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that aired in

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from

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. Created by

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, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a

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from the television series, ''

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''.

Synopsis

The original premise of the series was that during a midlife crisis, Sgt. Garner Ellerbee (

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), who was the resident

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of ''Baywatch'' since the beginning of the series, decides to quit his job as a police officer and form a

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agency. Mitch Buchannon (

), his friend from ''Baywatch'', joins to support him and they are, in turn, joined by a detective named Ryan McBride ( Angie Harmon). Singer

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, who starred in the first season, performed the series theme song, "After the Sun Goes Down", alongside David Hasselhoff. Rawls played the role of Lou Raymond, owner of the

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where the detective agency rented its office. Midway into the first season, the series added two new cast members:

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and Donna D'Errico. For the second season, facing slipping ratings, which were never as good as the original series, the producers decided to switch to a science-fiction format (inspired by the success of ''

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''). Gregory Alan Williams left the series and was replaced by Dorian Gregory as Diamont Teague, a

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expert. The new format did not help the series and it was canceled after the second season. The character

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was later carried over to the original ''Baywatch'' series afterwards.

Episodes

Cast

as Mitch Buchannon *

as Garner Ellerbee (season one) * Angie Harmon as Ryan McBride * Lisa Stahl as Destiny Desimone (episodes 1–10) *

as Lou Raymond (season 1) *

as Griff Walker (episodes 11–44) * Donna D'Errico as

(episodes 11–44) * Dorian Gregory as Diamont Teague (season 2)

Guests from ''Baywatch''

* Billy Warlock as

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(guest-starring in episode 14) *

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as Caroline Holden (guest-starring in episode 16) * Alexandra Paul as Stephanie Holden (guest-starring in episode 41) * Michael Newman as Mike "Newmie" Newman (guest-starring in episodes 14, 16, and 30)

Home video releases

Shock Entertainment released both seasons on DVD in Region 4 (Australia) on September 18, 2013.

References

External links

* * {{Baywatch Nav 1995 American television series debuts 1997 American television series endings 1990s American crime drama television series 1990s American science fiction television series American action television series American television spin-offs Nights English-language television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Occult detective fiction Television series by Fremantle (company)