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- PRODUCTION CREDITS
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- Executive Producers Michael Berk
- Douglas Schwartz
- Gregory J. Bonann
- David Hasselhoff
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- Producers David Braff
- Paul Cajero
- David Hagar
- James Pergola, A.S.C.
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- Co-Producers Craig T. Kwasizur
- Kevin L. Beggs
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- Associate Producer Cathy Dwyer
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- Directors Douglas Schwartz
- Gregory Bonann
- Michael Berk
- Gus Trikonis
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- Gregory J. Bonann
- Creator/Executive Producer
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- "Baywatch" looks at the personal and
- professional lives of the dedicated men and women who
- patrol the Southern California shoreline -- which is
- of special significance to Greg Bonann, who is a Los
- Angeles County Lifeguard in addition to being a
- creator and executive producer for the series.
- "Working each weekend as a lifeguard
- constantly reinforces the tremendous potential and
- scope that the series can encompass," says Bonann.
- His own real-life experiences includes an
- incident a couple of years ago at Venice Beach where
- he rescued a drowning boy. Bonann and a staff of
- writers were conducting research for the series at
- Lifeguard Division Headquarters when a youth ran up to
- them screaming, "My brother's drowning!" Bonann ran to
- the water's edge, dove into the ocean and swam 200
- yards to reach the boy. It took three dives to the
- ocean floor to search for and recover the unconscious
- 13-year-old. The producer then performed
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while treading water, and
- succeeded in reviving the boy. Bonann was honored with
- the Medal of Valor for his heroic rescue effort.
- "Incidents like this only serve to reinforce
- my belief in the richness that 'Baywatch' can bring to
- television. It's our intention to capture that belief
- -- through the realistic portrayal of dramatic
- situations that lifeguards encounter on a daily basis
- and, very importantly, through the creation of good,
- solid characters," says Bonann.
- Bonann has been a Los Angeles County lifeguard
- since 1970; a member of International Competition Team
- Tours to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and
- Hawaii; and a co-organizer and former president of the
- Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association.
- Prior to and during co-creating and
- co-producing "Baywatch," Bonann served as the
- producer/director for the United States Olympic
- Committee's Official Summer and Winter Games Films of
- 1980, 1984 and 1988.
- From 1977-87, Bonann was vice president of
- development and production for JJH Productions where
- he produced and developed more than 60 documentaries
- shot worldwide, including the award-winning
- mini-series "Saudi Arabia" and "Africa."
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- BIOGRAPHY
- Michael Berk & Douglas Schwartz
- Creators/Executive Producers
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- Partners and first-cousins Michael Berk and
- Douglas Schwartz wrote and produced a dozen television
- movies before creating the hit series "Baywatch."
- Among their most significant accomplishments
- are "The Incredible Journey of Dr. Meg Laurel" (CBS),
- the highest rated movie for television of the year
- with a 42 share; "The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd" (CBS), which
- received two Emmy Awards; and "The Haunting Passion"
- (NBC), winner of the Venice Film Festival Award.
- Berk and Schwartz were the creators and
- executive producers of the innovative and critically
- acclaimed CBS series, "The Wizard."
- Their prolific partnership began at
- 13-years-old, when they wrote, produced and directed a
- short film entitled "The Lost Battalion" using an 8mm
- movie camera. A CBS executive saw it in a screening in
- the boys' backyard theatre, bought the picture for
- $5,000 and aired it nationally. By the time they were
- 18-years-old, Berk and Schwartz were running a
- production company comprised entirely of teenagers and
- occupying an entire floor of a Hollywood highrise.
- Now in their for-ties, Berk and Schwartz
- continue doing what they have loved to do since
- childhood -- use their creativity and determination to
- craft quality entertainment. The resurrection of
- "Baywatch" from its network run, and its unprecedented
- transition into a highly rated domestic and
- international success, is a model of production
- efficiency that has defined new standards in the
- industry.
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- "Living On The Fault Line"
- Part One
- Episode 5001
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- 1994-95 - Episodic Synopsis
- Written by Michael Berk
-
- A minor earthquake prompts a geological survey team to
- come to Baywatch to plant a seismometer in an
- underwater fault line near Malibu Beach. When
- Stephanie falls for the team leader, her life, as well
- as Hobie's, Jackie's and many others hang in the
- balance as the area is hit by a massive earthquake.
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- After a minor earthquake traumatizes CJ, a
- geological survey team arrives at Baywatch in order to
- place an underwater seismometer in the Malibu fault.
- The team requires a safety officer, and Stephanie
- volunteers, mainly because she has fallen for the team
- leader Riley Ferguson, an expert oceanographer and
- free-diver. She invites Riley to her apartment to
- discuss the details of the operation, but their
- budding romance is cut short when her sister,
- Caroline, shows up without warning. Caroline has left
- her husband and has come to California to start a new
- life.
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- Hobie has a surprise of his own, when he tells
- Mitch he has decided to spend more time with his rock
- band rather than continue with Junior Lifeguards. When
- Mitch tries to reason with Hobie, he snaps back,
- telling Mitch that he doesn't want to follow in his
- father's footsteps. Meanwhile, Jackie Quinn has sold
- her cafe to a new owner and she and Summer are leaving
- California. After Summer flies home, Jackie will then
- drive their trailer back after spending one more night
- parked on a cliff overlooking the ocean. Back on the
- beach, Matt is having real problems with new lifeguard
- Logan Fowler, who is from Australia on a lifeguard
- exchange program. With his long hair and hot-dog ways,
- Logan infuriates Matt, who thinks Loan is concerned
- more with his own cocky heroism than with the safety
- of potential victims.
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- Early the next morning, Riley, Stephanie, and
- the geological team are at sea to plant the
- seismometer. However, when Riley is underwater
- installing the device, the area is hit by a massive
- earthquake, threatening everyone s life. Riley is
- trapped underwater, CJ and Caroline's apartment
- collapses, Jackie is caught in her trailer which is
- hanging precariously over the edge of a cliff, and
- Hobie is trapped under the rubble of a partially
- collapsed garage. The remaining Baywatch lifeguards
- must spring into action quickly to save them and other
- earthquake victims.
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- Baywatch "Living On The Fault Line"
- Episode 5001
- page 2
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- SERIES REGULARS:
- LT. MITCH BUCHANNON DAVID HASSELHOFF
- CJ PARKER PAMELA DENISE ANDERSON
- LT. STEPHANIE HOLDEN ALEXANDRA PAUL
- MATT BRODY DAVID CHARVET
- HOBIE BUCHANNON JEREMY JACKSON
- SGT. GARNER ELLERBEE GREGORY ALAN-WILLIAMS
- LOGAN FOWLER JAASON SIMMONS
- CAROLINE HOLDEN YASMINE BLEETH
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- GUEST STARS:
- JACKIE QUINN SUSAN ANTON
- RILEY BLAKE GIBBONS BLAKE GIBBONS
- MAX GORDON JUMP
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- "Living On The Fault Line"
- Part Two
- Episode 5002
-
- 1994-95 - Episodic Synopsis
- Written by Michael Berk
- After a massive earthquake hits the Los Angeles area,
- the Baywatch lifeguards spring into action to save
- trapped victims, including Hobie, Jackie Quinn,
- Stephanie, and members of a geological survey team.
-
- While Stephanie is off the coast of Malibu
- with a geological survey team that is planting an
- underwater seismometer in the Malibu fault, the entire
- area is suddenly hit by an enormous earthquake
- measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale. Riley, the team
- leader, is trapped underwater, but his isn't the only
- life in danger. Stephanie and the rest of the team are
- trapped at sea when their boat capsizes. Jackie Quinn
- is caught in a trailer that could plunge off a cliff
- at any moment, while Hobie is trapped under the rubble
- of a partially collapsed garage.
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- Mitch manages to rescue Hobie Just before a
- heavy boat engine falls on him, but Hobie is
- traumatized and determined to leave California.
- Rescuing Jackie and Riley proves to be more dangerous.
- Jackie's trailer is precariously balanced on the edge
- of a cliff, and there is no way to reach it by land,
- since a landslide has blocked the highway leading
- there. Mitch and Matt plan on scaling the cliff to
- Jackie's trailer in order to reach her. However, the
- sudden arrival of a news helicopter saves them
- valuable time by airlifting them to the top, and with
- the help of a heroic pilot, Mitch and Matt rescue
- Jackie just before the car attached to the trailer
- plunges to the rocks below in a huge fireball.
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- 'Meanwhile, Stephanie risks her life by
- free-driving to Riley, who is trapped under the
- surface. She tries to release him from the rocks which
- have trapped him, and almost drowns in the process. CJ
- and Logan arrive with a rescue team, and CJ manages to
- save Stephanie and free Riley just before he runs out
- of air. On the surface, Logan cuts a deal with one of
- the geologists, offering to also retrieve their
- computer... for a price. However, this could get Logan
- sent back to Australia for good.
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- Baywatch "Living On The Fault Line"
- Episode 5002
- page 2
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- SERIES REGULARS:
- LT. MITCH BUCHANNON DAVID HASSELHOFF
- CJ PARKER PAMELA DENISE ANDERSON
- LT. STEPHANIE HOLDEN ALEXANDRA PAUL
- MATT BRODY DAVID CHARVET
- HOBIE BUCHANNON JEREMY JACKSON
- SGT. GARNER ELLERBEE GREGORY ALAN-WILLIAMS
- LOGAN FOWLER JAASON SIMMONS
- CAROLINE HOLDEN YASMINE BLEETH
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- GUEST STARS:
- JACKIE QUINN SUSAN ANTON
- RILEY BLAKE GIBBONS
- MAX GORDON JUMP
- "Aftershock"
- Episode 5003
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- 1994-95 - Episodic Synopsis
- Written by David Braff
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- Mitch and his ex-wife Gail decide to get remarried,
- but their wedding is jeopardized when Mitch leaves to
- rescue victims of a boat explosion. Meanwhile, Logan
- and Malt are at odds over Caroline.
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- After a recent earthquake which almost took
- his life, Hobie leaves to live with his mother,
- Mitch's ex-wife Gail, in Ohio. A few weeks later when
- Mitch enters headquarters, he is surprised to see
- Hobie at the soda machine. However, Mitch is even more
- surprised to see Gail, who tells Mitch that their
- separation has not been good for Hobie. Gail tells
- Mitch that she wants to remarry him and start over.
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- Meanwhile, Matt and Logan get in an argument
- over Caroline. Matt criticizes Logan for leaving
- Caroline on a wave runner by herself when Logan
- rescued a drowning victim. Logan responds by accusing
- Matt of being jealous that Caroline and he are
- spending time together. This leads to heated words,
- and a right hook from Logan's fist to Matt's jaw. When
- Stephanie hears of this, she makes Matt and Logan row
- a dory back to the beach from far offshore, forcing
- them to learn how to work together, which they must do
- to rescue two drowning boys.
-
- The day finally arrives for Mitch and Gall's
- wedding. Everything goes smoothly, but just when they
- are to exchange vows, a charter fishing boat strikes
- an old mine. The huge explosion causes the boat to
- sink, threatening the lives of everyone abroad. To
- Gail's chagrin, Mitch rushes from the ceremony along
- with Matt, Logan, CJ, and Stephanie to rescue the
- victims. Now, because of Mitch's all-encompassing
- commitment to lifeguarding, their marriage hangs in
- the balance.
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- Baywatch "Aftershock"
- Episode 5003
- page 2
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- SERIES REGULARS:
- LT. MITCH BUCHANNON DAVID HASSELHOFF
- CJ PARKER PAMELA DENISE ANDERSON
- LT. STEPHANIE HOLDEN ALEXANDRA PAUL
- MATT BRODY DAVID CHARVET
- HOBIE BUCHANNON JEREMY JACKSON
- SGT. GARNER ELLERBEE GREGORY ALAN-WILLIAMS
- LOGAN FOWLER JAASON SIMMONS
- CAROLINE HOLDEN YASMINE BLEETH
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- GUEST STARS:
- GAIL WENDY MALICK
- "Baha Run"
- Episode 5004
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- 1994-95 - Episodic Synopsis
- Written by Debra Bonann Schwartz
-
- John Coil returns and convinces Matt to join him in
- racing the Baha Run, the most grueling dune-buggy race
- in Mexico. However, Mitch is unaware of John's plan to
- use their dune buggy to smuggle ancient artifacts
- across the boarder.
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- John Cort was a former lifeguard who had to
- leave Baywatch because he suffered from RP, a
- degenerative eye disease that causes gradual
- blindness. When Mitch enters headquarters one morning,
- he is shocked to see Cort sitting at his desk. Cort
- convinces Mitch to race with him in the Baha Run, the
- most dangerous dune buggy race of its kind.
-
- Cort hasn't told Mitch the whole truth. Cort
- is desperate to buy a sailboat and sail away before he
- completely loses his eyesight. To do this, he plans to
- smuggle some rare Mayan artifacts across the Mexican
- boarder in the dune buggy they will use in the race.
- However, the artifacts' former owner, Jake, will stop
- at nothing to get them back.
-
- Back at Baywatch, CJ must deal with the final
- chapter in her relationship with Cort, while Logan and
- Matt aggressively compete to win Caroline. In Baha,
- Jake enters the race so he can follow Cort and Mitch
- to steal the artifacts. He tries to run them off the
- road. But Mitch figures out what is going on, and
- fights back to stay alive, and keep himself and Cort
- out of a Mexican jail.
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- Baywatch "Baha Run"
- Episode 5004
- page 2
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- SERIES REGULARS:
- LT. MITCH BUCHANNON DAVID HASSELHOFF
- CJ PARKER PAMELA DENISE ANDERSON
- LT. STEPHANIE HOLDEN ALEXANDRA PAUL
- MATT BRODY DAVID CHARVET
- HOBIE BUCHANNON JEREMY JACKSON
- SGT. GARNER ELLERBEE GREGORY ALAN-WILLIAMS
- LOGAN FOWLER JAASON SIMMONS
- CAROLINE HOLDEN YASMINE BLEETH
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- GUEST STARS:
- JOHN D. CORT JOHN ALLEN NELSON
- JAKE GARY KASPER
- KATHLEEN HUNTINGTON ANNETTE MCCARTHY
- WOMAN DARLA HAUN
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