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John Doe was a TV series that originally aired during 2002–2003. The series concerns a mysterious man who rises from the frigid water off an isolated island, possessing knowledge of literally everything in the world, yet having no memory of who—or even what—he is. Doe quickly finds his way to Seattle, where he befriends the police and uses his special gift to help them solve "impossible" crimes, while continuing his unending quest to uncover who he is and where he came from.

Despite his considerable charm, John Doe (Dominic Purcell) is an emotional island unto himself. Want to know the population of Peru in 1853? How many blue cars there are in the state of Washington? The exact ingredients in a box of Apple Jacks? Or better yet, predict which horse will win every race at the track, based on knowing all the statistical variables? Doe has all the answers. But what is he like? Family man or loner? Hero or villain? What is truly in his soul? Doe doesn't have a clue.

In his search to unlock the key to his past, Doe is joined by Karen Kawalski (Sprague Grayden), his unwitting assistant and one of his few friends. The two of them work to piece together the case of a missing girl—a case that makes Doe feel a mysterious sense of connection to his previous life. Doe's small circle of friends also includes Digger (William Forsythe), a Seattle bar owner who is both his ally and his confidant. Doe's extraordinary talents catch the eye of Detective Frank Hayes (John Marshall Jones), the cop assigned to the missing-girl case, who sees something special in this odd stranger. Hayes' boss, Lieutenant Jamie Avery (Jayne Brook), on the other hand, is not so easily convinced that Doe is on the straight and narrow; she seeks to uncover the truth about him in her own way.

He might be a government agent, an extraterrestrial, or perhaps just a regular "John Doe" with an unusual bout of amnesia. Whatever secrets his past holds, Doe is now the man who knows everything—a gift that will forever change his destiny. But will it be a blessing or a curse?

The series was created by writers Brandon Camp and Mike Thompson (Dragonfly) and director Mimi Leder (Pay It Forward, Deep Impact, The Peacemaker). It was produced by Regency Television, a Fox Television Studios and New Regency Enterprises Company, and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. It re-aired on The SCI FI Channel in 2006.

Episodes

1. Pilot Airdate: September 20, 2002
2. Blood Lines Airdate: September 27, 2002
3. Do Re: Me Airdate: October 4, 2002
4. Past Imperfect Airdate: October 18, 2002
5. John Deux Airdate: October 25, 2002
6. Low Art Airdate: November 1, 2002
7. Mind Games Airdate: November 8, 2002
8. Idaho Airdate: November 15, 2002
9. Manifest Destiny Airdate: December 6, 2002
10. The Mourner Airdate: December 13, 2002
11. John D.O.A Airdate: January 10, 2003
12. Tone Dead Airdate: January 17, 2003
13. Family Man Airdate: January 31, 2003
14. Ashes to Ashes Airdate: February 14, 2003
15. Psychic Connection Airdate: March 7, 2003
16. Illegal Alien Airdate: March 14, 2003
17. Doe or Die Airdate: March 21, 2003
18. Save As...John Doe Airdate: March 28, 2003
19. Shock to the System Airdate: April 4, 2003
20. Remote Control Airdate: April 18, 2003
21. The Rising Airdate: April 25, 2003

Memorable Quotes

"So what am I? Escaped mental patient? Alien that sees in black and white? Government lobotomy experiment? What else was I to think? For a guy who had all the answers, I didn't have the ones that mattered the most."
—John Doe

External Links

Official John Doe Site at SCIFI.COM