Baywatch
Shark Island
TV Flash files “Shark Island” as hour 193 of 233 in the TV Flash guide — Baywatch (1989–2001) on NBC/Syndication, season 10, episode 4, aired 1999-10-11, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E04: listed hour 193 of 233 in the Baywatch guide, hour 4 of 22 in season 10. It aired 1999-10-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Weak Link” (S10E03). Next is “Strike Team” (S10E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Mitch and Tanner visit Shark Island and a mysterious man who lost his son there appears in front of Tanner. Meanwhile, the lifeguard team performs a big mistake when assisting the Coast Guard in a rescue, which leads to a new kind of training for the team. Allie meets Nick Montgomery, a rescue swimmer working for the Coast Guard, and finds him fairly attractive. Kekoa flirts a lot with J.D., which pisses Jessie off completely. Later on, Sean tells Jessie about his attribution to nude swimming, and she decides to try it. After a while, a swimmer nearby gets in trouble, and Jessie has to save him. In the end, they returned to the new training involving the Coast Guard. Jason is chosen to wear blacked out swim goggles because Sean finds him to self-reliant. He then gets placed on a cliff without knowing where he is. By accident, Sean, who's hiding close to Jason to make sure that he's safe, gets a rock in his head and needs a Coast Guard rescue. Jason has to take of the swim goggles and help him, even though he knows that he might lose his job by doing so.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Shark Island sit in the Baywatch guide?
S10E04 is listed hour 193 of 233 — hour 4 of 22 in season 10, season 10 episode 4.
When did Baywatch S10E04 air?
Shark Island aired 1999-10-11 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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