Baywatch
The Cretin of the Shallows
TV Flash files “The Cretin of the Shallows” as hour 9 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 1, episode 9, aired 1989-12-01, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 9 of 21 in season 1. It aired 1989-12-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Cruise Ship” (S01E08). Next is “Shelter Me” (S01E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A new hotel opens near the beach and a string of murders occur around the same time which convinces Craig the two may be connected. Meanwhile, Eddie's dreams as he gets dental work causes him to act nervous around Craig's wife. On the beach Shauni finds herself strongly adored.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Cretin of the Shallows sit in the Baywatch guide?
S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 233 — hour 9 of 21 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.
When did Baywatch S01E09 air?
The Cretin of the Shallows aired 1989-12-01 and is listed at 60 minutes.
NBC season or syndication empire?
NBC canceled it; syndication made it a planet. Early hours still have earnest California sun. Later ones are the export machine — Hasselhoff's second global brand.
In the series
Why this series still plays
NBC canceled it. Syndication made it a planet. Slow-motion red swimsuits, Hasselhoff's second global export, and rescue plots that exist to justify the run. Born in 1989, it becomes the 1990s' international camp empire — lifeguard as lifestyle brand. Early hours still have earnest California sun; later ones are the pure export machine.
The swimsuit is the silhouette. NBC, 1989, then first-run syndication through 2001: L.A. County lifeguards patrol beaches with rescues, drama, and peak fitness aesthetics — slow-mo, red swimsuits, Hasselhoff's second global export. Baywatch, from Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann, put David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon with Parker Stevenson, Shawn Weatherly, Billy Warlock and a rotating tan. Rescue plots exist to justify the run. NBC canceled it. Syndication made it a planet. *Red as a…
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- Parker Stevenson as Craig Pomeroy
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- Shawn Weatherly as Jill Riley
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- Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer
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