Baywatch
Weak Link
TV Flash files “Weak Link” as hour 192 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 10, episode 3, aired 1999-10-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E03: listed hour 192 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 3 of 22 in season 10. It aired 1999-10-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Mahalo, Hawaii” (S10E02). Next is “Shark Island” (S10E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Dawn Masterton, a specialist in the human body, joins the team, but the other members are not confident in her skills. When they start off with an exercise led by Dawn herself, she blacks out, and the other team members have to rescue her. Dawn and J.D. later discuss how they should handle their little secret, that they know each other from before, and decides to keep it secret. Dawn manages to annoy Jessie with initiating that Jessie does not have a chance against her when it comes to J.D. Mitch and Tanner joins Allie on a helicopter ride, but it ends pretty soon when they notice a possible victim waving at them from shore nearby. Later on, Tanner meets a girl who wants to teach him to ride the waves on a board. He then discovers that she's really sick and wants to end her life. J.D. gets to ride the boat "America's Cup" and makes it to the team, but he turns them down. In the end, Sean wants to cut Dawn from the team, but Mitch refuses, so he gives her an underwater challenge she passes perfectly.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Weak Link sit in the Baywatch guide?
S10E03 is listed hour 192 of 233 — hour 3 of 22 in season 10, season 10 episode 3.
When did Baywatch S10E03 air?
Weak Link aired 1999-10-04 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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