B.A.D. Cats

B.A.D. Cats
Genre	Action Crime drama
Written by	Al Martinez David Harmon Shorty Rogers
Directed by	Bernard L. Kowalski Sutton Roley Ted Post
Starring	Asher Brauner Steve Hanks Michelle Pfeiffer Vic Morrow LaWanda Page Jimmie Walker
Composers	Barry De Vorzon Andrew Kulberg Mundell Lowe
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Douglas S. Cramer Aaron Spelling
Producer	Everett Chambers
Cinematography	Archie R. Dalzell
Editors	Michael F. Anderson Terence Anderson
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 4 (1980-01-04) – November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15)

B.A.D. Cats is an American action/police drama that aired on ABC from January until February 1980 on Friday nights at 8 PM Eastern time. The series stars Asher Brauner, Steve Hanks, and Michelle Pfeiffer in one of her first major acting roles. ^[1]

Synopsis

Nick Donovan (Brauner) and Ocee James (Hanks) were two former race car drivers who joined the Los Angeles Police Department as part of the "B.A.D. C.A.T." Squad (a double acronym for "Burglary Auto Detail–Commercial Auto Theft"). Using their superior driving skills, the two mainly saw fit to run the bad guys off the road rather than question them. Their superior, Captain Nathan (Vic Morrow) publicly chastised the two, but privately encouraged their "loose cannon" style. Officer Samantha Jensen (Pfeiffer) would occasionally lend a hand when a more feminine approach was called for. Also seen were Ma (LaWanda Page), who owned a bar which the boys frequented, and Rodney (Jimmie Walker), a former car thief trying to get on the straight and narrow.

Cast

• Asher Brauner as Officer Nick Donovan
• Steve Hanks as Officer Ocee James
• Vic Morrow as Captain Eugene Nathan
• LaWanda Page as Ma
• Michelle Pfeiffer as Samantha "Sunshine" Jensen
• Penny Santon as Mrs. Bernardi
• Jimmie Walker as Rodney Washington

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Bernard L. Kowalski	Al Martinez	January 4, 1980 (1980-01-04)
2	"The Good-Time Girls"	Unknown	Unknown	January 11, 1980 (1980-01-11)
3	"I Want It or You"	Unknown	Unknown	January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18)
4	"Life and Death of a Beauty Queen"	Unknown	Unknown	January 25, 1980 (1980-01-25)
5	"Semi-Paradise"	Unknown	Unknown	February 1, 1980 (1980-02-01)
6	"Let's Put Sam Away"	Unknown	Unknown	February 8, 1980 (1980-02-08)
7	"Bomb!"	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED
8	"Die, Cheerleader, Die"	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED
9	"Death Car"	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED
10	"Running Home"	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED

References

1. "B.A.D. Cats". TV Guide. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

External links

• B.A.D. Cats at IMDb