

Bakersfield P.D.
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" umbrella.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
14-09-199330mWashington, D.C. cop Paul gets a rude welcome to Bakersfield when his new partner commandeers his car.
- Ep 2
2.The Imposter
21-09-199330mPaul 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 psychiatri...
- Ep 3
3.Unsolved Mysteries of Love
28-09-199330mWade falls madly in love with the girlfriend of a burglary suspects; Chief Stiles is reluctant to participate in the annual blood drive.
- Ep 4
4.The Snake Charmer
05-10-199330mSgt. Hampton's out of town, so an indecisive Capt. Stiles decides to make Paul his right-hand man -- and decision -maker.
- Ep 5
5.The Poker Game
12-10-199330mWhen Paul finally gets invited to the gang's regular poker night, he winds up the big winner -- or does he?
- Ep 6
6.The Bust
19-10-199330mPaul 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.
- Ep 7
7.The Ex-Partner
26-10-199330mWade is jealous when Paul's former partner comes to town, and Capt. Stiles ponder the future amid rumours that Sgt. Hampton may retire.
- Ep 8
8.Bakersfield Madam
02-11-199330mDuring a sting, Capt. Stiles hides in a restroom rather than deal with a madam's black book containing the names of several influential johns.
- Ep 9
9.Cable Does Not Pay
09-11-199330mCapt. Stiles and Sgt. Hampton are taken hostage by an unhappy cable employee; Wade tries to get Paul to loosen up.
- Ep 10
10.The Gift
16-11-199330mWade 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...
- Ep 11
11.The President's Coming
23-11-199330mMost of the department is left out of the loop when Secret Service agents arrive to protect the Presidential motorcade as it passes through town.
- Ep 12
12.A Bullet for Stiles
30-11-199330mA thief is released from prison and comes to Bakersfield to exact revenge on Capt. Stiles, the man who caught him 10 years earlier.
- Ep 13
13.Lucky 13
21-12-199330mInadequacy strikes Stiles; Wade and Paul fall for a missing cow's owner; suspended Denny is forced to sell underwear from his car.
- Ep 14
14.Arms and the Men
07-07-199430mThe city is up in arms, so to speak, when a severed limb is found in the civic water supply.
- Ep 15
15.There Goes the Neighborhood
21-07-199430mPaul wants to buy a house in Denny's neighborhood, to Denny's discomfort.
- Ep 16
16.The Psychic and the C-Cup
28-07-199430mPaul and Wade seek a missing psychic; a secretary has cosmetic surgery.
- Ep 17
17.Last One Into the Water
18-08-199430mThe 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 departmen...
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