— To Protect and Serve —
1.06

originally aired on Saturday, November 02, 1996
The Pretender was created by Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle

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MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA — Suspecting corruption in a police department, Jarod becomes an officer to solve the death of a young man 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 a 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.

  • Jarod Discovers:  Doughnuts & doughnut holes
  • Jarod’s Pretends:  Police Officer, Canadian Mounty
  • Jarod’s Last Name:  Starr
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GUEST STARS
Charles Rocket – Carl Bishop
James Lashly – Firing Range Owner
Pat Crawford Brown – Millie Reynolds
Jason Schombing – Frank Meyers
Steve Eastin – Sheriff of Cedar Point
Wendy Gazelle – Detective Karen Swindell
Natalija Nogulich – Susan Granger
Ellis E. Williams – Mr. Kembrook
Greg Lewis – Henry J. Monroe Jr., Esquire
Michelle Bonilla – Maria Sanchez
Gita Donovan – Technician
Darren Campbell – Delivery Boy
Allen Cutler – Young Surfer
Trista Delamere – Jewelry Store Manager
Kerry Michaels – Desk Sergeant
Brian Joel Sauve – Waiter
Cyd Strittmatter – Woman
Carey Lessard – Woman
CO-STARS
Jon Gries – Broots
Kim Myers – Jarod’s Mother
Ryan Merriman – Young Jarod
Alex Wexo – Young Sydney
Sam Ayers – Sam the Sweeper
CREW
Writer(s) Tommy Thompson
Director James Whitmore, Jr.
Producer(s) Harvey Frand
Marianne Canepa
Executive Producer(s) Steven Long Mitchell
Craig Van Sickle
Supervising Producer Kimberly Costello
Co-Executive Producer Tommy Thompson
Creative Consultant Rick Wallace
CULTURAL REFERENCE

— Miss Parker: I want you to know, I’ve seen Deliverance —
Referring to film in which a group of business men, while on a canoeing trip, wind up the victoms of hillbillies and locals who don’t have any social or moral standards.

NOTE OF INTEREST
Jarod receives information about his mother that was traced back to The Centre. We never see what that information is, because Miss Parker burns it.

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