7.2/10171 votesLoading...#1 - Jaroldo!
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/8/1997
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Jarod becomes a TV news cameraman to investigate a gang shoot-out that badly injured another cameraman. Jarod also befriends a man who lost his job and his family. Meanwhile, Sydney and Miss Parker get trapped in a condemned building.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Lawrence Meyers
7.3/10176 votesLoading...#2 - Prison Story
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/1997
MARYLAND OAKFIELD PENITENTIARY - Jarod pretends to be a prison guard who is trying to prove a man on death row didn't commit the crime he's sentenced to death for. Meanwhile, Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots all get a clue that makes them believe they're now one step ahead of Jarod.
Director: Steven Long Mitchell
Writer: Craig W. Van Sickle
7.4/10183 votesLoading...#3 - Mirage
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/1997
Hudspeth County, Texas - Jarod pretends to be a skydiving instructor looking into the death of a survivalist who died on his annual trip into the desert. Jarod is also visited by Ernie Two Feathers, a man who may (or may not) be a spirit guide. Meanwhile, Miss Parker is given a birthday present from Jarod that leads her to information about her mother.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Tommy Thompson
7.4/10170 votesLoading...#4 - Bazooka Jarod
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/1997
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA - Jarod joins the Navy to investigate the drowning of a ship's engineer, but he must outwit a security officer who doubts his credentials. Meanwhile, the latest lead on Jarod pushes Miss Parker to follow clues regarding the children her mother saved.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: N/A
7.4/10156 votesLoading...#5 - Exposed
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/22/1997
MIAMI, FLORIDA - Jarod takes on the role of a fashion photographer in order to stop a stalker who has already claimed the life of one of his victims. Meanwhile, Miss Parker follows Jarod's clues that lead her to Rock Cove, Maine and uncovers more information about her mother.
Director: Jim Charleston
Writer: N/A
7.5/10202 votesLoading...#6 - Flyer
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/1996
Arizona - Sydney and Miss Parker survey a wind farm in Baja, CA where Jarod was last seen testing aerodynamics. Jarod is now flying jets for Skyvionics, which is testing a defense contractor's new computer system, while trying to figure out why a test pilot died during one of the tests. Jarod also befriends Mr. Hollis, a conspirator who was involved in the Manhattan Project.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
7.5/10187 votesLoading...#7 - A Virus Among Us
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1996
Chicago, Illinois - Miss Parker finds that she just missed Jarod posing as a High School biology teacher, and is then subjected to the flu virus. Jarod now poses as a virologist at an infectious disease laboratory trying to figure out the story behind the disappearance of another virologist. He also befriends Ben, a musician who is trying to prefect his musical talent on various instruments, although his neighbors don't care for it.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lawrence Meyers
7.5/10183 votesLoading...#8 - Better Part Of Valor
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/1997
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Jarod works as a firefighter while investigating the murder of another smoke-eater; Miss Parker tries to seduce a married man.
Director: Anson Williams
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
7.5/10180 votesLoading...#9 - Bomb Squad
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/1997
Detroit, Michigan - Jarod poses as a member of the bomb squad, searching for a serial bomber who left a woman blind from one of his attacks. Meanwhile, the Centre puts Mr. Reines in charge of finding the person who's leaking information to Jarod. By utilizing Angelo, he puts Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots to the test.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
7.5/10152 votesLoading...#10 - Unhappy Landings
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/26/1997
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - Jarod takes the role of a U.S. marshal trying to find and protect a vital witness with information about drug bosses connected to crooked marshals. Meanwhile, Miss Parker puts Broots in charge of digging up any information on the children her mother rescued. And Sydney seeks counseling for his rage against Mr. Raines.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Lawrence Meyers
7.5/10156 votesLoading...#11 - Baby Love
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/1997
WYOMING(?) - After a close call with getting caught by Miss Parker, Jarod stumbles upon a baby who was thrown into a dumpster. Jarod takes the child and nurses it until he can find his parents while avoiding sinister authorities. At the same time, Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots all follow clues that Jarod has dug up in reference to the meaning of SL-27.
Director: Joe Napolitano
Writer: N/A
7.5/10153 votesLoading...#12 - Scott Free
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/1997
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE - Jarod intercepts the role of a real safecracker to help a man who's being forced to participate in one more heist. Jarod also starts to feel the need of a father figure and turns to Sydney. Meanwhile, Brigitte tries to take control over Miss Parker's role in the capture of Jarod.
Director: Joe Napolitano
Writer: Tommy Thompson
7.6/10214 votesLoading...#13 - Every Picture Tells A Story
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1996
San Diego - California. Miss Parker and Sydney once again miss Jarod at the Y.M.C.A., who is now posing as a member of the Coast Guard trying to figure out the truth behind the death of a man who died at sea waiting for rescue. Jarod also befriends a hermit who lives out at sea and refuses to come back to land.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Craig W. Van Sickle
7.6/10201 votesLoading...#14 - Curious Jarod
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/1996
Las Vegas, Nevada - After spending some time studying mathematics and science, Jarod becomes head of security at a the Marquee Casino in Las Vegas. While there, he attempts to solve the mystery behind the death of a showgirl. Jarod also befriends a down-on-his-luck Elvis impersonator. Meanwhile, Sydney and Miss Parker resort to finding Jarod through the mob.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: N/A
7.6/10200 votesLoading...#15 - The Paper Clock
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/1996
Los Angeles, California - Aiming to help a man wrongly sentenced for murder, Jarod becomes a lawyer and goes after the arrogant attorney protecting the real killer. Meanwhile, Sydney is trying to reach an agreement with The Centre to make a trade with Jarod: A piece of Jarod's past for some of the simulations.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
7.6/10196 votesLoading...#16 - To Protect and Serve
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/1996
Miami Beach, Florida - Jarod, suspecting corruption in a police department, becomes an officer himself to solve the death of a boy who had recently been reunited with his father. He also befriends an aging lady who's young at heart, but is afraid of losing her wildside due to her fading eyesight. Meanwhile, Miss Parker is spending time in jail for violating criminal code 369.7 - Unlawful Carrying and Possession of Concealed Weapon, thanks to a tip from Jarod. With her in jail, Jarod uses that window of opportunity to hire a private investigator to aid in finding information about his mother.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Tommy Thompson
7.6/10161 votesLoading...#17 - Under The Reds
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/22/1997
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Jarod checks into a fellow paramedic whom he believes is responsible for a graduate student's coma. But he first has to outsmart a pushy, investigative tax official who won't stop digging up everything on Jarod. After their follow-up to a lead on Jarod, Sydney disappears from the Centre. He holes himself up with his twin brother Jacob using a technique Jarod discovered in an attempt to bring him out of his coma. Miss Parker is put in charge of finding Syd and when she does, to make matters worst, Mr. Raines commands her to do eliminate Jacob.
Director: Charles Siebert
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Lawrence Meyers
7.6/10168 votesLoading...#18 - Keys
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/1997
MIAMI, FLORIDA - During a hurricane, Jarod is getting revenge for the deaths of a refugee's parents. He figures no one will pursue him since, after all, he's in the middle of a hurricane. But he's caught off guard when Miss Parker suddenly shows up. Even further caught off guard when his revenge backfires. Meanwhile, Miss Parker recalls the Thanksgiving before her mother's death. But she's blocked out certain details and Jarod makes her confront them.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
7.6/10162 votesLoading...#19 - Back From The Dead Again
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/1997
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - Jarod morns the death of his brother. He then takes on the identity of a anatomy professor trying to find a boy who has been missing since Halloween of the previous year. Meanwhile, Miss Parker is startled to find that her father has disappeared and has been replaced by a Mr. Lyle. With him comes Brigitte, a myseterious girl who is more thorough in finding Jarod then Miss Parker. And Sydney, at Jarod's request, researches why there's no DSA for the last three weeks of October prior to his escape.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Craig W. Van Sickle
7.6/10153 votesLoading...#20 - Gigolo Jarod
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/7/1998
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - Jarod takes on the role of paid escort to get close to a housing developer who has plans to displace a low-income neighborhood for a high-rise. Jarod also is hired by another woman, in a seperation period, who thinks her husband doesn't love her anymore. Meanwhile, Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots are following Jarod's latest trail, which leads them to a book (The Saddest Little Valentine) that Jarod has published.
Director: Rodney Charters
Writer: N/A
7.6/10114 votesLoading...#21 - Lifeline
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/2000
Jarod becomes a bodyguard to reunite an undercover ATF agent and her daughter. Meanwhile. Miss Parker sets out to prove Raines' religious 'conversion' is nothing of the kind.
Director: N/A
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
7.6/10126 votesLoading...#22 - Ghosts From The Past
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/26/2000
Jarod infiltrates a white supremacist group to stop the bombing of a Unity event. Meanwhile, Angelo fights his way through Jarod's past to find the old enemy currently threatening Jarod's life.
Director: Michael T. Weiss
Writer: N/A
7.7/10151 votesLoading...#23 - Over The Edge
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/1997
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON - Jarod becomes a member of the emergency search and rescue team, trying to figure out the true cause of another member's supposed suicide-attempt. Jarod also tries to reunite him with his estranged mother. Meanwhile, at The Centre, a criminal behaviorist is brought in to interrogate and find the person who shot Mr. Raines' oxygen tank. Finally, Jarod utilizes a sensory deprivation tank to simulate closeness to his mother.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Tony Blake, Paul Jackson
7.7/10141 votesLoading...#24 - Someone to Trust
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/1998
Jarod poses as an arsonist to expose a corrupt attorney, but faces unexpected accusations when the attorney is found dead.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tommy Thompson
7.7/10159 votesLoading...#25 - Mr. Lee
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/6/1999
A blind man and his assistant piece together Jarod's personality so they can kidnap him.
Director: Steven Long Mitchell
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of The Pretender
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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...
Genres:DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:NBC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Jaroldo!" is the worst rated episode of "The Pretender". It scored 7.2/10 based on 171 votes. Directed by Terrence O'Hara and written by Lawrence Meyers, it aired on 3/8/1997. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Prison Story".