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Bakersfield P.D.(1993–1994)

September 14, 19931 Season · 17 Episodes

Canceled

Comedy

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Overview

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.

Network FOX

Seasons

Bakersfield P.D. (1993) | Couchpile

Where to Watch

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Cast

Ron Eldard

Detective Wade Preston

Tony Plana

Luke Ramirez

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Doyle-Murray

Sergeant Bill Hampton

Chris Mulkey

Denny Boyer

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Detective Paul Gigante

Jack Hallett

Captain Renny Stiles

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Season 1

17 Episodes

1993

E01

Pilot

9/14/1993·30m

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

E02

The Imposter

9/21/1993·30m

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.

E03

Unsolved Mysteries of Love

9/28/1993·30m

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

E04

The Snake Charmer

10/5/1993·30m

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

E05

The Poker Game

10/12/1993·30m

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

E06

The Bust

10/19/1993·30m

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.

E07

The Ex-Partner

10/26/1993·30m

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

E08

Bakersfield Madam

11/2/1993·30m

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.

E09

Cable Does Not Pay

11/9/1993·30m

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

E10

The Gift

11/16/1993·30m

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.

E11

The President's Coming

11/23/1993·30m

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.

E12

A Bullet for Stiles

11/30/1993·30m

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

E13

Lucky 13

12/21/1993·30m

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

E14

Arms and the Men

7/7/1994·30m

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

E15

There Goes the Neighborhood

7/21/1994·30m

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

E16

The Psychic and the C-Cup

7/28/1994·30m

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

E17

Last One Into the Water

8/18/1994·30m

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.