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{{quote|''"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."''|'''[[The Agony Booth (Website)|The Agony Booth]]''''s [http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Baywatch/Mirror__Mirror.aspx recap] of "Mirror, Mirror".}}
 
{{quote|''"Can't, you see, that I am in love, with you? You, your pool, the whole thing?"''|'''Ryan Stiles''', parodying the inconsistent acting in ''Baywatch'' on ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]''.}}
 
Oh yes, this is an article about ''[[Baywatch]]''.
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Although some people may argue that the show was already a parody of itself, ''Baywatch'' has been parodied. A lot. Most of its parodies boiled down to the slow motion scenes, the bounce, and the inconsistent acting. While most parodies were one-shots in other series, one series was a dedicated parody: ''[[Son of the Beach]]''.
 
There was also a detective and horror-themed [[Spin -Off]] called ''[[Baywatch Nights]]''.
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=== This show provides examples of: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: In "Nevermore", C.J. tells Cody, "Don't call me babe.", which Pamela Anderson frequently said in the previous year's [[Barb Wire]].
* [[Adrenaline Time]]: Used far too often in "Baywatch: Hawaii".
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* [[The Boxing Episode]]: Kickboxing, specifically. Appropriately, the title of the episode is "Kicks".
* [[Breather Episode]]: Following the dramatic [[Tonight Someone Dies|"Chance of a Lifetime"]], we get "Talk Show", which is much more light-hearted.
* [[BusmansBusman's Holiday]]: Many of the vacation-based episodes tend to fall into this: The lifeguards end up having to use their lifeguarding skills even away from the beach.
* [[CPR Clean Pretty Reliable]]
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: In "Beauty and the Beast", a homeless man warned Cody that he saw a creature in the storm drains. Cody thought the man was merely drunk and doesn't believe him. Oh, if only he did, because the creature was real, all right: An alligator.
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** A similar storyline had a teenage girl lying to her friends about sleeping with Eddie in hopes of making them jealous and/or making herself popular. The result is that he was charged with statutory rape. A senior lifeguard attempting to comfort Eddie's girlfriend implied that this often happens to lifeguards and that he went through a similar experience.
** In "Wet n' Wild", after he rebuffed her advances, new lifeguard Neely sought revenge on Matt by falsely claiming that he'd sexually harassed ''her''.
* [[Finger -Twitching Revival]]: Bobby, at the end of "Submersion".
* [[Flashback Cut]]: There's one in "Shattered" Part 2, which features a clip from "Rookie of the Year".
** "Free Fall" features a flurry of clips from previous episodes as Mitch sees his life flash before his eyes. What's amusing is that Mitch wasn't even in many of the clips.
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* [[The Gambling Addict]]: C.J. in "Vacation" Parts 1 and 2.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Manny from the episode "Blindside". He's a tall guy who puts on fake muscles and growls menacingly for his sideshow act, but outside of work, he wouldn't hurt a fly (and even rescues pelicans from six-pack rings!).
* [[Good Smoking, Evil Smoking]]: The villain in "Heal the Bay" smokes a cigar. Subtle.
* [[A Handful for An Eye]]: Hobie uses this trick to escape from a bully in "Pier Pressure".
* [[Hard Work Montage]]: C.J. and Cody making a custom, ocean-accessible wheelchair for the handicapped comedian in "Lost and Found".
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* [[Hell Hotel]]: "Coronado del Sol" Parts 1 & 2 feature the ghost of a dead man haunting Summer's room because she reminds him of his old flame.
* [[Instant Sedation]]: C.J. is chloroform'd in "Dead of Summer".
* [[ItsIt's All My Fault]]: Mitch in "Submersion", for Bobby going into a coma after not rescuing him quickly enough. Of course, all the lifeguards said [[You Did Everything You Could|he was being too hard on himself]].
** Also demonstrated in "The Incident" when Caroline blamed herself for not being aware of an extra victim who drowned.
* [[ItsIt's Personal]]: An Australian lifeguard comes to Baywatch in the episode "Fatal Exchange". Mitch doesn't care for him, and it turns out he had a reason to be suspicious: {{spoiler|When Mitch was temporarily lifeguarding in Australia years ago, he was unable to save woman during a rescue. It turns out the woman was the Australian lifeguard's wife, and he's now out to kill Mitch in revenge.}}
* [[Jiggle Show]]
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: In America, at least, only the first three syndicated seasons are out on DVD (music edited, at that), along with a few NBC episodes as extras on the sets. The last season release was in 2007, so it's doubtful we'll get any more. The full series is out in Germany, though, and are frequently listed on Amazon.com; assuming you have a region free DVD player, those would be the way to go.
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* [[Mock Millionaire]]: In the two-part episode "Vacation", Guido pretends to be "Count Guido Popadokulous" in order to romance Mrs. Kenilworth, a wealthy middle-aged widow. It backfires when she wants to sleep with him; even after he tells her the truth, she still pursues him.
* [[Montages]]: Each episode featured a music video or two, which was also an easy way to [[Filler|pad out the script.]]
* [[MortonsMorton's Fork]]: The plot to "Submersion". Mitch jumped into the ocean to rescue two boys, but both were a ways apart and back-up hadn't arrived yet. He had to make a choice of which boy was more important to save first.
* [[The Movie]]: Sort of. "''Baywatch'': The Movie" was merely a two-parter ("Forbidden Paradise") packaged as a direct-to-video film.
** There was also a made-for-video movie, "Hawaiian Wedding", which was also a [[Reunion Show|reunion]] of sorts.
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* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: Michael Newman finally started appearing in the opening credits starting in season 7, having been a minor recurring character before then.
* [[Public Domain Soundtrack]]: "Silent Night, Baywatch Night", which features a bunch of public domain Christmas songs making up most of the soundtrack.
* [[Pun -Based Title]]: "Home Is Where the Heat Is", "Livin' on the Fault Line", "Silent Night, Baywatch Night", "Short-Sighted" (which deals with a little person).
* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: C.J. breaking down the word "lifeguard" in "The Life You Save" by saying [[Narm|very dramatically]], "LIFE. GUARD."
* [[Recycled in Space]]: "Baywatch: Hawaii" for the last few seasons.
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* [[Spiritual Successor]]: USA Network's "Pacific Blue". Except the show starred beach cops instead of lifeguards.
* [[Split Personality]]: The episode "Mirror Mirror" has a schizophrenic woman going after Mitch.
* [[Star -Crossed Lovers]]: Kirstie and Todd from "Rendezvous". Todd comes from a rich family, Kirstie comes from a lower/middle class single mother. Both sides refuse for them to date each other, leading to Kirstie and Todd committing a suicide pact.
* [[Star -Making Role]]: for Pam Anderson.
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: "Aftershock" had Mitch wanting to re-marry his ex-wife, and it really looked like it was going to happen... until Mitch got an emergency call at the wedding and temporarily left his ex at the altar. The ex decided she didn't want to marry him after all, because Mitch is never truly off-duty.
* [[Stock Footage]]: The footage of the lifeguards running into the water is sometimes recycled in subsequent episodes.
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* [[Token Minority]]: For a while, Garner was the only black regular on the show.
* [[Training Montage]]: Mitch often gets one of these when training for a beach competition, such as in "Ironman Buchannon".
* [[Two -Timer Date]]: Dennis in "Lifeguards Can't Jump" keeps running back and forth between his hotel room (where his wife is) and his outdoor dinner date with C.J.
* [[Un Canceled]]: After being cancelled on NBC after only a season, [[David Hasselhoff]] and the executive producers decided to try it in syndication instead. The rest is history.
* [[Undercover As Lovers]]: Mitch and Stephanie in "Masquerade".
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* [[Very Special Episode]]: "A Little Help", which deals with AIDS.
* [[Water Source Tampering]]: The villain tries this in "Hot Water".
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Stephanie has a fear of helicopters, as shown in "Trading Places". The reason? Her father was killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam.
* [[Write What You Know]]: A couple of the people working on the show, most notably actor Michael Newman, were lifeguards in real life and used their experiences as plotlines on the show.
* [[You Are Grounded]]: Done to Hobie in "Pier Pressure".
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