The Best Episodes Written By Douglas Schwartz

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Pier Pressure

   S3:E510/12/1992

   Hobie weaves a web of lies to impress a girl; Summer is humiliated when she mistakes an offhand invitation from Jimmy Slade for a date.

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #2 - War of Nerves

   S2:E132/3/1992

   Ex-con and martial arts master Mason Sato terrorizes Mitch, Kaye, and Hobie.

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Sharks Cove

   S2:E184/20/1992

   A beautiful Olympic hopeful disappears after a savage shark attack and Eddie's brother Bobby arrives for a weekend visit.

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   7.7/10(7 votes)

   #4 - Armored Car

   S1:E131/5/1990

   A pro-am beach volleyball tournament is being held and Trevor tries to convince Jill to be his partner for the competition. Their main rival in the competition is Jill's ex-partner which cements Jill's resolve to compete.

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   7.4/10(8 votes)

   #5 - In Deep

   S1:E29/22/1989

   Instead of attending summer school, Hobie decides to go power skiing with two friends, whose recklessness leads to a tragic accident. Eddie's lack of financial resources is revealed when Craig finds him sleeping in one of the lifeguard towers.

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   7.3/10(6 votes)

   #6 - Showdown at Malibu Beach High

   S3:E610/19/1992

   The love strings between Courtney, Slade and Summer are pulled tight; C.J. accepts a position at Malibu Beach High; Garner tires of work.

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   7.3/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Nightmare Bay (2)

   S2:E29/23/1991

   Harvey is feeding off the local panic, making a small fortune selling ""Creature in the bay"" T-shirts. Just when things start to calm down, the situation escalates when a fishing boat catches something huge in its net, and is pulled underwater by the mysterious entity below the surface.

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   7.3/10(7 votes)

   #8 - Sea of Flames

   S2:E152/17/1992

   The Baywatch crew crack a seaborne drug ring, and Ben finds love with an aging movie star.

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   7.0/10(6 votes)

   #9 - Thin or Die

   S2:E811/4/1991

   Eddie teaches an overweight girl who has loved him from afar the importance of self-esteem, while Mitch and Hobie adopt a dog that is the only witness to the owner's kidnapping.

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    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Panic at Malibu Pier

    S1:E14/23/1989

    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.

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    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #11 - River of No Return (2)

    S3:E29/21/1992

    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.

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    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #12 - River of No Return (1)

    S3:E19/14/1992

    Mitch receives news of his uncle's death. He recruits Hobie, Eddie and Shauni to trek to northern California's rugged gold country where he learns his uncle may have found the golden boot. Eddie and Shauni are having problems in their relationship when Eddie is accepted into a year-long lifeguard exchange program in Australia.

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    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Nightmare Bay (1)

    S2:E19/23/1991

    An underwater photographer is attacked and more than a few people believe a sea monster is responsible. With the hysteria over the 'sea monster', Mitch and his fellow lifeguards are determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Shauni's work as a lifeguard leads to conflict with a bunch of locals and her father but her father has a change of heart after he learns more about what she does.

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