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|show_name = Baywatch
|image = [[Image:Baywatch logo.jpg|220px]]
|caption = ''Baywatch'' title logo
|show_name_2 = Baywatch Hawaii
|genre = [[Drama film|Drama]]<br/>[[Action genre|Action series]]
|creator = [[Gregory J. Bonann]]
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|starring = [[David Hasselhoff]]<br>[[Pamela Anderson]]<br>[[Yasmine Bleeth]]<br> [[Alexandra Paul]]<br>[[Parker Stevenson]]<br>[[Michael Newman]]<br>[[Jeremy Jackson]]<br>[[David Chokachi]]<br>[[Gena Lee Nolin]]<br> [[Traci Bingham]]<br> [[Erika Eleniak]]<br> [[Billy Warlock]]<br>[[Carmen Electra]]<br> [[Donna D'Errico]]<br> [[David Charvet]]<br> [[Nicole Eggert]]<br> [[Brande Nicole Roderick]]<br> [[Michael Bergin]]<br> [[José Solano]]<br> [[Mitzi Kapture]]<br>et al.
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|country = {{USA}}
|language = [[English language|English]]
|num_seasons = 11
|num_episodes = 243
|list_episodes = List of Baywatch episodes
|executive_producer = [[Michael Berk]]<br>[[Douglas Schwartz]]<br>[[Gregory J. Bonann]]
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|company = GTG Entertainment <br> Pearson All-American Television <br/> The Baywatch Company <br/> Tower 12 Productions <br/> Tower 18 Production Company (1996-2001)
|distributor = [[Lexington Broadcast Services Company|LBS Communications]] (1989-1992) <br> [[All American Television|All-American Television]] (1992-1997) <br> Pearson All-American Television (1997-2001)
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|location = [[California]] (1989-1999) <br/> [[Hawaii]] (1999-2001)
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|runtime = 60 minutes (with commercials)
|network = [[NBC]] (1989-1990)<br/>[[Broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]] (1991-2001)
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|audio_format = [[Monophonic sound|Mono]]<br/>[[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]
|first_aired = [[September 22]] [[1989]]
|last_aired = [[May 14]] [[2001]]
|related = [[Baywatch Nights]]
|website = http://www.baywatch.com
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|imdb_id = 0096542
|tv_com_id = 115
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[[Image:MitchBuchannon.jpg|thumb|[[David Hasselhoff]] as the character Mitch Buchannon.]]
[[Image:CJParker.jpg|thumb|[[Pamela Anderson]] as C.J. Parker.]]
'''''Baywatch''''' was an [[United States|American]] [[television series]] about the [[Los Angeles County]] [[Lifeguard]]s who patrol the crowded [[beach]]es of [[Los Angeles County, California]]. The show ran from 1989 to 1999 (and 1999-2001 as ''Baywatch Hawaii''). 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.<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2008/02/080228.aspx "Largest Audience For A TV Series"]</ref>
Gregory J. Bonann worked as a [[Los Angeles County]] [[lifeguard]], and started up a [[film|motion picture]] project about lifeguards that eventually became ''Baywatch''. ''Baywatch'' premiered on [[NBC]] in [[1989 in television|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 [[television syndication|syndication]] market in [[1991 in television|1991]], investing his own money and additionally functioning as [[executive producer]]. The show was hugely successful, especially internationally. The show led to a [[Spinoff (television)|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 have 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, New South Wales|Avalon]] put forth strong objections, including potential damage to a fragile ecosystem. Avalon council permanently 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''.
==Plot==
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.
After the 1997-1998 season, many cast members decided to leave as the writing staff for Baywatch began to recycle storylines used in earlier seasons.
==Casting==
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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 [[Pamela Anderson]], [[Yasmine Bleeth]], [[Carmen Electra]], [[Erika Eleniak]], [[Donna D'Errico]], [[Nicole Eggert]], [[David Chokachi]], [[Gena Lee Nolin]], [[Jaason Simmons]], and [[Kelly Slater]], a pro surfer, among many others. [[Erin Gray]], former star of [[Silver Spoons]] and [[Buck Rogers]], was among the cast.
The eleven seasons of the series dealt with a crew of tanned, muscular male and mostly large-breasted female lifeguards. It was one of the first network TV shows that featured frequent close-up shots of the large breasts.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
''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.
==Cast and characters==
{{main|Cast of Baywatch}}
===Baywatch 1989–1999===
*[[David Hasselhoff]] – [[Mitch Buchannon]] (seasons 1–9)
*[[Parker Stevenson]] – [[Craig Pomeroy]] (season 1, recurring seasons 8–9)
*[[Shawn Weatherly]] – [[Jill Riley (Baywatch)|Jill Riley]] (season 1)
*[[Billy Warlock]] – [[Eddie Kramer (Baywatch)|Eddie Kramer]] (seasons 1–3)
*[[Erika Eleniak]] – [[Shauni McClain]] (seasons 1–3)
*[[Gregory Alan Williams]] – [[Garner Ellerbee]] (seasons 1–5, recurring season 8)
*[[Peter Phelps]] – [[Trevor Cole (Baywatch)|Trevor Cole]] (season 1)
*[[Brandon Call]] – [[Hobie Buchannon]] (season 1)
*[[Monte Markham]] – [[Don Thorpe]] (seasons 1–2)
*[[Holly Gagnier]] – [[Gina Pomeroy]] (season 1)
*[[Jandi Swanson]] – [[Jenny Drake]] (season 1)
*[[John Allen Nelson]] – [[John D. Cort]] (season 1, recurring seasons 2, 4–5)
*[[Jeremy Jackson]] – [[Hobie Buchannon]] (seasons 2–9)
*[[Tom McTigue]] – [[Harvey Miller]] (season 2)
*[[Pamela Bach]] – [[Kaye Morgan]] (season 2, recurring seasons 3, 5–6)
*[[Chris Fiore]] – [[Brad (Baywatch)]] (season 2–6, recurring seasons 1, 9)
*[[Richard Jaeckel]] – [[Ben Edwards (Baywatch)|Ben Edwards]] (season 2, recurring seasons 3–4)
*[[Pamela Anderson]] – [[C.J. Parker]] (seasons 3–7)
*[[Alexandra Paul]] – [[Stephanie Holden]] (seasons 3–7)
*[[David Charvet]] – [[Matt Brody]] (seasons 3–5, recurring season 6)
*[[Nicole Eggert]] – [[Summer Quinn]] (seasons 3–4)
*[[Susan Anton]] – [[Jackie Quinn]] (seasons 3–5)
*[[Kelly Slater]] – [[Jimmy Slade]] (season 3, recurring season 4)
*[[Yasmine Bleeth]] – [[Caroline Holden]] (seasons 5–7, recurring season 8)
*[[Jaason Simmons]] – [[Logan Fowler]] (seasons 5–6, recurring season 7)
*[[David Chokachi]] – [[Cody Madison]] (seasons 6–9)
*[[Gena Lee Nolin]] – [[Neely Capshaw]] (seasons 6–8)
*[[Michael Newman]] – [[Mike "Newmie" Newman]] (seasons 7–9, recurring seasons 1–6)
*[[Nancy Valen]] – [[Samantha Thomas]] (season 7)
*[[Jose Solano]] – [[Manny Gutierrez]] (seasons 7–8, recurring season 9)
*[[Donna D'Errico]] – [[Donna Marco]] (seasons 7–8)
*[[Traci Bingham]] – [[Jordan Tate]] (seasons 7–8)
*[[Michael Bergin]] – [[J.D. Darius]] (seasons 8–9)
*[[Ingrid Walters]] – [[Sheryl Whalen]] (seasons 8–9, recurring season 10)
*[[Carmen Electra]] – [[Lani McKenzie]] (season 8)
*[[Kelly Packard]] – [[April Giminski]] (seasons 8–9)
*[[Marliece Andrada]] – [[Skylar Bergman]] (season 8)
*[[Angelica Bridges]] – [[Taylor Walsh]] (season 8)
*[[Brooke Burns]] – [[Jessie Owens (Baywatch)|Jessie Owens]] (season 9)
*[[Mitzi Kapture]] – [[Alex Ryker]] (season 9)
===Baywatch Hawaii 1999–2001===
[[Image:BaywatchHawaiicast.jpg|thumb|Simmone Jade Mackinnon (L), Brooke Burns (C), and Stacy Kamano (R).]]
*[[David Hasselhoff]] – [[Mitch Buchannon]] (season 1)
*[[Brooke Burns]] – [[Jessie Owens (Baywatch)|Jessie Owens]] (season 1)
*[[Michael Bergin]] – [[J.D. Darius]] (seasons 1–2)
*[[Jason Brooks]] – [[Sean Monroe]] (seasons 1–2)
*[[Brandy Ledford]] – [[Dawn Masterson]] (season 1)
*[[Simmone Jade Mackinnon]] – [[Allie Reese]] (season 1)
*[[Jason Momoa]] – [[Jason Ioane]] (seasons 1–2)
*[[Stacy Kamano]] – [[Kekoa Tanaka]] (seasons 1–2)
*[[Brian L. Keaulana]] – [[Brian Keaulana]] (seasons 1–2)
*[[Krista Allen]] – [[Jenna Avid]] (season 2, recurring season 1)
*[[Charlie Brumbly]] – [[Zach McEwan]] (season 2)
*[[Brande Roderick]] – [[Leigh Dyer (Baywatch)|Leigh Dyer]] (season 2)
==Theme song==
The first theme song which accompanies the pilot episode and season one was "Above the Waterline" by [[Kim Carnes]]. On the DVD edition of the first season, the original main title theme is replaced by the song "Strong Enough", performed by [[Evan Olson]] (from his album ''Audio'').
The original [[NBC]] theme was "Save Me," performed by [[Peter Cetera]], with [[Bonnie Raitt]] on guitar and Richard Sterban, bass singer for [[The Oak Ridge Boys]], as one of the background vocalists.
For the syndicated series, a new theme, "I'll Be Ready" performed by [[Jimi Jamison]] (of [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]]) replaced "Save Me", although it is mistakenly attributed to the show's star [[David Hasselhoff]].
When the [[NBC]] episodes started to air five times a week with all the other syndicated episodes, the opening theme was changed to a shorter version of "I'm Always Here," with some images of the original NBC opening retained.
Daivd Hasselhoff sings "Current of Love" as the ending theme of seasons 2-4.
Together with Laura Branigan he sings "I Believe" as the ending theme of season 5.
In 2006, remixes of the official ''Baywatch'' theme, "I'll Be Ready," were released as singles by [[Naughty Boy]] and [[Sunblock (band)|Sunblock]]. The Naughty Boy version "Phat Beach (I'll Be Ready)" reached #36 on the UK Charts, while Sunblock's version "I'll Be Ready" entered the UK charts at #4 a week later.
Also a highly popular version of "I'm Always Here," by Andrew Spencer feat. [[Pit Bailay]] was released in 2005/2006.
An instrumental version of the song appears in the episode "Battles" of the UK television programme ''[[Spaced]]''.
==Episodes==
{{main|List of Baywatch episodes}}
==Theatrical release==
In 2004, [[DreamWorks]] announced they had bought the rights to create a new [[theatrical]] ''Baywatch'' movie.<ref>[http://movies.about.com/od/moviesinproduction/a/baywatch111004.htm "Baywatch" Swims Into Theaters]</ref> [[Jessica Simpson]] was officially cast as C.J. Parker.<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3488962 Simpson Lands Anderson ‘Baywatch’ Movie Role]</ref> The movie was slated for release in 2006 but it never materialized and there is no word on the future of the movie. However, [[Keeley Hazell]] has said numerous times in [[FHM]] Australia that she is contracted to appear in a new Baywatch movie.<ref>[http://www.fhm.com.au]</ref>
===Movie cameos===
* Pamela Anderson<ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3479342 Anderson to Make Cameo in ‘Baywatch’ Movie]</ref>
==DVD releases==
[[Image:Baywatch Nightmare bay river of no return DVD cover.jpg|thumb|150px|Baywatch Nightmare Bay/River of No Return DVD]]
'''USA:''' In June 1999 a single disc DVD was released featuring two 2-part episodes from the show's original run (''Nightmare Bay'' part 1 & 2 from [[List of Baywatch episodes#Season 2 .281991-1992.29 in syndication|Season 2]], and ''River of No Return'' part 1 & 2 from [[List of Baywatch episodes#Season 3 .281992-1993.29|Season 3]]). These episodes are absent from the U.S. box sets of their respective seasons mentioned below.
The first three seasons have since been released on DVD by [[First Look Studios]]. Seasons 2 and 3 were released on [[October 31]] [[2006]]. Each set features a Disc with Season 1 episodes on it. Fans will need to purchase Seasons 2-7 to complete Season 1, then they will be able to send away to First Look for a box to hold the 6 discs. These releases do not contain the original theme song they have been removed due to copyright agreements.<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shownews.cfm?ShowID=857 News for Baywatch]</ref> On [[February 11]] [[2007]] Ashleigh Evan was named The Official Baywatch DVD Babe by voters at [http://www.baywatchondvd.com www.BaywatchOnDVD.com].
'''Australia:''' Seasons 1-4 have been released in collector's edition boxsets.
'''Germany:''' Seasons 1 to 11 have been released. These releases are presented exactly as they originally aired, albeit with German language credits.
'''Sweden:''' Seasons 1-2 have been released.
==See also==
*[[Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding]] (Baywatch movie)
*[[Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise|Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise]] (Baywatch movie)
*[[Baywatch Nights]] (Baywatch spin-off)
*[[Son of the Beach]] (Baywatch parody)
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.baywatch.com Baywatch Official Site]
*[http://buzz-star.com/baywatch/ Baywatch TV | The Ultimate source]
*{{imdb title|id=0096542|title=Baywatch}}
*{{Tv.com show|id=115|title=Baywatch}}
*[http://lacitylifeguards.pyroinnovations.com The Official Los Angeles City Lifeguard Website]
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