Baywatch
Scorcher
TV Flash files “Scorcher” as hour 131 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 7, episode 5, aired 1996-10-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E05: listed hour 131 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 5 of 22 in season 7. It aired 1996-10-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Windswept” (S07E04). Next is “Beachblast” (S07E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When a heat wave hits Baywatch, a long chaotic day begins with Secret Service agent Duddly Dawson arriving to take charge of the beach before President Clinton's afternoon jog there while he's in town. Agent Dawson's antics nearly drive Mitch and Samantha up the wall. Meanwhile, Cody suffers through relentless rescues with Newmie plus a visit by an IRS agent auditing him, and C.J. has to go to a dentist for a root-canal filling. Hobie helps Neely with various mishaps, including an obnoxious lost child, Manny deals with two lost kids of his own, and Jordan receives attention from another lost girl who grows attached to her. Also, Caroline meets a homeless man in a garbage can and later stops him from killing himself, and he's apparently the only one who seems to care that today is her birthday.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Scorcher sit in the Baywatch guide?
S07E05 is listed hour 131 of 233 — hour 5 of 22 in season 7, season 7 episode 5.
When did Baywatch S07E05 air?
Scorcher aired 1996-10-21 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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