Season 8 poster

Season 8

(1997)

Cast

David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon
David Hasselhoff

as Mitch Buchannon

Gena Lee Nolin as Neely Capshaw
Gena Lee Nolin

as Neely Capshaw

David Chokachi as Cody Madison
David Chokachi

as Cody Madison

Carmen Electra as Lani McKenzie
Carmen Electra

as Lani McKenzie

Kelly Packard as April Giminski
Kelly Packard

as April Giminski

José Solano as Manny Gutierrez
José Solano

as Manny Gutierrez

Jeremy Jackson as Hobie Buchannon
Jeremy Jackson

as Hobie Buchannon

Donna D'Errico as Donna Marco
Donna D'Errico

as Donna Marco

Michael Bergin as J.D. Darius
Michael Bergin

as J.D. Darius

Michael Newman as Michael 'Newmie' Newman
Michael Newman

as Michael 'Newmie' Newman

Traci Bingham as Jordan Tate
Traci Bingham

as Jordan Tate

Angelica Bridges as Taylor Walsh
Angelica Bridges

as Taylor Walsh

Episodes

Rookie Summer poster

Rookie Summer 6.7

September 22, 1997

A flood of new recruits arrive at Baywatch to try out for rookie school, who include Hobie, Manny, and newcomers; Lani …

Next Generation poster

Next Generation 6.7

September 27, 1997

During the second week of rookie school, April is injured by a bump on the head caused by a mysterious wave runner ride…

The Choice poster

The Choice 6.7

October 6, 1997

Veteran lifeguard John "J.D." Darius arrives at Bayside and competes with Taylor Walsh, an attractive newcomer, for Mit…

Memorial Day poster

Memorial Day 6.7

October 13, 1997

On Memorial Day weekend, Mitch, April, and Skylar find a lot of problems on their hands after discovering the dead body…

Charlie poster

Charlie 6.7

October 20, 1997

April's mother and her 12-year-old younger brother, Charlie, arrive for a visit where Mitch and Hobie try to make the b…

Lifeguard Confidential poster

Lifeguard Confidential 6.7

October 27, 1997

A sleazy TV reporter, called Roger Riptide who flies around the beach in a helicopter, starts dishing dirt on the priva…

Out of the Blue poster

Out of the Blue 6.7

November 3, 1997

While strange earth tremors plague the area, Mitch tries to get Jordan to meet her real biological mother on a fishing …

Eel Nino poster

Eel Nino 6.7

November 10, 1997

The hot Santa Ana desert winds stir up more troubles for the Baywatch lifeguards when a typical day begins with a large…

Homecoming poster

Homecoming 6.7

November 17, 1997

Mitch is reunited with his old Baywatch lifeguard friend, Craig Pomeroy, now a full-time lawyer who's in town trying to…

Missing poster

Missing 6.7

November 24, 1997

Cody becomes consumed with guilt when his actions of leaving his post before the end of his shift to go on a date with …

Hijacked poster

Hijacked 6.7

December 1, 1997

Caroline Holden returns to Baywatch during a break for her soap opera role in New York, which takes an unexpected turn …

No Way Out poster

No Way Out 6.7

January 26, 1998

After learning of Manny's ethnic prejudices originating from the Latino street gang that he used to hang out with, as w…

Countdown poster

Countdown 6.7

February 2, 1998

After Mitch saves a young girl on the beach from a live grenade, he and Cody investigate a sunken ship containing a cac…

Surf City poster

Surf City 6.7

February 9, 1998

After breaking up with Manny, April sees romance on her mind with Craig, who is experiencing a mid-life crisis over lea…

To the Max poster

To the Max 6.7

February 16, 1998

Mitch meets Jenny Wade, a horseback riding instructor who rides on the Malibu beach everyday on her race horse, Max. St…

Night of the Dolphin poster

Night of the Dolphin 6.7

February 23, 1998

Mitch's old policeman friend, Garner Ellerbee, returns where he recruits Mitch's help him bust a drug smuggling ring af…

Full Throttle poster

Full Throttle 6.7

March 2, 1998

After a grudge motorboat race between April and Jordan, against Cody and Newman, Cody gets trouble when he uses Mitch's…

Quarantine poster

Quarantine 6.7

April 20, 1998

A long bad day begins when after Mitch rescues a struggling swimmer, the local Disease Control Center places the entire…

Diabolique poster

Diabolique 6.7

April 27, 1998

Mitch rescues a troubled young woman, named Sara, from her boat after it catches afire after which she charms Mitch and…

Bon Voyage poster

Bon Voyage 6.7

May 4, 1998

In this three-part season final, Neely, Donna and Lani are chosen by the sports magazine 'Inside Sports' for a week-lon…

White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1) poster

White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1) 6.7

May 11, 1998

On the Dawn Princess, Mitch and Cody surprise Neely and Lani by showing up where Cody tries to stay close to Lani durin…

White Thunder at Glacier Bay (2) poster

White Thunder at Glacier Bay (2) 6.7

May 18, 1998

Gavin chases Leslie and Hobie up a mountain and through the skies in para-gliders right to a glacier where a standoff t…