Baywatch (1989–2001): Season 7, Episode 14 - Talk Show - full transcript

Mitch rescues Cassie Cole, a popular TV talk show hostess who invites him as a guest on her show. While on the show, Mitch saves the other guest, Jay Leno, from choking and he becomes an instant overnight celebrity, while the conniving Neely and devious Donna team up in a plot use Mitch's sudden fame to seek a profit on by pretending to be his agent and manager hoping to get a share of his newfound celebrity wealth. Meanwhile, a few months after Stephanie's death, Caroline and C.J. adopt a stray dog swimming in the ocean that leads them to the dead body of it's drowned owner. Naming it "Annie," the dog is surprisingly neat, responds to commands, likes to swim in the ocean, is drawn to Mitch, and won't sleep anywhere except in Stephanie's old bed. C.J. then correctly suspects that Annie is not a dog at all but the reincarnated soul of Stephanie.

♪ SOME PEOPLE STAND
IN THE DARKNESS ♪

♪ AFRAID TO STEP
INTO THE LIGHT ♪

♪ SOME PEOPLE NEED
TO HELP SOMEBODY ♪

♪ WHEN THE EDGE OF
SURRENDERS IN SIGHT ♪

♪ DON'T YOU WORRY

♪ IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT

♪ 'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS READY

♪ I WON'T LET YOU
OUT OF MY SIGHT ♪

♪ I'LL BE READY,
I'LL BE READY ♪

♪ NEVER YOU FEAR,
NO, DON'T YOU FEAR ♪

♪ I'LL BE READY



♪ FOREVER AND ALWAYS,
I'M ALWAYS HERE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS READY

♪ I WON'T LET YOU
OUT OF MY SIGHT ♪

♪ I'LL BE READY,
I'LL BE READY ♪

♪ NEVER YOU FEAR,
NO, DON'T YOU FEAR ♪

♪ I'LL BE READY

♪ FOREVER AND ALWAYS,
I'M ALWAYS HERE ♪

[DOG BARKS]

[DOG BARKS]

-CAROLINE: HEY,
LITTLE DOG, YOU OKAY?

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING OUT HERE, HUH?

[DOG BARKS]
-HEY.

-NEWMIE: CHECK THIS OUT.

-NEWMIE: WHAT IS
THIS, A DOG RESCUE?



-OH, OH, I GET IT,
YOU WANNA RACE, HUH?

-NEWMIE: AND THEY'RE OFF.

COME ON, CAROLINE,
STRETCH IT OUT!

YOU CAN HANG
WITH THAT DOG!

COME ON! I THINK
THE DOG'S GOT HER.

COME ON!

-NEWMIE: COME ON, POOCH!

COME ON, POOCH!

YOU GOT HER, HANG IN THERE!

-NEWMIE: THE DOG'S GOT HER.

-COME ON, LOOKING GOOD!

INCREDIBLE DOG PADDLE.

INCREDIBLE DOG PADDLE.

WOW!

HEY, COME ON!

-NEWMIE: WHAT'S
UP WITH THIS, CAROLINE?

DID YOU STOP WORKING
OUT COMPLETELY?

YOU GOT HER!
HANG IN THERE!

THERE'S A SORE WINNER.

-IT'S ALL RIGHT.

SO ITS DOGGY PADDLE BEAT
MY FREESTYLE, BIG DEAL.

-WOMAN: HELP!

SOMEBODY HELP!

[HORN HONKS]

-HEY, LADY IN TROUBLE!

-WOMAN: HELP!

-SOMEBODY, PLEASE!

-WOMAN: YEAH,
SEE THE LIFEGUARD.

-MITCH: I GOT YOU,
IT'S OKAY, COME ON.

EASY, RELAX.
HERE, GRAB A CAN.

GO ON, THERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT, EASY,
I'LL TAKE YOU IN.

YOU OKAY?

-YEAH, I THINK SO.

NOW I KNOW WHY BILL AND HILLARY
ARE SO AFRAID OF WHITEWATER.

-YOU'RE-- AREN'T
YOU--CASSIE COLE,

CASSIE COLE,
THE TALK-SHOW LADY!

-YEP, STILL AM,
THANKS TO YOU.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

-BUCHANNON, MITCH BUCHANNON.

-WOMAN: IT'S SO EXCITING!

-I WAS A GONER!

I THINK I HAD AN
OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE.

THERE WAS THIS
LONG DARK TUNNEL.

I COULD SEE DOWN IT,

AND AT THE FAR END,
IT WAS STRANGE.

I COULD SEE --

-A BRIGHT LIGHT?

-NO! RICKI LAKE! [LAUGHTER]

YOU SAVED MY LIFE, MITCH.

YOU'RE MY HERO.

NO KIDDING,
I OWE YOU BIG TIME.

-JUST DOING MY JOB.

-I WANT YOU TO BE MY GUEST.

COME ON MY SHOW AND TELL
THE WHOLE TELEVISION WORLD

THE STORY OF MITCH
BUCHANNON, THE CASSIE SAVER.

-THE "CASSIE COLE SHOW"?

-I'LL SET IT UP.

THANKS, THANKS AGAIN.

I'LL HAVE MY PEOPLE GET
IN TOUCH WITH YOUR PEOPLE.

-I DON'T HAVE ANY PEOPLE.

-WELL, I'LL HAVE MY PEOPLE
GET YOU SOME PEOPLE!

-HOW ABOUT THAT, HUH, ME BEING
ON THE "CASSIE COLE SHOW."

-IT'S INCREDIBLE, MITCH,
BUT JUST ONE THING.

BE CAREFUL OF FLOP SWEATS.

-FLOP SWEATS.

-IT HAPPENED TO CRONIN, MY
BEST FRIEND IN HIGH SCHOOL.

HE GOT ON THIS TV SHOW
ABOUT MOVIE TRIVIA.

HE KNEW IT ALL
UNTIL THE RED LIGHT.

-WHAT'S THE RED LIGHT?

-ON TOP OF THE TV CAMERA.

IT LIGHTS UP WHEN
YOU'RE ON THE SCREEN.

CRONIN LOOKED AT
IT, FLOP SWEATS.

HIS FIRST QUESTION, WHO
PLAYED THE TERMINATOR?

EASY, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW WHAT CRONIN SAID?

FELIK RAMAKAN.

-[LAUGHS] WHAT?

-CODY: THAT'S
WHAT EVERYBODY SAID!

FLOP SWEATS, HE
FORGOT HOW TO TALK.

HIS EYES WENT BLANK, HIS
MOUTH GOT ALL COTTONY.

ALL HE COULD DO WAS SWEAT A
BIG OLD PUDDLE ON THE FLOOR.

-BUDDY, I'M A FORMER NAVY SEAL.

I'M A PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARD.

I DON'T CHOKE.

-AH, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WATCH
THE "CASSIE COLE SHOW,"

A COUPLE HUNDRED MILLION?

-A COUPLE HUNDRED MILLION.

[DOG BARKS]

-SHE WAS DOING THE
SAME THING THIS MORNING,

IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT.

-MAYBE SHE'S TRYING
TO TELL US SOMETHING.

-YEAH, LIKE WHAT?

-I DON'T KNOW,
LET'S GO SEE.

[DOG WHINES]

-WELL, ANY HELP YOU COULD
GIVE ME WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

POSITIVE ID, YEAH.

WILL YOU STOP LICKING ME?

-NO, NO, NOT YOU, I'M
TALKING TO A-- NEVER MIND.

WHAT TIME DID HE DIE?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MEDICAL EXAMINER
IDENTIFIED THE GUY.

HE WAS A LONER, NO
TRACE OF FAMILY.

-MITCH, I SWEAR I DIDN'T SEE
ANYBODY THERE THE ENTIRE TIME.

I MEAN, IF I MISSED HIM --

-NO, YOU DIDN'T MISS HIM.

SOME LOCAL FISHERMAN
KNEW THE GUY,

SAID HE LIKED TO TAKE
LONG SWIMS AT NIGHT.

THE ESTIMATED TIME OF
DEATH WAS BEFORE MIDNIGHT,

A HEART ATTACK, NO
ON-DUTY DROWNING.

-WHAT ABOUT HER? SHE
HAS NO COLLAR, NO TAGS.

-SHE WAS SEEN WITH HIM
EVERY NIGHT HE WENT SWIMMING.

HE WAS PROBABLY HER OWNER.

-C.J.: I BET SHE
WANTED US TO SAVE HIM.

SHE SURE SEEMS TO
LIKE YOU A LOT.

SHE'S ALL ALONE NOW,
MAYBE YOU COULD --

-[LAUGHS] SIT! STAY!

I'M NOT ADOPTING THIS DOG.

[DOG BARKS]

-C.J.: WE WILL.
-CAROLINE: WE WILL.

-WHAT ARE WE GONNA CALL HER?

-WELL, SHE'S A LITTLE ORPHAN.

-C.J.: ANNIE!
-CAROLINE: ANNIE!

-COME ON, GIRL. [ANNIE BARKS]

-LET'S GO, ANNIE!
[ANNIE BARKS].

-ANNIE.

-SO I GUESS WE'LL JUST SET
UP A LITTLE TEMPORARY BED

FOR HER RIGHT HERE
ON THE FLOOR, HUH?

OKAY, I'LL GET AN OLD BLANKET.

OH.

-ARE YOU OKAY?

-I-- I GUESS I JUST FORGOT
THAT STEPHANIE'S CLOTHES --

-IF YOU'D LIKE, I
COULD, I COULD --

-NO, IT'S OKAY. I
MEAN, I'LL DO IT,

JUST, NOT JUST YET.

I GUESS I WANT TO KEEP
A PIECE OF HER AROUND

A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.

[ANNIE WHINES]

I JUST REALLY MISS HER.

-I DO, TOO.

-I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE
TO START TO DEAL, RIGHT?

I'M GONNA HAVE TO
ACCEPT THE FACT

THAT STEPHANIE'S
NOT HERE ANYMORE.

-YEAH, WELL, NOT ALL AT ONCE,

NOT ALL TONIGHT.

-OKAY, SO, WHERE SHOULD LITTLE
ORPHAN ANNIE SLEEP TONIGHT?

-RIGHT HERE.

-COME ON, ANNIE, COME ON!

COME ON.

-NO, THAT'S STEPHANIE'S
BED, COME ON. [DOG BARKS]

-[LAUGHS] ANNIE, COME ON!

COME ON, COME DOWN HERE.

-COME ON, ANNIE, ANNIE.

-LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY
NEXT GUEST TONIGHT IS MY HERO.

I AM HERE TONIGHT LITERALLY
ONLY BECAUSE OF HIM,

AND I BELIEVE THAT IF
SOMEBODY SAVES YOUR LIFE,

YOU SHOULD PAY
HOMAGE TO THEM.

SOME PEOPLE PAY MONEY.
I PAY HOMAGE. [LAUGHTER]

IS HOMAGE A
WRITE-OFF? [LAUGHTER]

HERE HE IS, MY HERO,
MY PERSONAL LIFESAVER,

LIEUTENANT MITCH
BUCHANNON, OCEAN LIFEGUARD.

-OKAY, JUST SIT
RIGHT DOWN. [LAUGHS]

MITCH IS A LIFEGUARD
FOR BAYWATCH,

AND IF HE HADN'T BEEN
ON CASSIE WATCH --

-CASSIE WATCH. [LAUGHS]

-OKAY, MITCH, YOU GO ON
AND TELL THEM THE STORY.

-NOW?

OKAY.

[LAUGHTER]

-WHEN I, [LAUGHTER]
WHEN I WAS, UH --

-CASSIE: MITCH, YOU OKAY?

-I WAS-- IT'S AWFULLY
HOT IN HERE-- I WAS--

I-- I UH, WELL, UH --

-I GET IT, A LIFEGUARD.

THAT EXPLAINS THE
WET SUIT. [LAUGHTER]

-I, UH, I, AND --

-BECKY, CAN WE GIVE MITCH A
DRY SHIRT OUT HERE, PLEASE?

-NO, UH, I --

-MITCH, TALK TO ME!

-I, I, OH, NO,
OH, NO, OH, NO, UM,

UM, I WAS IN THE WATER,
AND THE WAVES CAME,

[SPEAKS GIBBERISH] [LAUGHTER]

FELIK RAMAKAN, FELIK RAMAKAN,

FELIK RAMAKAN, FELIK
RAMAKAN, FELIK RAMAKAN --

-OH!

I CAN'T GO ON THAT SHOW.

[ANNIE BARKS]

-IT'S LIKE SHE'S
IN TRAINING, C.J.

I MEAN, LOOK AT HER.

SHE'S LIKE DOING WIND
SPRINTS TO KEEP IN SHAPE.

-MAYBE SHE'S TRYING
TO LOSE WEIGHT.

-CAROLINE: I'VE SEEN DOGS
WHO LIKED TO SWIM IN THE OCEAN,

BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A
DOG THAT LIKED TO DIVE

UNDER WATER LIKE
SHE DOES, HAVE YOU?

YOU KNOW, DOGS AREN'T
EVEN ALLOWED ON THE BEACH.

-WELL, DON'T THINK
OF HER AS A DOG.

THINK OF HER AS AN EMPLOYEE.

DO YOU THINK ANNIE
COULD MAKE THE URU?

-THE UNDERWATER RECOVERY UNIT?

-YEAH, WE COULD TRAIN HER.

SHE HELPED US FIND
HER OWNER'S BODY.

MAYBE SHE COULD HELP
US FIND OTHER VICTIMS.

-UH HUH, AND WHO IS
GONNA RUN THIS BY MITCH?

-WELL, HE WON'T
LISTEN TO ME, SO--

-NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO WAY.

-ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHS]

-WHO YOU HITTING SO HARD?

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

-THE BAG, IS THERE AN
INVISIBLE FACE ON IT?

SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING
YOU DON'T LIKE?

-NO, I'M JUST WORKING OFF
SOME EXTRA TENSION, THAT'S ALL.

-TENSION ABOUT WHAT?

-THAT'S PERSONAL.

-I BET I KNOW.

-I BET YOU DON'T.

-CASSIE COLE, RIGHT?

-OH!

-SEE, I KNEW IT.

YOU ARE NERVOUS ABOUT BEING
ON THE "CASSIE COLE SHOW."

THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT?

-IT MUST BE HARD FOR YOU,
HUH, ALWAYS BEING RIGHT?

-YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
IT REALLY IS.

DID SHE SAY WHEN
YOU'RE GONNA BE ON?

-THURSDAY NIGHT.

-WHO'S GONNA BE ON WITH YOU?

-JAY LENO.

-JAY LENO!

-AW!

WOW, I DON'T BLAME YOU!

I MEAN THE WHOLE WORLD
LOOKING AT YOU--

ONE LITTLE MISTAKE AND
EVERYBODY'S LAUGHING AT YOU

OVER COFFEE THE NEXT MORNING!

-THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN 'CAUSE
I'M NOT GOING ON THE SHOW.

-YOU'VE GOT TO!

-YOU'RE WRONG. I DON'T.

-IT'S THE CHANCE
OF A LIFETIME. I MEAN,

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE ON
THE "CASSIE COLE SHOW."

-WRONG SECOND TIME. I DON'T.

-MITCH, IT'S PERFECTLY
NORMAL TO BE NERVOUS,

BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

DO YOU WANT TO STAY
CALM, STAY RELAXED,

STAY IN CONTROL?

-YES, THAT'S WHY I'M
GOING TO STAY HOME.

-I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D SEE THE DAY

THAT YOU'D QUIT
WITHOUT A FIGHT.

-ALL RIGHT, LOOK, I DON'T
KNOW WHY I'M TELLING YOU THIS,

BUT IT'S FLOP SWEATS.

THEY'RE INSIDE MY HEAD.

-THEN THAT'S WHERE
YOU GO TO FIGHT 'EM.

MY FRIEND, HE'S STUDYING
TO BE A HYPNOTIST.

HE CAN HYPNOTIZE YOU,

PLACE A POST-HYPNOTIC
SUGGESTION IN YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS,

A FLOP SWEAT KNOCKOUT PUNCH.

THINK ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE GONNA MISS,

CASSIE, AND MONOLOGUE, JAY LENO.

-JAY LENO.

♪ BOW WOW WOW

♪ BOW WOW WOW

♪ BOW WOW WOW

♪ NOW EVERYDAY I'M PLAYIN
♪ THE WAY I SHOULD

♪ IT'S LIKE I KNOW I'VE GOT TO BE ♪
♪ THIS GOOD

♪ I'M GONNA BE YOUR BEST FRIEND

♪ YOU KNOW THIS DOG IS HERE TO STAY

♪ I'M BREAKIN ALL THE RULES
♪ OF MY OWN GAME

♪ I KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

♪ YOU GOT ME SITTIN PRETTY

♪ THIS DOG IS GONNA HAVE HIS DAY

♪ BOW WOW WOW

♪ IT'S LIKE YOU GOT ME CHASIN MY TAIL

♪ WHILE I'M STAYIN INSIDE THE RAILS

♪ THAT'S WHY I'M ALWAYS RUNNIN AROUND

♪ THIS DOG IS GONNA MARK HIS GROUND

♪ GOT DOLLARS ON MY COLLAR

♪ I AIN'T NO ALLEY BRAWLER

♪ BOW WOW

♪ I'M HUNGRY AND I'M EATIN

♪ AIN'T DOING NO MORE BEGGIN

♪ BOW WOW

♪ THIS DOG IS GONNA HAVE HIS DAY

♪ BOW WOW WOW

♪ BOW WOW WOW

-OKAY, NOW, MITCH, I WANT
YOU TO LISTEN VERY CLOSELY

TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

I WANT YOU TO JUST CLOSE
YOUR EYES AND RELAX.

JUST LET YOURSELF GO.

JUST RELEASE THE
TENSION OF THE DAY.

GOOD, GOOD, JUST
RELAX AND RELEASE.

RELAX AND RELEASE.

GOOD, NOW, YOU'RE BECOMING
REALLY, REALLY SLEEPY,

REALLY SLEEPY.

YOU CAN BARELY KEEP
YOUR EYELIDS OPEN,

REALLY SLEEPY.

CONCENTRATE!

NOW, WHEN I COUNT TO THREE,

YOU'LL BE COMPLETELY
AND UTTERLY RELAXED.

ONE, TWO, THREE!

-THREE?

-MITCH!

-I TRIED, I TRIED. I'M
SORRY. I REALLY AM SORRY.

WHAT DID YOU SAY
YOUR NAME WAS AGAIN?

-ROGER.

-ROGER?

-ROGER.

WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM?

[NEELY SIGHS]

-WOW.

-SURE LOOKS A LOT
BIGGER ON TV, HUH?

-HEY, MITCH, THANKS FOR
BRINGING ME ALONG, MAN.

I LOVE THE
"CASSIE COLE SHOW."

I LOVE JAY LENO.

I LOVE THE "TONIGHT SHOW."

I LOVE SHOW BUSINESS.

-THIS SHOW WOULD BE DIFFERENT
BECAUSE THE CAR TALKS.

SEE, THE GUY GETS IN THE CAR
AND THE CAR ACTUALLY TALKS.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT
IDEA FOR A SHOW.

OH, HI, I'M JAY.

-HEY, JAY, MITCH BUCHANNON.

-MITCH, IT'S NICE TO SEE
YOU, AND YOU'RE, UH --

-NAMESH CACODY.

-NAMESH CACODY,
AH, NICE TO SEE YOU.

YOU GUYS WANT A COOKIE?

THEY'RE FOR CASSIE, BUT I MEAN,
SHE'S NOT GONNA EAT 'EM ALL.

-I'D LIKE ONE, THANK YOU.

-JAY: NAMESH, GO AHEAD.

WELL, GREAT TALKING TO YOU GUYS.

LISTEN, I'M ON FIRST.

LET ME GO TO MAKE-UP
AND TAKE CARE OF THAT.

SEE YOU GUYS A LITTLE
BIT LATER, HUH?

-NAMESH, THAT'S
SCOTTISH, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, GREAT.

SEE YOU LATER, BYE BYE.

-NAMESH CACODY?

-THEN MY MOM SAID,
"NO, BUT I THINK

I COULD DO IT
THURSDAY." [LAUGHTER]

-THANKS SO MUCH FOR
STOPPING BY, JAY.

COME BACK ANYTIME,

AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THOSE
GREAT "TONIGHT SHOW" COOKIES.

-THANK YOU.

-NOW, MY NEXT GUEST
IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME.

I WANT YOU FOLKS
TO GIVE A BIG HAND

TO LIEUTENANT MITCH
BUCHANNON, OCEAN LIFEGUARD.

[APPLAUSE]

-HELLO, MITCH.
-HI.

-HI, MITCH, HOW YOU DOING?

-JAY.

-NOW, LET ME SET THE
STAGE FOR HOW MITCH AND I

GOT HOOKED UP, AND THEN
I'LL LET HIM TELL THE STORY.

SEE, I'M AN EXTREME JOCK.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,
I USED TO TAKE ON ANY DARE,

EVEN A DOUBLE-DOG DARE.

WELL, SAME GOES TODAY.

I MEAN, I PUSH THE ENVELOPE,
LIVE ON THE EXTREME.

ANYWAY, I WAS OUT
SURFING, RIGHT?

-NOT EXACTLY.

-CASSIE: I WAS OUT DROWNING.

-MITCH: EXACTLY, BUT SHE
WAS DOING A GOOD JOB AT IT.

-THANK YOU. I THOUGHT
SO, TOO. [LAUGHTER]

-[COUGHS] COOKIE.

-WHAT?

-COOKIE.

-COOKIE?

[JAY CHOKES]

-COME HERE, ON THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE!

[APPLAUSE] [CHEERS]

-YOU OKAY?
-THANKS.

OH, MAN, THOSE ARE
REALLY GOOD COOKIES.

-HOW ABOUT THAT, FOLKS.
HE'S DONE IT AGAIN.

HE JUST SAVED JAY'S LIFE.

MITCH, YOU'RE OUR HERO.
[APPLAUSE] [CHEERS]

-SO GOOD.

[APPLAUSE]

-MAN: LOOK,
LOOK, THERE HE IS!

-MITCH: I'M A LIFEGUARD.
I'M NOT A CELEBRITY.

-NEELY: WHAT'S GOING
ON? WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?

-AN ACCIDENT? A BOAT DOWN?

-WHAT?

-HOW MANY?

-HOW MANY PEOPLE DOWN?

-A PLANE!

-WHERE?

-OFF THE COAST! COME ON!

-I GOTTA GO! I
GOTTA RESCUE! RESCUE!

GOTTA GO! GOTTA GO!

-WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT?

-THEY LIKE ME.
THEY REALLY LIKE ME.

-LES, EMMETT.
-HEY, MITCH.

-MITCH, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!

AGENTS, MANAGERS, PROMOTERS,
ALL WANT TO SIGN YOU UP.

-FINALLY, I HAVE
PEOPLE TO GET IN TOUCH

WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S PEOPLE.

-MITCH! FOR YOU.

-BUCHANNON. OH, HI, MISS COLE.

CASSIE, THAT'S VERY NICE.

THAT'S ALSO VERY NICE
BUT LOOK, I'M GONNA HAVE

TO CHECK MY SCHEDULE
AND GET BACK TO YOU.

GOOD BYE.

-I CANNOT BELIEVE CASSIE
COLE JUST CALLED YOU UP!

WHAT DID SHE WANT?

-SHE WANTS ME TO
COME BACK ON HER SHOW.

AND SHE ALSO SAID
THAT JAY LENO CALLED,

AND HE WANTS ME TO DO
THE "TONIGHT SHOW."

-YOU ARE SO LUCKY, MITCH!

-NO, I'M NOT LUCKY!

I'M A LIFEGUARD,
NOT A TV CELEBRITY.

-WHAT YOU ARE IS AN
OVERNIGHT SENSATION.

-DEFINITELY.

-ANYBODY PROPERLY TRAINED
COULD HAVE DONE WHAT I DID.

-YEAH, BUT YOU DID IT,

AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
SAW YOU DO IT ON TV.

-I KNOW, AND NOW I CAN'T
EVEN GO TO THE BEACH

AND MAKE A RESCUE
WITHOUT GETTING MOBBED!

I MEAN, MY GOD, NEELY
HAD TO RESCUE ME.

-I DID. I HAD TO RESCUE HIM.

-MITCH: MY TV DAYS ARE OVER.

-NOT REALLY.

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

-WELL, I HEARD THE
COUNTY REALLY LIKES

THE POSITIVE PUBLICITY
THAT BAYWATCH IS GETTING,

AND IT'S ONLY
NATURAL FOR PEOPLE

TO WANT A REAL
LIFE HERO, MITCH.

-SORRY, WRONG GUY.

-OH, AND I HEARD
"PEOPLE" MAGAZINE

WANTS TO DO A
STORY ABOUT YOU.

-MY HERO.

♪ WOO YEAH!

♪ MAYBE YOU, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
♪ HOW I FEEL TODAY

♪ MAN I'M ONLY TRYING TO MAKE MY WAY ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN THROWN IN THE GAME -

♪ YEAH

♪ NOW EVERY EYE'S ONE ME

♪ ARE YOU GONNA LIKE WHAT YOU YA SEE? ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THIS IS MY 15 MINUTES OF FAME ♪

♪ UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT MICROSCOPE

♪ I LIKE IT BETTER

♪ IF THEY'D LEAVE ME ALONE

♪ I KNOW WE ALL

♪ TRY TO REACH FOR A STAR

♪ STILL I'M OK

♪ JUST WHERE WE REALLY ARE

♪ UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT MICROSCOPE

♪ I LIKE IT BETTER

♪ IF THEY'D LEAVE ME ALONE

♪ YOU, YOU MAY NEVER KNOW
♪ HOW I FEEL TODAY

♪ MAN I'M ONLY TRYING TO MAKE MY WAY ♪

♪ BUT I'VE BEEN THROWN IN THE GAME -

♪ YEAH

♪ UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT MICROSCOPE ♪

♪ UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT MICROSCOPE

♪ FOR MY 15 MINUTES OF FAME

-YES!

[ANNIE GROWLS AND BARKS]

-IT'S ICE CREAM, IT'S
STRAWBERRY, AND IT'S MINE.

[ANNIE GROWLS AND BARKS]

-WHO DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE, STEPHANIE?

[ANNIE WHINES]

-YOU WANT SOME?

DOUBLE BERRY
STRAWBERRY, EXTRA GOOEY.

[ANNIE GROWLS]

-OH, NO SWEET TOOTH, HUH?

[ANNIE BARKS]

-HOW ABOUT A 100%
FAT-FREE RICE CAKE?

CARDBOARD FLAVOR, YUMMY, YUMMY.

[ANNIE BARKS]

-OH, MY GOD, YOU RECYCLE.

[ANNIE BARKS]

-STEPH, ARE YOU IN THERE?

CAROLINE! CAROLINE, WAKE UP!

-SO, LET ME GET
THIS STRAIGHT.

SHE'S GONNA CALL
ME FROM THE STUDIO,

AND YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE A CAMERA ON ME,

AND I TALK TO THE
CAMERA, OR DO I TALK --

-YEAH, RIGHT.

-WHAT?

-THAT'S A VERY
NICE COLOR FOR YOU.

-REALLY? THANK YOU.

YOU DON'T THINK IT OVERWHELMS
MY EYE SHADOW, DO YOU?

-COME ON, MITCH. GO WITH IT.

IT'S GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS.

-MITCH, TERRIFIC NEWS.

YOUR POSTER, IT'S A BULLET,
THE HOTTEST ON THE MARKET!

-TERRIFIC, BEEFCAKE IS MY LIFE.

-COME ON, NEELY,
LET'S GET TO WORK.

-ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK, MITCH.

-[SIGHS] WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

-YOUR CHEST.

-MY CHEST.

-YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY HAIRY.

I WAS KINDA THINKING
THAT PROBABLY WE
SHOULD JUST SHAVE IT.

-I'M KINDA THINKING
PROBABLY WE WON'T.

NO, NOW STOP. I'M DONE.

I'M TAN. I'M DONE.

-IT'S POSSIBLE.

-CAROLINE: THAT
ANNIE IS STEPHANIE?

-NO, THAT THE
SPIRIT OF STEPHANIE

LIVES INSIDE THE
BODY OF ANNIE.

-ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT REINCARNATION?

-YEAH, THE SPIRIT
LIVES ETERNALLY,

AND IT JUST JUMPS AROUND
AND BORROWS OTHER BODIES.

YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A
BILLY GOAT IN ANOTHER LIFE.

-NO, NO, NO, I
DEFINITELY THINK NOT.

-HOW DO YOU KNOW?

-BECAUSE I AM ALLERGIC TO WOOL.

-MAYBE YOU WERE
A BAD BILLY GOAT,

AND NOW IS YOUR PUNISHMENT.

I BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION.

-FINE, YOU BELIEVE
IN REINCARNATION,
BUT WHY? WHY ANNIE?

-WELL, THINK ABOUT IT.

SHE LOVES MITCH MORE
THAN ANYBODY ELSE,

AND STEPHANIE AND MITCH HAD

A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
FOR A WHILE.

-WAIT A SECOND, SOME
PEOPLE ARE JUST DOG PEOPLE.

ANNIE PROBABLY
SENSES THAT, OKAY?

MITCH LIKES ANNIE. THAT'S
ALL THERE IS TO IT.

-SHE JUMPED INTO STEPHANIE'S
BED JUST LIKE IT WAS HER OWN.

-THAT'S BECAUSE
NOBODY ELSE WAS IN IT.

IT WAS MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE
THAN A BLANKET ON THE FLOOR.

-SHE WORKS OUT ALL THE
TIME, ALWAYS RUNNING,

JUST LIKE STEPHANIE.

-JUST LIKE A DOG.

-OKAY, SHE WON'T EAT JUNK FOOD.

SHE ONLY EATS HEALTHY STUFF.

SHE KEEPS HER BEDROOM
CLEANER THAN WE DO.

SHE RECYCLES.

FOR GOD'S SAKES,
CAROLINE, LOOK AT HER.

SHE'S EVEN A LIFEGUARD.

-NO. NO! I JUST,
I DON'T BUY IT.

-OKAY, IF IT'S NOT STEPHANIE,

THEN MAYBE IT'S A SIGN OF HER.

-A SIGN?

-YEAH, MAYBE SHE ARRANGED FOR
ANNIE TO COME INTO OUR LIVES,

TO FIND US.

-CAROLINE: WHY?

-I DON'T KNOW, A
MESSAGE, A GIFT.

[ANNIE BARKS]

-WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER?

-WE'RE ON DUTY IN TWO MINUTES.

SHE KNEW.

-HEY, KIDS, THERE'S A
PRETTY BIG RIP OUT THERE.

STAY OUT OF THE WATER
'TIL IT MELLOWS OUT, HUH?

-KIDS: OKAY.

-CASSIE: MITCH, YOU THERE?

-UH, YEAH, CASSIE.

WHERE ARE YOU?

-CASSIE: ON MY SET.

WE'RE ABOUT READY TO GO HERE.

-[LAUGHS]

-WE'RE GONNA
PRE-TAPE THIS BIT NOW,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA PLAY
IT BACK ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.

ANY PROBLEMS OUT THERE?

-I DIDN'T SHAVE MY CHEST.

-WELL, I DIDN'T
SHAVE MINE EITHER,

BUT WHAT THE HECK,
IT'S THE '90S, RIGHT?

-CASSIE: OKAY, LET'S GO.

FOLKS, YOU ALL REMEMBER MY HERO,

LIEUTENANT MITCH
BUCHANNON FROM BAYWATCH.

WELL, I'M THINKING
ABOUT SURFING AGAIN,

AND I REALLY THINK THAT
IT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA

TO CHECK ON THE WAVES OUT THERE
FIRST, SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

MITCH, WHAT'S IT LIKE OUT THERE?

-WELL, CASSIE, LET'S
TAKE A LOOK AND SEE.

IT'S PRETTY ROUGH OUT THERE.

-CASSIE: [LAUGHS] I THINK
I'LL WAIT A WHILE, THEN.

BY THE WAY, JAY LENO WANTS
YOU TO GIVE HIM A CALL,

BECAUSE HE BOUGHT SOME
MORE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES.

-CASSIE: SO,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

SHOULD I WAIT
FOR ANOTHER DAY?

-GIRL: HELP!

-I THOUGHT I TOLD THOSE KIDS!

-CASSIE: MITCH, WHAT'S UP?

REMEMBER, YOU GUYS,
WE'RE DOING A SHOW HERE.

MITCH, WHOA, WHAT'S
GOING ON OUT THERE?

WHAT IS IT, AN EARTHQUAKE?

GO WITH HIM, GUYS
KEEP ROLLING TAPE.

[ANNIE BARKS]

-ANNIE!

-GET IN THERE, GUYS, GET IN.

-CASSIE: IS
SOMEBODY IN TROUBLE?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THIS ISN'T REHEARSED.

I THINK THIS IS
THE REAL THING.

-GIRL: HELP!

[ANNIE BARKS]

-GIRL: HELP!

-CASSIE: THERE'S ANOTHER
LIFEGUARD GOING TO HELP MITCH.

SHE'S IN THE WATER NOW.

THERE'S A SWIMMER IN TROUBLE,
A YOUNG GIRL, I THINK.

THE LIFEGUARDS ARE
GETTING CLOSER TO HER.

-CASSIE: GOOD JOB, GUYS,
YOU'RE GETTING IT ALL.

-GIRL: HELP!

-RIGHT THERE!

-CASSIE: WAIT A SECOND.

THERE'S A DOG SWIMMING
TO THE RESCUE.

IT IS A DOG, SWIMMING
STRAIGHT TO THE LITTLE GIRL.

SHE GOT THERE FIRST.
THIS IS TRULY AMAZING.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I HAVE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.

-STAY WITH THE DOG.

-CASSIE: MITCH IS THERE NOW,

AND SO IS THE OTHER LIFEGUARD.

-MITCH: ALL
RIGHT, HERE YOU GO.

HERE YOU GO,
SWEETHEART, I GOT YOU.

-SHES OKAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THE DOG SAVED HER.

-MITCH: HERE YOU GO,
GRAB THE CAN, SWEETHEART.

ALL RIGHT, OKAY.

THERE YOU GO, I GOT YOU.

-CASSIE: EVERYBODY'S OKAY.

MAN'S BEST FRIEND
JUST PROVED WHY.

-MITCH: OKAY, COME ON.

-THERE'S THE DOG!
THE DOG SAVED ME!

-LET'S SEE THE DOG.

-CAMERAMAN: ALL RIGHT,
HURRY, GET IN CLOSE ON THE DOG.

-CASSIE: I THINK THIS
IS ONE LUCKY LITTLE GIRL.

A LIFEGUARD DOG SAVED
THAT LITTLE GIRL.

IT'S A MIRACLE.
IT'S A REAL MIRACLE.

NOW, THERE'S A HERO.

I WANT THAT DOG ON THE SHOW.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW IF
THAT DOG HAS AN AGENT?

[APPLAUSE]

-WE'RE BACK,

AND ANNIE HERE RECEIVED A
SPECIAL PLAQUE FROM THE MAYOR,

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT
THEY'RE WRITING A PART

ESPECIALLY FOR HER
ON "MELROSE PLACE."

[APPLAUSE]

-THAT'S IT. ANYBODY
WANNA SEE IT AGAIN?

-NO, I'VE PLAYED
IT A HUNDRED TIMES

AND I STILL DON'T GET IT.

-I GUESS IT'S TRUE
WHAT THEY SAY, HUH?

EVERYBODY GETS THEIR
15 MINUTES OF FAME.

-YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING.

IF ONE DOG YEAR IS
SEVEN HUMAN YEARS,

HOW MANY MINUTES OF
FAME DOES A DOG GET?

[ANNIE WHINES]

-OH!

-IS THAT--

-YEAH, IT IS.

[ANNIE BARKS]

-OH.

-MITCH: WHAT IS IT?

-IT'S MY LOCKET.

-SO?

-SO, I LENT IT TO
STEPHANIE LAST YEAR,

AND SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO
WOULD KNOW WHERE IT IS.

[ANNIE WHINES]

[ANNIE BARKS]

-STEPHANIE?