| The Pretender episode | |
| Gigolo Jarod | |
| Season 2 | |
| Episode # | 2.11 |
| Airdate | February 7, 1998 |
| Writer(s) | Tyler Bensinger |
| Director(s) | Rodney Charters |
| Guest star(s) | Kyla Pratt, Ryan Merriman, Alex Wexo |
| Location (s) | Detroit, Michigan |
| Previous episode |
Indy Show |
| Next episode |
Toy Surprise |
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Gigolo Jarod is the eleventh episode of the second season of The Pretender which first aired February 7, 1998 on NBC in the United States.
Summary
Jarod takes on the role of gigolo to help save a building and uncover a crime that led to a young boy losing his life. He wrote a romance novel which Miss Parker reads. At the end of the episode Jarod sends a Valentine to Miss Parker and makes a customary call to ask her some poignant questions about love.
Recap
Jarod helps save a building that is a low income housing and a home to residents of downtown Detroit. It was in danger of being demolished. Meanwhile, Miss Parker and team chase down clues that reveal Jarod's preparation for his current pretend, including a book he authored and also illustrated the cover for, using Miss Parker as the model.
Cast
Main Cast
Guest Stars
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Featuring (Stars Cast)
- John Maynard as Howard Cullman
- Eva Halina as Isabella
- Tricia Nickell as Reporter
Pretend
Jarod pretends to be a gigolo.
Discoveries
Valentine's Day, Cupid.
Quotes
| “ | I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | You may be right about the mating part. | ” |
–Miss Parker | ||
| “ | What? | ” |
–Miss Parker | ||
| “ | Who is Valentine? | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | Do you think you can become somebody else? | ” |
–"Heart's Desire" boss | ||
| “ | I was a veterinarian once. | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | This is where it happened. | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | They didn't say you'd be handsome and funny. | ” |
–Joyce | ||
| “ | I saw that on MTV. | ” |
–Joyce | ||
| “ | Was it another woman? | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | Whatever it takes. | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | Do they want to be fat, like the infant? | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | Right. And I'm the president of the PTA. | ” |
–Miss Parker | ||
| “ | It's called humiliation. | ” |
–Miss Parker | ||
| “ | You mentioned something about a friend? | ” |
–Bucky La Fontaine | ||
| “ | I run the place. | ” |
–Bucky La Fontaine | ||
| “ | Jarod was a real emotional guy. | ” |
–Bucky La Fontaine | ||
| “ | Would you say that he was interested in the material you sell? | ” |
–Sydney | ||
| “ | Are you saying Jarod actually wrote one of these novels? | ” |
–Sydney | ||
| “ | He just wanted to talk about people. | ” |
–Bucky La Fontaine | ||
| “ | You know between you and me, I don't think that boy got much love growing up. | ” |
–Bucky La Fontaine | ||
| “ | He did the cover art ...too...hahaha that boy is definitely one of a kind. | ” |
–Bucky La Fontaine | ||
| “ | Photographs. They make a house a home. Don't you think? | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | It's the car. Drives her crazy. | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | Rumor has it you're feeling vaguely unfulfilled. | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | Open the box. | ” |
–Jarod | ||
| “ | What the hell do you want from me Jarod? | ” |
–Miss Parker | ||
| “ | For five thousand dollars a week, I expect you to blind me. | ” |
–Cynthia | ||
Trivia
- Features pre-Disney (Proud Family and more) and pre-Doctor Doolittle young actress Kyla Pratt
- It features actor Jon Gries, a guest star who later became a series regular, as Broots.