List of The Pretender episodes

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The Pretender is a television series that originally ran on NBC for four seasons between 1996 and 2000.

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Season 1

Pic Title Original Airdate #
File:Pilot (The Pretender).jpg Pilot September 19, 1996 03101
Jarod pretends to be a doctor to avenge a crippled boy.
File:Every Picture Tells a Story (The Pretender).jpg Every Picture Tells a Story September 28, 1996 03102
Jarod joins the U.S. Coast Guard to avenge a drowning.
File:Flyer (The Pretender).jpg Flyer October 19, 1996 03106
Jarod pretends to be a test pilot to avenge another test pilot's death.
File:Curious Jarod (The Pretender).jpg Curious Jarod October 26, 1996 03103
Jarod goes to Las Vegas to expose an abusive murderer and is introduced to an Elvis impersonator.
File:The Paper Clock (The Pretender).jpg The Paper Clock November 2, 1996 03104
Jarod becomes a lawyer to help a retarded man wrongly convicted of a crime in order to cover for another.
File:To Serve and Protect (The Pretender).jpg To Serve and Protect November 9, 1996 03107
Jarod pretends to be a cop to catch some corrupt ones, and to clear the name of a security guard who was reciently reunited with his long lost father.
File:A Virus Among Us (The Pretender).jpg A Virus Among Us November 16, 1996 03108
Jarod becomes a virologist to avenge the death of a scientist.
File:Not Even a Mouse (The Pretender).jpg Not Even a Mouse December 14, 1996 03109
Jarod helps expose the truth about the death of a giving homeless man, Christmas George.
File:Mirage (The Pretender).jpg Mirage January 4, 1997 03111
Jarod infiltrates a Texas skydiving school to investigate the death of one of the owners.
File:Better Part of Valor (The Pretender).jpg Better Part of Valor January 11, 1997 03110
Jarod is a firefighter avenging an arson death.
File:Bomb Squad (The Pretender).jpg Bomb Squad January 18, 1997 03112
Jarod is a member of the bomb squad to catch a serial bomber.
File:Prison Story (The Pretender).jpg Prison Story February 1, 1997 03113
Jarod is a prison guard to help stave off an execution.
File:Bazooka Jarod (The Pretender).jpg Bazooka Jarod February 8, 1997 03115
Jarod becomes a U.S. Navy officer and discovers Bazooka bubble gum.
File:Ranger Jarod (The Pretender).jpg Ranger Jarod February 15, 1997 03116
Jarod becomes a park ranger to help find a missing person.
File:Jaroldo (The Pretender).jpg Jaroldo March 8, 1997 03114
Jarod becomes a news cameraman to avenge a shot predecesor.
File:Under the Reds (The Pretender).jpg Under the Reds March 22, 1997 03119
Jarod becomes an EMT and tries to help a boy in a coma.
File:Keys (The Pretender).jpg Keys April 5, 1997 03117
While trapped in a hurricane, Miss Parker finally has Jarod, but not for long.
File:Unhappy Landings (The Pretender).jpg Unhappy Landings April 26, 1997 03118
Jarod becomes a U.S. Marshal to help a witness in a drug cartel case.
File:Jarod's Honor (The Pretender).jpg Jarod's Honor May 3, 1997 03121
Jarod poses as a hit man to save a man and his wife from rival club owner.
File:Baby Love (The Pretender).jpg Baby Love May 10, 1997 03120
Jarod discovers an abandoned baby and throws the person responsible in the garbage.
File:Dragon House (Part 1) (The Pretender).jpg Dragon House (Part 1) May 17, 1997 03122
Jarod tries to find an old friend from The Centre, only to discover that it is his brother.
File:Dragon House (Part 2) (The Pretender).jpg Dragon House (Part 2) May 17, 1997 03122
Jarod rescues his brother, who then dies (supposedly) in an explosion.

Season 2

Pic Title Original Airdate #
File:Back From the Dead Again (The Pretender).jpg Back From the Dead Again November 1, 1997 03201
Jarod becomes an anatomy professor to help a man discover what happened to his brother.
File:Scott Free (The Pretender).jpg Scott Free November 8, 1997 03202
Jarod becomess a one-armed safe cracker to help a parolee and his son.
File:Over the Edge (The Pretender).jpg Over the Edge November 15, 1997 03203
Jarod investigates an apparent suicide attempt by a member of a search-and-rescue team and helps to expose a harasser.
File:Exposed (The Pretender).jpg Exposed November 22, 1997 03204
Jarod beceomes a fashion photographer to expose a stalker.
File:Nip and Tuck (The Pretender).jpg Nip and Tuck December 6, 1997 03205
Jarod becomes a cosmetic surgeon to help a girl save her face.
File:Past Sim (The Pretender).jpg Past Sim December 13, 1997 03206
Jarod discovers his past rescue simulation is exploited by Mr. Lyle, who promptly learns what trouble that can cause.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Collateral Damage January 3, 1998 03207
Jarod becomes an Army Ranger to investigate the 25-year-old death of a Vietnam Vet whose daughter wants his name cleared.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Hazards January 10, 1998 03208
Jarod saves the life of a suicidal chemical engineer who blames himself for three co-workers' deaths in a chemical accident.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg FX January 17, 1998 03209
Jarod becomes a special-effects coordinator to try and learn the truth about an explosion that injured a stunt driver.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Indy Show January 31, 1998 03210
Jarod becomes a race-car driver to learn about a crash that injured a racer.
File:Gigolo Jarod (The Pretender).jpg Gigolo Jarod February 7, 1998 03211
Jarod becomes an escort and uncovers a wealthy woman's past, learns the truth about an 8-year-old's death, and plays Cupid for an estranged couple.
File:Toy Surprise (The Pretender).jpg Toy Surprise March 7, 1998 03212
Miss Parker learns of a planned assassination of her father, while discovering more from her past.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg A Stand Up Guy March 14, 1998 03213
Jarod becomes a counterfeiter working the mob in order to learn the facts about an FBI agent's murder.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Unforgotten March 21, 1998 03214
Jarod develops amnesia, meanwhile Miss Parker and her team answer questions at a T-Board.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Bulletproof March 28, 1998 03215
Jarod become a SWAT officer and tries to find a lieutenant's killer, meanwhile Sydney searches for someone close to him.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Silence April 4, 1998 03216
Jarod becomes a DEA psychiatrist and tries to get a traumatized 5-year-old murder witness to speak.
File:Crash (The Pretender).jpg Crash April 11, 1998 03217
Jarod becomes an NTSB investigator after finding out a plane had crashed; one in which he was supposed to be on, meanwhile Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots attend a high school reunion.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Stolen May 2, 1998 03218
Jarod takes the place of a millionaire whose son has been kidnapped, in order to negotiate with the kidnapper, and Jarod remembers his own kidnapping.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Red Rock Jarod May 2, 1998 03219
Jarod and Miss Parker both receive messages when the adventure begins, then it soon reveals that two people who were believed killed, are alive.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Bank May 9, 1998 03220
Jarod and Miss Parker become hostages in a bank robbery, and among the other customers is a stranger who holds a key to their pasts.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Bloodlines (Part 1) May 16, 1998 03221
Jarod tries to prevent The Centre from taking a boy to be trained as another Pretender.
File:The Pretender TV.jpg Bloodlines (Part 2) May 16, 1998 03221
As Jarod tries to protect the boy, Miss Parker discovers that she has a twin brother and learns of her mother's killer, meanwhile Mr. Raines resurrects SL-27.

Season 3

Pic Title Original Airdate #
Crazy October 17, 1998 3ABP01
Hope and Prey October 24, 1998 3ABP02
Once in a Blue Moon October 31, 1998 3ABP03
Someone to Trust November 7, 1998 3ABP04
Betrayal November 14, 1998 3ABP05
Parole November 21, 1998 3ABP06
Homefront December 12, 1998 3ABP07
Flesh and Blood January 2, 1999 3ABP08
Murder 101 January 9, 1999 3ABP09
Mr. Lee February 6, 1999 3ABP11
The Assassin February 6, 1999 3ABP10
Unsinkable February 13, 1999 3ABP12
Pool February 20, 1999 3ABP13
At the Hour of Our Death February 27, 1999 3ABP14
Countdown March 20, 1999 3ABP15
PTB April 3, 1999 3ABP16
Ties That Bind April 10, 1999 3ABP18
Wake-Up May 1, 1999 3ABP19
End Game May 8, 1999 3ABP17
Qallupilluit May 22, 1999 3ABP20
Donoterase (Part 1) May 22, 1999 3ABP21
Donoterase (Part 2) May 22, 1999 3ABP22

Season 4

Pic Title Original Airdate #
The World's Changing September 25, 1999 4ABP01
Survival October 2, 1999 4ABP02
Angel's Flight October 30, 1999 4ABP03
Risque Business November 6, 1999 4ABP04
Road Trip November 13, 1999 4ABP07
Extreme December 4, 1999 4ABP06
Wild Child December 11, 1999 4ABP08
Rules of Engagement January 8, 2000 4ABP05
'Til Death Do Us Part January 15, 2000 4ABP09
Spin Doctor February 5, 2000 4ABP12
Cold Dick February 12, 2000 4ABP13
Lifeline February 19, 2000 4ABP11
Ghosts From the Past February 26, 2000 4ABP10
The Agent of Year Zero March 11, 2000 4ABP14
Junk March 25, 2000 4ABP16
School Daze April 22, 2000 4ABP15
Meltdown April 29, 2000 4ABP17
Corn Man May 6, 2000 4ABP18
The Inner Sense (Part 1) May 13, 2000 4ABP19
The Inner Sense (Part 2) May 13, 2000 4ABP20

TV Movies

Pic Title Original Airdate #
The Pretender 2001 January 22, 2001 M-1
The Island of the Haunted December 10, 2001 M-2