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Baywatch Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Panic at Malibu Pier
Sun, Apr 23, 1989 60 mins
Two members of the Baywatch lifeguard experience traumatic personal upheavals, a potential suicide victim, and a dramatic ocean rescue.
Episode 2
In Deep
Fri, Sep 22, 1989 45 mins
Two youths cover their tracks after causing a jet-ski tragedy, and Mitch's son Hobie has been hanging out with them. Scott: Christopher Murphy. Mitch: David Hasselhoff. Craig Pomeroy: Parker Stevenson. Ron: Lance Gilbert.
Episode 3
Heat Wave
Fri, Sep 29, 1989 60 mins
Craig must choose between being a lawyer and being a lifeguard; and Mitch's old friend and his son visit, with an investigator right behind them. Steve Humboldt: Jeffrey Byron. Patrick Murphy: Bart Braverman. Mike Humboldt: Matt Feemster. Craig: Parker Stevenson.
Episode 4
Second Wave
Fri, Oct 13, 1989 60 mins
A buddy from Eddie's past arrives and picks up where he left off---brawling and getting Eddie into trouble. Jimmy: Daniel Quinn. Lisa Peters: Mariska Hargitay. Peters: Gerald Gordon. Koko: Andrew Lowery.
Episode 5
Message in a Bottle
Fri, Oct 20, 1989 60 mins
Mitch and Gayle call a truce in their custody battle to search for Hobie, who's stranded with two friends on an island that's a hideout for modern-day pirates. Jenny: Jandi Swanson. Clark: Mark Dakota Robinson. Gayle: Wendie Malick. Duane Nix: Zack Garrison.
Episode 6
The Sky Is Falling
Fri, Oct 27, 1989 60 mins
Gayle is facing a job transfer that would take Hobie away from Mitch. Meanwhile, robbers try to retrieve a suitcase full of cash from the water after their plane crashes, and Thorpe assigns himself to Shauni and Eddie's tower. Hobie: Brandon Call. Harv: James Sloyan. Sylvia: Carol Siskind.
Episode 7
Drowning Pool
Fri, Nov 3, 1989 60 mins
Something doesn't add up for Jill when a man drowns in front of her tower, so she starts her own investigation. Derrick: Christopher Rich. Fred: Jeff Altman. Garner: Gregory Alan-Williams. Jill: Shawn Weatherly.
Episode 8
Rookie School
Fri, Nov 10, 1989 60 mins
Eddie gets mixed up with a girl on the run from her murderous ex-boyfriend; Gina and Craig go away for a weekend; Trevor attends "rookie school" to become a county-certified lifeguard. Amy: Christine Elise. Jeff: Todd Bryant. Coach Coglin: Cliff Potts.
Episode 9
Cruise Ship
Fri, Nov 24, 1989 60 mins
Eddie is suspicious of Shauni's new boyfriend; while a chartered boat of drunken revelers looks like trouble to Craig. Andrew: Steve Eckholdt. Tom Logan: Bryan Cranston. Jenny: Jandi Swanson. Tod: Gabriel Damon. Eddie: Billy Warlock.
Episode 10
Cretins of the Shallows
Fri, Dec 1, 1989 48 mins
A rash of murders coincides with the opening of a new hotel; and Eddie has fantasy notions of an illicit affair with Gina (Holly Gagnier). Sen. Hastings: Wayne Tippit. Victor Polson: Christopher Carroll. Eddie: Billy Warlock.
Episode 11
Shelter Me
Fri, Dec 8, 1989 60 mins
As the baywatchers brace themselves for a violent storm, two cons shoot Garner, and then take cover at Baywatch headquarters; Thorpe auditions for a radio job as a surf reporter. Dick: Sherman Howard. Frank: Neil Gray Giuntoli. Alex: Jenny Lewis.
Episode 12
The Reunion
Fri, Dec 15, 1989 60 mins
Mitch rekindles a romance with an old flame, which rekindles an old rivalry with Craig; and Eddie pays a couple grand for hot wheels, which turn out to be stolen. Corey: Tony Higgins. Tony: Michael Horton. Paul: Alex Hyde-White.
Episode 13
Armored Car
Fri, Jan 5, 1990 60 mins
Jill teams up with Trevor to face her old boyfriends in a volleyball tournament; Eddie spends a romantic day with Shauni, but an accident on the pier puts them in danger. Chris: Jon Lindstrom. Petroni: Clarence Felder. Jill: Shawn Weatherly. Eddie: Billy Warlock.
Episode 14
Home Cort
Fri, Jan 12, 1990 60 mins
A man returns to Baywatch, and recruits a buddy from his days as a Navy SEAL to help carry out a shady deed. Sam: Bruce Fairbairn. Buddy: Grant Heslov. Grant: S.A. Griffen. Burton: Drew Snyder. Melinda: Colleen Coffey. Shauni: Erika Eleniak.
Episode 15
We Need a Vacation
Fri, Jan 26, 1990 60 mins
Craig, Cort and Eddie go to Mexico, but their vacation turns loco when they tangle with an American; Mitch gets an uninvited houseguest after Thorpe's wife leaves him; Hobie gets a crush on Shauni (Erika Eleniak). Rigler: John Quade. Ines: Roxann Biggs.
Episode 16
Muddy Waters
Fri, Feb 2, 1990 60 mins
Cort and Eddie train lifeguards at a water-slide park, but someone vandalizes the pumps; Thorpe wants Shauni fired for posing in a pinup calendar; Hobie has a fight at school. Madden: Edward J. Moore. Tad: Ricky Paull Goldin. Sarah: Terri Ivens.
Episode 17
Snake Eyes
Fri, Feb 9, 1990 60 mins
Eddie gets the gambling bug after Cort takes him to a casino; and Hobie's teacher (Sherilyn Wolter) and Mitch start a romance. Laurence: Harris Laskaway. Jeremy: R.J. Williams. Ruby: Tilghman Branner. Eddie: Billy Warlock.
Episode 18
Eclipse
Fri, Feb 23, 1990 60 mins
Eddie is haunted by an incident in his past and by the same apparition that a lifeguard claimed to have seen shortly before he drowned. Herbie: Lance Wilson-White. Katie: Hayley Carr. Girl in White: Hili Park. Eddie: Billy Warlock.
Episode 19
Shark Derby
Fri, Mar 2, 1990 60 mins
Sharks cause a frenzy in the bay and, while a restaurateur feeds on the trouble with a sleazy promotion, a tragic incident takes its toll on the Baywatch team. Jill: Shawn Weatherly. Bucky: Peter Brown. Roy: Michael Edward Stoyanov. Matt: Reed Rudy.
Episode 20
The Big Race
Fri, Mar 16, 1990 60 mins
Cort prepares to compete in a water-skiing race with a prize he plans to donate to a nursing home; Shauni (Erika Eleniak) is afraid to go in the water in the wake of Jill's death. Gwen: Hanna Cox. Stoker: Micah Grant. Newman: Michael Newman.
Episode 21
Old Friends
Fri, Mar 30, 1990 60 mins
A hang-gliding accident has Mitch up a tree; and Cort reacquaints himself with a woman who shares a tragic memory with him. Kate: Susan Diol. Lance: Jeff Lester. Amanda: Sherilyn Wolter. Mitch: David Hasselhoff. Cort: John Allen Nelson. Craig: Parker Stevenson.
Episode 22
The End?
Fri, Apr 6, 1990 60 mins
An earthquake shakes Baywatch headquarters and causes many problems for the lifeguards and for one, a life altering decision is made.