All episodes Season 4 S04E06 1993-10-25 60 min 1980s NBC/Syndication

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Tentacles (2)

TV Flash files “Tentacles (2)” as hour 69 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 4, episode 6, aired 1993-10-25, 60 min.

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This leaf is S04E06: listed hour 69 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 6 of 21 in season 4. It aired 1993-10-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Tentacles (1)” (S04E05). Next is “Submersion” (S04E07).

Baywatch — Tentacles (2) (S04E06)

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Stephanie's younger sister, Caroline, arrives in town for a visit with exciting news: she's engaged. But her fiancé, an environmental investigator, has a near-fatal diving accident that shatters her joy. Was it an accident or attempted murder? After Mitch performs surgery on an ex-con while still a hostage, he finds himself at the mercy of the wounded but dangerous man.

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Where does Tentacles (2) sit in the Baywatch guide?

S04E06 is listed hour 69 of 233 — hour 6 of 21 in season 4, season 4 episode 6.

When did Baywatch S04E06 air?

Tentacles (2) aired 1993-10-25 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.

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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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