother's death.
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Content advisory
Flashing lightsviolencesubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Subtitles
None available
Directors
Frederick King KellerJames Whitmore Jr.Terrence O'HaraChuck BowmanRodney ChartersSteven Long MitchellMichael LangeScott LautanenMichael ZinbergJoe Napolitano
Cast
Michael T. WeissAndrea ParkerPatrick BauchauJon GriesRyan MerrimanRichard MarcusAlex WexoJames DentonSam AyersHarve Presnell
Studio
NBC
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