The Best Episodes Written By Tommy Thompson

Every TV Episode Written by Tommy Thompson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Scott Free
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Scott Free

    S2:E2

    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.

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Parole
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Parole

    S3:E6

    Jarod portrays a paroled convict to aid a widow; Sydney learns startling news while consoling an old lover whose husband is dying.

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Past Sim
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Past Sim

    S2:E6

    BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - While watching the news, Jarod finds that one of his old simulations he preformed has just been utilized in kidnapping a witness in a murder trial against the Yakuza clan. Outraged, Jarod sets out to reverse the outcome of the situation he's created. Meanwhile, Miss Parker suspects the sale of the simulation came from Mr. Lyle, and begins to apply pressure in hopes of finding any other connections to Jarod.

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Jarod's Honor
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Jarod's Honor

    S1:E19

    NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - After completing a pretend, Jarod receives an email offering answers to his past. While investigating the lead, Jarod unexpectedly stubbles upon a dying hitman. When the hitman's last job comes calling, Jarod takes it. Meanwhile, Sydney and Miss Parker, following a lead from Jarod, attend a Twins Convention. And Broots covers for them from Mr. Raines.

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Someone to Trust
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Someone to Trust

    S3:E4

    Jarod poses as an arsonist to expose a corrupt attorney, but faces unexpected accusations when the attorney is found dead.

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Wake Up
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Wake Up

    S3:E18

    Thomas is brutally murdered in Miss Parker's home by an unknown assailant; Jarod finds clues leading to a drug addict who later dies of an overdose.

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Miss Deep South
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Miss Deep South

    S3:E6

    June 7, 1958: As Darlene Monte, a contestant in the "Miss Deep South" beauty pageant, Sam must come to the aid of an innocent contender who faces disgrace when she poses for naughty pictures taken by a sleazy pageant photographer. As if things weren't bad enough, Sam must ensure that Darlene finishes third, so that she'll go on to become a doctor.

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Future Boy
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Future Boy

    S3:E13

    October 6, 1957: Sam leaps Kenny Sharp, better known as "Future Boy," sidekick to Moe Stein, host of the kid's show, "Time Patrol," who also happens to be building a time machine in his basement. Unless Sam can prevent Moe's daughter from attempting to have her father committed, Moe is destined to be killed as he tries to hop a freight train.

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - Nowhere to Run
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Nowhere to Run

    S5:E4

    August 10, 1968: As a Marine captain whose legs were amputated after a mishap in Vietnam, Sam finds himself in a veteran's hospital, where he must prevent the suicide of a fellow patient who would rather be dead than face life paralyzed from the neck down. Making matters worse, his wife seems incapable of accepting the fact that she and Sam's host can still lead a normal life, in spite of his condition.

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 7 - Deliver Us from Evil
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Deliver Us from Evil

    S5:E7

    March 19, 1966: Things are already on there way downhill when Sam leaps back into Jimmy LaMotta. Despite Sam's inaction, history continues to change for the worst. The cause is unknown until Sam discovers another time traveler on the scene, one who's determined to destroy Jimmy's family, as well as Sam.

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - Promised Land
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Promised Land

    S5:E11

    December 22, 1971: Sam leaps back to Elk Ridge, Indiana to help save the lives of the Walters boys as they try to save their farm from a banker with designs on getting rich from foreclosure.

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - Moments to Live
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Moments to Live

    S4:E19

    May 4, 1985: Sam is a soap opera heart surgeon and the obsession of a love-struck, if somewhat deranged fan. He must escape from the woman and her husband who kidnap him for reproductive purposes

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Indy Show
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Indy Show

    S2:E10

    FONTANA, CALIFORNIA - Jarod takes to the wheel of an Indy race car to figure out what happened to a driver involved in a crippling accident. After a bizarre dream, Sydney runs to his ailing brother's side and holes both himself and Jacob up in a cabin with a consoling Miss Parker.

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Stolen
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Stolen

    S2:E18

    SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA - After taking down a corrupt doctor, Jarod unexpectedly gets involved in a kidnapping when the father of the kidnapped ends up in the hospital. Back at The Centre, Miss Parker sides with Mr. Raines on the fact that Sydney is becoming too attached to Jarod. To the point, even, that it's complicating the search for him.

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - The Assassin
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Assassin

    S3:E11

    Jarod helps a former CIA computer analyst who must assassinate a U.S. senator to free her children from a kidnapper; Miss Parker meets her new neighbor.

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Homecoming
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - The Homecoming

    S2:E2

    Kyle wonders if he made the right decision about returning to the Trager household, especially when he realizes how much he can't tell them. Meanwhile, life outside of Zzyzx begins for XX.

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Heart of a Champion
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Heart of a Champion

    S3:E20

    July 23, 1955: The heart of a champion belongs to Ronnie, a professional wrestler, who will die if he competes in the title match. Sam, as his brother and new partner Terry, must convince him of his hidden health problem, while avoiding his own health problem - the jealous wrestler-husband of a woman who has taken an amorous interest in Sam.

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Proof of Purchase
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Proof of Purchase

    S2:E3

    Max and Logan look for Joshua, who is wandering Seattle looking for "Father", the man who created him. Meanwhile, Alec fights ordinary people in an underground club but when later caught by White, he must strike a bargain to kill three transgenics to save his life.

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Leap of Faith
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Leap of Faith

    S3:E3

    August 19, 1963: Sam finds himself in one holy mess as a priest in Philadelphia, trying to help an alcoholic priest deal with a killer and the death of a young parishioner.

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 15 - Blood Moon
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Blood Moon

    S5:E15

    March 10, 1975: As an eccentric, possibly vampiric, artist just outside of London, Sam must bear with Al's superstitions, while trying to prevent the death of his host's young wife, at the hands of a couple who are taking a sacrificial ceremony in honor of the "blood moon."

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Play Ball
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Play Ball

    S4:E2

    August 6, 1961: A pitcher on a minor league baseball team, Sam must decide if he's there to help a fellow team member, get his host back into the major leagues, or baby-sit the porcine team mascot, all while resisting the amorous advances of the women in his life.

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - To Protect and Serve
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - To Protect and Serve

    S1:E6

    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.

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Mirage
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Mirage

    S1:E9

    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.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Leaping in Without a Net
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Leaping in Without a Net

    S2:E19

    November 18, 1958: Sam remembers he's afraid of heights when he leaps into a trapeze artist, whose sister wants him to catch her as she does a triple without a net. Dad is less than pleased, since his wife died a few years earlier while attempting the same stunt.

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Angel's Flight
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Angel's Flight

    S4:E3

    Jarod infiltrates a Goth con game to locate a missing girl. Meanwhile, a faceless wax head sent by Jarod leaves Miss Parker and company trying to fill in the pieces.

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Tommy Thompson Ratings Summary

"Scott Free" is the best rated episode written by Tommy Thompson. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/8/1997 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Parole".