"Son of the Beach" (2000) TV series 2000-2001

Creators:

David Morgasen
Timothy Stack
James R. Stein

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

13 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A parody of "Baywatch" featuring Malibu Adjacent's world-famous lifeguard, Notch Johnson.

Plot Keywords:

Lifeguard | Breasts | Anti Hero | Cameo | Asian Stereotype

Cast

Jaime Bergman	...	B.J. Cummings (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Roland Kickinger	...	Chip Rommel (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Leila Arcieri	...	Jamaica St. Croix (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Kimberly Oja	...	Kimberlee Clark (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Timothy Stack	...	Notch Johnson (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Michael Berensen	...	Lt. Steve Andrews / ... (28 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lisa Banes	...	Mayor Anita Massengil (28 episodes, 2000-2001)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Howard Stern Production Company, The

Trivia:

The show was canceled unexpectedly after the 3rd season due to a management change at FX Networks. According to Howard Stern, the show was the #1 show on FX at the time, but a new program director decided to pull the show without warning.

Quotes:

Notch Johnson: How come I can't see your reflection in this mirror? Oh, I see..."Made in Taiwan".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "My Name Is Earl: Our 'Cops' Is On! (#2.12)" (2007)

Utterly devoid of any intellectual value, but funny and entertaining

I just bought Volume 1 of the "Son of the Beach" DVDs, which contains the first 21 episodes, and I was quite impressed. I pretty much got what I expected: gorgeous women gratuitously roaming around in skimpy bathing suits and a nonstop barrage of cheap sex jokes. But since the show doesn't aspire to be any more than what it is, it works. I can't doubt that the double entendres get repetitive at times, but most of the time I can't help but laugh. Both Jaime Bergman and Leila Arcieri are extremely hot. Timothy Stack, who I've been a fan of since his talk show parody "Night Shift," is great at playing a dim-witted takeoff on David Hasselhoff's character in "Baywatch." His name is Notch, which is somewhat similar to Hasselhoff's character "Mitch." And since his last name's Johnson, that purposely opens up many opportunities for cheap sex jokes. I don't usually like dumb blonde characters, since they're way overused in movies and TV shows, but most of Bergman's airhead one-liners are quite funny. There are gratuitous montages which feature the beautiful female characters strutting their stuff wearing next to nothing, but in a show like this it's pretty much appropriate. Plus, it also works as a sendup of "Baywatch," a show that uses those montages very often, but still tries to pass itself off is tasteful. "Son of the Beach" is in the poorest of taste, and isn't afraid to show it. But if you buy the DVD set, don't watch all the shows consecutively, because like video games this stuff could rot your brain.

My score: 7 (out of 10)