Baywatch
Matters of the Heart
TV Flash files “Matters of the Heart” as hour 142 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 7, episode 16, aired 1997-03-03, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E16: listed hour 142 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 16 of 22 in season 7. It aired 1997-03-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Life Guardian” (S07E15). Next is “Rendezvous” (S07E17).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Manny's past haunts him when two juvenile delinquents from his home borough in East L.A., Hector and Pulga, arrive at Baywatch for community service. Hector bitterly resents Manny for moving out of the neighborhood to escape gang life, while Pulga plans revenge against Manny and his mother for trying to help Manny escape. Meanwhile, thanks to Neely telling Cody about their relationship, Mitch and Samantha must reveal their secret romance to the rest of Baywatch. They also plan to give Hobie a car for his 16th birthday.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Matters of the Heart sit in the Baywatch guide?
S07E16 is listed hour 142 of 233 — hour 16 of 22 in season 7, season 7 episode 16.
When did Baywatch S07E16 air?
Matters of the Heart aired 1997-03-03 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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- Shawn Weatherly as Jill Riley
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- Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer
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