Baywatch
Crash (1)
TV Flash files “Crash (1)” as the first listed hour of season 9 — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 9, episode 1, aired 1998-09-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E01: listed hour 168 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, first listed hour of season 9. It aired 1998-09-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Diabolique” (S08E19). Next is “Crash (2)” (S09E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In the teaser, Mitch is approaching a tower while talking to Craig over the radio. It turns out that tower 14 has been washed very close to the shoreline. As a result of a storm, the tower's ramp has been moved from the tower. Meanwhile, a Boeing 747 jet airliner bound for New York with Cody and April aboard takes off as El Nino strikes. It gets struck by lightning and crashes into the ocean. Mitch and Neely's shipboard wedding is invalid.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Crash (1) sit in the Baywatch guide?
S09E01 is listed hour 168 of 233 — first listed hour of season 9, season 9 episode 1.
When did Baywatch S09E01 air?
Crash (1) aired 1998-09-21 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.
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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- Parker Stevenson as Craig Pomeroy
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- Shawn Weatherly as Jill Riley
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- Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer
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