Baywatch
Trading Places
TV Flash files “Trading Places” as hour 83 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 4, episode 20, aired 1994-05-09, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E20: listed hour 83 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 20 of 21 in season 4. It aired 1994-05-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Life You Save” (S04E19). Next is “Guys & Dolls” (S04E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When a man is seen drifting in the ocean, Matt and Stephanie are called in to rescue him. But as they are approaching the victim, a Coast Guard helicopter waves them away from the victim, and they rescue him instead.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Trading Places sit in the Baywatch guide?
S04E20 is listed hour 83 of 233 — hour 20 of 21 in season 4, season 4 episode 20.
When did Baywatch S04E20 air?
Trading Places aired 1994-05-09 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.
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- Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer
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