Bakersfield P.D.
Bakersfield P.D.: Season 1

Air Date

September 14, 1993

Episodes

17 episodes

Bakersfield P.D.

Season 1

Episodes

1. Pilot

September 14, 1993
30 min

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

2. The Imposter

September 21, 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

September 28, 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

October 5, 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

October 12, 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

October 19, 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

October 26, 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

November 2, 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

November 9, 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

November 16, 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

November 23, 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

November 30, 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

December 21, 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

July 7, 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

July 21, 1994
30 min

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

16. The Psychic and the C-Cup

July 28, 1994
30 min

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

17. Last One Into the Water

August 18, 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.