Our son loved to watch this in his teenage years, I know it was for the barely clad female lifeguards. I thought they were too skinny and it wasn't a good role model show for young girl's. It did have fascinating plots to the show.

Get your swimsuits ready. Lt. Mitch Buchannon is the dedicated leader of a group of lifeguards at Malibu Beach in Los Angeles. This soap opera features a lot of sand, sun and bikinis, but also tackles many serious themes and features multifaceted characters. "Baywatch" is known for using slow motion when the lifeguards are running.

The trials and tribulations of lifeguards in Malibu. Only attractive people need apply. The show revolves around the day to day work life and personal life of lifeguards. A lot of drama and jealousy as the group learns to work together with Mitch (David Hasselhoff) at the helm. A lot of actors/actresses got their start as one of the fit lifeguards.