Baywatch
Race Against Time
TV Flash files “Race Against Time” as the first listed hour of season 4 — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 4, episode 1, aired 1993-09-20, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E01: listed hour 64 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, first listed hour of season 4. It aired 1993-09-20 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Fatal Exchange” (S03E21). Next is “Lover's Cove” (S04E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Hobie's mother, Gayle, arrives to tell Mitch she's remarrying and wants custody of Hobie. Hobie, Gayle, and Ken (her fiance) fly to Acapulco for the wedding on Ken's plane. The pilot loses both engines in the air, and the plane crashes into the sea. All get trapped inside the plane as it sinks. Meanwhile, Matt's family moves back to France, and his father expects him to go, too. Also, Jackie and Summer open a business. A dramatic plane crash finds Hobie, Gayle (his mother), Ken (her fiance), and the pilot trapped in the rapidly flooding fuselage beneath the sea. At the same time, Mitch and the Baywatch lifeguards mount a massive rescue effort to save the trapped passengers and crew. Meanwhile, Matt's father takes back Matt's motorcycle, and Jackie has problems with the building renovation for her new business, Summer Place.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Race Against Time sit in the Baywatch guide?
S04E01 is listed hour 64 of 233 — first listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 1.
When did Baywatch S04E01 air?
Race Against Time aired 1993-09-20 and is listed at 120 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.
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