season two
(1991-1992)
Second season regulars
 
Mitch Buchannon: David Hasselhoff
Eddie Kramer: Billy Warlock
Shauni McClain: Erika Eleniak
Hobie Buchannon: Jeremy Jackson
Tom McTigue: Harvey Miller
Don Thorpe: Monte Markham
Ben Edwards: Richard Jaeckel
Episode Titles
Nightmare Bay (parts 1 & 2) Point of Attack War of Nerves
The Trophy (parts 1 & 2) If Looks Could Kill The Big Spill
Money, Honey Sandcastles Now Sit Right Back...
The Fabulous Buchannon Boys The Chamber Shark's Cove
Reunion Sea of Flames The Lost Treasure of Tower 12
The One That Got Away Game of Chance The Summer of '85
Thin Or Die Big Monday    
Nightmare Bay (Parts 1 & 2)
An underwater photographer, Linda is attacked inside a sea cave. Her boat is destroyed and her partner is killed. When Mitch rescues her, she spins an amazing tale about a "sea creature" which is printed in a local newspaper by reporter Kaye Morgan, a reporter covering the story. The community of California is thrown into a frenzy, making life busy for the men and women of Baywatch HQ. Harvey spots a money making scheme and starts to sell "Creature of the Bay" t-shirts. but his lucrative sideline ends when the mystery is finally solved. A ruthless, independent oil speculator is trying to get a jump on the competition bidding for offshore oil drilling tracts by trying to discover which tracts contain the richest oil deposits. When the Baywatch lifeguards catch him, they also solve the mystery of the “creature in the bay", effectively ending Harvey's lucrative sideline! Meanwhile, Shauni rescues an inner-city girl from drowning and she feels obliged to rescue the girl and her family from poverty and gang life.

Written by: Michael Berk & Douglas Schwartz.

Guest Stars
Kaye Morgan: Pamela Bach; Val Alend: David Spielberg; Devon Connor: Andrea Thompson;
Robert McLain:
Albert Stratton; Linda: Kelly Garrison; Shaunis Vater: Albert Stratton;
Reporter: Evelyn Bakerges; Carter: Dwayne Barnes; Mike: Doc Duhame; Wali: Richard Ellis;
Alice: Adrian Pearson; Nick: Steve Picerni.
The Trophy (Parts 1 & 2)
Caroline, a new girl in town attempts to seduce Eddie in order to become popular. Her attempts fail, so she plants her bathing costume in his tower (Tower 18). Her friends scoff in disbelief when she tells them that she and Eddie made love. However, their disbelief turns to admiration when the lifeguard in question returns Caroline's swimsuit the next day. Caroline's father isn't so impressed and presses charges of rape against Eddie, who is arrested and suspended from Baywatch HQ. Shauni confronts Caroline over the accusation, but the frightened girl attempts suicide by jumping off the pier. Eddie saves her life and she admits the truth. Meanwhile, a former boyfriend of Megan's, Eric Turner shows up at Baywatch HQ. He was paralysed a year earlier in a lifeguard competition, and angers Mitch by leading Hobie into danger while boogie-boarding. Eric's daredevil lifestyle backfires when he gets into trouble during a hang gliding session. Mitch rescues him and Eric promises to change his attitude, accepting a job as a high school swim coach.

Written by: David Braff & Michael Berk.

Guest Stars
Garner Ellerbee: Gregory Alan-Williams; Caroline: A.J. Langer; Eric Turner: Daniel Quinn;
Frank Larkin:
David Groh; Megan: Vanessa Angel; Heinz: Heinz Altieri; Newman: Michael Newman;
Rob: Patrick Andersen; Kris: Tracy Burton; Dave: Chance Boyer.
Money Honey
Mitch is having money problems, so he an Eddie moonlight, lifeguarding at a private party. After a dramatic save, Dita, the party's hostess and a film producer offers Mitch a part in her new film. He loses the acting job, however when he resists her "casting couch" advances. Meanwhile Shauni is upset to learn that ORCAS, an aquatic animal rescue and rehab service will be forced to close due to insufficient funding. She enlists Harvey's help to stage a bikini contest and raises $30,000, but is still short of the required amount to save ORCAS. Harvey saves the day by donating the $20,000 cheque he received a a result of helping Mitch negotiate a "pay or play" clause in his movie contract.

Written by: Alan Swyer, Directed by: Monte Markham.

Guest Stars
Dita: Leslie Easterbrook; Dr. Frank Enriquez: Robert Parucha; Director: Nate Esformes;
Producer:
Allan Wasserman; Cover girl: Jill D. Pierce; Larry Brooks: Mark Hutch Eliot;
Actor: Bernard Pock.
The Fabulous Buchannon Boys
Mitch convinces Kaye Morgan to write a piece about the San Dimas Pier. The structure is condemned and foolish surfers like to challenge each other to "shoot the pier" and face the dangerous rebar which is hidden during high tide. However, no one wants to pay for the pier's demolition. Kaye is persuaded by her father Ellis to hold off on the story, because his firm represents the owners of the pier. Mitch and Hobie attend an annual ceremony which strives to invoke good waves for surfing. They are reunited with Mitch's brother Buzzy and his son Kyle. Kyle encourages Hobie to ditch Junior Lifeguards and surf at the San Dimas Pier. The two boys come to no harm. However, when Kyle surfs alone, he colides with the piering and is hospitalised. He recovers and demoliation begins on the pier the very next day. Meanwhile Shauni and Eddie are forced to rescue hoards of women from "overexposure" when organic bikinis purchased from a crooked salesman dissolve on contact with water.

Written by: W. Reed Moran.

Guest Stars
Kaye Morgan: Pamela Bach; Buzzy Buchannon: Tim Thomerson;
Kyle Buchannon: Chance Michael Corbitt; Ellis Morgan: Linden Chiles; Dr. Klein: Ben Donenberg;
Bodybuilder: Ron Evans; Newman: Michael Newman; Heinz: Heinz Altieri;
Barnett: Gregory J. Barnett.
Reunion
Mitch is reluctant to attend his Class of '72 high school reunion because it will mean facing his ex-wife Gayle and explaining to classmates about their break-up. Gayle convinces Mitch to accompany her (which pleases Hobie) and the two rekindle their romance during a walk on the beach. That is until Mitch is forced to rescue former class bully Vernon, who has been buried up to his neck in the sand by two nerds seeking revenge. When Mitch and Gayle return home, they realise that they love each other but decide to lead separate lives. Meanwhile Eddie finds a baby under his tower with a note urging him to look after the baby for twenty-four hours. Eddie is uncomfortable nursing children, but the infant will only stay quiet in his arms. A man shows up the next day to claim the baby, but Eddie is suspicious. The child's mother, Elizabeth then appears on the scene. She had hidden her baby underneath the tower to protect it from it's brutal father. Mother and child are reunited and Shauni knows that Eddie will make a great father someday.

Story by: Jill Sherman Donner & Michael Berk, Teleplay by: Michael Berk.

Guest Stars
Gayle: Wendie Malick; Steve: Billy Vera; Howie: Tom Willard; Vernon: Tim Rossovich;
Dan:
Glen Morshower; Chuck: Michael Lanning; Brooke: Patrice Leal; Heinz: Heinz Altieri;
Newman: Michael Newman.
The One That Got Away
Lifeguard and marine biologist Megan is tricked into rescuing a man who appears to have fallen off a rock jetty. When she reaches the sandy area between the rocks below, she is attacked by the "victim" and just manages to escape. She is haunted by her experience and frets even more when she discovers that a French stewardess was attacked on the beach that same evening by a man carrying the same fishing knife as her assailant. Megan's attacker, obsessed over his escaped prey begins to stalk her and traps her under the pier. Mitch just manages to save her in time and captures the fisherman. Meanwhile Shauni is exhausted, and when Mitch suggests a romantic weekend for herself and Eddie, flames of passion are quickly ignited between the two young lovers.

Written by: Ronni Kern.

Guest Stars
Megan: Vanessa Angel; Garner Ellerbee: Gregory Alan-Williams; Fisherman: Rick Dean;
Lili: Lydie Denier; French Stewardess: Lydie Denier; Night Fisherman: Joseph L. McCord;
Restroom man: John Touchstone; Brooke: Patrice Leal.
Thin or Die
A couple of escaped con men, Jake and Cal hijack a boat in the ocean off San Pedro. They lock up the owner Tillie and throw her dog Henry overboard. Mitch spots the dog paddling in the ocean and takes it home to Hobie. Hobie loves Henry, but Mitch finds him a nightmare to live with. Henry is then passed over to Garner, who Mitch thinks can cope with anything. Spotting Jake and Cal, the dog escapes, resulting in their arrest. Tillie is then freed and reunited with her brave pet. Meanwhile, Shauni gets upset when Eddie fails a compatibility test in one of her magazines. She thinks they should cool off for a while and Eddie ends up making a date with Nicole, a girl who's got a sexy phone voice. He is visibly shocked when Nicole ends up being many pounds heavier than he imagined, but they have a great time together that evening. However, the next day Nicole almost drowns after taking too many diet pills and it is only after a heart-to heart talk with Shauni, that her self-esteem improves.

Written by: William Rabkin & Lee Goldberg.

Guest Stars
Garner Ellerbee: Gregory Alan-Williams; Tillie: Fran Ryan; Kelly: Lisa Rinna; Nicole: Melinda Riemer;
Cal: Tony Bolano; Derek: Bruce Young; Heinz: Heinz Altieri; Brooke: Patrice Leal.
Point of Attack
After breaking up a gang fight on the beach, Eddie and John D. Cort arrange for the gang members to join W.A.T.E.R., a lifeguard organised program which introduces inner-city youths to aquatic activities. Carlos, the father of one of the gang leaders refuses to let his son, Memo join. However, Memo sneaks to take part in the program. While Eddie supervises, Cort discovers Memo and an accomplice stealing from the lockers at Baywatch HQ. During a quick scuffle, the goods are retrieved and Eddie and Memo shake hands to show there is no hard feelings. Carlos comes looking for Memo during a surfing lesson and begins to push his son around. Memo hits back knocking his father off the dock and into the water. Eddie pulls the man out and with Memo's help resuscitates him. Carlos then realises the validity of his son's training.

Written by: Alan Swyer.

Guest Stars
John D. Cort: John Allen Nelson; Garner Ellerbee: Gregory Alan-Williams; Memo: Richard Coca;
Flaco: Joey Naber; Carlos: Danny Trejo; Sleepy: Mark Adair; Dealer: Peter Vasquez;
Dickerson: George Hale; La Garra: Sabino Villa Lobos; Stephanie: Tammi Baliszewski.
If Looks Could Kill
Allison Fowler murders a man by handcuffing him to the bottom rung of a ladder in his swimming pool. As she makes her escape with a briefcase of stolen money in the boot of the car and the body in the back seat, she is spotted by Drew, her ex-partner who gives chase. Allison loses control and ends up driving off the edge of the road and into the water below. She is rescued by Mitch who thinks the man in the back seat had drowned during the accident. However, the money is still stuck in the boot, so Allison decides to seduce Mitch in order to find a way to retrieve it. When Drew breaks into her house, she shoots him claiming self defence. Eddie who has been suspicious all along asks to see the coroners report for the drowned man and discovers that he died in chlorinated water, not salt water. Eddies informs Mitch who reluctantly sets out to arrest Allison. When confronted, she pulls a gun on him. Eddie and Connors arrive at the scene just in time to hear a shot ring out. Are they too late?

Story by: I. C. Rapoport, Teleplay by: I. C. Rapoport & Michael Berk.

Guest Stars
Alison Fowles: Shannon Tweed; Lyle Connors: Ken Swofford; Steven Pierce: John Terrence; Drew: Matt McColm.
Sandcastles
Eddie arrives at his tower one morning to find a homeless man in his tower. When he tries to get rid of him, the man attacks Eddies using a piece of glass as a weapon. He leaves, but not before stealing a picture of Shauni. Mitch informs Eddie that the man is named Hector. He's a mental patient who's on the streets because of funding cuts. Hobie also meets a homeless person, a girl called Charlie who had her diary stolen by "Hector the Collector" at an abandoned powerplant. Mitch discovers that Charlie's mother June was wrongly imprisoned and manages to get her freed. In the meantime, Charlie sneaks off to the plant to retrieve her personal possession off Hector who's sleeping there. However, he wakes up and Charlie falls into the water. The others show up just in time - Mitch rescues Charlie and Eddies tackles Hector getting back the stolen items. Later on, Kaye Morgan is very impressed with a poem written by Charlie for the Baywatch crew. She offers to publish it and offers Charlie's mother a job at the newspaper. When Charlie kisses Hobie, Mitch realises that his son is growing up.

Written by: Garner Simmons, Directed by: Monte Markham.

Guest Stars
Garner Ellerbee: Gregory Alan-Williams; Kaye Morgan: Pamela Bach; Charlene "Charlie" Reed: Nikki Cox; Hector: Ron Howard George; June: Wendy Robie; Clerk: Mark Davenport; Lea: Peggy McIntaggart.
The Chamber
After recieving a letter from Craig about a great job with some sacrifices, Mitch goes out on his surfski to mull it over. He comes across a boy whose father is trapped ninty feet below the ocean underneath a sunken wreck. The man (Hal) has only fifteen minutes of air left. Mitch radios HQ, but after waiting impatiently for ten minutes decides to go down without any scuba gear himself. It is a tremendous struggle, but Mitch manages to get Hal to the surface of the ocean. Inside the Coast Guard helicopter, both men are flown to Catalina Island where there are two decompression chambers. However, they arrive to discover only one is working. Mitch insists that Hal be placed in the working chamber. He decides that he will fly back to Baywatch HQ with Eddie and Newman and use the decompression chamber there. The delay may prove fatal for Mitch. Upon arrival he is wracked with pain and is having flashbacks. As he begins to slip away, Mitch has an out-of-body experience. Only the encouraging words of Hobie can bring him back.

Written by: Alan Swyer & Gregg Segal.

Guest Stars
Doctor: Kevin Page; Cooper: Will Nipper.
Sea of Flames
Mitch is trying to convince Captain Don Thorpe that wave runner watercrafts would be an invaluable life-saving aid for Baywatch HQ. County bureaucrats agree about the "invaluable" part - they thinks they're too expensive and are not convinced after a demonstration. Meanwhile, fugitive designer drug manufacturers have set up a floating drugs laboratory off-shore in an attempt to evade the police. Eddie, Shauni and a Coast Guard set out to investigate but two crafts speed away from the incriminating evidence. After a call for backup, Mitch, Newman and Barnett mount the wave runners and prove their worth, catching the villains and collaring the evidence. Ben Edwards notices the James mansion on the Gold Coast opposite Baywatch up for sale after lying empty for thirty years. When Ben was a rookie, a Hollywood star named Maggie James lived there, but mysteriously vanished. Taking a trip up to the house, he is astonished to meet her again and the two pick up their summer romance which started all those years ago.

Written by: Michael Berk.

Guest Stars
Lyle Connors: Ken Swofford; Man on boat: Ron Packham; Maggie James: Constance Towers;
Devino Tricoche.
Game of Chance
Eddie is insulted by Shauni's father, who doesn't approve of her daughter's choice of boyfriend, at a McClain gathering. However he is persuaded by Shauni to attend the engagement party of her sister Kim. Kim's ring falls into the swimming pool, and it is Eddie who rescues her when her fingers get caught in the drain. Robert McClain shows little gratitude and Shauni decides to leave home, moving into Eddie's houseboat. On an ocean yacht, Harvey and Mitch see their poker wins stolen by a masked man who makes his escape in an amphibious vehicle. They interview Miles the inventor of a similar vehicle who claims his partner stole the prototype. Sceptical, they make a return visit to the lab and are almost run over by Miles. Mitch climbs aboard the ranger, knocking him out and Miles is later arrested.

Written by: David Braff.

Guest Stars
Robert McClain: Albert Stratton; Brown Goodwin: Jason Brooks; Kim McClain: Coleen Morris;
Trish McClain: Marla Adams; Gary: Tuc Watkins; Jason/John: Eric Waterhouse;
Heinz: Heinz Altieri; Barnett: Gregory J. Barnett.
Big Monday
After a wipe-out, Hobie plans to overcome his fears by surfing the waves of a coming storm, "Big Monday II" (named after the "Big Monday" gale which caused thirty foot breakers in L.A. back in 1961). When Lili, a deaf girl becomes separated from her parents on the beach, Kaye Morgan offers to help. Mitch is terrified at the mention of the forthcoming storm, but doesn't know why. He is snapped out of his thoughts at the sound of a cry for help. Lili has been trapped by an undercurrent but is rescued by a mysterious Hawaiian, who leaves an ivory pendant in her hand and promptly vanishes. Mitch sets out in pursuit of the mystery hero and unravels the mystery of his fear. Kaye introduces Lili to sign language and it opens up a whole new world for the deaf girl.

Written by: Gary Capo, Julian Whatley & Michael Berk.

Guest Stars
Kaye Morgan: Pamela Bach; Sharon: Dawn Jeffory; Sonny Paalua: Vincent Klyn; Lili: Amy Walker;
Dan: Paul Raci; Clay: Mike Simmrin.
War of Nerves
Mitch is being terrorised by a drug lord, Mason Sato whom he helped imprison five years previously. Sato is now free and follows Mitch everywhere. At first he endures the intimidation, but when Sato breaks into his house, Mitch punches the ex-con and finds himself up on assault charges. Sato uses the opportunity to kidnap Hobie and Kaye Morgan, taking them to an abandoned waterfront warehouse. Mitch shows up and Sato launches an attack using a dangerous Samurai sword. Mitch gets the upper hand however, when the fight moves into the water.

Written by: Deborah Bonann Schwartz & Douglas Schwartz.

Guest Stars
Mason Sato: Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa; Garner Ellerbee: Gregory Alan-Williams; Kaye Morgan: Pamela Bach; Man: Peter Kent; Vito: Buzz Belmondo; Young woman: Jill Pierce; Girl: Kelly Packard; Newman: Michael Newman.
The Big Spill
Lane Brody, an environmentalist and former lifeguard has returned to Baywatch to investigate illegal chemical dumping. He suspects a company called Transicon may be responsible and wants Mitch's help to break into the plant. Mitch refuses - although he symphatises with Lane, he does not want to break the law. When Hobie and a friend Brenda are poisoned after a dip in a nearby lagoon, Lane springs into action and breaks into Transicon by himself. He is knocked unconscious by unknown assailants and an explosion sweeps through the plant spilling toxic chemicals into the ocean. It looks like Lane has deliberately sabotaged Transicon, but Mitch knows he wouldn't risk endangering the environment for his cause. At the hospital, Lane falls into a coma and Mitch and Shauni decide to do some investigating of their own. They discover Transicon files detailing the illegal dumping but are threatened by the company's CEO, Mr. Drishler at gunpoint. The two lifeguards must find a way to escape and bring Drishler to justice.

Written by: David Braff.

Guest Stars
Lane Brody: Jeff Lester; Drishler: James Sloyan; Petersen: Chris Winfield; Nurse: Valerie Bickford;
Heinz: Heinz Altieri; Brenda: Patricia Supancic.
Now Sit Right Back
Mitch is not pleased to discover the Baywatch staff glued to re-runs of Gilligan's Island at Baywatch HQ. He sends them off on their various assignments, and while making his way toward a couple of lovers, Eddie slips and hits his head on the tower ramp. Things begin to go decidedly odd at this point - Eddie and Shauni have a series of misadventures resulting in them getting stranded on an island where they meet Gilligan and Mary-Ann. Repairing the scarab, which got them into trouble in the first place, Eddie and the others return to Baywatch HQ to find that Captain Thorpe has won the lottery. Thorpe decides to make a TV film about Gilligan and his friends, but must find Gilligan's missing friends before he can do that. He buys a yacht and sets out with Garner, Shauni, Eddie, Gilligan, Mary Ann, and Harvey to track them down. A storm brews and the entire crew end up getting stranded again. Eddie falls for Mary-Ann and out of jealously, Shauni arranges to marry Gilligan. Before, Garner can conduct the ceremony, Eddie is hit by a falling coconut and finds himself back at headquarters. But was it all a dream..?

Written by: Lloyd J. Schwartz.

Guest Stars
Gilligan: Bob Denver; Mary Ann: Dawn Wells; Garner Ellerbee: Gregory Alan-Williams;
Suzi: Lisa McCullough.
Shark's Cove
Shauni's friend, Debbie Kent is training for the Olympics, but Debbie's father is not impressed with her times and grounds her. Later that night, Debbie sneaks out to meet her boyfriend, Zack at a beach party and they both go for a swim. However, Debbie disappears and cannot be found. Zack claims she has been attacked by a shark and Mitch is forced to close down the beach when Debbie's shredded swimsuit is washed ashore. Shauni and Harvey set out to investigate and are surprised to find scuba gear attached to a buoy near the scene of the disappearance. This new turn of events inspires them to find out what really happened. In a sub-plot, Shauni encourages Eddie to seek out his half brother Bobby, who he hasn't seen since they were teenagers. Bobby turns out to have the mind of a child and the two brothers spend a weekend getting to know each other again.

Written by: Deborah Bonann Schwartz & Douglas Schwartz, Directed by: Monte Markham.

Guest Stars
Bobby Kramer: Blake Gibbons; Mr. Kent: Ernie Lively; Debbie Kent: Monica Creele;
Dr. Lester: Lilyan Chauvin; Todd: Noon Orsatti; Danny: Erik Rondell.
The Lost Treasure of Tower 12
Two witless burglars, Beggs and Clark steal some jewellery and hide their loot under a lifeguard tower. They return the next day to find it missing and turn on each other in anger. A romantic beach poet named Ian is vying for Shauni's attention. He dedicates poetry to her and showers her with trinkets from the beach. Shauni begins to fall for Ian's sensitivity, because they are traits she feels are lacking in Eddie's personality. When Ian finds the stolen jewellery, he uses it as an opportunity to lavish expensive gifts upon her. The fantasy romance turns dangerous when Beggs and Clark discover that Ian has found what they are seeking.

Written by: Glenn A. Bruche & David Braff.

Guest Stars
Garner Ellerbee: Gregory Alan-Williams; Ian: Michael Bendetti; Beggs: Brian Patrick Clarke;
Clark: Stuart Fratkin; Joe: Rance Howard; Newman: Michael Newman; Nancy: Karissa Corday;
Pam: Mary Morrow; Nicki: Anita Hartshorn; Brooke: Patrice Leal.
The Summer of '85
Harvey recommends that Eddie and Shauni see a fortune teller. Shauni is none too pleased when Rosalind predicts that Eddie will meet his first true love. Later Eddie is convinced he spots Lorna Cosgrove, the married women he had an affair with back in 1985. She tells Eddie he must be mistaken, and that her name is Caitlin Dulany. However "Caitlin" invites Eddie to her yacht and says she couldn't admit to being Lorna while her boyfriend was on board earlier. Terrible things have happened to her since their summer fling, but she won't discuss them. Eddie senses danger, but is tempted to get involved with Lorna again. Shauni finds out about Eddie's summer love, but gets concerned when Rosalind sees "death" in Eddie's future. Garner informs Shauni that Lorna is wanted for murdering her husband on the last night Eddie saw her, and the two make their way to the marina. There a water chase ensues, before the mystery is finally solved.

Written by: Michael Berk.

Guest Stars
Garner Ellerbee: Gregory Alan-Williams; Lorna/Catlin: Michelle Rogers; Rosalind: Toni Basil;
Eddie aged 15: Robert Gavin; Gary: Zach Wood; Flo: Florence H. Leonard; Josh: Joshua Berk;
Barnett: Greg Barnett.