Bakersfield P.D.

1993
Bakersfield P.D.

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EP1 Pilot Sep 14, 1993

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

EP2 The Imposter Sep 21, 1993

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.

EP3 Unsolved Mysteries of Love Sep 28, 1993

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

EP4 The Snake Charmer Oct 05, 1993

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

EP5 The Poker Game Oct 12, 1993

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

EP6 The Bust Oct 19, 1993

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.

EP7 The Ex-Partner Oct 26, 1993

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

EP8 Bakersfield Madam Nov 02, 1993

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.

EP9 Cable Does Not Pay Nov 09, 1993

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

EP10 The Gift Nov 16, 1993

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.

EP11 The President's Coming Nov 23, 1993

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.

EP12 A Bullet for Stiles Nov 30, 1993

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

EP13 Lucky 13 Dec 21, 1993

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

EP14 Arms and the Men Jul 07, 1994

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

EP15 There Goes the Neighborhood Jul 21, 1994

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

EP16 The Psychic and the C-Cup Jul 28, 1994

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

EP17 Last One Into the Water Aug 18, 1994

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.
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Released: 14 September 1993 Ended
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Country: United States of America
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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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Chris Cox I've got a petition going and will be regularly emailing Fox for a good reason why we can't get this great show on DVD! Here's the petition link: www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?bpdondvdSadly my memory of it is fading - I rely on friends to remind me of the great bits. How sad is that? And all the time, Fox have got the tapes somewhere, gathering dust. Since axing this Fox have discovered the power of DVD to bring back shows - like Family Guy - so if they released this it might not only be a success, but it might be successful enough to warrant a new series! Come on Fox! You won't even have to do any advertising, the whole internet word-of-mouth thing will sell thousands of copies.
p_sandalz I liked this show a lot - we got the first and only, it would appear, series in the UK on channel 4. The characterisation was right on the money - a bit like the Simpsons in that all the different facets of small town populace were represented.There was no laughter track - I hadn't seen this on an American TV comedy at the time except for on Larry Sanders and it really worked well here, heightening the suggestion that these wacky cops were really like that, and not just hamming it up for the cameras.All in all, a quirky little number that tickled me just right: I can't help but think that maybe it missed it's mark with certain audiences. I think it would have been a cult hit in the UK had it been shown at an acceptable hour.I'll round this off with my standard comment: Where the hell can I get hold of this to watch it again? Any ideas?
Al Fore Paul Gigante, a successful D.C. police detective, has to leave town with his son for the middle of nowhere, i.e. Bakersfield. He joins the Bakersfield P.D., a loose organization of weirdos & imbeciles. His partner, Wade Preston, is a TV cop show fanatic and tries to act like the TV cops; the desk sergeant actually runs the department because the captain can't make any decisions; and a macho cop is teamed with a mildly effeminate partner.Like "Frank's Place", another great TV comedy that bombed in one season, "Bakersfield P.D." had no laugh track; you have to find the jokes yourself. This misfit comedy was at least as funny as "WKRP in Cincinnati"! Why do so many really funny comedies bomb?
zeat I saw the whole series on Channel 4 - without a doubt one of the funniest TV shows I've ever seen. Why did it finish after 1 series? I just hope it will be repeated some time so I can tape it!