Jarod's Notebooks

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1.1 Pilot
Original Air Date: September 19, 1996
Writers: Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle
Director: Rick Wallace
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Russell
DSA dates: 2/4/63, 10/31/70
Jarod discovers: ice cream; Wheel of Fortune
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a doctor in order to help a paralyzed boy, whose spinal cord was severed during an operation, learn the truth about his injury. Meanwhile, Jarod asks Sydney for information about himself and his parents, while trying to escape Miss Parker's clutches.

1.2 Every Picture Tells a Story
Original Air Date: September 28, 1996
Writers: Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle
Director: Michael Zinberg
Guest Stars:

Last names used: Spitz, Campbell
DSA date: 4/13/70
Jarod discovers: fake dog poop (and other novelty items); Oreo cookies
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a lieutenant in the Coast Guard in order to find the cause of a boating accident, and why the man was never rescued. Meanwhile, one of Jarod's DSAs holds the key to Miss Parker learning what really happened to her mother.

1.3 Flyer
Original Air Date: October 19, 1996
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
Director James Whitmore, Jr
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Wright
DSA date: 1/14/69
Jarod discovers: Silly Putty
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a test pilot for Skyvionics in order to clear the name of another pilot blamed for his own fatal accident. Meanwhile, Jarod finds a DSA recording of the mysterious Mr. Rains, who appears to have information about Jarod's past.

1.4 Curious Jarod
Original Air Date: October 26, 1996
Writer: Kimberly Costello
Director Jesus Salvador Trevino
Guest Stars:

Last names used: Woods, Felson
DSA date: 10/12/67
Jarod discovers: Curious George, barrel of monkeys
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a casino security expert to investigate an assault on a Las Vegas show girl, which left her in an irreversable coma. Meanwhile, Jarods attempts to dicover who 'Curious George's' Man in the Yellow Hat is.

1.5 The Paper Clock
Original Air Date: November 2, 1996
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Holmes
DSA date: 7/3/72
Jarod discovers: Radio Shack, Rubik's cube
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a lawyer in California to defend a mentally-challenged man on death row, enlisting the aid of a transvestite cab driver along the way. Meanwhile, Jarod strikes a bargain with Sydney to exchange The Centre's records for information on his parents, while Miss Parker tries to prevent the trade.

1.6 To Serve and Protect
Original Air Date: November 9, 1996
Writer: Tommy Thompson
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Starr
DSA date: 9/7/74
Jarod discovers: doughnuts
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a crooked cop in Miami to clear the name of a security guard framed for robbing a jewelry store, then killed -- only months after being reunited with his father. Meanwhile, Jarod enlists the aid of a 'Family Finder' to try to locate his mother, and Miss Parker lands in jail courtesy of one of Jarod's set-ups.

1.7 A Virus Among Us
Original Air Date: November 16, 1996
Writer: Lawrence Meyers
Director: Fred Keller
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Riley
DSA Dates: Not given
Jarod discovers: roach motels
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a virologist to find a scientist missing from an infectious disease research center in Illinois. Meanwhile, Sydney has a crisis of conscience and Miss Parker has close encounters with Jarod's tricks and Mr. Rains.

1.8 Not Even a Mouse
Original Air Date: December 14, 1996
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Marley
DSA dates: Christmas Eve, 1971, 12/21/69, 12/23/70, 12/20/69, 12/23/68
Jarod discovers: fruitcake, candy canes, Christmas
Jarod's first snow: 12/24/71
Synopsis: In Baltimore, Jarod celebrates his first Christmas, as he Pretends to be a medical examiner to solve the murder of a homeless man who was Santa Claus for a children's shelter, and to find the identity of a Jane Doe. Meawhile, Sydney and Miss Parker deal with their Christmas plans.

1.9 Mirage
Original Air Date: January 4, 1997
Writer: Tommy Thompson
Director: Ian Toynton
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Cochran; Buddy Slocum, Jr.
DSA date: 4/22/71
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be an instructor at a skydiving school in Texas to uncover the truth behind the death of one of the owners. Meanwhile, a birthday gift from Jarod gives Miss Parker new insights into her mother's life.

1.10 The Better Part of Valor
Original Air Date: January 11, 1997
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Director: Anson Williams
Guest Stars:

Last name used: O'Leary, Vronski
DSA date: 11/2/73
Jarod discovers: Insta-cheese (spray cheese); dogs
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a Pittsburgh fire fighter to uncover the arson death of another fire fighter. Meanwhile, Mr. Raines sends a savant named Angelo to help track down Jarod, and Miss Parker's old flame has motives of his own.

1.11 Potato Head Blues
Original Air Date: January 18, 1997
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Nobel
DSA date: None
Jarod discovers: Mr. Potato Head
Synopsis:Jarod Pretends to be a bomb squad expert to catch a Detroit serial bomber who blinded a photographer; with the assistance of a police graphics artist, he also obtains an 'aged' photo of his mother. Meanwhile, Mr. Raines uses Angelo to find The Centre's leak and winds up focusing on Broots.

1.12 Prison Story
Original Air Date: February 1, 1997
Writers: Teleplay by Steven Long Mitchell, Craig W. Van Sickle and Tommy Thompson; Story by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle
Director: Oscar Costo
Guest Stars:

Last names used: Bradley, Short, Chance, Ventner, St. James, Marvin Gardens, Parker
DSA dates: 5/20/70
Jarod discovers: Slinkies, Monopoly
Synopsis: Pretending to be a prison guard, Jarod tries to clear a prisoner on Death Row. Meanwhile, Miss Parker, Broots and Sydney share a stakeout and Miss Parker is diagnosed with an ulcer she blames on Jarod.

1.13 Bazooka Jarod
Original Air Date: February 8, 1997
Writers: Teleplay by Juan Carlos Coto; Story by Juan Carlos Coto and Kimberly Costello
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Forrester
DSA dates: 4/13/70
Jarod discovers: Bazooka bubblegum (and Bazooka Joe comics)
Synopsis: Jarod pretends to be a Lt. Cdr. (Ops officer) aboard a Naval destroyer to investigate the death of a petty officer, apparently due to his own negligence. Meanwhile, Miss Parker follows another Jarod clue to a Deleware orphanage, and finds that Jarod now has a secret of his own about her mother.

1.14 Ranger Jarod
Original Air Date: February 15, 1997
Writers: Teleplay by Chris Ruppenthal; Story by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle
Director: Ian Toynton
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Forest
DSA dates: 10/7/69, 3/20/67
Jarod discovers: The Three Stooges, Star Wars, sex
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a former Army Ranger to join a mountain search for a missing ornithology student, and falls in love for the first time with his search partner -- which has an interesting effect on Miss Parker.

1.15 Jeraldo!
Original Air Date: March 8, 1997
Writers: Lawrence Meyers
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Crane
DSA dates: Not given (FB dates circa 4/15/70)
Jarod discovers: pizza, basketball
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a TV news cameraman in Seattle, in order to investigate the shooting of his predecessor. Meanwhile, Miss Parker and a wounded Sydney find themselves trapped in a building scheduled for demolition, and Miss Parker remembers her mother's funeral.

1.16 Under the Reds
Original Air Date: March 22, 1997
Writers: Teleplay by Lawrence Meyers and Javier Grillo-Marxuach; Story by David Kemper
Director: Charles Siebert
Guest Stars:

Last names used: Hallstrom, Randolph
DSA date: Not given
Jarod discovers: rabbit's foot, Frankenstein movies
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be an EMT in Atlanta to help a comatose grad student, and uncover the corruption that led to his coma. Meawhile, Miss Parker finds out about Sydney's twin Jacob, who Jarod's coma research has given a new chance; and Mr. Rains orders Miss Parker to commit murder.

1.17 Keys
Original Air Date: April 5, 1997
Writers: teleplay by Juan Carlos Coto; story by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest Stars: Last name used:
DSA dates: Thanksgiving, 1969
Jarod discovers: pink plastic flamingos
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a Marine Patrol officer to catch a colleague killing Haitian refugees, but his Pretend goes wrong as a hurricane blows in, trapping him with a sick little girl, his latest target... and Miss Parker. Meanwhile, records from a safe deposit box gives Miss Parker evidence that her mother was beaten months before her death.

1.18 Unhappy Landings
Original Air Date: April 26, 1997
Writers: Teleplay by Juan Carlos Coto, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Lawrence Meyers; Story by Terri Treas, Michael Zand
Director: James Whitmore, Jr.
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Cody
DSA dates: 1/31/68
Jarod discovers: Spam
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a U.S. Marshal in Oklahoma City, trying to save a witness in a drug-cartel case. Meawhile, Broots looks for the children Miss Parker's mother rescued, incurring the suspician of Mr. Raines; Sydney consults his psychiatrist; and Jarod remembers a boy named Kyle he met at the Centre.

1.19 Jarod's Honor
Original Air Date: May 3, 1997
Writers: Tommy Thompson and Chris Ruppenthal
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Doe
DSA dates: 8/2/97 (FB)
Jarod discovers: animal figurines
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be a hitman to save the lives of the real assassin's victims. Meanwhile, a tip send Sydney and Miss Parker to a twin convention, where Sydney finds out more about Jacob's accident; and Jarod tries to track down a PI specializing in missing children, who might have searched for Jarod.

1.20 Baby Love
Original Air Date: May 10, 1997
Writer: Debra Pratt
Director: Joe Napolitano
Guest Stars:

Last name used: none
DSA dates: Not given
Jarod discovers:
Synopsis: Jarod finds an abandoned baby and devotes himself to tracking down the baby's mother -- and protecting them both. Meanwhile, Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots discover a hidden sub-level beneath the Centre, which may hold the answer to many questions.

1.21 The Dragon House
Original Air Date: May 17, 1997
Writers: Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle
Director: Fred K. Keller
Guest Stars:

Last name used: Ness
DSA dates: 8/17/68, 6/7/68, 9/12/68, 8/10/68, 2/13/70
Jarod discovers: Highlights for Children, lollipops
Synopsis: Jarod Pretends to be an FBI agent tracking down a sociopath -- his brother, Kyle, another Pretender on the run from the Centre and Mr. Raines. Meanwhile, Miss Parker searches for evidence against Mr. Raines; the Centre captures Kyle, leaving Jarod to rescue him (with some inside help); and Jarod comes closer to his family than he's ever been. (Two-Hour Season Finale)

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