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Baywatch

1989TV-PG11 seasons6.0 / 10

Cause I'm always ready, I won't let you out of my sight

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

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Synopsis

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

Season 8 episodes

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Episode 1

Rookie Summer

41m6.8 / 10

A flood of new recruits arrive at Baywatch to try out for rookie school, who include Hobie, Manny, and newcomers; Lani McKensie, a part-Hawaiian, part-Caucasian wanting to be a professional dancer, April Giminski, a naive, design major college student unfamiliar with swimming in the ocean, and Skylar Bergman, April's roommate who wants to become a paramedic.

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Directed by Gregory J. BonannWritten by David BraffGuest stars Marliece Andrada, Erin Gray, Hamilton von Watts, Ingrid Walters, Mark Auerbach, Tim Wrightman

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Episode 2

Next Generation

41m7.0 / 10

During the second week of rookie school, April is injured by a bump on the head caused by a mysterious wave runner rider which harasses her, Lani and Skylar and nearly causes her to be thrown out of rookie school. After visiting his home neighborhood, Manny becomes more determined to become a lifeguard than anything else.

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Directed by Gregory J. BonannWritten by David BraffGuest stars Marliece Andrada, Erin Gray, Ingrid Walters, Sonia Satra

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Episode 3

The Choice

41m6.8 / 10

Veteran lifeguard John "J.D." Darius arrives at Bayside and competes with Taylor Walsh, an attractive newcomer, for Mitch's old job as lieutenant and Mitch must make his own decision as to which one will be the most eligible one for his former job. Although J.D. has more experience as a lifeguard than Taylor, he is plagued by haunting memory of failing in a rescue at Daytona Beach where he worked some years ago.

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Directed by Gregory J. BonannWritten by Gillian HorvathGuest stars Marliece Andrada, Erin Gray, Kelly Monaco

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Episode 4

Memorial Day

41m6.8 / 10

On Memorial Day weekend, Mitch, April, and Skylar find a lot of problems on their hands after discovering the dead body of an elderly Navy veteran whose two elderly Navy buddies of his want to give him a proper burial in the ocean.

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Directed by Gregory J. BonannWritten by Kimmer RingwaldGuest stars Gabriel Damon, Marliece Andrada, Dick Martin, Howard Morris, Jamie King, Nick Paulos

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Episode 5

Charlie

41m7.2 / 10

April's mother and her 12-year-old younger brother, Charlie, arrive for a visit where Mitch and Hobie try to make the best of the weekend with Charlie who is revealed to be dying from a rare form of cancer that April refuses to accept.

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Guest stars Michael Cuccione

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Episode 6

Lifeguard Confidential

41m7.2 / 10

A sleazy TV reporter, called Roger Riptide who flies around the beach in a helicopter, starts dishing dirt on the private lives of the Baywatch lifeguards for his TV show much to the irritation of Mitch and Taylor, who suspect someone is leaking information to Riptide.

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Guest stars Yasmine Bleeth, Amy Miller

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Episode 7

Out of the Blue

41m7.0 / 10

While strange earth tremors plague the area, Mitch tries to get Jordan to meet her real biological mother on a fishing outing, who turns out to be a white woman named Rene, who's dying from a brain disorder and thinks the problem is hereditary. But things take a turn after a massive rouge wave, triggered by an underwater tremor, capsizes the fishing boat and traps Rene below decks in a room with toxic fumes.

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Directed by Parker StevensonWritten by David Braff

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Episode 8

Eel Nino

41m7.0 / 10

The hot Santa Ana desert winds stir up more troubles for the Baywatch lifeguards when a typical day begins with a large hole appearing on the beach, as well as an uncharted sand bar, the lifeguard trucks disappearing and then reappearing buried in the sand. Also, mysterious deaths of sea lions point to a giant electric eel living in the Zuma Beach caves.

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Guest stars Gregory White

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Episode 9

Homecoming

41m7.2 / 10

Mitch is reunited with his old Baywatch lifeguard friend, Craig Pomeroy, now a full-time lawyer who's in town trying to honour a Native American's dying wish to die peacefully on sacred Indian grounds at the beach.

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Guest stars Parker Stevenson, Art LaFleur

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Episode 10

Missing

41m7.2 / 10

Cody becomes consumed with guilt when his actions of leaving his post before the end of his shift to go on a date with Lani result in the disappearance of a young Latino woman swimming in the ocean, and the incident results in a hyped media circus that comes to the beach to cover the story.

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Directed by Parker StevensonWritten by David BraffGuest stars Jerry Penacoli

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Episode 11

Hijacked

41m6.8 / 10

Caroline Holden returns to Baywatch during a break for her soap opera role in New York, which takes an unexpected turn when she is taken hostage by an armed robber which fills her with paranoia and fear for days after.

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Episode 12

No Way Out

41m6.8 / 10

After learning of Manny's ethnic prejudices originating from the Latino street gang that he used to hang out with, as well as from his mother who also may be prejudice at her son dating a Caucasian girl, an irate April joins Craig on a diving expedition that takes a turn for the worse.

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Directed by Gregory J. BonannGuest stars Parker Stevenson

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Episode 13

Countdown

41m7.2 / 10

After Mitch saves a young girl on the beach from a live grenade, he and Cody investigate a sunken ship containing a cache of smuggled weapons where Cody is trapped in the hull of the ship 75 feet on the ocean floor after he and Mitch are taken hostage by a pair of arms smugglers looking to retrieve their arms shipment.

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Guest stars Christopher Mayer

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Episode 14

Surf City

41m6.5 / 10

After breaking up with Manny, April sees romance on her mind with Craig, who is experiencing a mid-life crisis over leaving his wife. April asks a reluctant Craig to attend a formal dinner party with her prompting him to seek out advice from Mitch over the situation he is in.

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Directed by Gregory J. BonannWritten by David BraffGuest stars Parker Stevenson

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Episode 15

To the Max

41m7.0 / 10

Mitch meets Jenny Wade, a horseback riding instructor who rides on the Malibu beach everyday on her race horse, Max. Struck with love, Mitch engineers a picnic date with Jenny using a variety of circumstances, including encouraging Hobie to take one of Jenny's riding classes.

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Episode 16

Night of the Dolphin

41m7.0 / 10

Mitch's old policeman friend, Garner Ellerbee, returns where he recruits Mitch's help him bust a drug smuggling ring after a lifeless dolphin washes up on shore, and they end up putting Neely in danger when she willing agrees to place a tracer on a yacht of a shady man from the beach club she is life guarding at.

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Guest stars Gregory Alan Williams

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Episode 17

Full Throttle

41m7.2 / 10

After a grudge motorboat race between April and Jordan, against Cody and Newman, Cody gets trouble when he uses Mitch's boat as the ante in a bet with a pair of local rich snobs in a more powerful motorboat race. When Cody becomes incapacitated after spraining his knee, Mitch steps in and soon discovers the true nature of the game with the men he and Newman are playing with.

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Episode 18

Quarantine

41m6.6 / 10

A long bad day begins when after Mitch rescues a struggling swimmer, the local Disease Control Center places the entire Baywatch Headquarters under quarantine after the swimmer shows symptoms of a deadly virus.

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Guest stars Kelly Monaco

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Episode 19

Diabolique

41m7.0 / 10

Mitch rescues a troubled young woman, named Sara, from her boat after it catches afire after which she charms Mitch and gets his mother, Irene, to hire her as a nanny for Neely's baby, Ashley. But Mitch gets concerned when Sara quickly develops a dangerous obsession with him and tries to win his affections at any cost. When Mitch lets Sara down, she immediately shows her true colours and plots to make Mitch's life a nightmare.

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Directed by Parker StevensonGuest stars Kelly Monaco

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Episode 20

Bon Voyage

41m7.2 / 10

In this three-part season final, Neely, Donna and Lani are chosen by the sports magazine 'Inside Sports' for a week-long trip to Alaska on the cruise ship Dawn Princess, where Neely tells Mitch she is thinking about visiting her ex-husband who lives in Juneau to reconcile with him. But things change when Hobie wins a contest for the same Alaskan cruise for him, Mitch and Cody to travel to Alaska as well.

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Written by David BraffGuest stars Don Diamont

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Episode 21

White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1)

38m7.2 / 10

On the Dawn Princess, Mitch and Cody surprise Neely and Lani by showing up where Cody tries to stay close to Lani during her photo shoot aboard the ship.

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Written by David BraffGuest stars Don Diamont, Anna Marie Goddard

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Episode 22

White Thunder at Glacier Bay (2)

40m6.6 / 10finale

Gavin chases Leslie and Hobie up a mountain and through the skies in para-gliders right to a glacier where a standoff takes place with Leslie and Hobie trapped in a glacier gorge with Gavin above them, while Mitch and Cody follow close behind.

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Written by David BraffGuest stars Don Diamont

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Baywatch

Cast

David HasselhoffMitch Buchannon
Jason MomoaJason Ioane
Gena Lee NolinNeely Capshaw
David ChokachiCody Madison
Michael BerginJ.D. Darius
Nicole EggertSummer Quinn
David CharvetMatt Brody
Stacy KamanoKekoa Tanaka

Credits

Created by
Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, Gregory J. Bonann

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
242
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • NBCUnited States
  • SyndicationUnited States
  • Tower 18 Productions
  • GTG EntertainmentUnited States
  • Pearson All-American Television
  • The Baywatch CompanyUnited States

Themes

beachlifeguardlos angeles, californiaseasoap operasouthern californiaswimming