Baywatch

10 Best Episodes of Baywatch - Season 5

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 12, 2023.

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Baywatch - S5E3

#15 - Aftershock (Season 5 - Episode 3)

Hobie has returned from Ohio and Gayle has traveled with him back home. Gayle tells Mitch that their separation hasn't been good for Hobie and therefore she is willing to give their marriage another try. Hobie is very excited when he hears about the wedding-plans and the wedding will be held at the beach with Garner as Mitch's best man. Meanwhile, a fishing boat far out at sea gets an old mine in their fishing-net, and when the mine hits the boat, it explodes. When the lifeguards finds out about it, everyone leaves the wedding ceremony including Mitch. The rescue is successful but when Mitch comes back to the beach, Gayle is nowhere to be seen. He finds her on some rocks and she tells him that she has changed her mind. So the wedding is canceled making Hobie even sadder then he was before. Mitch does his best in order to comfort him. Meanwhile, when Caroline and Logan are out on a wave-runner, Logan is forced to make a rescue. Meanwhile, Caroline is waiting on the wave-runner that is k

The episode was rated 7.29 from 14 votes.

Baywatch - S5E9

#14 - Red Wind (Season 5 - Episode 9)

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The Santa Ana Winds usher in some strange times for the lifeguards as Caroline helps an insane man who swears his daughter drowned in the ocean, while Mitch is tormented by a meek man, whose fiancée remains infatuated with Mitch from a years-ago rescue.

The episode was rated 7.33 from 15 votes.

Baywatch - S5E10

#13 - I Spike (Season 5 - Episode 10)

Matt considers fulfilling his dreams of playing professional volleyball when he's given the chance to partner with a pro. Mitch meets the beautiful Tracy, who tries to sell Baywatch a hovercraft. Garner literally chokes when he tries to sing in public. C.J. protests oil drilling in the bay and the lifeguards must rescue the drillers become trapped underwater.

The episode was rated 7.36 from 14 votes.

Baywatch - S5E22

#12 - Wet N' Wild (Season 5 - Episode 22)

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A new lifeguard named Neely Capshaw has been transferred to Baywatch from Huntington. She asks if she can work with Matt so that he can train her in basic procedures. In their tower, Neely comes on to Matt but he rejects her telling her about his relationship to C.J. Later when Matt arrives to Neely's tower she is nowhere to be seen, so Matt is forced to rescue a little girl in trouble. Neely is in her tower drinking alcohol. While Matt is carrying the victim to shore, Neely comes to his assistance. When they have performed CPR on the victim, Matt realizes that Neely has been drinking because he can smell it on the victim while he is doing mouth-to-mouth. Matt tells Mitch about it and when Neely finds out about it, she bursts into tears and tells Mitch that Matt sexually harassed her in the tower. Matt becomes furious but there's nothing he can do that proves he didn't do it. Therefore Mitch is forced to suspend him, because Neely plans to sue both the County, Baywatch and Matt. When M

The episode was rated 7.36 from 11 votes.

Baywatch - S5E17

#11 - Father's Day (Season 5 - Episode 17)

Logan is traumatized by a phobia from his past involving his late father and fire. Mitch discovers that his late father was actually proud of his career as a lifeguard.

The episode was rated 7.36 from 11 votes.

Baywatch - S5E1

#10 - Livin' on the Fault Line (Part 1) (Season 5 - Episode 1)

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A geological survey team arrives to Los Angeles in order to place an underwater seismometer in the Malibu fault. Stephanie agrees to be their safety officer, because she is in love with the team leader Riley Ferguson. Riley is an expert oceanographer and free-diver. The evening before the diving, Stephanie invites Riley over to her and C.J.'s apartment to discuss the details of the operation. But as their love begins to show, C.J. comes home and when she leaves her room to get a flashlight wearing just a negligee, Riley is definitely distracted. Later things doesn't turn out for the better when Caroline, Stephanie's younger sister, appears at the door. Caroline has left her husband Frank because he cheated on her and now she has come to California to start a new life. Meanwhile, Mitch isn't too happy when Hobie tells him that he will skip junior lifeguards this summer and work on his music instead. When Mitch tries to reason with him, Hobie tells him that he doesn't want to follow i

The episode was rated 7.38 from 16 votes.

Baywatch - S5E16

#9 - A Little Help (Season 5 - Episode 16)

In an homage to the movie Sleepless in Seattle, Hobie tries helping his grieving father deal with Tracy's death by calling a radio station for advice, and a woman listener in another city decides to contact them. Caroline rescues a swimmer with AIDS, causing problems between her and Logan.

The episode was rated 7.60 from 10 votes.

Baywatch - S5E18

#8 - Fire with Fire (Season 5 - Episode 18)

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Mitch's friend, a sheriff and part-time lifeguard, causes trouble when he uses strong-arm tactics on the beach. Logan annuls his marriage of convenience, putting his future at in the U.S. and Baywatch at risk.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 13 votes.

Baywatch - S5E14

#7 - Homecoming (Season 5 - Episode 14)

Stephanie returns to Baywatch only to become victim of an ultraradical eco-terrorist trying to destroy an offshore oil platform. Mitch makes waves in Garner's relationship with a new lifeguard.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 11 votes.

Baywatch - S5E11

#6 - Silent Night, Baywatch Night (Part 1) (Season 5 - Episode 11)

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As Christmas nears, Mitch and Tracy fall in love. Mitch and Hobie let a lost boy stay with them during the holidays, only to discover he's a con artist. C.J. believes a priest has developed romantic feelings for her. Matt suspects that a group of vacationing little people are really Santa's elves.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 12 votes.

Baywatch - S5E13

#5 - Rubber Ducky (Season 5 - Episode 13)

Logan and his friend Gator are determined to beat Matt and Barnett in a rubber ducky contest so that Logan can win the cash prize and not have to marry a rich widow to stay in the country. Mitch's new relationship with Tracy comes under the scrutiny of his disapproving mother but Tracy hides a secret from Mitch.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 10 votes.

Baywatch - S5E7

#4 - Someone to Baywatch Over You (Season 5 - Episode 7)

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Mitch works with an FBI agent, posing as a lifeguard, stake-out a dangerous criminal. After Matt rescues a Dutch woman, she intends to repay him with her servitude, which evokes jealous in C.J.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 16 votes.

Baywatch - S5E19

#3 - Deep Trouble (Season 5 - Episode 19)

John D. Cort, returns to Baywatch, homeless and depressed, but finds a purpose for living when the potential donor of a young leukemia victim is reported missing.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 12 votes.

Baywatch - S5E12

#2 - Silent Night, Baywatch Night (Part 2) (Season 5 - Episode 12)

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At Christmas, Mitch tries to reunite Joey with her mother; C.J. worries that a priest is leaving the church for her and Matt investigates whether Santa's elves are really vacationing at Baywatch.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 10 votes.

Baywatch - S5E15

#1 - Seize the Day (Season 5 - Episode 15)

After learning Tracy's dying, Mitch intends to make their last moments together count but tragedy cuts short their time together. Logan and Caroline try to stop a pair of reckless wave runners from cauing harm on the beach.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 13 votes.

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