Flyer

The Pretender episode
Flyer
	Season 1
Episode #	1.03
Airdate	October 19, 1996
Writer(s)	Juan Carlos Coto
Director(s)	James Whitmore, Jr.
Last name (s)	Wright
Location (s)	Baja, California; Arizona; Blue Cove, DE
Previous episode	Every Picture Tells A Story
Next episode	Curious Jarod
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Flyer is the third episode of the first season of The Pretender which first aired October 19, 1996 on NBC in the United States.

It features an appearance by recurring guest star Jon Gries as Broots and the first appearance of Richard Marcus as Mr. Raines.

Summary

While posing as a test pilot, Jarod tries to find out the circumstances surrounding the death of an Air Force lieutenant killed in a crash.

Recap

Sydney and Miss Parker drive to Baja, California to the Soledad Wind Power Research Area to follow Jarod’s trail. Jarod has found a “natural heat vortex” area and then utilized it to make energy. Sydney tries to understand

"Jarod, what are you up now?"

the logic behind it to predict Jarod’s next pretend.

Jarod in the meantime is high in the sky, flying a jet to get a job at Skyvionics in Arizona as a pilot and he gets the job. As it turns out he replaces a pilot, Ron Collins, who died in an accident that Jarod has decided to investigate.

Cast

Main Cast

Michael T. Weiss as Jarod Andrea Parker as Miss Parker

Patrick Bauchau as Sydney

Guest Stars

Terence Knox as Tom Matthews Robert Cornthwaite as Mr. Hollis Ray McKinnon as Lawson Jon Gries as Broots Alex Wexo as Young Sydney Ryan Merriman as Young Jarod Gay Wilson as Lt. Janice Gant Richard Marcus as Mr. Raines Jake Lloyd as Ronny Collins

Gene Lythgow as Gary Dixon Steve Wilcox as Kendall Sam Ayers as Sam the Sweeper Deanne Bray as Deaf Woman Lillian Hurst as Bartender Jay Kopita as Andrew Adrienne Stout-Coppola as Lindsay Collins Kelly Schmidt as Girl William Wellman Jr. as USAF General

Pretend

• Jet pilot - Jarod Wright.

Jarod's Discoveries

• Silly Putty
• PEZ
• Magic Eye 3D illusions

Quotes

Miss Parker: I’m surprised your Dr. Dolittle didn’t try talking to them.

Jarod: This is so cool!

Jarod: A penguin at the Sphinx, a penguin riding a camel and a penguin on a Nile barge. Now that’s something you don’t see very often.

Jarod: Yes, but they could be watching you through the TV.

Hollis: You aren’t uploading filthy pictures are you?

Jarod: Well that depends on how you define filthy.

Jarod: Practice makes perfect.

Miss Parker: Hmm. It’s a beginning.

Related Links

List of The Pretender episodes at the Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flyer at the Internet Movie Database
Pretender Episode 3 (Flyer) - Season 1 (The Daily Planet)