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Baywatch
File:Baywatch.jpg
Created byMichael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann
StarringDavid Hasselhoff
Parker Stevenson
Michael Newman
Jeremy Jackson
Pamela Anderson
David Chokachi
Gena Lee Nolin
Traci Bingham
Erika Eleniak
Carmen Electra
Donna D'Errico
David Charvet
Yasmine Bleeth
Alexandra Paul
Nicole Eggert
Brande Nicole Roderick
Michael Bergin
José Solano
et. al
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes242
Production
Running time1 hour per episode
Original release
NetworkNBC, Syndicated
ReleaseSeptember 22, 1989 –
May 14, 2001

Baywatch was a popular American television show about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County. The show ran from 1989 to 2001.

Baywatch premiered on NBC in 1989, but was cancelled after only one season. Feeling the series had potential, David Hasselhoff revived it for the first-run syndication market in 1991, investing his own money and additionally functioning as executive producer. The show was hugely successful, especially internationally. The show led to a spin-off: Baywatch Nights and a reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.

In season 10, the location of the show was changed to Hawaii and the show's name was changed to Baywatch Hawaii.

The show starred David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon. Trademarks of the show include slow motion running of the attractive lifeguards, notably Pamela Anderson and Hasselhoff. Many different actors and actresses were featured on the show, most appearing for only a few seasons.

In 2004, DreamWorks announced they had bought the rights to create a new theatrical Baywatch movie. It was not announced, however, whether any original cast members would return for the movie or if it would follow the same story line. The movie was slated for release in 2006.

In 2006 remixes of the official Baywatch theme, "I'll Be Ready," were released as singles by Naughty Boy and Sunblock. The Naughy 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 number 4 a week later.

The original Baywatch theme was "Save Me", performed by Peter Cetera.

Cast

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Baywatch on the cover of TV Guide magazine.
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