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The Pretender

NBC · 1996–2001 · Ended · Drama · Adventure · Mystery · ★ 7.3/10

Jarod is a Pretender - a genius whose exceptional intelligence allows him to assume various identities at will, be it doctor, test pilot or lawyer. Taken from his parents at an early age, Jarod was brought up in the Centre, a think-tank facility where he believed his computer-like mind was being used to benefit mankind. But when he learned the simulations he solved were being sold to the highest-bidder no matter what their intent, Jarod escaped. Now on the run, Jarod embarks on a search for his true identity while also attempting to balance out any wrong his simulations have caused by helping people who are as powerless as he once was.

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The Pretender episode guide

Season 1 · 22 episodes · Sep 19, 1996 – May 17, 1997
  1. Pilot
  2. Every Picture Tells a Story
  3. Flyer
  4. Curious Jarod
  5. The Paper Clock
  6. To Serve and Protect
  7. A Virus Among Us
  8. Not Even a Mouse
  9. Mirage
  10. The Better Part of Valor
  11. Bomb Squad
  12. Prison Story
  13. Bazooka Jarod
  14. Ranger Jarod
  15. Jaroldo!
  16. Under the Reds
  17. Keys
  18. Unhappy Landings
  19. Jarod's Honor
  20. Baby Love
  21. The Dragon House (1)
  22. The Dragon House (2)
Season 2 · 22 episodes · Nov 1, 1997 – May 16, 1998
  1. Back From the Dead Again
  2. Scott Free
  3. Over the Edge
  4. Exposed
  5. Nip and Tuck
  6. Past Sim
  7. Collateral Damage
  8. Hazards
  9. F/X
  10. Indy Show
  11. Gigolo Jarod
  12. Toy Surprise
  13. A Stand Up Guy
  14. Unforgotten
  15. Bulletproof
  16. Silence
  17. Crash
  18. Stolen
  19. Red Rock Jarod
  20. Bank
  21. Bloodlines (1)
  22. Bloodlines (2)
Season 3 · 22 episodes · Oct 17, 1998 – May 22, 1999
  1. Crazy
  2. Hope and Prey
  3. Once in a Blue Moon
  4. Someone to Trust
  5. Betrayal
  6. Parole
  7. Homefront
  8. Flesh and Blood
  9. Murder 101
  10. Mr. Lee
  11. The Assassin
  12. Unsinkable
  13. Pool
  14. At the Hour of Our Death
  15. Countdown
  16. P.T.B.
  17. Ties That Bind
  18. Wake Up
  19. End Game
  20. Qallupilluit
  21. DoNotErase (1)
  22. DoNotErase (2)
Season 4 · 20 episodes · Sep 25, 1999 – May 13, 2000
  1. The World's Changing
  2. Survival
  3. Angel's Flight
  4. Risque Business
  5. Road Trip
  6. Extreme
  7. Wild Child
  8. Rules of Engagement
  9. 'Til Death Do Us Part
  10. Spin Doctor
  11. Cold Dick
  12. Lifeline
  13. Ghosts From the Past
  14. The Agent of Year Zero
  15. Junk
  16. School Daze
  17. Meltdown
  18. Corn Man A Comin
  19. The Inner Sense (1)
  20. The Inner Sense (2)

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