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      Season 1 – The Pretender

      1996 Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi List
      100% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 88% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 06 Buy Now

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      Diane Werts Newsday Weiss makes a charmingly self-assured yet enigmatic hero out to help "the little guy" while, in a nice twist, desperately wishing he could only be one himself. Oct 20, 2021 Full Review Noel Holston and Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune The show is kind of hokey, but Weiss' delight in good deeds and in discovering a wider world is ingratiating. Oct 19, 2021 Full Review Steve Johnson Chicago Tribune Pretender boasts a strong pilot and a good lead performance from Chicagoan Michael T. Weiss, who is both handsome and spooky looking. Oct 14, 2021 Full Review Rick Kushman Sacramento Bee If you can forgive the Swiss-cheese style holes in the plot, it's pretty fun. Rated: 3/4 Oct 21, 2021 Full Review James Endrst Hartford Courant Billed as a "humanistic thriller," the hour has loads of built-in appeal, even if Weiss takes some getting used to as the leading man. Oct 15, 2021 Full Review Katharine Trendacosta io9.com The cast was engaging and everyone involved seemed to have a blast, which translated to the viewing experience. It's so campy and ridiculous and exactly the thing to watch in syndication while doing homework. Oct 8, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Sep 19, 1996 The Pilot Exploited as a child, a genius assumes various identities to help others while eluding his brutal stalkers. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 28, 1996 Every Picture Tells a Story Jarod joins the Coast Guard to expose a pair of rogue officers responsible for a fisherman's death; Miss Parker tries tapping Jarod's phone lines to locate him. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 19, 1996 Flyer Jarod becomes a test pilot to prove a top-gun pilot's crash was caused by a defense contractor's new computer system; guest Terence Knox. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 26, 1996 Curious Jarod Jarod becomes the head of security at a Las Vegas casino to investigate a showgirl's murder and help out an aging Elvis impersonator. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 2, 1996 The Paper Clock Jarod becomes a lawyer for a slow-witted man wrongly accused of murder; Jarod negotiates with Sydney for news about his family. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 9, 1996 To Serve and Protect Motorcycle policeman Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) investigates a security guard's murder possibly linked to rogue cops moonlighting as jewel thieves. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 16, 1996 A Virus Among Us Virologist Jarod searches for a missing researcher who threatened to expose a doctor's dangerous experiments. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 14, 1996 Not Even a Mouse As a medical examiner, Jarod looks into the mysterious death of a homeless man who helped runaways at a city shelter. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 4, 1997 Mirage Jarod becomes a sky diving instructor to find out why a survivalist died; Miss Parker receives a birthday gift from Jarod. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 11, 1997 The Better Part of Valor Jarod Russell works as a firefighter while investigating the murder of another smoke-eater; Miss Parker tries to seduce a married man. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 18, 1997 Bomb Squad Jarod infiltrates a bomb squad to investigate a glory seeker who may be responsible for a series of blasts. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 1, 1997 Prison Story Jarod takes an interest in a falsely accused convict (David Proval) when he works as a prison guard on death row. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 8, 1997 Bazooka Jarod A fellow officer (Carol Huston) is suspicious of Navy man Jarod's probe into the accidental drowning of a ship's engineer. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 15, 1997 Ranger Jarod Jarod joins a search-and-rescue team to find a young camper lost in the mountains; Jarod shares a romantic night with a fellow rescuer. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 8, 1997 Jaroldo! Jarod becomes a TV news photographer to investigate a staged gang shootout that badly injured another cameraman. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 22, 1997 Under the Reds Jarod suspects a medic induced the coma of a graduate student, and the parents must decide about life support. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 5, 1997 Keys Jarod investigates Haitian refugees' deaths until Miss Parker takes him hostage as a hurricane approaches off the Florida coast; guest Harve Presnell. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 26, 1997 Unhappy Landings As a U.S. marshal, Jarod tries to protect a government witness from a drug cartel and corrupt fellow marshals. Details Episode 19 Aired May 3, 1997 Jarod's Honor Intervening to stop a killing, Jarod becomes a hired gun in New Orleans as he continues his quest for his parents. Details Episode 20 Aired May 10, 1997 Baby Love Jarod's search for the mother (Lisa Rieffel) of an abandoned infant leads to a rogue cop and a district attorney who want to dispose of the boy. Details Episode 21 Aired May 17, 1997 The Dragon House Jarod tries to help a fellow "pretender" (Jeffrey Donovan) now held by evil Mr. Raines (Richard Marcus). Details Episode 22 Aired May 17, 1997 The Dragon House Jarod tries to help a fellow "pretender" (Jeffrey Donovan) now held by evil Mr. Raines (Richard Marcus). Details

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      Season Info

      Executive Producer
      Rick Wallace
      Network
      NBC
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 19, 1996