History Series / Baywatch

* TheBeard:
** In "Point Doom", Guido convinces C.J. to pretend to be his fiance so that a tough beach go-er won't beat him up for flirting with his girlfriend.
** "Dead Reckoning" has Jenna giving Leigh a kiss to get an annoying guy off her back.

* HeatWave: "Scorcher".

* IHaveThisFriend: Used in a season 1 episode.

-->- '''I'm Always Here''', sung by Jimi Jamison

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheBeautifulElite In case you're wondering,]] the guy with the {{pornstache}} [[CastTheExpert was cast because he's a real-life lifeguard.]]]]

(Whenever you fear) No, don't you fear!\\

* AlienEpisode:
** In "Strangers Among Us", a group of UFO-logists arrives to the beach believing that aliens will make FirstContact there. A few of them almost get killed when they willingly walk into riptide thinking that the glitter of some fish is an underwater UFO and try to get taken by it. And in the final seconds of the episode, the GirlOfTheWeek [[AlienAbduction is taken by the aliens]] and Mitch [[RealAfterAll sees the UFO disappear in the horizon]].
** It may be charitable to say that at least one third of the episodes of [[LatterInstallmentWeirdness second (and final) season]] of "Baywatch Nights" were these.

* AlienEpisode: In "Strangers Among Us", a group of UFO-logists arrives to the beach believing that aliens will make FirstContact there. A few of them almost get killed when they willingly walk into riptide thinking that the glitter of some fish is an underwater UFO and try to get taken by it. And in the final seconds of the episode, the GirlOfTheWeek [[AlienAbduction is taken by the aliens]] and Mitch [[RealAfterAll sees the UFO disappear in the horizon]].

* ClumsyCopyrightCensorship: The American DVD releases removed many of the licensed songs and replaced them with other songs, including the iconic theme song "I'm Always Here" (the DVD sets used "Strong Enough" instead).

* TakeThatUs: Two episodes revolve around a producer trying to create a TV show about lifeguards and both times Mitch complaining "that's the stupidest idea, no one is going to watch it."

Creator/AllisonPregler has taken on the, in her own words, "Largely thankless task" of recapping and riffing on every episode of the show with her series ''WebVideo/{{Baywatching}}''. She's currently covering season 6, with ''Baywatch Nights'' crossing over alongside this and season 7.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: How [[spoiler: Stephanie]] dies.

* DenserAndWackier: The upcoming ''Baywatch'' feature film is rumored to be this.

* {{Gainaxing}}: The most famous non-anime example.

* AsHimself: Michael "Newmie" Newman, the [[CastTheExpert only real lifeguard on the show]] (and likely one of the few actors who could actually swim like a pro.)

* TheOtherDarrin: A handful of characters were simply recast rather than being written out or disappearing. While this also includes a number of minor characters who were simply recast when they made a one-off repeat appearance (such as Mitch's brother and Matt's father), this occasionally affected regulars.
** The most notable example is Neely. She was initially played by guest star Heather Campbell in Season 5, before she was recast with Gena Lee Nolin when Neely joined the main cast from Seasons 6-8. When Nolin left the series, Neely was recast once more with Jennifer Campbell, who played her for Season 9, followed by a return to Nolin in the reunion movie.
** Hobie who was initially played by Brandon Call during the first season. As Call had already moved on to a leading role on ''Series/StepByStep'' by the time ''Baywatch'' was revived for syndication, he was recast with Joshua Jackson, who played him for the remainder of the series. Alternatively, however, some accounts claim that Call was actually asked to leave the cast at the request of David Hasselhoff, as he'd become almost as tall and as muscular as Hasselhoff himself, and Hasselhoff, whom by this time was also working behind the scenes as executive producer, wanted the Hobie character to remain a little kid for at least a few seasons longer.
** Season 1 character Gina Pomeroy was played by Gina Hecht in the pilot movie, before being replaced by Holly Gagnier.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: C.J. breaking down the word "lifeguard" in "The Life You Save" by saying [[{{Narm}} very dramatically]], "LIFE. GUARD."

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: ''Baywatch Nights'' started as a SpinOff of the original ''Baywatch'' with a GenreShift towards detective stories, with Mitch and other characters opening a detective agency and solving mysteries. Soon afterwards it did a ReTool [[FollowTheLeader following the then-leader]] that was ''Series/TheXFiles'' and had the characters (veteran lifeguards and police officers ''before'' becoming P.Is.) battling supernatural [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of The Week]]. It was cancelled shortly after.

* TheBeard: In "Point Doom", Guido convinces C.J. to pretend to be his fiance so that a tough beach go-er won't beat him up for flirting with his girlfriend.
** "Dead Reckoning" has Jenna giving Leigh a [[LesYay kiss]] to get an annoying guy off her back.

(Wherever you fear) No, don't you fear!\\

(Wherever you fear) Oh, don't you fear!\\

->''"To me, it's no surprise that the heyday of ''Baywatch'' ended with the rise of broadband internet access in homes. Clearly, ''Baywatch'' was primo spank material for guys without easy access to porn."''
-->--'''Website/TheAgonyBooth'''[='s=] [[http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Baywatch/Mirror__Mirror.aspx recap]] of "Mirror, Mirror".

Creator/AllisonPregler has taken on the, in her own words, "Largely thankless task" of recapping and riffing on every episode of the show with her series ''WebVideo/{{Baywatching}}''. She's currently covering season 6, with Baywatch Nights crossing over alongside this and season 7.