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The Best Episodes of Baywatch Season 5

Every episode of Baywatch Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Baywatch Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Baywatch Season 5 Episode 1 - Livin' on the Fault Line (1)
    6.1/10(189 votes)

    #1 - Livin' on the Fault Line (1)

    S5:E1

    Matt is openly unamused by Aussie exchange program lifeguard Logan Fowler's hero complex, nearly running over a drowning man on his way to snatch a female from Matt. Mitch is hitting the breaks on Hobie's maternally sanctioned determination to commit to music. Stephanie has the hots for seismologist Riley Ferguson, but her sister returns homeless after a breakup. C.J. keeps turning up, panicking over a a mild tremor Mitch laughed away.

    Director:Gregory J. Bonann
    Writer:Michael Berk

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  2. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 2 - Livin' on the Fault Line (2)
    6.1/10(180 votes)

    #2 - Livin' on the Fault Line (2)

    S5:E2

    After Mitch rescues Hobie, he helps Matt commandeer a news helicopter to rescue Jackie from her trailer on the cliff. Hobie also breaks out of his shaken state long enough to help C.J. save the homeless man trapped under wreckage of the pier.

    Director:Gregory J. Bonann
    Writer:Michael Berk

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  3. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 3 - Aftershock
    5.8/10(176 votes)

    #3 - Aftershock

    S5:E3

    Three months after the trauma of the massive earthquake, Hobie arrives back home after spending the summer in Ohio with his mother, Gayle, who asks Mitch marry her again in a formal ceremony on the beach. Everyone is delighted, except for Stephanie who still has feelings for Mitch.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:David Braff

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  4. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 4 - Baja Run
    5.8/10(166 votes)

    #4 - Baja Run

    S5:E4

    Former Baywatch lifeguard John D. Cort once again arrives back at Baywatch and asks Mitch to enter with him in a dune buggy race in Mexico. But Mitch is unaware that Cort wants to use the race to smuggle rare artifacts into the U.S.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 5 - Air Buchannon
    6.0/10(182 votes)

    #5 - Air Buchannon

    S5:E5

    Mitch and Stephanie are partnered for a 24-hour shift on a busy day where they help out each other with accident victims and even try to rekindle their lost romance once again. With his father away, Hobie falls for a new girl from his school and throws an ill-advised party at the house just to impress her. The next day, disaster narrowly avoids Hobie when he tries to stop two of his wild friends, J.B. and Connor, from flying Mitch's hand glider off a cliff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Braff

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  6. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 6 - Short Sighted
    6.5/10(190 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 7 - Someone to Baywatch Over You
    6.2/10(174 votes)

    #7 - Someone to Baywatch Over You

    S5:E7

    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.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 8 - K-GAS The Groove Yard of Solid Gold
    5.9/10(160 votes)

    #8 - K-GAS The Groove Yard of Solid Gold

    S5:E8

    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.

    Director:Charles Winkler
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 9 - Red Wind
    6.2/10(177 votes)

    #9 - Red Wind

    S5:E9

    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 fiance remains infatuated with Mitch from a years-ago rescue.

    Director:Gregory J. Bonann
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 10 - I Spike
    5.7/10(159 votes)

    #10 - I Spike

    S5:E10

    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.

    Director:Gregory J. Bonann
    Writer:Michael Berk

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  11. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 11 - Silent Night, Baywatch Night (1)
    6.1/10(179 votes)

    #11 - Silent Night, Baywatch Night (1)

    S5:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 12 - Silent Night, Baywatch Night (2)
    6.0/10(174 votes)

    #12 - Silent Night, Baywatch Night (2)

    S5:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 13 - Rubber Ducky
    5.6/10(160 votes)

    #13 - Rubber Ducky

    S5:E13

    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.

    Director:Gregory J. Bonann
    Writer:David Braff

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  14. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 14 - Homecoming
    5.8/10(154 votes)

    #14 - Homecoming

    S5:E14

    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.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Steven Barnes

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  15. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 15 - Seize the Day
    6.3/10(172 votes)

    #15 - Seize the Day

    S5:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 16 - A Little Help
    5.7/10(154 votes)

    #16 - A Little Help

    S5:E16

    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.

    Director:Michael Berk
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 17 - Father's Day
    5.4/10(160 votes)

    #17 - Father's Day

    S5:E17

    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.

    Director:Gregory J. Bonann
    Writer:Michael Berk

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  18. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 18 - Fire with Fire
    5.7/10(154 votes)

    #18 - Fire with Fire

    S5:E18

    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.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:David Braff

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  19. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 19 - Deep Trouble
    5.7/10(156 votes)

    #19 - Deep Trouble

    S5:E19

    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.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 20 - Promised Land
    5.9/10(153 votes)

    #20 - Promised Land

    S5:E20

    Caroline tries to help a Chinese immigrant woman stay in America after the woman escapes from an illegal refugee boat. Garner and Matt try to stop a beautiful con artist rip off beach goers when she exposes too much.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Braff

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  21. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 21 - The Runaways
    5.4/10(158 votes)

    #21 - The Runaways

    S5:E21

    Kaye hires a an aspiring English pop singer as a waitress and discovers she's a runaway. A daredevil attempts to set a new world's record water skiing behind a blimp. Stephanie questions Caroline's ability as a lifeguard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Braff

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  22. Baywatch Season 5 Episode 22 - Wet 'n' Wild
    6.1/10(161 votes)

    #22 - Wet 'n' Wild

    S5:E22

    When a stunt show lead by Johnny Danger comes to Baywatch, Hobie and his friends are intrigued by Johnny and his motorcycle stunts. But Mitch and Garner are concerned after finding out that Johnny Danger encourages teen-age drinking. Meanwhile, Neely Capshaw, an attractive new lifeguard, arrives at Baywatch and is assisted by Matt. But when Matt discovers that Neely is a alcoholic who drinks while on the job, he reports her to Mitch.

    Director:Paul Lazarus
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Livin' on the Fault Line (1)" is the best rated episode of "Baywatch" season 5. It scored 6.1/10 based on 189 votes. Directed by Gregory J. Bonann and written by Michael Berk, it aired on 9/26/1994. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Livin' on the Fault Line (2)".