"Baywatch" (1989) TV series 1989-2001

Creators:

Michael Berk
Gregory J. Bonann
Douglas Schwartz

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Release Date:

22 September 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Adventure

Plot:

Television series about a cadre of attractive lifeguards who patrol a crowded recreational beach.

Plot Keywords:

Lifeguard | Beach | Divorce | Cult Favorite | Beefcake

Awards:

5 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

David Hasselhoff	...	Mitch Buchannon (221 episodes, 1989-2000)
Jeremy Jackson	...	Hobie (179 episodes, 1991-1999)
Michael Newman	...	Newmie (132 episodes, 1989-1999)
Pamela Anderson	...	C.J. Parker (113 episodes, 1992-1997)
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Garner Ellerbee (110 episodes, 1989-1998)
Chris Fiore	...	Brad / ... (96 episodes, 1992-1999)
Alexandra Paul	...	Stephanie Holden / ... (93 episodes, 1992-1997)
David Chokachi	...	Cody (89 episodes, 1995-1999)

Also Known As:

Baywatch Hawaii (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

60 min (241 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

GTG Entertainment

Trivia:

The characters "Newmie" and "Barnett" are both real life guards. They were originally hired by the production staff as technical advisers, but were bumped to reoccurring roles by the 2nd season.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dreamland (2006)

Soundtrack:

Current of Love

It Doesn't Take A Genius To Work Out Why People Watch This Show

The reason people watch Baywatch is because of the amount of human flesh on show. Red-blooded males such as myself tuned in back in 1989 to see women in bikini's and I am sure there were probably many females who adored David Hasselhoff.

However, to be fair, Baywatch did have some great stories once you got past the flesh on show. David Hasselhoff did a good job as Mitch Buchanan who was an interesting character. There were some very competent actors and actresses throughout the show.

There's not really much scope for stories about lifeguards. How many stories can you have around lifeguards saving a person from drowning? Not many. Baywatch also focused on the characters private lives and at times, Mitch Buchanan found himself in battle with the usual bad guys.

Baywatch was a decent show. There's no denying what the appeal to the show is but in the interests of fairness, it really did have good stories at times.