Ron Eldard
Detective Wade Preston
Bakersfield P.D. (1993)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 15, 1993
Episode 30 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.california, tmdb.police, imdb.sitcom, imdb.sitcom-comedy
Network: FOX
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Pilot
Washington, D.C. cop Paul gets a rude welcome to Bakersfield when his new partner commandeers his car.
Sept. 14, 1993, midnight
S1E2 - The Imposter
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.
Sept. 21, 1993, midnight
S1E3 - Unsolved Mysteries of Love
Wade falls madly in love with the girlfriend of a burglary suspects; Chief Stiles is reluctant to participate in the annual blood drive.
Sept. 28, 1993, midnight
S1E4 - The Snake Charmer
Sgt. Hampton's out of town, so an indecisive Capt. Stiles decides to make Paul his right-hand man -- and decision -maker.
Oct. 5, 1993, midnight
S1E5 - The Poker Game
When Paul finally gets invited to the gang's regular poker night, he winds up the big winner -- or does he?
Oct. 12, 1993, midnight
S1E6 - The Bust
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.
Oct. 19, 1993, midnight
S1E7 - The Ex-Partner
Wade is jealous when Paul's former partner comes to town, and Capt. Stiles ponder the future amid rumours that Sgt. Hampton may retire.
Oct. 26, 1993, midnight
S1E8 - Bakersfield Madam
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.
Nov. 2, 1993, midnight
S1E9 - Cable Does Not Pay
Capt. Stiles and Sgt. Hampton are taken hostage by an unhappy cable employee; Wade tries to get Paul to loosen up.
Nov. 9, 1993, midnight
S1E10 - The Gift
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.
Nov. 16, 1993, midnight
S1E11 - The President's Coming
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.
Nov. 23, 1993, midnight
S1E12 - A Bullet for Stiles
A thief is released from prison and comes to Bakersfield to exact revenge on Capt. Stiles, the man who caught him 10 years earlier.
Nov. 30, 1993, midnight
S1E13 - Lucky 13
Inadequacy strikes Stiles; Wade and Paul fall for a missing cow's owner; suspended Denny is forced to sell underwear from his car.
Dec. 21, 1993, midnight
S1E14 - Arms and the Men
The city is up in arms, so to speak, when a severed limb is found in the civic water supply.
July 7, 1994, midnight
S1E15 - There Goes the Neighborhood
Paul wants to buy a house in Denny's neighborhood, to Denny's discomfort.
July 21, 1994, midnight
S1E16 - The Psychic and the C-Cup
Paul and Wade seek a missing psychic; a secretary has cosmetic surgery.
July 28, 1994, midnight
S1E17 - Last One Into the Water
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.
Aug. 18, 1994, midnight
Network: FOX
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 1993
Last Air Date: Aug. 18, 1994, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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