Baywatch
Come Fly with Me
TV Flash files “Come Fly with Me” as hour 180 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 9, episode 13, aired 1999-01-18, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E13: listed hour 180 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 13 of 22 in season 9. It aired 1999-01-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Big Blue” (S09E12). Next is “Boys Will Be Boys” (S09E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Mitch finds himself on the wrong side of the law when he becomes reacquainted with Tanner, the abused nine-year-old boy, whom he saves from his abusive father, Blake, and lets the boy stay at his house while Alex becomes Mitch's co-conspirator in helping Tanner. Meanwhile, Jessie has a secret admirer that turns out to be a stunt pilot who is apparently leaving her expensive gifts in her lifeguard tower, much to J.D.'s indifference. Alex has her share of trouble when several swimmers show signs of food poisoning from a bad batch of hot dogs. And Mitch and Tanner bond during a ride on the windjet but it's interrupted by Blake, the abusive father, and a fight breaks out between Mitch and Blake. In the end, Blake heads off to prison and Mitch becomes Tanner's foster dad and Tanner moves in with him.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Come Fly with Me sit in the Baywatch guide?
S09E13 is listed hour 180 of 233 — hour 13 of 22 in season 9, season 9 episode 13.
When did Baywatch S09E13 air?
Come Fly with Me aired 1999-01-18 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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