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The Best Episodes of Baywatch

Every episode of Baywatch ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Baywatch!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Baywatch Season 1 Episode 22 - The End?
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #1 - The End?

    S1:E22

    An earthquake shakes Baywatch headquarters and causes many problems for the lifeguards and for one, a life altering decision is made.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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  2. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 18 - Eclipse
    7.2/10(323 votes)

    #2 - Eclipse

    S1:E18

    Eddie believes he sees a ghost by the water and the others believe that he is losing his mind. Hobie learns that a friend's pet is going to be euthanized for an alleged attack and resolves to help both of them.

    Director:Paul Schneider
    Writer:Claire Whitaker

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  3. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 21 - Old Friends
    6.7/10(257 votes)

    #3 - Old Friends

    S1:E21

    Mitch, Craig and Garner go on a hang gliding trip that results in a series of accidents for all three.

    Director:Douglas Schwartz
    Writer:William A. Schwartz

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  4. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 6 - The Sky is Falling
    6.6/10(305 votes)

    #4 - The Sky is Falling

    S1:E6

    Gayle and Mitch continue to fight over Gayle's plan to take Hobie with her. She ultimately changes her mind after Hobie risks his life to save a drowning young girl. A plane crashes into the water near the beach with the occupants, after they are rescued, looking to recover a suitcase of stolen money that they had with them. Captain Thorpe decides to join Eddie and Shauni on their tower in order to teach them.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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  5. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 10 - The Cretin of the Shallows
    6.6/10(290 votes)

    #5 - The Cretin of the Shallows

    S1:E10

    A new hotel opens near the beach and a string of murders occur around the same time which convinces Craig the two may be connected.

    Director:Vern Gillum
    Writers:Ernie Wallengren, William A. Schwartz

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  6. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 15 - We Need a Vacation
    6.6/10(282 votes)

    #6 - We Need a Vacation

    S1:E15

    Craig joins Cort and Eddie on a trip to Mexico for a long overdue vacation but things turn out very differently from their expectations.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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  7. Baywatch Season 2 Episode 9 - The Trophy (1)
    6.6/10(244 votes)

    #7 - The Trophy (1)

    S2:E9

    Eddie's life is torn apart by the accusation of statutory rape from the overprotective father of a lonely teenager trying to make friends lied to a group of other teenage girls about her encounter with Eddie. Mitch deals with the anger of a paraplegic former lifeguard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Braff

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  8. Baywatch Season 3 Episode 2 - River of No Return (2)
    6.6/10(236 votes)

    #8 - River of No Return (2)

    S3:E2

    Drew shoots at the raft. Shauni is taken hostage, and pushed off the cliff. After Eddie and Mitch save her, she finds out that she's not pregnant. Eddie proposes to her. Mitch climbs down with the help of a rope and finds the golden boot; Jed arrives at the trailer. Eddie marries Shauni and they move to Australia.

    Director:Douglas Schwartz
    Writers:Douglas Schwartz, Michael Berk

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  9. Baywatch Season 4 Episode 3 - Lover's Cove
    6.6/10(208 votes)

    #9 - Lover's Cove

    S4:E3

    Hobie falls in love with a girl in junior lifeguards; Mitch and Jackie have a number of interrupted dates; Matt and Summer discover that they love each other. Thinking he is romantic, Hobie takes the girl on jet ski to a cove near a seaside monastery to kiss her as the bells toll, but they get caught in a dangerous current.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Steven Barnes

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  10. Baywatch Season 7 Episode 13 - Chance of a Lifetime
    6.6/10(161 votes)

    #10 - Chance of a Lifetime

    S7:E13

    Stephanie and Tom go on their honeymoon on a two-sail schooner with a group of six troubled teenagers. Mitch and Neely also tag along to help keep an eye on the kids and lend a hand on the ship. But hardly when the ship is out of port the radio breaks, leaving them with no warning when a massive hurricane strikes. When the ship begins sinking, Stephanie ends up losing her life after she is struck by a 20-foot section of the sail trying to save one of the kids.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Baywatch Season 8 Episode 5 - Charlie
    6.6/10(153 votes)

    #11 - Charlie

    S8:E5

    April's mother and her 12-year-old younger brother, Charlie, arrive for a visit where Mitch and Hobie try to make the best of the weekend with Charlie who is revealed to be dying from a rare form of cancer that April refuses to accept.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 1 - Panic at Malibu Pier
    6.5/10(421 votes)

    #12 - Panic at Malibu Pier

    S1:E1

    Mitch Buchannon has just been promoted to lieutenant. Mitch and his ex-wife Gayle have an argument about what's best for their son Hobie. Eddie Kramer is the top rookie in the rookie class of '89, and Shauni McClain is one of the last ones to qualify. Shauni starts off as a terrible lifeguard, but the experienced Jill Riley teaches her how to become a good lifeguard.

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writers:Douglas Schwartz, Michael Berk

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  13. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 3 - Heat Wave
    6.5/10(338 votes)

    #13 - Heat Wave

    S1:E3

    Los Angeles is having a heat wave and it's going to be a busy day for the lifeguards.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Ernie Wallengren

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  14. Baywatch Season 2 Episode 11 - If Looks Could Kill
    6.5/10(234 votes)

    #14 - If Looks Could Kill

    S2:E11

    Mitch falls for a beautiful woman he has rescued, never dreaming she is actually a murderess.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Berk

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  15. Baywatch Season 2 Episode 21 - Game of Chance
    6.5/10(198 votes)

    #15 - Game of Chance

    S2:E21

    Harvey and Mitch pursue and capture a disgruntled gambler turned high-seas pirate. Meanwhile, Eddie struggles with the disapproval of Shauni's father. While Eddie is walking away from Shauni's sisters engagement party, Kim gets her hand stuck in the pool pump and luckily Eddie saves her.

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:David Braff

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  16. Baywatch Season 3 Episode 15 - Vacation (1)
    6.5/10(191 votes)

    #16 - Vacation (1)

    S3:E15

    Guido tells Mitch that he has started a new business called Windows by Guido; a Captain named Rolf Angstrom visits headquarters; a drug dealer escapes.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:David Braff

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  17. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 6 - Short Sighted
    6.5/10(191 votes)

    #17 - Short Sighted

    S5:E6

    During junior lifeguard training sessions, Matt deals with Hobie's newest friend, Carter, who is ashamed of his father, Simon, who happens to be a dwarf.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Baywatch Season 9 Episode 5 - The Natural
    6.5/10(134 votes)

    #18 - The Natural

    S9:E5

    A mysterious figure called "The Phantom Lifeguard," begins making rescues and disappears before being identified by anyone. While Mitch thinks the Phantom Lifeguard is an outsider, Cody and J.D. think the unseen hero of the day is getting his/her information from inside the department.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 7 - The Drowning Pool
    6.4/10(293 votes)

    #19 - The Drowning Pool

    S1:E7

    A man is found drowned off the beach and Jill suspects foul play is the reason. She begins seeing the son of the victim and during the investigation discovers the man's cousin was responsible for his father's death. A man who helped Jill bring the victim ashore decides he wants to be a lifeguard as well even though he is not qualified.

    Director:Mario DiLeo
    Writer:William A. Schwartz

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  20. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 8 - Rookie School
    6.4/10(287 votes)

    #20 - Rookie School

    S1:E8

    A woman steals a book from a powerful man and hides out from him with the help of Eddie. Craig and Gina contemplate having children when they are married but have second thoughts after meeting a couple while on a romantic weekend. Trevor discovers that his hardest competitor among the rookies is doped.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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  21. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 12 - The Reunion
    6.4/10(284 votes)

    #21 - The Reunion

    S1:E12

    Mitch attends his high school reunion and meets a classmate that stirs up old feelings. Eddie, frustrated at having no car, buys one at an extremely low price from a buddy but quickly discovers the reason why the cost was so low.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writer:W. Reed Moran

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  22. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 17 - Snake Eyes
    6.4/10(264 votes)

    #22 - Snake Eyes

    S1:E17

    An illegal offshore casino causes problems for Cort and some of his fellow lifeguards. Hobie thinks his English class is going to be a breeze when Mitch starts dating his teacher but soon learns otherwise.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Kate Boutilier

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  23. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 19 - Shark Derby
    6.4/10(240 votes)

    #23 - Shark Derby

    S1:E19

    A local business owner organizes a shark derby but the event quickly spirals out of control and leads Jill to run into the water to save a little boy but then is attacked by the shark.

    Director:Gregory J. Bonann
    Writers:Kate Boutilier, Terry Erwin

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  24. Baywatch Season 1 Episode 20 - The Big Race
    6.4/10(246 votes)

    #24 - The Big Race

    S1:E20

    Cort enters a race to win the prize money and fulfil a pledge he makes on a yearly basis.

    Director:Kevin Inch
    Writer:Rolf Wallengren

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  25. Baywatch Season 3 Episode 4 - Rookie of the Year
    6.4/10(230 votes)

    #25 - Rookie of the Year

    S3:E4

    The lifeguards compete against each other to determine who is the best; Stephanie and CJ move in together but things get complicated for both of them.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The End?" is the best rated episode of "Baywatch". It scored 8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Reza Badiyi and written by Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, it aired on 4/6/1990. This episode scored 0.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "Eclipse".