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The Pretender

The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC for four seasons between 1996 and 2000. After it was cancelled, two TV movies were made that picked up where the series left off.

The show revolved around a young man named Jarod, who was abducted from his parents as a child and raised by an organization called "The Centre". Jarod's handlers at the Centre used his beyond-genius IQ to train him to become a "Pretender", someone who can integrate himself into any walk of life, who can become an expert in any field - no matter how complex.

When Jarod, a compassionate and caring man, eventually discovered the Centre was using the information gathered from his "simulations" for nefarious purposes, he soon escaped. Travelling around the United States, adopting various identities, he used his gift to help people in need, haunted not only by the blood on his hands but also by operatives from the Centre, who pursued him relentlessly throughout the show's run.

Jarod was raised by "The Centre" (based in the fictional town of Blue Cove, Delaware), where he was specially trained to develop his unique intelligence and abilities as a Pretender. Sydney, his mentor, and father-figure, coached him to run simulations in which Jarod used his unique gift to help people. Jarod later found out that The Centre wasn't using the simulations to help people but to harm them. Having escaped, Jarod is trying to clear his conscience, but The Centre is never far behind.

Miss Parker (daughter of the man in charge, Mr. Parker), Sydney (Jarod's mentor), and Broots (a computer genius), are the Centre team charged with recapturing Jarod. (Although Parker, Bauchau, and Gries were constant presences throughout the series, other members of the pursuit team came and went- notably James Denton as Mr. Lyle, the show's most unambiguous villain.) Richard Marcus and Harve Presnell appear as their superiors at the Centre. Andrea Parker also plays Miss Parker's mother, Catherine Parker, in flashback scenes, and Patrick Bauchau Sydney's twin brother Jacob.

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The Pretender Episodes

The Pretender 1st Season 1996 NBC

1. 1- 1 03101 19 Sep 96 Pilot
2. 1- 2 03102 28 Sep 96 Every Picture Tells a Story
3. 1- 3 03106 19 Oct 96 Flyer
4. 1- 4 03103 26 Oct 96 Curious Jarod
5. 1- 5 03104 2 Nov 96 The Paper Clock
6. 1- 6 03107 9 Nov 96 To Server to Protect
7. 1- 7 03108 16 Nov 96 A Virus Among Us
8. 1- 8 03109 14 Dec 96 Not Even a Mouse
9. 1- 9 03111 4 Jan 97 Mirage
10. 1-10 03110 11 Jan 97 Better Part of Valor
11. 1-11 03112 18 Jan 97 Bomb Squad
12. 1-12 03113 1 Feb 97 Prison Story
13. 1-13 03115 8 Feb 97 Bazooka Jarod
14. 1-14 03116 15 Feb 97 Ranger Jarod
15. 1-15 03114 8 Mar 97 Jaroldo
16. 1-16 03119 22 Mar 97 Under the Reds
17. 1-17 03117 5 Apr 97 Keys
18. 1-18 03118 26 Apr 97 Unhappy Landings
19. 1-19 03121 3 May 97 Jarod's Honor
20. 1-20 03120 10 May 97 Baby Love
21. 1-21 03122 17 May 97 Dragon House (1)
22. 1-22 03122 17 May 97 Dragon House (2)

The Pretender 2nd Season 1997

23. 2- 1 03201 1 Nov 97 Back from the Dead Again
24. 2- 2 03202 8 Nov 97 Scott Free
25. 2- 3 03203 15 Nov 97 Over the Edge
26. 2- 4 03204 22 Nov 97 Exposed
27. 2- 5 03205 6 Dec 97 Nip and Tuck
28. 2- 6 03206 13 Dec 97 Past Sim
29. 2- 7 03207 3 Jan 98 Collateral Damage
30. 2- 8 03208 10 Jan 98 Hazards
31. 2- 9 03209 17 Jan 98 FX
32. 2-10 03210 31 Jan 98 Indy Show
33. 2-11 03211 7 Feb 98 Gigolo Jarod
34. 2-12 03212 7 Mar 98 Toy Surprise
35. 2-13 03213 14 Mar 98 A Stand Up Guy
36. 2-14 03214 21 Mar 98 Unforgotten
37. 2-15 03215 28 Mar 98 Bulletproof
38. 2-16 03216 4 Apr 98 Silence
39. 2-17 03217 11 Apr 98 Crash
40. 2-18 03218 2 May 98 Stolen
41. 2-19 03219 2 May 98 Red Rock Jarod
42. 2-20 03220 9 May 98 Bank
43. 2-21 03221 16 May 98 Bloodlines (1)
44. 2-22 03221 16 May 98 Bloodlines (2)

The Pretender 3rd Season 1998

45. 3- 1 3ABP01 17 Oct 98 Crazy
46. 3- 2 3ABP02 24 Oct 98 Hope & Prey
47. 3- 3 3ABP03 31 Oct 98 Once in a Blue Moon
48. 3- 4 3ABP04 7 Nov 98 Someone to Trust
49. 3- 5 3ABP05 14 Nov 98 Betrayal
50. 3- 6 3ABP06 21 Nov 98 Parole
51. 3- 7 3ABP07 12 Dec 98 Homefront
52. 3- 8 3ABP08 2 Jan 99 Flesh & Blood
53. 3- 9 3ABP09 9 Jan 99 Murder 101
54. 3-10 3ABP11 6 Feb 99 Mr. Lee
55. 3-11 3ABP10 6 Feb 99 The Assassin
56. 3-12 3ABP12 13 Feb 99 Unsinkable
57. 3-13 3ABP13 20 Feb 99 Pool
58. 3-14 3ABP14 27 Feb 99 At the Hour of Our Death
59. 3-15 3ABP15 20 Mar 99 Countdown
60. 3-16 3ABP16 3 Apr 99 PTB
61. 3-17 3ABP18 10 Apr 99 Ties That Bind
62. 3-18 3ABP19 1 May 99 Wake-Up
63. 3-19 3ABP17 8 May 99 End Game (1)
64. 3-20 3ABP20 22 May 99 Qallupilluit
65. 3-21 3ABP21 22 May 99 Donterase (1)
66. 3-22 3ABP22 22 May 99 Donterase (2)

The Pretender 4th Season 1999

67. 4- 1 4ABP01 25 Sep 99 The World's Changing
68. 4- 2 4ABP02 2 Oct 99 Survival
69. 4- 3 4ABP03 30 Oct 99 Angel's Flight
70. 4- 4 4ABP04 6 Nov 99 Risque Business
71. 4- 5 4ABP07 13 Nov 99 Road Trip
72. 4- 6 4ABP06 4 Dec 99 Extreme
73. 4- 7 4ABP08 11 Dec 99 Wild Child
74. 4- 8 4ABP05 8 Jan 00 Rules of Engagement
75. 4- 9 4ABP09 15 Jan 00 'Til Death Do Us Part
76. 4-10 4ABP12 5 Feb 00 Spin Doctor (1)
77. 4-11 4ABP13 12 Feb 00 Cold Dick
78. 4-12 4ABP11 19 Feb 00 Lifeline
79. 4-13 4ABP10 26 Feb 00 Ghosts from the Past
80. 4-14 4ABP14 11 Mar 00 The Agent of Year Zero
81. 4-15 4ABP16 25 Mar 00 Junk
82. 4-16 4ABP15 22 Apr 00 School Daze
83. 4-17 4ABP17 29 Apr 00 Meltdown
84. 4-18 4ABP18 6 May 00 Corn Man
85. 4-19 4ABP19 13 May 00 The Inner Sense (1)
86. 4-20 4ABP20 13 May 00 The Inner Sense (2)

The Pretender TV-Movies 2001 TNT

M- 1 22 Jan 01 The Pretender 2001
M- 2 10 Dec 01 The Island of the Haunted

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