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Baywatch Season 1 Episode 1

Panic at Malibu Pier

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AIRED: 4/23/89

Mitch Buchannon has just been promoted to lieutenant. Mitch and his ex-wife Gayle have an argument about what's best for their son Hobie. Eddie Kramer is the top rookie in the rookie class of ´89, and Shauni McClain is one of the last ones to qualify. Shauni starts off as a terrible lifeguard, but the experienced Jill Riley teaches her how to become a good lifeguard. In order to cheer Hobie up, Mitch and his old lifeguard friend Al Gibson, takes Hobie on a fishing trip. Then something happens and the boat sinks below the surface. Mitch and Al have to rescue the people on the boat. Disaster strike during the final rescue when Al gets trapped inside the wreck and dies. Baywatch arranges a funeral at sea for Al, with Mitch holding a speech. Meanwhile, Craig Pomeroy rescues a girl named Laurie. She is crazy and tells Gina at a party that she and Craig has had sex together. Then Laurie tries to kill Gina under a pier. But Craig comes to her rescue just in time. Trevor Cole from Australia works as a lifeguard at the local beach club. Trevor thinks that he's the best and Mitch immediately dislikes him. Even though Mitch doesn't like him, he tries to imitate him by climbing up a pipe using just arms and legs.moreless

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By einav3332007, Oct 22, 2012

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The introduction.

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By dmarex, Feb 27, 2010

And so the very first episode of Baywatch begins. This is the first time I had the chance to go through all of the episodes of Baywatch (it's 2010), so I don't have any of that nostalgy that some people might have for the show. For me, personally, the episode was an okay introduction to the lifeguards. It was kinda tough to sit through the entire movie, but I stuck through it and was okay with it. It wasn't anything way too special or something that I might remember forever, but it was the type of an episode that you use just to sit back and relax.

It will be interesting seeing how Mitch and Gayle work on the custody with their son. The scene with Al dying to save the others was bittersweet and weird to see. It was interesting seeing how lifeguards payed respect to a fellow co-worker. The other part with Craig Pomeroy was quite weird. The story was okay but it is very reminiscent of those old thriller movies. For a minute there I didn't know what show was this, but then I kept reminding myself that this is Baywatch and that things like this will happen quite a lot. I quite liked the aspect of Trevor from Australia working against Baywatch. I will keep tuned.moreless
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Monte Markham	Capt. Don Thorpe (seasons 1-2, 1989-1990; 1991-1992)
Brandon Call	Hobie Buchannon #1 (season 1, 1989-1990)
Billy Warlock	Eddie Kramer (seasons 1-2, 1989-1990/1991-1992; Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding, 2003)
David Hasselhoff	Lt. Mitch Buchannon (seasons 1-10, 1989-1990/1991-2000; Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding, 2003)
Parker Stevenson	Craig Pomeroy (season 1, 1989-1990; recurring seasons 8-9)
Peter Phelps	Trevor Cole (season 1, 1989-1990)

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Richard Jaeckel	Al Gibson	Guest Star
Mädchen Amick	Laurie Harris	Guest Star
Gina Hecht	Gina Pomeroy	Guest Star
Wendie Malick	Gayle Buchannon	Recurring Role
Michael Newman	Mike "Newmie" Newman	Recurring Role
Gregory J. Barnett	Jim Barnett	Recurring Role

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- Music:
  "The Show Goes by" and "Look Out Any Window" by Bruce Hornsby & The Range, "Dirty Dancing" by Diana DeWitt and"Save Me" by Peter Cetera.
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- This episode originally aired as a two-hour movie on NBC. It was rated number six in the top ten programs of that week.
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- Nancy Valen who plays Haley in the pilot, later became a regular cast member in 1996 as Capt. Samantha Thomas.
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- Gina Hecht plays Gina Pomeroy in the pilot, but Holly Gagnier takes over the role in subsequent episodes.
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- Richard Jaeckel who plays Al Gibson in this episode, later played Lt. Ben Edwards.
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