Ex-race car drivers Ocee and Nick are recruited by the LAPD for their B.A.D. C.A.T. squad: Burglary Auto Detail, Commercial Auto Thefts. Burning more rubber and breaking more rules than most of the criminals they chase, Ocee and Nick, along with their gorgeous partner Samantha and crusty boss Captain Nathan, do their best to keep the streets clear of car thieves.

When it was put on the air opposite the Dukes of Hazzard. Show was the same....2 guys, a girl (Michelle Pfeiffer) and a car. It was nly set in L.A.

Premiering January 4, 1980, the series was cancelled after five episodes, at which point its producers issued what amounted to a public apology. The only logical reason that two episodes of B.A.D. Cats have been released on video is that one of its stars was Michelle Pfeiffer, playing curvaceous lady-cop Samantha "Sam" Jensen.

» Productio date: 1980
» Country: USA
» Runtime: 60 min (6 episodes)
» Genre: Drama / Crime

» Network: ABC
» Slot Day: Friday
» Slot Time: 8 pm

Asher Brauner - Officer Nick Donovan
Steve Hanks - Officer Ocee James
Michelle Pfeiffer - Samantha 'Sunshine' Jensen
Vic Morrow - Capt. Eugene Nathan
LaWanda Page - Ma
Jimmie Walker - Rodney Washington
Charles Cioffi - Paul Stone
Michael V. Gazzo - George Karosky
James Hampton - Link
George Murdock - Nun

Directed - Bernard L. Kowalski, Ted Post & Sutton Roley
Producer - Everett Chambers
E xecutive producers - Douglas S. Cramer & Aaron Spelling
Associate producer - David Auerbach
Supervising producer - E. Duke Vincent
Cinematography - Archie R. Dalzell
Art Direction - David A. Constable & Paul Sylos
Original Music - Barry De Vorzon, Andrew Kulberg & Mundell Lowe
Costume Design - Nolan Miller
Film Editing - Michael F. Anderson & Terence Anderson
Casting - Susan Newell

Production Company - Aaron Spelling Productions Inc.

#1 Pilot
Aired: January 4, 1980
In the debut episode of B.A.D. Cats, the crew battle thieves trying to smuggle gold out of the country.

#2 The Good-Time Girls
Aired: January 11, 1980
The B.A.D. Cats crew investigate a massage parlor's involvement in a hijacking scheme.

#3 I Want It or You
Aired: January 18, 1980
Sam (Michelle Pfeiffer) poses as a working girl when the B.A.D. Cats learn of a man that is stealing cars from local prostitutes and leaving them with just a threatening note.

#4 Life and Death of a Beauty Queen
Aired: January 25, 1980
The B.A.D. Cats swing into full action when Nick is falsely accused of drug possession. Sam enters the beauty pageant where Nick had been a judge. The crew suspects someone at the pageant wanted to see Nick's image tarnished.

#5 Semi-Paradise
Aired: February 1, 1980

#6 Let's Put Sam Away
Aired: February 8, 1980
Captain Nathan assigns the B.A.D. Cats to investigate when Sam's life is threatened.

#7 Die, Cheerleader, Die
Aired: --
Sam goes undercover when the B.A.D. Cats are assigned to watch a cheerleader after her life is threatened.

#8 Death Car
Aired: --
The B.A.D. Cats are called into action when a car is involved in several homicides across the city.

» USA - 4 January 1980
» UK - 11 December 1980

Sources: Tv.com, IMdB.