Seasons & episodes
S7 · E11Heal the Bay 1997-01-27 · 38 min
Mitch unknowingly swims in polluted waters after Baywatch is contaminated by toxic waste. After he falls ill, Neely, C.J. and Cody must come to his rescue and discover the source of the illegal dumping and the nature of the poison.
S7 · E12Bachelor of the Month 1997-02-03 · 40 min
Mitch is approached by Molly McCoy, the young editor from 'Flash' magazine, who asks to nominate himself as Bachelor of the Month for her magazine, complete with a photo and video shoot. But Mitch has other things on his hands in helping Newman and Donna try to catch a large Portuguese Man-O-War jellyfish that is infesting the area after having stung a swimmer.
S7 · E13Chance of a Lifetime 1997-02-10 · 40 min
Stephanie and Tom go on their honeymoon on a two-sail schooner with a group of six troubled teenagers. Mitch and Neely also tag along to help keep an eye on the kids and lend a hand on the ship. But hardly when the ship is out of port the radio breaks, leaving them with no warning when a massive hurricane strikes. When the ship begins sinking, Stephanie ends up losing her life after she is struck by a 20-foot section of the sail trying to save one of the kids.
S7 · E14Talk Show 1997-02-17 · 40 min
Mitch rescues the life of a talk show host, who then invites him to appear on her show. C.J. is convinced that a stray dog found by her and Caroline possesses the reincarnated soul of the late Stephanie.
S7 · E15Life Guardian 1997-02-24 · 40 min
While rescuing three inner city youths, Caroline receives help from a mysterious boy who mysteriously vanishes. Sparks fly when Neely is reunited with her ex-husband when she shows up unexpectedly at Baywatch.
S7 · E16Matters of the Heart 1997-03-03 · 40 min
Manny tries to help a young boy from his old neighbourhood escape gang life. Mitch and Samantha's are forced to reveal their secret romance to the rest of Baywatch, thanks to Neely's big mouth.
S7 · E17Rendezvous 1997-04-07 · 40 min
Two teens form a suicide pact to be together when their disapproving parents try to keep them apart.
S7 · E18Hot Water 1997-04-14 · 40 min
Sam, Neely and Caroline witness a military jet crash into the ocean, then learn it contained a deadly virus. They must use a new deep-water scuba system to retrieve it. Cody, C.J. and Newmie try to shut down an illegal nude beach, which causes danger for its spectators.
S7 · E19Trial by Fire 1997-04-21 · 40 min
Caroline is sued by the mother of a victim of a failed rescue. C.J.'s desire for motherhood hits a snag when she realises Cody's not ready for that type of commitment.
S7 · E20Baywatch at Sea World 1997-04-28 · 40 min
The gang travels to Sea World in San Diego for the opening of the Baywatch stunt show.
S7 · E21Golden Girls 1997-05-05 · 40 min
Neely and Mitch try to help a manic-depressive female bodybuilder. Newmie's potential romance with a beautiful woman hits a snag because she doesn't English.
S7 · E22Nevermore 1997-05-12 · 40 min
In this take on 'Darkman' meets 'Phantom of the Opera', a mysterious, disfigured man, whom the public dubs "the phantom lifeguard," is lurking under the Malibu pier and the dunes of Baywatch and who is sending C.J. mysterious gifts wrapped in Edgar Allan Poe poems.
S8 · E1Rookie Summer 1997-09-22 · 41 min
A flood of new recruits arrive at Baywatch to try out for rookie school, who include Hobie, Manny, and newcomers; Lani McKensie, a part-Hawaiian, part-Caucasian wanting to be a professional dancer, April Giminski, a naive, design major college student unfamiliar with swimming in the ocean, and Skylar Bergman, April's roommate who wants to become a paramedic.
S8 · E2Next Generation 1997-09-27 · 41 min
During the second week of rookie school, April is injured by a bump on the head caused by a mysterious wave runner rider which harasses her, Lani and Skylar and nearly causes her to be thrown out of rookie school. After visiting his home neighborhood, Manny becomes more determined to become a lifeguard than anything else.
S8 · E3The Choice 1997-10-06 · 41 min
Veteran lifeguard John "J.D." Darius arrives at Bayside and competes with Taylor Walsh, an attractive newcomer, for Mitch's old job as lieutenant and Mitch must make his own decision as to which one will be the most eligible one for his former job. Although J.D. has more experience as a lifeguard than Taylor, he is plagued by haunting memory of failing in a rescue at Daytona Beach where he worked some years ago.
S8 · E4Memorial Day 1997-10-13 · 41 min
On Memorial Day weekend, Mitch, April, and Skylar find a lot of problems on their hands after discovering the dead body of an elderly Navy veteran whose two elderly Navy buddies of his want to give him a proper burial in the ocean.
S8 · E5Charlie 1997-10-20 · 41 min
April's mother and her 12-year-old younger brother, Charlie, arrive for a visit where Mitch and Hobie try to make the best of the weekend with Charlie who is revealed to be dying from a rare form of cancer that April refuses to accept.
S8 · E6Lifeguard Confidential 1997-10-27 · 41 min
A sleazy TV reporter, called Roger Riptide who flies around the beach in a helicopter, starts dishing dirt on the private lives of the Baywatch lifeguards for his TV show much to the irritation of Mitch and Taylor, who suspect someone is leaking information to Riptide.
S8 · E7Out of the Blue 1997-11-03 · 41 min
While strange earth tremors plague the area, Mitch tries to get Jordan to meet her real biological mother on a fishing outing, who turns out to be a white woman named Rene, who's dying from a brain disorder and thinks the problem is hereditary. But things take a turn after a massive rouge wave, triggered by an underwater tremor, capsizes the fishing boat and traps Rene below decks in a room with toxic fumes.
S8 · E8Eel Nino 1997-11-10 · 41 min
The hot Santa Ana desert winds stir up more troubles for the Baywatch lifeguards when a typical day begins with a large hole appearing on the beach, as well as an uncharted sand bar, the lifeguard trucks disappearing and then reappearing buried in the sand. Also, mysterious deaths of sea lions point to a giant electric eel living in the Zuma Beach caves.
S8 · E9Homecoming 1997-11-17 · 41 min
Mitch is reunited with his old Baywatch lifeguard friend, Craig Pomeroy, now a full-time lawyer who's in town trying to honour a Native American's dying wish to die peacefully on sacred Indian grounds at the beach.
S8 · E10Missing 1997-11-24 · 41 min
Cody becomes consumed with guilt when his actions of leaving his post before the end of his shift to go on a date with Lani result in the disappearance of a young Latino woman swimming in the ocean, and the incident results in a hyped media circus that comes to the beach to cover the story.
S8 · E11Hijacked 1997-12-01 · 41 min
Caroline Holden returns to Baywatch during a break for her soap opera role in New York, which takes an unexpected turn when she is taken hostage by an armed robber which fills her with paranoia and fear for days after.
S8 · E12No Way Out 1998-01-26 · 41 min
After learning of Manny's ethnic prejudices originating from the Latino street gang that he used to hang out with, as well as from his mother who also may be prejudice at her son dating a Caucasian girl, an irate April joins Craig on a diving expedition that takes a turn for the worse.