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