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Even in Los Angeles, shooting the pilot movie Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier in the dead of January in 49-degree water wasn't working, so they moved the production to Hawaii. That proved much warmer, but there were sharks in the water, so guys with stun guns were called in to guard the lives of the lifeguards.

Mädchen Amick's debut. She would later become known for starring in Twin Peaks.

Guest stars Michael Newman and Nancy Valen would later play regular roles in the seventh season.

They shot an enhanced pilot for European markets that featured actual nudity. "We cast a girl named Hope Marie Carlton who did a topless scene," Michael Berk told Esquire in 2012, "and the show opened with the lifeguards all gathering around with binoculars trying to see a photo shoot on the beach. So there were two nude scenes in that pilot that never saw the light of day."

Gina Pomeroy (Craig's wife) is played by (Gina Hecht) in this pilot episode but is then permanently replaced by (Holly Gagnier) for the characters remaining episodes (Season 1). The character wasn't seen after season 1.