Bakersfield P.D.
Bakersfield P.D.
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Bakersfield P.D.

8.0 / 10
1993
1 season
17 episodes
Comedy

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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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    14-09-199330m

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

  • Ep 2

    2.The Imposter

    21-09-199330m

    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 psychiatri...

  • Ep 3

    3.Unsolved Mysteries of Love

    28-09-199330m

    Wade 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

    05-10-199330m

    Sgt. 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

    12-10-199330m

    When 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

    19-10-199330m

    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.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Ex-Partner

    26-10-199330m

    Wade 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

    02-11-199330m

    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.

  • Ep 9

    9.Cable Does Not Pay

    09-11-199330m

    Capt. 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

    16-11-199330m

    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...

  • Ep 11

    11.The President's Coming

    23-11-199330m

    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.

  • Ep 12

    12.A Bullet for Stiles

    30-11-199330m

    A 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

    21-12-199330m

    Inadequacy 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

    07-07-199430m

    The 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

    21-07-199430m

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

  • Ep 16

    16.The Psychic and the C-Cup

    28-07-199430m

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

  • Ep 17

    17.Last One Into the Water

    18-08-199430m

    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 departmen...

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