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** "Common Enemies": [[GentlemanThief Roland the Tech Bandit]] is a dedicated food blogger who finances his passion by stealing software from tech companies. He uses his acrobatic skills to break into highly secure corporate buildings without leaving a trace. When Dan and Jack catch him, he takes it with grave and amusement while saying that he's glad that it wasn't a {{Jerkass}} whose been after him for years who finally closed the case. Roland is released from jail to help rescue Liz and Ruiz from a hostage situation, and he succeeds in saving the day but then promptly escapes [[ILied despite his earlier promise not to]]. The episode ends with Roland preparing for his next heist and his next restaurant review, while being accompanied by a filmmaker who originally set out to make a documentary about his pursuers but finds Roland more interesting.

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** "Common Enemies": [[GentlemanThief Roland the Tech Bandit]] is a dedicated food blogger who finances his passion by stealing software from tech companies. He uses his acrobatic skills to break into highly secure corporate buildings without leaving a trace. When Dan and Jack catch him, he takes it with grave grace and amusement while saying that he's glad that it wasn't a {{Jerkass}} whose been after him for years who finally closed the case. Roland is released from jail to help rescue Liz and Ruiz from a hostage situation, and he succeeds in saving the day but then promptly escapes [[ILied despite his earlier promise not to]]. The episode ends with Roland preparing for his next heist and his next restaurant review, while being accompanied by a filmmaker who originally set out to make a documentary about his pursuers but finds Roland more interesting.



** "The Getaway": Mild-mannered [[RetiredOutlaw Carson Pulaski]] is roped into a criminal career by [[LadyMacBeth his domineering wife Marion]]. Carson steals their biggest haul after $2 million armored car robbery, apologetically running out on Marion and her brother Tyler. He uses the money to finance an honest life as the owner of a stylish motel. Months later, Jack visits his motel and becomes suspicious of Carson's past despite his pleasant nature. Carson does a good job of lying to Jack, but Jack’s background check inadvertently summons Tyler and Marion, who take Jack, Dan, and Carson prisoner. Carson tries to convince Marion and Tyler to spare the two detectives and two join him as honest hotelier but fails. He says a dignified goodbye to the hotel he built as Marion prepares to kill him, but Jack and Dan save him by capturing Marion and Tyler. Carson almost escapes in the confusion, but when arriving cops arrest him for the armored car robbery, he shows no malice toward Jack for causing this, and says he hopes Jack enjoyed staying at his motel.

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** "The Getaway": Mild-mannered [[RetiredOutlaw Carson Pulaski]] is roped into a criminal career by [[LadyMacBeth his domineering wife Marion]]. Carson steals their biggest haul after $2 million armored car robbery, apologetically running out on Marion and her brother Tyler. He uses the money to finance an honest life as the owner of a stylish motel. Months later, Jack visits his motel and becomes suspicious of Carson's past despite his pleasant nature. Carson does a good job of lying to Jack, but Jack’s background check inadvertently summons Tyler and Marion, who take Jack, Dan, and Carson prisoner. Carson tries to convince Marion and Tyler to spare the two detectives and two join him as honest hotelier hoteliers but fails. He says a dignified goodbye to the hotel he built as Marion prepares to kill him, but Jack and Dan save him by capturing Marion and Tyler. Carson almost escapes in the confusion, but when arriving cops arrest him for the armored car robbery, he shows no malice toward Jack for causing this, and says he hopes Jack enjoyed staying at his motel.
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** "Pilot" [[AlwaysSecndBest Pedro]] is the CIA-trained second best [[ProfessionalKiller hired assassin]] in the world. TheCartel hires him to kill a thief and retrieve some stolen money. Pedro effortlessly disables the alarm system of the thief's plastic surgeon, and intimidates him into giving up the pawn shop owner with the bag of money. Pedro demonstrates superb gun-slinging skills when he runs across Dan and Jack, but also doesn't go out of his way to try and kill him. He is frustrated but professional, at least until the cartel threatens [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his sons]], when his boss hires his hated rival, the best assassin in the world to join the hunt. He helps Jack save an innocent hostage during the climactic shootout, then gets into a MexicanStandoff with the best assassin for several minutes before killing his rival and claiming the title of best assassin. He peacefully surrenders to the police but then [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections uses his CIA contacts to make them release him]]. Pedro then returns to his sons and sends Jack and Dan a letter complimenting their bravery and skills.

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** "Pilot" [[AlwaysSecndBest [[AlwaysSecondBest Pedro]] is the CIA-trained second best [[ProfessionalKiller hired assassin]] in the world. TheCartel hires him to kill a thief and retrieve some stolen money. Pedro effortlessly disables the alarm system of the thief's plastic surgeon, and intimidates him into giving up the pawn shop owner with the bag of money. Pedro demonstrates superb gun-slinging skills when he runs across Dan and Jack, but also doesn't go out of his way to try and kill him.them. He is frustrated but professional, at least until the cartel threatens [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his sons]], when his boss hires his hated rival, the best assassin in the world to join the hunt. He helps Jack save an innocent hostage during the climactic shootout, then gets into a MexicanStandoff with the best assassin for several minutes before killing his rival and claiming the title of best assassin. He peacefully surrenders to the police but then [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections uses his CIA contacts to make them release him]]. Pedro then returns to his sons and sends Jack and Dan a letter complimenting their bravery and skills.



** "Cop Killer": [[ArmsDealer Dekker]] is a blind veteran and owner of a store that sells military-grade weapons. His best clients are dangerous criminals who he maintains {{Villainous Friendship}}s with and recognizes by voice. He willingly helps in their efforts to kill police informant Julius Grant. He remains unworried and careful when being questioned by the police and turns their visits to his advantage by training his preteen granddaughter and shop assistant to spy on visitors who venture out of his earshot. Through this strategy, he ends up learning far more information from Dan and Jack then they do from him, passes this information on to his customers. At the end of the episode, he remains free and in business even after Jack and Dan bust his customers.

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** "Cop Killer": [[ArmsDealer Dekker]] is a blind veteran and owner of a store that sells military-grade weapons. His best clients are dangerous criminals who he maintains {{Villainous Friendship}}s with and recognizes by voice. He willingly helps in their efforts to kill police informant Julius Grant. He remains unworried and careful when being questioned by the police and turns their visits to his advantage by training his preteen granddaughter and shop assistant to spy on visitors who venture out of his earshot. Through this strategy, he ends up learning far more information from Dan and Jack then they do from him, and passes this information on to his customers. At the end of the episode, he remains free and in business even after Jack and Dan bust his customers.
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Crosswicking with some grammar edits.

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** "Pilot" [[AlwaysSecndBest Pedro]] is the CIA-trained second best [[ProfessionalKiller hired assassin]] in the world. TheCartel hires him to kill a thief and retrieve some stolen money. Pedro effortlessly disables the alarm system of the thief's plastic surgeon, and intimidates him into giving up the pawn shop owner with the bag of money. Pedro demonstrates superb gun-slinging skills when he runs across Dan and Jack, but also doesn't go out of his way to try and kill him. He is frustrated but professional, at least until the cartel threatens [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his sons]], when his boss hires his hated rival, the best assassin in the world to join the hunt. He helps Jack save an innocent hostage during the climactic shootout, then gets into a MexicanStandoff with the best assassin for several minutes before killing his rival and claiming the title of best assassin. He peacefully surrenders to the police but then [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections uses his CIA contacts to make them release him]]. Pedro then returns to his sons and sends Jack and Dan a letter complimenting their bravery and skills.
** "Vacation": [[WardensAreEvil Beau Teauge]] is a prison warden who [[PrisonEscapeArtist breaks convicts out of prison]] for money, bribing guards and other inmates, arranging for transfers that can be ambushed by his clients, and more. Even when the protagonists blunder into his operation by luck, he calmly lies to Lt. Ruiz and doesn't abandon the operation to avoid the risks. Teague is affable toward his clients and defiant in the face of arrest, but he's also a ruthless man who's willing to get the guards under his command injured or worse to facilitate his racket. Even when Dan and Jack bust his clients, Teague is poised to stay beneath suspicion until he's caught spending marked money [[SpannerInTheWorks that only got put into circulation by accident due to Dan's unpredictable and poorly thought-out antics]].
** "Common Enemies": [[GentlemanThief Roland the Tech Bandit]] is a dedicated food blogger who finances his passion by stealing software from tech companies. He uses his acrobatic skills to break into highly secure corporate buildings without leaving a trace. When Dan and Jack catch him, he takes it with grave and amusement while saying that he's glad that it wasn't a {{Jerkass}} whose been after him for years who finally closed the case. Roland is released from jail to help rescue Liz and Ruiz from a hostage situation, and he succeeds in saving the day but then promptly escapes [[ILied despite his earlier promise not to]]. The episode ends with Roland preparing for his next heist and his next restaurant review, while being accompanied by a filmmaker who originally set out to make a documentary about his pursuers but finds Roland more interesting.
** "Little Things" [[BanteringBaddieBuddies Alfredo and Tico]] are two Mexican cartel members with a StartMyOwn scheme. They fake their own deaths and go to America, purchasing fake identities to use in their drug empire. Alfredo and Tico [[LeaveNoWitnesses kill everyone who encounters them at this point in their plan to eliminate threats of exposure]], but they generally do so with regret and introspection. At one point, Alfredo gives one man they plan to kill a wad of money first to LetThemDieHappy. The two also maintain a good VillainousFriendship and take their arrest with disappointment but dignity.
** "The Getaway": Mild-mannered [[RetiredOutlaw Carson Pulaski]] is roped into a criminal career by [[LadyMacBeth his domineering wife Marion]]. Carson steals their biggest haul after $2 million armored car robbery, apologetically running out on Marion and her brother Tyler. He uses the money to finance an honest life as the owner of a stylish motel. Months later, Jack visits his motel and becomes suspicious of Carson's past despite his pleasant nature. Carson does a good job of lying to Jack, but Jack’s background check inadvertently summons Tyler and Marion, who take Jack, Dan, and Carson prisoner. Carson tries to convince Marion and Tyler to spare the two detectives and two join him as honest hotelier but fails. He says a dignified goodbye to the hotel he built as Marion prepares to kill him, but Jack and Dan save him by capturing Marion and Tyler. Carson almost escapes in the confusion, but when arriving cops arrest him for the armored car robbery, he shows no malice toward Jack for causing this, and says he hopes Jack enjoyed staying at his motel.
** "Cop Killer": [[ArmsDealer Dekker]] is a blind veteran and owner of a store that sells military-grade weapons. His best clients are dangerous criminals who he maintains {{Villainous Friendship}}s with and recognizes by voice. He willingly helps in their efforts to kill police informant Julius Grant. He remains unworried and careful when being questioned by the police and turns their visits to his advantage by training his preteen granddaughter and shop assistant to spy on visitors who venture out of his earshot. Through this strategy, he ends up learning far more information from Dan and Jack then they do from him, passes this information on to his customers. At the end of the episode, he remains free and in business even after Jack and Dan bust his customers.
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* {{Moe}}: Samantha is pretty huggable due to her excited JumpedATTheCall efforts to help the detectives, her cute NerdGlasses, her talkative nature, and the shy way she crushes on Jack.

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* {{Moe}}: Samantha is pretty huggable due to her excited JumpedATTheCall efforts to help the detectives, her cute NerdGlasses, BespectacledCutie appearance, her talkative nature, and the shy way she crushes on Jack.
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* {{Moe}}: Samantha is pretty huggable due to her excited JumpedATTheCall efforts to help the detectives, her cute NerdGlasses, her talkative nature, and the shy way she crushes on Jack.
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Meganekko is no longer a trope. It's a Fanspeak term. Moving wicks to Bespectacled Cutie when appropriate.


** Quirky, dependable {{Meganekko}} lab tech Samantha only appears in the last seven episodes, but she isn't far behind Dan and Jack, the two leads, in popularity.

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** Quirky, dependable {{Meganekko}} lab tech Samantha only appears in the last seven episodes, but she isn't far behind Dan and Jack, the two leads, in popularity.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Frequently accompanies the [[OnceAnEpisode car chase]]. Where they get their music budget is anyone's guess, but every single episode used classic rock [[NothingButHits favourites]]. The PilotEpisode had the [[CrazyAwesome pivotal car chase]] accompanied by "Thunderstruck" by [[Music/{{ACDC}} AC/DC]]. Yeah, it's [[RuleOfCool that kind of show]].

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Frequently accompanies the [[OnceAnEpisode car chase]]. Where they get their music budget is anyone's guess, but every single episode used classic rock [[NothingButHits favourites]]. The PilotEpisode had the [[CrazyAwesome [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome pivotal car chase]] accompanied by "Thunderstruck" by [[Music/{{ACDC}} AC/DC]]. Yeah, it's [[RuleOfCool that kind of show]].

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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Pedro from the first episode. Being played by HITG Andrew Divoff didn't hurt.
** Quirky, dependable {{Meganekko}} lab tech Samantha only appears in the last seven episodes, but she isn't far behind Dan and Jack, the two leads, in popularity.



* EnsembleDarkhorse: Pedro from the first episode. Being played by HITG Andrew Divoff didn't hurt.
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* EarWorm: SLINK! Yeah yeah, oh oh, oh no...
** Becomes frustrating when you realize it's not available for download, and in fact ''isn't even available on CD''.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Frequently accompanies the [[OnceAnEpisode car chase]]. Where they get their music budget is anyone's guess, but every single episode used classic rock [[NothingButHits favourites]]. The PilotEpisode had the [[CrazyAwesome pivotal car chase]] accompanied by "Thunderstruck" by [[Music/{{ACDC}} AC/DC]]. Yeah, it's [[RuleOfCool that kind of show]].

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Frequently accompanies the [[OnceAnEpisode car chase]]. Where they get their music budget is anyone's guess, but every single episode used classic rock [[NothingButHits favourites]]. The PilotEpisode had the [[CrazyAwesome pivotal car chase]] accompanied by "Thunderstruck" by [[Music/{{ACDC}} AC/DC]]. Yeah, it's [[RuleOfCool that kind of show]].



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* MostWonderfulSound: The gunshot sound used for the important scene changes. May or may not come with actual gunshots in the scene.

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* MostWonderfulSound: SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: The gunshot sound used for the important scene changes. May or may not come with actual gunshots in the scene.



* SoBadItsGood: "Savage & Stark".

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* SoBadItsGood: "Savage & Stark".Stark".
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* DudeNotFunny: Jack accidentally implying that hodges is impotent. Even Dan wasn't amused.
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* {{Pastiche}}: The reason it doesn't know if it's a {{Parody}}, {{Deconstruction}}, or {{Reconstruction}} is because it's all of the above at different times, an affectionate homage to a bygone era, for good or ill, flaws and all.
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** The first episode also features I Fought the Law (Music:TheClash version, even though the Bobby Fuller Four version would have fit the Texas setting).

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** The first episode also features I Fought the Law (Music:TheClash (Music/TheClash version, even though the Bobby Fuller Four version would have fit the Texas setting).
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


* HeyItsThatGuy: '''''THAT'S''''' [[TheWestWing Josh Lyman]]?
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* SoBadItsGood: "Savage & Stark".
* TooGoodToLast : Was canceled on December 15, 2010.

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* SoBadItsGood: "Savage & Stark".
* TooGoodToLast : Was canceled on December 15, 2010.
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These aren\'t YMMV. Moving.


* FanDisservice: Dan wearing nothing but lime-green underpants for a sizable portion of "Silvio's Way".
** Liz doing the same only in a lacy nightgown in "The Getaway", however, is not.



* TakeThat: Ep. 1-20, "Partners" there's an ambiguous one, which is why it's here and not on the main page
-->'''George''': [[GeorgeWBush I'm the kind of guy you want to have a beer with.]]
-->'''Jack''': I had a beer with you, George. It wasn't that great.
** They also mocked a certain CBS show in episode 3.
--->'''Dan''': It's called the Broken Door theory. I saw it on that cop show starring that [[CSIMiami leprechaun who never takes off his glasses]].
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** The first episode also features I Fought the Law (Music:TheClash version, even though the Bobby Fuller Four version would have fit the Texas setting).
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* HeyItsThatGuy: '''''THAT'S''''' [[TheWestWing Josh Lyman]]?
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*DudeNotFunny: Jack accidentally implying that hodges is impotent. Even Dan wasn't amused.


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*SoBadItsGood: "Savage & Stark".
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**They also mocked a certain CBS show in episode 3.
--->'''Dan''': It's called the Broken Door theory. I saw it on that cop show starring that [[CSIMiami leprechaun who never takes off his glasses]].
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Frequently accompanies the [[OnceAnEpisode car chase]]. Where they get their music budget is anyone's guess, but every single episode used classic rock [[NothingButHits favourites]]. The PilotEpisode had the [[CrazyAwesome pivotal car chase]] accompanied by "Thunderstruck" by [[{{ACDC}} AC/DC]]. Yeah, it's [[RuleOfCool that kind of show]].

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Frequently accompanies the [[OnceAnEpisode car chase]]. Where they get their music budget is anyone's guess, but every single episode used classic rock [[NothingButHits favourites]]. The PilotEpisode had the [[CrazyAwesome pivotal car chase]] accompanied by "Thunderstruck" by [[{{ACDC}} [[Music/{{ACDC}} AC/DC]]. Yeah, it's [[RuleOfCool that kind of show]].
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Pedro from the first episode. Being played by HITG Andrew Divoff didn't hurt.



* GeniusBonus: In Dan On The Run, Dan's police sketch looks exactly like the Unabomber's
* MostWonderfulSound: The gunshot sound used for the important scene changes. May or may not come with actual gunshots in the scene.



-->'''Jack''': I had a beer with you, George. It wasn't that great.

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-->'''Jack''': I had a beer with you, George. It wasn't that great.great.
* TooGoodToLast : Was canceled on December 15, 2010.
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** Liz doing the same only in a lacy nightgown in "The Getaway", however, is not.

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** Liz doing the same only in a lacy nightgown in "The Getaway", however, is not.not.
*TakeThat: Ep. 1-20, "Partners" there's an ambiguous one, which is why it's here and not on the main page
-->'''George''': [[GeorgeWBush I'm the kind of guy you want to have a beer with.]]
-->'''Jack''': I had a beer with you, George. It wasn't that great.
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** Becomes frustrating when you realize it's not available for download, and in fact ''isn't even available on CD''.
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Wrong guy


** As of the November 5 2010 episode, Jack's phone now has "Slow Ride" by Foghat as a Crowning Ringtone of Awesome.

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** As of the November 5 2010 episode, Jack's Dan's phone now has "Slow Ride" by Foghat as a Crowning Ringtone of Awesome.

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