A New Life

A New Life

Season

Episode

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1/2

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Production number

001/002

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Running time

92 minutes

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Original airdate

September 23, 1995

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Nielsen rating

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Written by

Donald P. Bellisario

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Directed by

Donald P. Bellisario

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"Shadow"

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"A New Life" is the first episode of the first season of JAG.

Summary

A female radar-intercept officer (RIO) disappears at night from an aircraft carrier in the Adriatic Sea. Two JAG lawyers, Lt. Harm Rabb and Lt. Caitlin Pike, investigate and solve. Harm, a former US Navy Naval aviator, unexpectedly becomes a hero.

Cast

Starring

• David James Elliott as Lieutenant Harmon Rabb, Jr.
• Andrea Parker as Lieutenant Caitlin Pike
• Terry O'Quinn as the CAG, Captain Thomas Boone

Guest starring

• Kevin Dunn as Rear Admiral Albert Brovo
• Cliff DeYoung as Chuck DePalma
• Patrick Labyorteaux as Ensign Bud Roberts, Jr.
• W.K. Stratton as Commander Theodore Lindsey
• Katie Rich as Lieutenant Angela Arutti
• Raye Hollitt as Cassie Puller
• Kayne Picoy as Lieutenant Mace
• Bill Bolender as Captain "Skipper" Ross
• Tim Quill as Lieutenant Mason Painter
• Matthew Glave as Lieutenant Jack Carter

Crew

• Music by Bruce Broughton
• Edited by John Koslowsky A.C.E.
• Production Designer Mayling Cheng
• Director of Photography Tom Del Ruth A.S.C.
• Produced by Howard Kazanjian
• Written by Donald P. Bellisario
• Directed by Donald P. Bellisario

Appearances

By type 

Characters	Creatures	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Angela Arutti (first appearance) Ned Bannon (first appearance) Thomas Boone (first appearance) Albert Brovo (first appearance) Frank Burnett (first referenced) Jack Carter (first appearance) Bill Clinton (first mentioned) Chelsea Clinton (first referenced) Hillary Clinton (first appearance) Tom Cruise (first mentioned) John Dalton (Name only) Chuck DePalma (first appearance) Amelia Earhart (first mentioned) Jay Leno (video only) Theodore Lindsey (first appearance) Mace (first appearance) Mason Painter (first appearance) Caitlin Pike (first appearance) Cassie Puller (first appearance) Corinne Quayle (first referenced) Dan Quayle (first mentioned) Harmon Rabb, Jr. (first appearance) Harmon Rabb, Sr. (flashback only) Patricia Reed (first referenced) Franklin D. Roosevelt (first mentioned) "Skipper" Ross (first appearance) Bud Roberts, Jr. (first appearance)

Locations

Earth (first appearance) United States (first appearance) Washington, D.C. (first appearance) White House (first appearance)

Organizations and titles

First Lady of the United States (first appearance) Judge Advocate General's Corps (first appearance) Naval Investigative Service (first mentioned) President of the United States (first mentioned) United States Armed Forces (first appearance) United States Air Force (first appearance) United States Army (first appearance) United States Marine Corps (first appearance) United States Navy (first appearance) United States Secretary of the Navy (Name only)

Sentient species

Human (first appearance)

Vehicles and vessels

USS Seahawk (CVN-65) (first appearance)

Miscellanea

Dates July 14, 1995 (first appearance) July 16, 1995 (first appearance) July 17, 1995 (first appearance)

JAG Season 1 (1995 – 1996)
101/102. "A New Life" 103. "Shadow" 104. "Desert Son" 105. "Déjà Vu" 106. "Pilot Error" 107. "War Cries" 108. "Brig Break" 109. "Scimitar"	110. "Boot" 111. "Sightings" 112. "The Brotherhood" 113. "Defensive Action" 114. "Smoked" 115. "Hemlock" 116. "High Ground" 117. "Black Ops"	118. "Survivors" 119. "Recovery" 120. "The Prisoner" 121. "Ares" 122. "Skeleton Crew"
DVD
See also: S1 • S2 • S3 • S4 • S5 • S6 • S7 • S8 • S9 • S10