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Baywatch
Baywatch was a popular American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. The show ran from 1989 to 2001. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Baywatch is the most watched TV show in the world of all time, with over 1.1 billion viewers
Gregory J. Bonann worked as a Los Angeles County lifeguard, and started up a motion picture project about lifeguards that eventually became Baywatch. Baywatch premiered on NBC in 1989, but was cancelled after only one season because of the high cost of producing it and low ratings. Feeling the series still had potential, David Hasselhoff revived it for the first-run syndication market in 1991, investing his own money and additionally functioning as executive producer. The show was hugely successful, especially internationally. The show led to a spin-off: Baywatch Nights and a reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.
In 1999, an Australian version was planned and cast members travelled to Sydney for filming. The idea was to use the established stars appear in the pilot, interacting with a local life saving organisation, and thus help launch "Baywatch Downunder." A pilot was filmed but the series was stopped when residents of Avalon, a local village, put forth strong objections, including potential damage to a fragile ecosystem. Avalon council permanantly barred all future filming, and the pilot remained unbroadcast for over a year, only to be panned by critics and viewers.
In Season 10, the location of the show was changed to Hawaii and the show's name was changed to Baywatch Hawaii.
The show starred David Hasselhoff, of Knight Rider fame, as Mitch Buchannon, who was the only mainstay on the show, besides Michael Newman, for 10 of the 11 seasons. Baywatch was centered around the work of a team of lifeguards and their interpersonal relationships, with plots usually centering on dangers related to beach and other activities pertinent to the California (later Hawaii) beach lifestyle. Everything from earthquakes to shark attacks to serial killers, and even nuclear bombs, served as plot conflicts on the show. Saving people from drowning tended to be one of the most typical situations used in the shows. Thus a trademark of the show was slow motion shots of the attractive lifeguards running, most notably done by Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, and David Charvet along with Hasselhoff during the height of the show.
Many different actors and actresses were featured on the show over its long run with most appearing for only a few seasons. Some of the other stars who became famous were Carmen Electra, Traci Bingham, Donna D'Errico, Nicole Eggert, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, Jaason Simmons, and Kelly Slater, a pro surfer, among many others.
The eleven seasons of the series dealt with a crew of tanned, muscular male and mostly big-breasted female lifeguards. It was one of the first network TV shows that featured frequent close-up shots of the large breasts.
Baywatch was most notable—some might say 'notorious'—for most of its female cast members dropping their lifeguard swimsuits for Playboy. Most of the female stars appeared in Playboy at the height of their fame on Baywatch, while Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra had already appeared before joining the show. Yasmine Bleeth, who played lifeguard Caroline Holden, was at least one Baywatch actress who was offered $750,000.00 in 1998 to pose nude, but refused, vowing that she never would.
After the 1997-1998 season, many cast members decided to leave as Baywatch began to recycle storylines used in earlier seasons such as a plane crash, grand prix, and sand castles, etc. There was also an effort made to downsize the amount of regular cast members on the show at the time as it was believed there were too many characters.
Baywatch Episodes
Baywatch Pilot 1989 (NBC)
1. 0- 1 1001 23 Apr 89 Panic at Malibu Pier (1)
2. 0- 2 1002 23 Apr 89 Panic at Malibu Pier (2)
Baywatch 1st Season 1989 (NBC)
3. 1- 1 1003 22 Sep 89 In Deep
4. 1- 2 1004 29 Sep 89 Heat Wave
5. 1- 3 1005 13 Oct 89 Second Wave
6. 1- 4 1006 20 Oct 89 Message in a Bottle
7. 1- 5 1007 27 Oct 89 The Sky is Falling
8. 1- 6 1008 3 Nov 89 The Drowning Pool
9. 1- 7 1009 10 Nov 89 Rookie School
10. 1- 8 1011 24 Nov 89 Cruise Ship
11. 1- 9 1010 1 Dec 89 The Cretin of the Shallows
12. 1-10 1012 8 Dec 89 Shelter Me
13. 1-11 1013 15 Dec 89 The Reunion
14. 1-12 1014 5 Jan 90 Armored Car
15. 1-13 1015 12 Jan 90 Home Cort
16. 1-14 1016 26 Jan 90 We Need a Vacation
17. 1-15 1017 2 Feb 90 Muddy Waters
18. 1-16 1018 9 Feb 90 Snake Eyes
19. 1-17 1019 23 Feb 90 Eclipse
20. 1-18 1020 2 Mar 90 Shark Derby
21. 1-20 1021 16 Mar 90 The Big Race
22. 1-21 1022 30 Mar 90 Old Friends
23. 1-22 1023 6 Apr 90 The End?
Baywatch 2nd Season 1991 (hereafter syndicated)
24. 2- 1 2008 5 Oct 91 The One That Got Away
25. 2- 2 2004 12 Oct 91 Money, Honey
26. 2- 3 2006 19 Oct 91 The Fabulous Buchannon Boys
27. 2- 4 2010 26 Oct 91 Point of Attack
28. 2- 5 2012 2 Nov 91 Sandcastles
29. 2- 6 2009 9 Nov 91 Thin or Die
30. 2- 7 2003 16 Nov 91 The Trophy (1)
31. 2- 8 2020 23 Nov 91 The Trophy (2)
32. 2- 9 2011 30 Nov 91 If Looks Could Kill
33. 2-10 2001 7 Dec 91 Nightmare Bay (1)
34. 2-11 2002 14 Dec 91 Nightmare Bay (2)
35. 2-12 2007 1 Feb 92 Reunion
36. 2-13 2017 8 Feb 92 War of Nerves
37. 2-14 2016 15 Feb 92 Big Monday
38. 2-15 2014 22 Feb 92 Sea of Flames
39. 2-16 2019 29 Feb 92 Now Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale
40. 2-17 2013 7 Mar 92 The Chamber
41. 2-18 2021 25 Apr 92 Shark's Cove
42. 2-19 2022 2 May 92 The Lost Treasure of Tower 12
43. 2-20 2018 9 May 92 The Big Spill
44. 2-21 2015 16 May 92 Game of Chance
45. 2-22 2023 23 May 92 Summer of '85
Baywatch Special Documentary
S- 1 13 Sep 92 Baywatch Summerfest Special
Baywatch 3rd Season 1992
46. 3- 1 3001 20 Sep 92 River of No Return (1)
47. 3- 2 3002 20 Sep 92 River of No Return (2)
48. 3- 3 3004 27 Sep 92 Tequila Bay
49. 3- 4 3003 4 Oct 92 Rookie of the Year
50. 3- 5 3005 11 Oct 92 Pier Pressure
51. 3- 6 3012 18 Oct 92 Showdown at Malibu Beach High
52. 3- 7 3009 25 Oct 92 Point Doom
53. 3- 8 3008 1 Nov 92 Princess of Tides
54. 3- 9 3011 8 Nov 92 Masquerade
55. 3-10 3010 15 Nov 92 Lifeguards Can't Jump
56. 3-11 3006 22 Nov 92 Dead of Summer
57. 3-12 3007 10 Jan 93 A Matter of Life and Death
58. 3-13 3015 17 Jan 93 Island of Romance
59. 3-14 3019 24 Jan 93 Strangers Among Us
60. 3-15 3013 31 Jan 93 Vacation (1)
61. 3-16 3014 7 Feb 93 Vacation (2)
62. 3-17 3024 14 Feb 93 The Tower
63. 3-18 3018 21 Feb 93 Stakeout at Surfrider Beach
64. 3-19 3017 25 Apr 93 Shattered (1)
65. 3-20 3023 2 May 93 Shattered (2)
66. 3-21 3020 9 May 93 Kicks
67. 3-22 3021 16 May 93 Fatal Exchange
Baywatch 4th Season 1993
68. 4- 1 4001 25 Sep 93 Race Against Time (1)
69. 4- 2 4002 25 Sep 93 Race Against Time (2)
70. 4- 3 4004 2 Oct 93 Lover's Cove
71. 4- 4 4008 9 Oct 93 Blindside
72. 4- 5 4010 16 Oct 93 Sky Rider
73. 4- 6 4016 23 Oct 93 Tentacles (1)
74. 4- 7 4023 30 Oct 93 Tentacles (2)
75. 4- 8 4020 6 Nov 93 Submersion
76. 4- 9 4003 13 Nov 93 Ironman Buchannon
77. 4-10 4007 20 Nov 93 Tower of Power
78. 4-11 4015 27 Nov 93 The Child Inside
79. 4-12 4066 22 Jan 94 Second Time Around
80. 4-13 4005 29 Jan 94 The Red Knights
81. 4-14 4011 5 Feb 94 Coronado del Soul (1)
82. 4-15 4012 12 Feb 94 Coronado del Soul (2)
83. 4-16 4018 19 Feb 94 Mirror, Mirror
84. 4-17 4025 26 Feb 94 The Falcon Manifesto
85. 4-18 4019 5 Mar 94 Rescue Bay
86. 4-19 4028 30 Apr 94 Western Exposure
87. 4-20 4024 7 May 94 The Life You Save
88. 4-21 4017 14 May 94 Trading Places
89. 4-22 4021 21 May 94 Guys and Dolls
Baywatch 5th Season 1994
90. 5- 1 5001 1 Oct 94 Living on the Fault Line (1)
91. 5- 2 5002 8 Oct 94 Living on the Fault Line (2)
92. 5- 3 5003 15 Oct 94 Aftershock
93. 5- 4 5004 22 Oct 94 Baja Run
94. 5- 5 5005 29 Oct 94 Air Buchannon
95. 5- 6 5006 5 Nov 94 Short-Sighted
96. 5- 7 5007 12 Nov 94 Someone to Baywatch Over You
97. 5- 8 5009 19 Nov 94 KGAS, The Groove-Yard of Solid Gold
98. 5- 9 5015 26 Nov 94 Red Wind
99. 5-10 5008 3 Dec 94 I Spike
100. 5-11 5011 10 Dec 94 Silent Night, Baywatch Night (1)
101. 5-12 5012 17 Dec 94 Silent Night, Baywatch Night (2)
102. 5-13 5010 4 Feb 95 Rubber Ducky
103. 5-14 5022 11 Feb 95 Homecoming [same title as ep #164]
104. 5-15 5018 18 Feb 95 Seize the Day
105. 5-16 5019 25 Feb 95 A Little Help
106. 5-17 5014 4 Mar 95 Father's Day
107. 5-18 5021 29 Apr 95 Fire with Fire
108. 5-19 5013 6 May 95 Deep Trouble
109. 5-20 5017 13 May 95 Promised Land
110. 5-21 5020 20 May 95 The Runaways
111. 5-22 5016 27 May 95 Wet and Wild
Baywatch 6th Season 1995
112. 6- 1 6003 30 Sep 95 Trapped Beneath The Sea (1)
113. 6- 2 6004 7 Oct 95 Trapped Beneath The Sea (2)
114. 6- 3 6008 14 Oct 95 Hot Stuff
115. 6- 4 6005 21 Oct 95 Surf's Up
116. 6- 5 6007 28 Oct 95 To Everything There Is a Season
117. 6- 6 6002 4 Nov 95 Leap of Faith
118. 6- 7 6001 11 Nov 95 Face of Fear
119. 6- 8 6009 18 Nov 95 Hit and Run
120. 6- 9 6020 25 Nov 95 Home Is Where the Heat Is
121. 6-10 6017 2 Dec 95 Sweet Dreams
122. 6-11 6014 20 Jan 96 The Incident
123. 6-12 6006 3 Feb 96 Beauty and the Beast
124. 6-13 6018 10 Feb 96 Desperate Encounter
125. 6-14 6019 17 Feb 96 Baywatch Angels
126. 6-15 6015 24 Feb 96 Bash at the Beach
127. 6-16 5023 2 Mar 96 Free Fall
128. 6-17 6011 23 Mar 96 Sail Away
129. 6-18 6010 30 Mar 96 Lost and Found
130. 6-19 5024 27 Apr 96 Forbidden Paradise (1)
131. 6-20 5025 4 May 96 Forbidden Paradise (2)
132. 6-21 6016 11 May 96 The Last Wave
133. 6-22 6012 18 May 96 Go for the Gold
Baywatch 7th Season 1996
134. 7- 1 7004 28 Sep 96 Shark Fever
135. 7- 2 7011 5 Oct 96 The Contest
136. 7- 3 7001 12 Oct 96 Liquid Assets
137. 7- 4 7010 19 Oct 96 Windswept
138. 7- 5 7012 26 Oct 96 Scorcher
139. 7- 6 7019 2 Nov 96 Beach Blast
140. 7- 7 7021 9 Nov 96 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
141. 7- 8 7013 16 Nov 96 Let the Games Begin
142. 7- 9 7006 23 Nov 96 Buried
143. 7-10 7024 18 Jan 97 Search and Rescue
144. 7-11 7017 1 Feb 97 Heal the Bay
145. 7-12 7002 8 Feb 97 Bachelor of the Month
146. 7-13 7005 15 Feb 97 Chance of a Lifetime
147. 7-14 7007 22 Feb 97 Talk Show
148. 7-15 7022 1 Mar 97 Life-Guardian
149. 7-16 7023 8 Mar 97 Matters of the Heart
150. 7-17 7014 12 Apr 97 Rendezvous
151. 7-18 7008 19 Apr 97 Hot Water
152. 7-19 7015 26 Apr 97 Trial by Fire
153. 7-20 7020 3 May 97 Golden Girls
154. 7-21 7018 10 May 97 Nevermore
155. 7-22 7016 17 May 97 Leo's Last Chance [aka Baywatch at Sea World]
Baywatch 8th Season 1997
156. 8- 1 8001 27 Sep 97 Rookie Summer (1)
157. 8- 2 8015 4 Oct 97 Next Generation (2)
158. 8- 3 8002 11 Oct 97 The Choice
159. 8- 4 8003 18 Oct 97 Memorial Day
160. 8- 5 8005 25 Oct 97 Charlie
161. 8- 6 8004 1 Nov 97 Lifeguard Confidential
162. 8- 7 8007 8 Nov 97 Out of the Blue
163. 8- 8 8008 15 Nov 97 Eel Nino
164. 8- 9 8009 22 Nov 97 Homecoming [same title as ep #103]
165. 8-10 8021 29 Nov 97 Missing
166. 8-11 8011 6 Dec 97 Hijacked
167. 8-12 8019 31 Jan 98 No Way Out
168. 8-13 8016 7 Feb 98 Countdown
169. 8-14 8024 14 Feb 98 Surf City
170. 8-15 8006 21 Feb 98 To the Max (1)
171. 8-16 8014 28 Feb 98 Night of the Dolphin (2)
172. 8-17 8010 7 Mar 98 Full Throttle
173. 8-18 8018 25 Apr 98 Quarantine
174. 8-19 8022 2 May 98 Diabolique
175. 8-20 8023 9 May 98 The Wedding: Bon Voyage (1)
176. 8-21 8012 16 May 98 The Wedding: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (2)
177. 8-22 8013 23 May 98 The Wedding: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (3)
Baywatch 9th Season 1998
178. 9- 1 9001 26 Sep 98 Crash (1)
179. 9- 2 9004 3 Oct 98 Crash (2)
180. 9- 3 9005 10 Oct 98 Sharks, Lies & Videotape
181. 9- 4 9009 17 Oct 98 Dolphin Quest
182. 9- 5 9010 24 Oct 98 The Natural
183. 9- 6 9008 31 Oct 98 Drop Zone
184. 9- 7 9002 7 Nov 98 Hot Summer Night
185. 9- 8 9011 14 Nov 98 Swept Away
186. 9- 9 9014 21 Nov 98 The Swimmer
187. 9-10 9015 28 Nov 98 Friends Forever
188. 9-11 9013 19 Dec 98 The Edge
189. 9-12 9003 16 Jan 99 The Big Blue
190. 9-13 9016 23 Jan 99 Come Fly with Me
191. 9-14 9012 6 Feb 99 Boys Will Be Boys
192. 9-15 9017 13 Feb 99 Grand Prix
193. 9-16 9021 20 Feb 99 Baywatch Down Under (1)
194. 9-17 9022 27 Feb 99 Baywatch Down Under (2)
195. 9-18 9007 27 Mar 99 Waterdance
196. 9-19 9006 1 May 99 Double Jeopardy
197. 9-20 9018 8 May 99 Wave Rage
198. 9-21 9019 15 May 99 Galaxy Girls
199. 9-22 9020 22 May 99 Castles in the Sand
Baywatch 10th Season 1999 ( hereafter as Baywatch Hawaii )
200. 10- 1 2101 25 Sep 99 Aloha Baywatch (1)
201. 10- 2 2119 2 Oct 99 Mahalo, Hawaii (2)
202. 10- 3 2107 9 Oct 99 Weak Link
203. 10- 4 2109 16 Oct 99 Shark Island
204. 10- 5 2106 23 Oct 99 Strike Team
205. 10- 6 2114 30 Oct 99 Sunday in Kauai
206. 10- 7 2121 6 Nov 99 Risk to Death
207. 10- 8 2113 13 Nov 99 Father of the Groom
208. 10- 9 2115 20 Nov 99 The Hunt
209. 10-10 2104 27 Nov 99 Gold from the Deep
210. 10-11 2122 11 Dec 99 Bent
211. 10-12 2103 18 Dec 99 Path of Least Resistance [aka Fire Up Above]
212. 10-13 2124 22 Jan 00 Liquid Visions
213. 10-14 2123 5 Feb 00 Lines in the Sand
214. 10-15 2105 12 Feb 00 The Hero
215. 10-16 2102 19 Feb 00 Thunder Tide
216. 10-17 2118 26 Feb 00 Breath of Life
217. 10-18 2120 18 Mar 00 Big Island Heat
218. 10-19 2117 29 Apr 00 Maui Xterra
219. 10-20 2116 6 May 00 Baywatch O'Hana
220. 10-21 2112 13 May 00 Last Rescue
221. 10-22 2111 20 May 00 Killing Machine
Baywatch 11th Season 2000
222. 11- 1 3101 7 Oct 00 Soul Survivor
223. 11- 2 3102 14 Oct 00 A Knife in the Heart
224. 11- 3 3103 21 Oct 00 Bad Boyz
225. 11- 4 3104 28 Oct 00 Dangerous Games
226. 11- 5 3105 4 Nov 00 Stone Cold
227. 11- 6 3106 11 Nov 00 Broken Promises
228. 11- 7 3107 18 Nov 00 Dream Girl
229. 11- 8 3108 25 Nov 00 The Cage
230. 11- 9 3109 2 Dec 00 Ben
231. 11-10 3110 9 Dec 00 Ties That Bind
232. 11-11 3111 16 Dec 00 Black Widow
233. 11-12 3112 3 Feb 01 Ex Files
234. 11-13 3114 10 Feb 01 The Stalker
235. 11-14 3116 17 Feb 01 Father Faust
236. 11-15 3117 24 Feb 01 A Good Man in a Storm
237. 11-16 3118 3 Mar 01 My Father the Hero
238. 11-17 3113 7 Apr 01 Boiling Point
239. 11-18 3115 21 Apr 01 The Return of Jessie
240. 11-19 3119 28 Apr 01 Trapped
241. 11-20 3120 5 May 01 Dead Reckoning
242. 11-21 3121 12 May 01 Makapu'u Lighthouse
243. 11-22 3122 19 May 01 Rescue Me
Baywatch Reunion Movie 2003
R- 1 28 Feb 03 Hawaiian Wedding (2 hrs)
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