Baywatch

10 Worst Episodes of Baywatch

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.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!

Advertisement
Baywatch - S8E9

#10 - Homecoming (Season 8 - Episode 9)

Neely returns to Baywatch after a long absence, recuperating from a terrible skiing accident. When she is getting her pills at a pharmacy, a robber comes in. An old man named Mr. O'Hara is standing next to Neely and he has a heart attack and Neely is forced to perform CPR. The robber freaks out and grabs the money and runs away. Mitch and Donna watch Neely on TV. It turns out that Neely has become hooked on painkillers. Donna figures it out but Neely denies everything. Meanwhile, Lani sees a group of Native American Indians constructing something on the beach. When she walks over to them, she finds out that they are building a Chumash Death Bed. The Chumash Death Bed is built for an old indian named Eyes That See At Night. When Mitch arrives, Craig Pomeroy makes a surprise visit as the old indian's lawyer. Craig and Mitch catch up on their lives and Craig tells Mitch that he and Gina have separated. Mitch wants him to come back to Baywatch again but Craig isn't sure he wants to do that

The episode was rated 7.10 from 10 votes.

Baywatch - S2E3

#9 - The One That Got Away (Season 2 - Episode 3)

Advertisement

Lifeguard and marine biologist Megan is tricked into rescuing a fisherman who appears to have fallen off a rock jetty. When she finds out that she has been set up, it's too late. He pulls a knife and tries to rape her. Megan hits him in the crutch and manages to get away by swimming away from the beach. When Mitch arrives, the fisherman leaves. Megan just tells Mitch that she took an extra long work out. But Mitch is suspicious and when the same man attacks a French stewardess, he tells her she isn't the right one. Harvey rescues the stewardess. When Mitch finds out what the fisherman said, he starts thinking about Megan. When Megan starts having nightmares about the incident, she tells Mitch the truth. In order to catch the fisherman, Megan acts as bait. But when Mitch and Garner head towards the restroom to capture a man they think is the fisherman, the real one drags Megan under the pier. Mitch comes to the rescue and Garner escorts the fisherman to prison. Harvey befriends the Fren

The episode was rated 7.10 from 31 votes.

Baywatch - S4E19

#8 - Western Exposure (Season 4 - Episode 19)

Famous country-singer Jesse Lee Harris is at the top of his career and because he tours constantly, his wife Crystal left him with their son Jackson. The problem is that she didn't tell him where they went. But one day, Jesse receives a Venice Beach postcard from Jackson and he is determined to find them. Therefore he takes a detour to Los Angeles on his way to Las Vegas and hopes to find his family there and get the marriage back together again. When Jesse walks around on the beach, showing people a picture of Jackson, two girls recognize him and then he is surrounded by 20 girls. When they all end up in the water, C.J. and some other lifeguards have to rescue him. C.J.'s friend Sadie who was on the beach next to C.J.'s tower is a country singer herself, and she recognizes Jesse. When C.J. finds out about it, she escorts him to headquarters. She also convinces him to come to the Denim & Diamonds Dance Hall to hear Sadie sing. Jessie accepts the invitation, and is so impressed by Sadie

The episode was rated 7.00 from 12 votes.

Baywatch - S4E7

#7 - Tentacles (Part 2) (Season 4 - Episode 7)

Advertisement

Caroline Holden, Stephanie's sister comes to Baywatch. She meets Stephanie when she falls off some rocks while watching Stephanie when she is testing a new wave-runner. She tells Stephanie that she is engaged to a man named Frank Randall. He is an environmentalist, and dives looking for pollutions. When he is collecting underwater soil samples, he is attacked by two men. They force him to reach the surface at high speed. Therefore he gets the decompression sickness and ends up in a decompression chamber, clinging for his life. Caroline is devastated and tells Stephanie to go to Frank's house and get her some clothes. When Stephanie is at Frank's house, a man breaks into the house and looks around while Stephanie hide herself on the balcony. Then Stephanie tells Caroline about the break-in, and Caroline tells her to go and visit Frank's partner Jordan Stewart and see if he knows anything about what Frank was doing in the water. But he tells her that Frank worked alone a lot. Later when

The episode was rated 7.00 from 10 votes.

Baywatch - S3E9

#6 - Masquerade (Season 3 - Episode 9)

When the Baywatch gang has found Beverly Lowry, Gordon Lowry's wife, dead in the water, Stephanie is convinced that they are dealing with pirates, but Mitch and Garner doubt that. Then Mitch and Stephanie get a yacht from one of Stephanie's friends and acts as a newly wed rich couple named Trevor and Lilly van Tress. There is a man in the marina named Fred Adler who meets all the couples and he has the information of who is rich and who isn't. Garner and C.J. follow Mitch and Stephanie in the scarab when they sail off with their yacht Venus. Garner becomes seasick and tells C.J. to slow down. When Mitch and Stephanie are playing the role-play, thy get attracted to each other and almost makes love. But they are interrupted by Fred Adler and the pirates who have just arrived to their yacht. Meanwhile, C.J. is forced to do a rescue and transport the victim to shore. Then Garner takes another boat but boards the wrong yacht. Then Mitch is forced to go to shore and get all their money. Mean

The episode was rated 7.00 from 20 votes.

Baywatch - S5E2

#5 - Livin' on the Fault Line (Part 2) (Season 5 - Episode 2)

Advertisement

The big earthquake was a 7.2 on the Richter scale. While Stephanie is rescuing Max and Tom on the surface, Riley is trapped underwater under some rocks, Jackie is in big trouble as her trailer is about to go off the cliff and Mitch rescues Hobie in the garage just before the big heavy boat engine is about to fall down on him. Hobie is traumatized after the incident and is determined to leave California. Later when Mitch finds out about Jackie, he and Matt go there in the scarab. But in order to help Jackie, they need some help from Debra Snell a TV-reporter who flies a helicopter. While hanging down from the helicopter, Mitch manages to separate the trailer from the car, and by that save Jackie. Meanwhile, Stephanie risks her life by free diving down to Riley. But she manages to get him loose with the help of C.J, Newmie and Logan who has arrived in the scarab. When the lifeguards are rescuing Riley, Logan cuts a deal with Max. He will receive a sum of money if he can retrieve the seis

The episode was rated 6.94 from 16 votes.

Baywatch - S3E8

#4 - Princess of Tides (Season 3 - Episode 8)

When Mitch and Newmie are in a boat race in Ben's scarab, C.J. comes into the race orbit and their opponents almost runs her over. Mitch and Newmie are forced to stop and see how she's doing. By that they only finish in fourth place. The winner James Lewiston is very happy and Mitch is angry and wants another race. Lewiston is engaged to a princess named Catherine and she wants a taste of the real world before she gets married. Her father doesn't want her to leave the boat because terrorists have threatened them. Therefore she elope and near the beach she is very tired and almost drowns. Mitch has to rescue her. Mitch and Catherine falls in love and she tells him she can't get in contact with her friends. Later when Hobie is looking in some newspapers, he finds out that Catherine is a princess. When Hobie and Catherine is out on roller-blades, two terrorists try to kidnap her, but Hobie helps her to get away from them. He also tells her that he knows who she really is. Then Catherine c

The episode was rated 6.85 from 20 votes.

Baywatch - S5E8

#3 - K-GAS The Groove Yard of Solid Gold (Season 5 - Episode 8)

Advertisement

A radio DJ leads a contest for hidden treasure on the beach, which brings a flood of treasure hunters to the beach- including Matt and C.J. who are swept up in the frenzy.

The episode was rated 6.83 from 12 votes.

Baywatch - S6E13

#2 - Desperate Encounter (Season 6 - Episode 13)

While vacationing in Mexico, Mitch and his new girlfriend witness an attempted murder and are then hunted by the killers. Country and Western singer Jesse Lee Harris helps Logan and the Baywatch lifeguards raise money to save a ranch that rescues endangered horses.

The episode was rated 6.73 from 11 votes.

Baywatch - S2E16

#1 - Now, Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale (Season 2 - Episode 16)

Advertisement

Mitch is not pleased to find his Baywatch staff glued to re-runs of Gilligan's Island at headquarters. He shuts down the TV just as Captain Thorpe arrives. Mitch sends them off on their various assignments. While Eddie is making his way toward a couple of young lovers, he slips and hits his head on the tower ramp. Things begin to go very odd at this point. When Eddie and Shauni have helped a girl on a wave runner, the scarab won't start, and Eddie and Shauni find themselves stranded on an island. There they meet Gilligan and Mary Ann. They take them back to Baywatch, where they find out that Captain Thorpe has won $ 70 000 000 on a lottery ticket. Thorpe buys a boat and names the boat the Minnow II. On that boat, they are going to sail out and try to find the rest of Gilligan and Mary Ann's crew members. But the boat ends up in the middle of a storm, and the gang is stranded again. Then a man sings a song and introduces the people: Gilligan, the skipper (Garner), the millionaire (Thorp

The episode was rated 6.48 from 21 votes.

Latest articles

Search for TV shows...

About Series with Sophie

Welcome to our community!

We are a community of women who are passionate about our favorite series and want to share that passion with others.

Our mission is to create a space where women can discover new content, connect with like-minded individuals, and engage in meaningful discussions about the series we love.

We believe that everyone should have access to reliable and trustworthy information about their favorite shows, and we strive to be the premier destination for women seeking that information. Whether you're looking for recaps, fan theories, or just want to connect with other fans, we've got you covered.

So join us and be a part of our growing community of series enthusiasts!