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Prison Story

Episode Number: 12    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Saturday February 1, 1997    Prod Code: 03113
MARYLAND, OAKFIELD PENITENTIARY - Jarod pretends to be a prison guard who is trying to prove a man on death row didn't commit the crime he's sentenced to death for. Meanwhile, Miss Parker, Sydney, and Broots get a puzzling clue that makes them believe they're now one space ahead in the game of catching Jarod. Or are they?

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Writer: Craig Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell, Steven Long Mitchell, Craig Van Sickle, Tommy Thompson
Director: Oscar L. Costo
Star: Michael T. Weiss (Jarod),  Andrea Parker (Miss Parker / Catherine Parker),  Patrick Bauchau (Sydney / Jacob)
Recurring Role: Alex Wexo (Young Sydney),  Jon Gries (Broots),  Ryan Merriman (Young Jarod)
Guest Star: Dean Norris (Tommy Larson),  Rebecca Cross (Jessica Will),  Sam McMurray (Morris Clancy),  Marshall Bell (Warden Michaels),  Don Perry (Doctor),  Stu Charno (Park Place Motel Owner),  Dierk Torsek (Director),  Granville Ames (Cowboy),  David Riley Shackelford (Local #1),  Carolyn Pemberton (Reporter),  Trevor Morgan (Kid),  David Proval (Carl Will),  Brock Peters (Henry Cockran)

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Quotes

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Miss Parker: (on Broots) Duller than hockey in September. (edit)
Will: Don't you think not telling that man those cyanide capsules were fake was cruel and unusual punishment?
Jarod: ...Nah. (edit)
Miss Parker: I am tired of being a token on his gameboard. (edit)

Trivia

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Jarod's Pretends: Prison Guard & Board Game Inventor (edit)
Jarod's Discoveries: Slinky toys & Monopoly (edit)
Top Hat Cafe, the Cowboy, Parker Brothers, Park Place Motel, Electric Company, Jarod Short, Jarod St. James, Jarod Ventnor, Jarod Chance, Marvin Gardens all are Monopoly references. (edit)
This is the first time Broots accompanies Miss Parker and Sydney outside the Centre. (edit)
Morris Clancy certainly knew how the gas chamber worked, so since he wasn't strapped in, he would have simply reached below the chair and stopped the (fake) cyanide from dropping into the acid. (edit)

Allusions

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Jarod's surnames: Bradley & Parker (refering to the board game companies' Milton-Bradley & Parker Brothers) (edit)
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