Bakersfield P.D.

Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 17

Bakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox network in 1993-94. The show was based in the police department of the city of Bakersfield, California. It was shot with naturalistic lighting and without a laugh track. Fox canceled the show after one season, citing low ratings. The cable channel Trio reran the show under its "Brilliant But Cancelled" umb...

Episodes(17)

Pilot

1. Pilot

Washington, D.C. cop Paul gets a rude welcome to Bakersfield when his new partner commandeers his car.

Air Date : 1993-09-14

The Imposter

2. The Imposter

Paul and Wade search for a con artist -- not helped by a police sketch artist who'd rather be drawing celebrities -- while the rest of the force prepare for their annual psychiatric evaluation.

Air Date : 1993-09-21

Unsolved Mysteries of Love

3. Unsolved Mysteries of Love

Wade falls madly in love with the girlfriend of a burglary suspects; Chief Stiles is reluctant to participate in the annual blood drive.

Air Date : 1993-09-28

The Snake Charmer

4. The Snake Charmer

Sgt. Hampton's out of town, so an indecisive Capt. Stiles decides to make Paul his right-hand man -- and decision -maker.

Air Date : 1993-10-05

The Poker Game

5. The Poker Game

When Paul finally gets invited to the gang's regular poker night, he winds up the big winner -- or does he?

Air Date : 1993-10-12

The Bust

6. The Bust

Paul tells Wade the very personal reason he had for moving his family to Bakersfield, and it doesn't take much detective work for the other officers to learn the secret.

Air Date : 1993-10-19

The Ex-Partner

7. The Ex-Partner

Wade is jealous when Paul's former partner comes to town, and Capt. Stiles ponder the future amid rumours that Sgt. Hampton may retire.

Air Date : 1993-10-26

Bakersfield Madam

8. Bakersfield Madam

During a sting, Capt. Stiles hides in a restroom rather than deal with a madam's black book containing the names of several influential johns.

Air Date : 1993-11-02

Cable Does Not Pay

9. Cable Does Not Pay

Capt. Stiles and Sgt. Hampton are taken hostage by an unhappy cable employee; Wade tries to get Paul to loosen up.

Air Date : 1993-11-09

The Gift

10. The Gift

Wade is overwhelmed when one of his crimeshow heroes ( Joe Santos of The Rockford Files) visits the station to r eport the theft of his car radio, and persuades him to participate in the real-life investigation; meanwhile, Paul feels the strain of his long distance marriage.

Air Date : 1993-11-16

The President's Coming

11. The President's Coming

Most of the department is left out of the loop when Secret Service agents arrive to protect the Presidential motorcade as it passes through town.

Air Date : 1993-11-23

A Bullet for Stiles

12. A Bullet for Stiles

A thief is released from prison and comes to Bakersfield to exact revenge on Capt. Stiles, the man who caught him 10 years earlier.

Air Date : 1993-11-30

Lucky 13

13. Lucky 13

Inadequacy strikes Stiles; Wade and Paul fall for a missing cow's owner; suspended Denny is forced to sell underwear from his car.

Air Date : 1993-12-21

Arms and the Men

14. Arms and the Men

The city is up in arms, so to speak, when a severed limb is found in the civic water supply.

Air Date : 1994-07-07

There Goes the Neighborhood

15. There Goes the Neighborhood

Paul wants to buy a house in Denny's neighborhood, to Denny's discomfort.

Air Date : 1994-07-21

The Psychic and the C-Cup

16. The Psychic and the C-Cup

Paul and Wade seek a missing psychic; a secretary has cosmetic surgery.

Air Date : 1994-07-28

Last One Into the Water

17. Last One Into the Water

The captain wants a spa in the men's locker room; Wade surprised Paul by revealing a caring side to his nature; Denny gets a surprise after he picks a fight with the fire department.

Air Date : 1994-08-18