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.
Bakersfield P.D. (Season 1)
Pilot (Episode 1)
Air date: 1993-09-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Washington, D.C. cop Paul gets a rude welcome to Bakersfield when his new partner commandeers his car.
The Imposter (Episode 2)
Air date: 1993-09-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Unsolved Mysteries of Love (Episode 3)
Air date: 1993-09-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Wade falls madly in love with the girlfriend of a burglary suspects; Chief Stiles is reluctant to participate in the annual blood drive.
The Snake Charmer (Episode 4)
Writer: Dennis Klein
Air date: 1993-10-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sgt. Hampton's out of town, so an indecisive Capt. Stiles decides to make Paul his right-hand man -- and decision -maker.
The Poker Game (Episode 5)
Writer: Dennis Klein
Air date: 1993-10-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Paul finally gets invited to the gang's regular poker night, he winds up the big winner -- or does he?
The Bust (Episode 6)
Air date: 1993-10-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
The Ex-Partner (Episode 7)
Air date: 1993-10-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Wade is jealous when Paul's former partner comes to town, and Capt. Stiles ponder the future amid rumours that Sgt. Hampton may retire.
Bakersfield Madam (Episode 8)
Air date: 1993-11-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Cable Does Not Pay (Episode 9)
Writer: Dennis Klein
Air date: 1993-11-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Capt. Stiles and Sgt. Hampton are taken hostage by an unhappy cable employee; Wade tries to get Paul to loosen up.
The Gift (Episode 10)
Air date: 1993-11-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
The President's Coming (Episode 11)
Air date: 1993-11-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
A Bullet for Stiles (Episode 12)
Writer: Dennis Klein
Air date: 1993-11-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A thief is released from prison and comes to Bakersfield to exact revenge on Capt. Stiles, the man who caught him 10 years earlier.
Lucky 13 (Episode 13)
Writer: Dennis Klein
Air date: 1993-12-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Inadequacy strikes Stiles; Wade and Paul fall for a missing cow's owner; suspended Denny is forced to sell underwear from his car.
Arms and the Men (Episode 14)
Writer: Dennis Klein
Air date: 1994-07-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The city is up in arms, so to speak, when a severed limb is found in the civic water supply.
There Goes the Neighborhood (Episode 15)
Air date: 1994-07-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Paul wants to buy a house in Denny's neighborhood, to Denny's discomfort.
The Psychic and the C-Cup (Episode 16)
Air date: 1994-07-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Paul and Wade seek a missing psychic; a secretary has cosmetic surgery.
Last One Into the Water (Episode 17)
Writer: Dennis Klein
Air date: 1994-08-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
