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Numb3rs Season 5 Episode 4

Jack of All Trades

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AIRED: 10/24/08

Don's team helps Agent Bloom, a veteran with the FBI, track down a con man who has eluded Bloom for years. Meanwhile, the final decision on Charlie's clearance is handed down, and it doesn't just affect Charlie. Don's job is on the line as well.

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Great episode! Charlie gets his clearance back! The FBI catches the bad guy, but I had this feeling throughout the whole episode...

6.5

By MykolaLeliovsky, May 06, 2011

Great episode! Charlie gets his clearance back! The FBI catches the bad guy, but I had this feeling throughout the whole episode. I finally came to grips with it when they found out that the "Jack of all Trades" is a teenager. Now does that totally remind anyone about "Catch me if you can" or what? I'm watching the episode as I am writing this review and it seems like there's a intriguing finale to it, but I still can't get over the fact how "plagiarismic" the plot is. And what's the deal with agent giving heat to Don & Charlie? Did anyone actually felt bad for him after his god bye speech? He is a typical despised Bureaucrat kind of a character.

P.S. And I am glad the obsessed grandpa agent got what he deserved.

P.P.S. Respect to Don for letting the kid finally meet his mom.moreless
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Don and the team work with a veteran FBI agent in his persuit of a con man who has eluded capture for over two years. Elsewhere, the decision on Charlie's security clearance will soon be made and Don tries his best to do his job amid the worry.moreless

6.5

By meathead704, Oct 05, 2010

I will start of with the obvious by saying that it's great that Charlie is back on the team because he is a vital part of the show and I'm glad things are back to normal. However, this episode left me rather flat. I just saw too many formula plot devices (The scene of Kevin Oliver in the interrogation room is one such device) and I was unimpressed with Henry Winkler's performance. I have always been a fan of his and think he is a very good actor, but I don't think casting him was the right thing to do.moreless
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AYYYYYYYYYYY (Sorry that was immature) great storyline, great character dev. hell even great camera work!!!

9.0

By DeodatusGirl, Oct 31, 2008

Lovin it!!! I've said it before and its becoming more true every week; season five is taking the show somewhere else and i like it.

Charlie is back (woopdidiwoopwoop!) Don is sad but we all love him because he's messed up dont we?

Alan did something epic (or at least i think so)

Liz is back, surprisingly i liked that and didnt find her annoying or just a character brought back for the sake of it.

i thought the lil bit of slow vs fast motion worked awesomely especially where Don is at his desk and everything moves around him (did no-one else think of the video to linkin park numb?)moreless
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Welcome Back Charlie.

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By saleblanc, Oct 26, 2008

I thought the case overall was a pretty interesting one. Bloom played by Henry Winkler I thought did a good job as the very obsessed and driven agent. I was intrigued by the concept of Bloom chasing a con man, that no one had seen. The didn't have any phyical features to go on in efforts of capturing him. Then to find out the con man they were chasing was only 18 years old was a great twist. I like the aspect Alan being upset because his park was being plowed over and redone. I also loved the fact that Don questioned why McGowan's recommendations weren't followed and him and Charlie could returned to their jobs. He may think through his choices a little bit more in the future. We'll have to see.moreless
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The team attempts to catch a con man that turns out to only be 18, but is an expert in evading capture. A decision on Charlie's future with the FBI is made, and the Eppes' father is torn over his park being destroyed for new city plans.moreless

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By iZ1000, Oct 25, 2008

Numb3rs brings about another classic case. Nothing really stood out in this episode, except for the unexpected welcoming back of Charlie to the FBI. Obviously, the show couldn't go the direction of not letting him return to the role he's been on for 4 seasons. Finally, that part is closed; it was starting to become tedious to watch them mull over it. There should have been a better explanation for it though, a call and return hardly justifies its hype from the past 4 episodes.

The case was well-written with its twists, and I definitely was shocked to see the kid's motivation all along was to look for his mother. The scenes with Hirsch are starting to get boring; they need better fillers. Not too bad overall.moreless
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Rob Morrow	Don Eppes
Aya Sumika	Special Agent Liz Warner
Dylan Bruno	Colby Granger
Alimi Ballard	David Sinclair
Peter MacNicol	Dr. Larry Fleinhardt
David Krumholtz	Charlie Eppes

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Henry Winkler	Agent Bloom	Guest Star
Keith Carradine	Carl McGowan	Guest Star
Nora Dunn	Susan Stone	Guest Star

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TRIVIA (1)
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- Opening Numb3rs:
  26 MONTHS
  14 IDENTITIES
  10 MILLION DOLLARS
  1 MANHUNT
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QUOTES (1)
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- McGowan: I'm trying to figure out which side of the line you stand on.
  Don: Well, maybe if the line stopped moving, Carl, I could tell you.
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NOTES (3)
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- International Air Dates:
  
  The Netherlands: February 22, 2009 on Veronica
  
  Czech Republic: May 28, 2010 on TV Nova
  
  Finland: March 13, 2012 on Sub
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- Music used in this episode was "American Scream" by P.J. Olsson (opening scene) and "Ghosts" by Ladytron (club music).
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- This episode was originally scheduled to be the fifth of the season, but it was moved up a week.
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- Alan: How long is this gonna go on? I'm not talking about your little Ricky and Lucy show…
  
  This is a reference to the show I Love Lucy.
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