Baywatch (1989–2001): Season 9, Episode 15 - Baywatch Grand Prix - full transcript

Mitch gets the need for speed when Tanner's cousin Damon Lusk, a race car driver, visits for a race car competition, and who also has a meeting of the minds with Alex. But when Damon falls ill due to food poisoning, he asks Mitch to take his place for a major grand prix race, where Mitch comes up against an old rival from his own former race car days. Meanwhile, after the rescue of an obnoxious couple from the ocean that attracts a lot of media attention, Newman, Cody, April and the other lifeguards help to develop a new TV show about lifeguards, titled 'Beachside', which Newman's brother-in-law is going to sponsor.

-ERVIN, ERVIN!

ERVIN, ERVIN, PLEASE!

COME TO YOUR SENSES!

-DON'T TRY TO
STOP ME, ETHEL.

-YOU'RE A SICK MAN!

-LOOK, JUST GO PLEASE,
WILL YOU JUST GO?

-YOU NEED HELP,
ERVIN, YOU NEED HELP!

-I CAN'T AFFORD HELP!

WE'RE FLAT BROKE, ETHEL.

WHY DO YOU THINK I'M
DOING THIS AT SEA?

YOU COULDN'T PAY FOR A FUNERAL
WITH WHAT I'M LEAVING YOU.



NOW, JUST GO.

GET OUT OF HERE.

-[SHOTS FIRE]

-[ETHEL SCREAMS]

-[DAUNTING MUSIC]

-APRIL: DID YOU HEAR THAT?

-SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT.

-WE'VE BEEN GETTING
REPORTS OF DRUNKEN FISHERMEN

TRYING TO SHOOT SEA LIONS.

-COME ON, LET'S
GO CHECK IT OUT.

-[MOTOR WHIRS]

-HERE'S LOOKING
AT YOU, KIDDO.

[LAUGHS]

-[GLASS CLANKS ON FLOOR]



-[GUN FIRES]

-WHAT A WAY TO GO!

WOO!

-[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ SOME PEOPLE STAND
IN THE DARKNESS ♪

♪ AFRAID TO STEP
INTO THE LIGHT ♪

♪ SOME PEOPLE NEED
TO HELP SOMEBODY ♪

♪ THE EDGE OF
SURRENDER'S 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

-JD: OVER THERE!

-HEY, OVER HERE!

PLEASE, PLEASE, YOU
GOTTA SAVE MY HUSBAND!

-WHERE IS HE?

-THAT WAY, ABOUT
A HALF A MILE.

-APRIL: COME ON, LET'S GO.

NOW I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING.

YOU BETTER STEP ON IT.

-JD: YOU GOT IT.

-[WATER BUBBLING]

-I DON'T SEE HIM.

-LET'S GO.

-OKAY, LET'S LIFT.

[GRUNTS]

COME ON.

-ERVIN: IS THIS HEAVEN?

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

-YOU GOTTA BE.

-LET ME GO.

CAN A GUY KILL
HIMSELF IN PEACE.

-RELAX.

-NO, I CAN SEE THE RIP FROM
HERE, IT'S ABOUT 20 YARDS WIDE.

YEAH, CLOSE THE BEACH.

-CLOSE IT!

HEY, BUDDY.

-HEY, WE STILL
GOING SURFING?

-SOON AS I
FINISH MY REPORTS.

-OKAY.

-WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?

-AH, NO THANKS.

HEY, YOU STILL
USING THE COMPUTER?

-NOPE, I'M DONE.

-AH, CAN I USE IT?

-YOU GOT IT.

-OKAY, THANKS.

-CAN YOU GET ONLINE WITH THIS.

-WE HAVE AOL.

-OH GREAT, BECAUSE I
NEED TO CHECK MY EMAIL.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ON
IN A LONG TIME.

-COMPUTER: YOU'VE GOT MAIL.

-HEY, GOT SOME MAIL, HUH?

-YEAH, IT'S FROM
MY COUSIN, DAMON.

HE'S GONNA BE
HERE THIS WEEKEND.

-REALLY, YOUR COUSIN, DAMON.

-WELL, ACTUALLY
HE'S MY MOM'S COUSIN,

BUT EVER SINCE SHE DIED,
WE'VE BEEN WRITING, YOU KNOW.

HE'S A RACE CAR DRIVER
FOR THE SOUTHWEST TOUR,

AND HE'S GONNA BE HERE FOR
THE KRAGAN AUTOPARTS 200!

-WOW.

-CAN HE COME
HERE, TO BAYWATCH?

HE'S REALLY COOL.

-SURE.

-OKAY, I'LL TELL HIM
TO COME TO THE BEACH

AS SOON AS HE GETS HERE.

-[PHONE RINGS]

-CODY: JD TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR
RESCUE THIS MORNING.

THE GUY TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF
BY SINKING HIS OWN DINGY.

-OH.

-AND WHEN WE GET THERE,
HE GIVES US A HARD TIME

FOR RESCUING HIM.

HE WANTS US TO LET HIM DIE.

-GREAT.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
THAT INCIDENT REPORT.

-CODY: GOT IT.

-ALEX: OH MAN.

-I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, OKAY?

-OKAY.

-WELL, I JUST GOT OFF THE
PHONE WITH MY BROTHER IN LAW.

HE HEARD ABOUT YOUR
RESCUE ON THE RADIO.

-OH, WELL THERE
WERE POLICE AND MEDIA

-ALL OVER THE DOCK
WHEN WE CAME IN.

-NEWMIE: WELL, HE WORKS
FOR A TV PRODUCER,

AND I'VE BEEN TELLING HIM,

HE SHOULD DO A SERIES
ABOUT LIFEGUARDS.

-I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT.

-ME TOO.

-CODY: I'D WATCH IT.

-SO I TOLD HIM WE'D
PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO.

-NEWMIE, IT'S BEEN DONE.

DON'T YOU REMEMBER
RESCUE BAY?

THEY SHOT A PILOT FOR NBC, BUT
IT NEVER MADE THE SCHEDULE.

-MITCH, MITCH, THAT
WAS FOR NETWORK.

THIS IS FOR SYNDICATION, IT'S
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MARKET.

-I WANNA BE THE STAR.

-YOU'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME.

-CODY: DEAL.

-ALEX: NEWMIE, THE PRODUCER.

[LAUGHS]

-ALL RIGHT, THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO REMEMBER IS

-BOTH: TIMING,
BALANCE, AND SPEED.

-I GOT IT, CAN I GO OUT NOW?

-YOU SURE YOU'RE READY?

GO FOR IT!

[GRUNTS]

DON'T GO OUT TOO FAR.

THAT'S FAR ENOUGH.

THAT'S GOOD, HEY HEY, THAT'S
ENOUGH, THAT'S ENOUGH!

[LAUGHS]

-HEY.

-HEY.

-SO HOW DOES IT FEEL
TO BE A DAD AGAIN?

-I'M A LITTLE RUSTY.

-ALEX: OH, I THINK
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

-MITCH: THANKS.

-[SCREAMS]

-ALEX: HE'S A LUCKY KID.

-THAT'S OKAY, WAIT FOR
THE WAVE TO COME TO YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, I
THOUGHT YOU HAD A DATE TONIGHT.

-I CANCELED.

-CANCELED, WHY?

-BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I
HAVE THE STRENGTH ANYMORE.

-AH, STRENGTH FOR WHAT?

-THE DATING SCENE,
IT'S BRUTAL OUT THERE.

4-ALEX, YOU KNOW
WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS?

-YEAH, ALL OF MY FRIENDS
ARE GETTING MARRIED,

THEY'RE HAVING
KIDS, EVEN YOU,

WHILE I'M ON THE VERGE OF
BECOMING TERMINALLY SINGLE.

-I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT
IS WITH YOU, I MEAN,

YOU'RE SMART, YOU'RE ATTRACTIVE,
YOU'RE IN TERRIFIC SHAPE,

YOU KNOW?

I KNOW, MAYBE IF YOU
GOT, A PERSONALITY.

MAYBE IF YOU DEVELOPED
A SENSE OF HUMOR.

[GRUNTS]

-YOU ARE MEAN.

-MITCH: THAT'S GOOD, GOOD!

ALL RIGHT, STAY WITH
IT, STAY WITH IT.

YEAH!

-HUT ONE, HUT
TWO, HUT THREE.

HAND OFF, COME ON.

-TANNER: COME ON, COME ON.

-HA, YEAH!

-TOUCHDOWN!

-[CHEERS]

-GOOD MORNING GUYS.

CAN SEE YOU'RE
WORKING REAL HARD.

HEY, CODY, APRIL.

HEY, YOU REMEMBER WYLAN,
THAT ARTIST WE MET IN HAWAII?

-SURE, THE GUY WHO PAINTS THE
WHALES AND DOLPHINS, RIGHT?

-YEAH, YEAH, HE
HAS OFFERED TO

PAINT THE MURAL
ON THE COURTS.

-YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
-APRIL: OH COOL!

DID YOU CLEAR IT
WITH THE COUNTY?

-ACTUALLY, NO, I'M GONNA
GO MAKE THAT CALL RIGHT NOW.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW
HOW IT GOES.

-NICE!
-ALEX: SEE YA!

-HEY, NICE TOUCH DOWN.
-TANNER: THANKS.

-HEY, NEWMIE, WE SET UP THE
CASTING CALLS FOR TOMORROW.

-GOOD.

-WHAT CASTING CALL?

-WELL, WE'RE LOOKING FOR
ACTORS WHO CAN PLAY LIFEGUARDS.

-FOR WHAT?

-OUR TV SHOW.
-BEACH SIDE.

-WELL HEY, I THINK YOU'VE
FOUND YOUR GUY RIGHT HERE.

-NO, I SAID WE'RE LOOKING
FOR ACTORS, NOT PRETTY BOYS.

-[GRUNTS]

-ANYWAYS, NEWMIE, DON'T
FORGET ABOUT TONIGHT.

WE GOTTA GO THROUGH OLD INCIDENT
REPORTS TO FIND STORYLINES.

-SEE YA.
-SEE YA.

-WORK ON IT THOUGH.

[LAUGHS]

-HEY, IF YOU NEED
SOME OLD STORY LINES,

WHY DON'T YOU
ASK OLD NEWMIE.

-YEAH, VERY CUTE, JUST
GET IN AND DRIVE, WILL YOU?

-[HORN HONKS]

-HEY, CHRIS, CAN YOU TELL
MITCH MY COUSIN IS HERE?

-CHRIS: SURE, BUDDY.

-TANNER: DAMON!

-HEY, TANNER!

HOW ARE YOU
DOING LITTLE COUSIN?

[GRUNTS]

HEARD YOU BEEN THROUGH
SOME TOUGH TIMES, KIDDO.

-YEAH, BUT IT'S OKAY NOW.

-WELL THAT'S GOOD, I
WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

I MISSED YOUR EMAIL.

HEY, YOU WANNA
SEE A BIG RIG?

-YEAH.
-DAMON: OKAY.

WELL LETS TAKE A LOOK!

[DAMON LAUGHS]

YEAH.

-WHAT IS THAT?

-WOW, THAT'S TANNER'S
COUSIN'S TRUCK.

HE'S IN TOWN FOR THE
KRAGAN AUTOPARTS 200.

IT'S A BIG RACE TOMORROW.

-WELL, YOU KNOW, AS
FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

THEY SHOULD
OUTLAW CAR RACING.

IT'S LOUD, IT'S DANGEROUS,

AND IT IS A WASTE OF
NATURAL RESOURCES.

I MEAN HOW MUCH SKILL DOES
IT TAKE TO DRIVE A CAR AROUND

IN CIRCLES, ANYWAY?

-AH, DON'T SUGAR COAT IT ALEX,
TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL.

-OKAY, CUZ, WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE SEE WHAT'S IN THE CAB?

-OKAY.

HEY, THERE'S MITCH.

MITCH!

-MITCH: HEY, BUD.

-HEY, MITCH, THIS IS DAMON.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.

-NICE TO MEET YOU, MITCH.

-TANNER: AND THIS IS ALEX.

-HAND, HAND!

-OH.

-NICE TO MEET YOU, ALEX.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.

WELCOME TO BAYWATCH.

-DAMON: THANK YOU.

-COME ON, PARTNER.

JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS TIME.

-TANNER: OKAY,
SEE YOU LATER.

-ALL RIGHT, SEE
YOU LATER, PAL.

-TANNER: GOODBYE.

-[ROMANTIC MUSIC]

-[SOFT MUSIC]

-CHILD: AROUND THE
CORNER, THIS WAY!

-BOY, WHAT A GREAT
LIFE FOR A KID.

-YEAH.

-I WANNA THANK YOU FOR
WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR TANNER.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE HIM
IN SUCH GOOD HANDS.

-WE LOVE HIM.

-HE'S A VERY SPECIAL KID.

-YEAH, HIS MOM WAS LIKE THAT.

-REALLY?

-ALWAYS THE FAMILY
FAVORITE, YEAH.

SO TANNER'S BEEN TELLING ME
THAT YOU'RE A RACE CAR DRIVER.

-WAS A RACE CAR DRIVER,
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA.

-WAIT A MINUTE,
WHEN WAS THAT?

-AH, RIGHT OUT OF
COLLEGE, MY PARENTS SENT ME

TO RACING SCHOOL AS
A GRADUATION PRESENT.

-BUT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF
GUYS HAD STARTED THAT WAY.

-I KNOW, ONE OF MY
CLASSMATES WAS MARK MARTIN.

-AH, HE'S THE ONE THAT DID
ALL THOSE HOME RUNS, RIGHT?

-THAT'S MARK MCGUIRE.

-MARK MARTIN IS ONE
OF THE TOP MONEY MAKERS

ON THE CIRCUIT.

-HELLO.
-UH HUH.

-YOU KNOW, HE'S GONNA
BE AT THE RACE TOMORROW,

WHY DON'T YOU COME
BY AND SAY HI.

-I DON'T THINK
HE'D WANNA SEE ME.

-WHY'S THAT?

-WELL THERE WAS ONE
BIG LAST RACE IN COLLEGE

AND IT CAME DOWN
TO HIM AND ME.

-DON'T TELL ME YOU BEAT ONE

OF THE TOP DRIVERS
IN THE WORLD.

-ACTUALLY, I CUT HIM OFF,
AND HE WENT INTO THE WALL.

-OH, I SEE.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
WORKING ON MY RACE CAR,

BUT I GOT A BACKUP.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO
TAKE IT FOR A SPIN?

-ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

-NO, LET'S GO RIGHT NOW.
-LET'S GO!

-YEAH, I'D LOVE TO
SEE IT, BE RIGHT THERE.

-[SLOW MUSIC]

-HERE YOU GO.

-OKAY! ALL SET?

-I AM ALL SET.

-NO SHOWING
OFF, ALL RIGHT?

-AH, COME ON, IT'S LIKE RIDING
A BICYCLE, YOU NEVER FORGET.

-HERE YOU GO.

-ALL RIGHT.

-[ENGINE REVS]

-[TIRES SCREECH]

-WOW, LOOKS LIKE HE HASN'T
LOST HIS TOUCH, HAS HE?

-[MOTIVATING MUSIC]

-[SLOW MUSIC]

-[HORN HONKS]

-AH, THERE'S MY BOSS.

I GOTTA RUN, I'LL
TALK TO YOU LATER.

-OKAY.
-BYE.

-HOW'S IT GOING?

-NOT BAD.

-DID YOU GET HER
PHONE NUMBER?

-AH, JUST DOING
A LITTLE PR.

-YEAH, RIGHT.

-MAN: ALL RIGHT
EVERYBODY, KEEP RUNNING--

-WHAT'S GOING ON
DOWN THE BEACH?

-JD: IT'S BEACH
SIDE TALENT SEARCH.

-MITCH: BEACH SIDE?

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE
CALLING THE TV SERIES?

-YEP.

-[SIGHS] NEVER SELL.

WELL GO ON, GET
BACK TO WORK.

-YES, SIR.

-[GRUNTS]

NEVER SELL.

-[ENGINE TURNS OVER]

-[UPBEAT MUSIC]

-♪ GOTTA DREAM GONNA TRY

♪ WANNA SIGN MY AUTOGRAPH
♪ ON THE DOTTED LINE

♪ WHAT A SCENE WHAT A VIEW

♪ CAN YOU MAKE MY PHOTOGRAPH
♪ LOOK JUST LIKE YOU

♪ CALIFORNIA'S GOT THAT EPIC STYLE ♪

♪ DO IT FOR A LAUGH WANNA
♪ MAKE YOU SMILE AND WAVE

♪ THAT'S CALIFORNIA SANE

♪ WHO HERE'S GONNA BE A STAR

♪ MAN THEY COME FROM NEAR AND FAR
♪ JUST TO LIVE OUT THE DREAM

♪ WHO HERE'S GONNA BE A STAR?
♪ NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE ♪

♪ YOU CAN LIVE OUT THE DREAM

♪ FEEL THE SUN BEATING DOWN

♪ AND THERE'S ONE ESCAPE
♪ FROM THIS SANDY GROUND ♪

♪ GONNA DIVE RIGHT IN

♪ WANNA FEEL THE OCEAN
♪ COVERING MY GOLDEN SKIN ♪

♪ CAUSE CALIFORNIA'S CALLING ME TO COME

♪ REACHING FOR A DREAM IS HOW IT'S DONE

♪ HERE WE GOT NOTHING TO FEAR ♪

♪ WHEN THE SUN SHINES

♪ WHO HERE'S GONNA BE A STAR
♪ MAN THEY COME FROM NEAR AND FAR

♪ JUST TO LIVE OUT THE DREAM

♪ WHO HERE'S GONNA BE A STAR? ♪
♪ NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE

♪ YOU CAN LIVE OUT THE DREAM

♪ GOTTA SHOW ME
♪ WHAT YOUR WILLING TO TAKE

♪ KEEP ON REACHING FOR A DREAM
♪ THAT WILL NEVER ESCAPE YOU ♪

♪ SHOW 'EM YOU CAN FLY

♪ WHEN THE PRESSURE'S GOT
♪ YOU BEATEN DOWN

♪ KNOW SOMEDAY THAT YOU ♪
♪ CAN OWN THIS TOWN

♪ WE'RE IN A RACE AND GETTING

♪ CLOSER TO THE FINISH LINE TODAY

♪ WHO HERE'S GONNA BE A STAR
♪ MAN THEY COME FROM NEAR AND FAR

♪ JUST TO LIVE OUT THE DREAM

♪ WHO HERE'S GONNA BE A STAR?
♪ NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE

♪ YOU CAN LIVE OUT THE DREAM

♪ WHO HERE'S GONNA BE A STAR ♪
♪ MAN THEY COME FROM NEAR AND FAR

♪ JUST TO LIVE OUT THE DREAM

♪ WHO HERE'S GONNA BE A STAR ♪
♪ MAN THEY COME FROM NEAR AND FAR

-SO WHAT DO
YOU THINK, CUZ?

SOME PIECE OF
WORK, ISN'T IT?

-IT'S AWESOME.

-TANNER, I GOTTA
ASK YOU A QUESTION.

DO YOU KNOW
YOUR FRIEND, ALEX?

IS SHE SEEING ANYBODY?

-YOU MEAN, DOES SHE
HAVE A BOYFRIEND?

-EXACTLY.

-I THINK SHE LIKES
MITCH, BUT THEY'RE

NOT AN ITEM OR ANYTHING.

-SO AS FAR AS YOU
KNOW, SHE'S UNATTACHED.

-YEAH.

-THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW.

THANKS A LOT, PAL.

-OKAY, ANYTIME.

-ONE MORE THING.

WHAT'S HER FAVORITE FOOD?

-WHAT?

-[GUITAR STRUMMING]

-I JUST TALKED TO
WYLAN, AND HE SAID TO GET

AS MANY VOLUNTEERS
AS POSSIBLE.

I ALREADY GOT THE
CAMP BAYWATCH KIDS.

YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE.

I SAW A SKETCH OF THE
MURAL, IT IS INCREDIBLE.

YEAH.

LISTEN, JD, I GOTTA GO, OKAY?
I'LL CALL YOU LATER, BYE.

-[PHONE CLICKS]

-HEY, ALEX.

-ALEX: HI, DAMON.

-DO LIFEGUARDS
GET A LUNCH BREAK?

MY TREAT.

-THAT'S REALLY SWEET OF
YOU, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,

I CAN'T WHEN I'M ON DUTY, BUT
YOU AHEAD THOUGH, ALL RIGHT?

-WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ANY OF THIS STUFF IS,

BUT IT SURE SMELLS
AWFULLY GOOD.

ARE YOU SURE I CAN'T
INTEREST YOU IN

ONE OF THESE
DELICIOUS EGG ROLLS?

-YOU KNOW, THAT IS
MY FAVORITE FOOD.

BUT I CAN'T DO IT,
YOU GO AHEAD.

-WELL, I'LL JUST SAVE YOU
ONE FOR WHEN YOUR SHIFT ENDS.

-MAN: CAREFUL!

-[BRAKES SCREECH]

-AH, WILL YOU EXCUSE
ME FOR A SECOND?

-ALL RIGHT.

I'M JUST GONNA
BE HERE, EATING.

I'LL TAKE A LITTLE SWIM.

-HELLO.

-HELLO.

HAVING A LITTLE ROMANTIC
SOIREE AT THE BEACH, ARE WE?

-OH PLEASE, HE CAME TO
THE BEACH TO HAVE LUNCH.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO
DO, TELL HIM TO GO HOME?

-WHY CAN'T YOU SIMPLY ADMIT
YOU'RE ATTRACTED TO HIM?

-BECAUSE I'M NOT.

HE IS A NICE GUY, BUT
HE'S REALLY NOT MY TYPE.

-YOU DON'T LIKE NICE GUYS?

-HEY, MITCH!

-HEY, DAMON!

-ALL RIGHT, LOOK, I ADMIT,
WHEN I FIRST MET HIM,

I WAS MILDLY ATTRACTED, BUT
THEN I HAD TWO THOUGHTS.

I MEAN, HE'S A RACE CAR
DRIVER AND I'M A LIFEGUARD.

WHERE ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO
FIND COMMON GROUND, YOU KNOW?

-RIGHT THERE, THE WATER.

LOOK AT HIM.

-NOT A BAD STROKE.

-I THINK YOU GOT
A KEEPER, RYKER.

I THINK YOU GOT A KEEPER.

-[CHOKES ON WATER]

-[INTENSE MUSIC]

-MITCH, DAMON'S
IN TROUBLE!

-ALL RIGHT,, GET ON
IT, I'LL BACK YOU UP.

-GAME, WE HAVE 295, THIS IS
201, I'M AT TOWER 16, CODE R.

SEND A CALL CAR IMMEDIATELY.

-[INTENSE MUSIC]

-[CHOKES]

-[INTENSE MUSIC]

-ALEX: DAMON!

I GOT YA.

-WHAT DO WE GOT?

-HE'S NOT BREATHING.

-ALL RIGHT, LETS
GET HIM IN.

-[SIREN WAILS]

-MITCH: HANG IN
THERE, DAMON.

EASY, EASY.

-[SIREN WAILS]

-HE'S GOT A PULSE.

-HE'S NOT BREATHING, HE'S IN
SOME KINDA RESPIRATORY SHOCK.

-STAND BACK, GIVE
ME SOME SPACE HERE.

PLEASE, THANK YOU.

-[SIREN WAILS]

-[BREATHES LOUDLY]

-[COUGHS]

-COUGH IT UP, COUGH IT UP.

EASY, EASY.

GET THE BACKBOARD IN HERE.

-[COUGHS]

-ALL RIGHT, ON THREE, READY?

ONE, TWO, THREE.

[GRUNTS]

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

-I'M GONNA GO WITH HIM.

-OKAY.

-ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY, BUDDY,
YOU'RE GONNA BE JUST FINE.

-[BACKGROUND CHATTER]

-ALL RIGHT, LET'S ROLL.

-[SIREN WAILS]

-SO WHAT TIME DO WE NEED TO
BE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

-HOUR AND A HALF.

YOU'RE GONNA
SHOWER, AREN'T YOU?

-[LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY]

-SO WHAT'S THE GAME
PLAN WHEN WE GET THERE?

-ALL RIGHT.

MY BROTHER IN-LAW SAID
WE'D BE BUSY CUTTING DEALS.

SO WHAT HE WANTS YOU
GUYS TO DO IS, AH,

WORK THE CONVENTION FLOOR.

GO BOOTH THE BOOTH
AND TALK UP THE SHOW.

-WELL WHAT ARE
YOU GONNA DO?

--ME?

-YEAH, WHAT ARE
YOU GONNA DO?

-I'M GONNA BE SCHMOOZING A
FEW OF THE BIG STATION OWNERS.

WHAT?

-NO OFFENSE, NEWMIE, BUT YOU
DON'T STRIKE ME AS A SCHMOOZER.

-ME?

-[SNICKERS]

-SCHMOOZER.

-I CAN SCHMOOZE.

♪ ROLLING AROUND
♪ THIS SUPERNATURAL TOWN

♪ THE PALMS TREES SOARING ♪
♪ THROUGH THE SKY

♪ IT DOESN'T MEAN A THING TO A LADY

♪ IF I DIDN'T SLEEP AT ALL LAST NIGHT ♪

♪ LA IS THE CITY

♪ WHERE YOUR DREAMS WILL COME TRUE

♪ YA COME DOWN TO THE CITY

♪ OH, I'M TALKING TO YOU

♪ YA I'M TALKING, I'M TALKING TO YOU

♪ YOU CAN MAKE IT ANYTIME
♪ JUST REMEMBER ALL YOUR LINES

♪ AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
♪ YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT

♪ LA IS THE CITY

♪ WHERE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE

♪ YA COME DOWN TO THE CITY

♪ OH YOU I'M TALKING TO YOU

♪ YA I'M TALKING, I'M TALKING TO YOU

♪ LA IS THE CITY

♪ WHERE YOUR DREAMS WILL COME TRUE

♪ YEAH, GET INTO THE SPOT LIGHT

♪ WE'RE ALL WAITING FOR YOU, ♪
♪ WAITING FOR YOU

♪ LA IS THE CITY

♪ WHERE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE

♪ YA COME DOWN TO THE CITY

♪ OH, I'M TALKING TO YOU

♪ YA I'M TALKING, I'M TALKING TO YOU

-[BIRDS CAW]

-[STUTTERS AND SCREAMS]

-[SPLASHES]

-WHOA!

-[GRUNTS AND SPLASHES]

[GRUNTS]

[SCREAMS]

-WOO!

-[GRUNTS]

-[MITCH LAUGHS]

HEY, COME ON, DON'T
GIVE UP SO EASILY.

IT TAKES A WHILE TO
GET THE HANG OF IT.

-TANNER: I KNOW, I'M
JUST WORRIED ABOUT DAMON.

-TANNER, I'M SURE
HE'LL BE OKAY.

-YEAH, WELL, WHEN DO YOU
THINK WE'LL KNOW FOR SURE?

-WELL, IT'S HARD TO SAY,
PAL, IT'S HARD TO SAY.

-[BRAKES SQUEAL]

-HEY, MITCH, HEY, TANNER.

-HEY.

-WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

-RELIEVING YOU.

-RELIEVING ME?

-YEAH, DAMON JUST GOT
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.

WANTS TO SEE YOU
GUYS RIGHT AWAY.

-MITCH: LET'S GO!

-COME ON!

-SEE YOU, TANNER!

-TANNER: SEE YOU!

-BUT DOC, I FEEL FINE.

WELL, WELL MAYBE A
LITTLE WEAK BUT...

NO, NO I GUESS
YOU'RE RIGHT.

-[PHONE RINGS]

-YOU'RE OKAY!

-HEY, HI!

-I THOUGHT YOU
WERE IN EMERGENCY.

-WELL I WAS THERE
FOR A WHILE, PAL.

-HE HAD AN ALLERGIC
REACTION TO SHELLFISH.

-WHAT?

-YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE
WAS SHRIMP IN THAT FRIED RICE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD
THING THESE GUYS REACTED

SO QUICK, OR I
WOULDA BEEN A GONNER.

-ANYWAYS, HE'S FINE, NOW.

EXCEPT, FOR ONE
LITTLE COMPLICATION.

-WHAT'S THAT?

-THE DOCTOR'S NOT GONNA
LET ME RACE TOMORROW.

-WHAT, HE CAN'T DO THAT.

-WELL, HE SAYS
I'M TOO WEAK.

THAT I'LL PASS OUT
AND MAYBE KILL MYSELF

OR SOMEONE ELSE.

-YEAH, BUT YOU GOT
A BACK UP DRIVER.

-WELL, HE'S IN A RACE
IN ATLANTA RIGHT NOW,

HE'D NEVER MAKE
IT HERE IN TIME.

-[PHONE RINGS]

-LOOK, MITCH, RIGHT NOW
YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON

THAT CAN DRIVE MY CAR.

-WHAT ARE YOU CRAZY?

I HAVEN'T RACED IN 20 YEARS.

-YOU CAN DO IT, MITCH.

-NO, I CAN'T DO
IT GUYS, I'M SORRY.

BELIEVE ME, I'M SORRY.

-MITCH, HALF THE PRIZE
MONEY GOES TO CHARITY,

AND DAMON'S CHARITY
IS CAMP BAYWATCH.

IF YOU WIN, THEY GET $100,000.

-PLUS YOU GET THE
CHANCE TO GO UP

AGAINST MARK MARTIN, AGAIN.

-THAT IS NOT A
PLUS, BELIEVE ME.

-HE'LL DO IT.

RIGHT, MITCH?

YOU'LL DO IT.

-GUESS I DON'T
HAVE ANY CHOICE.

[GRUNTS]

-ALEX: ALL RIGHT!

-I'LL DO IT!

-[BRAKES SQUEAK]

-DAMON: HEY, ALEX!

-HI, HOPE I'M NOT TOO LATE.

-NO, NO, WE'RE FINE, WE GOT
AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE THE RACE.

AND I ALREADY, PICKED
US UP A LITTLE LUNCH.

I MADE THEM TELL ME ALL THE
INGREDIENTS IN THIS BAG,

JUST TO MAKE SURE
THERE WAS NO SHELLFISH.

-IT'S PERFECT, I LOVE TOGO'S.

-GOOD.

-SO I'M GONNA GO TAKE
A QUICK SHOWER, OKAY?

-AH, NO PROBLEM, BUT I WAS
HOPING TO GET BY THE RACE

TO GIVE MITCH A FEW LAST
MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS.

-OKAY, I WON'T BE LONG.

OH, BY THE WAY, WHAT IS
PROPER ATTIRE THESE DAYS

FOR A CAR RACE?

-WELL, STANDARD DRESS
CODE WOULD BE COWBOY BOOTS,

TIGHT JEANS, AND AS
LITTLE ELSE AS POSSIBLE.

-I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

-ALEX.

-YEAH.

-NOTHING, NOTHING, I'LL
JUST WAIT FOR YOU OUT HERE.

-NO, NO, NO, WHAT
WERE YOU GONNA SAY?

-WELL I WAS GONNA SAY
THAT I'M GLAD WE MET.

YOU KNOW IT'S NOT VERY
OFTEN I GET TO MEET A WOMAN,

I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW A LOT BETTER.

-THAT'S REALLY
NICE, DAMON, THANKS.

-AND I WAS HOPING
THAT, YOU KNOW,

YOU FELT THE SAME
WAY ABOUT ME.

-WELL, YOU KNOW, WE ARE
TRAINED AS LIFEGUARDS,

NOT TO GET TOO CLOSE
TO OUR VICTIMS.

BUT I GUESS THAT DEPENDS ON
YOUR DEFINITION OF TOO CLOSE.

I'LL BE QUICK.

-OKAY, I'LL BE WAITING.

-[SLOW MUSIC]

-[ENGINES RUMBLE]

-[PEOPLE CHATTER]

-[CARS DROWN OUT SPEAKING]

-ALL RIGHT, MITCH, YOU'RE
ALL SET, GOOD LUCK.

-TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

-HEY, THAT'S NORMAL,
WE ALL GET NERVOUS.

-HEY, MITCH! BE CAREFUL!

-YEAH, YOU CAN DO IT, MITCH!

-ALL RIGHT.

FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH.

-[MOTIVATING MUSIC]

-[CARS REV]

-DAMON: THERE'S YOUR
BUDDY, MARK MARTIN.

AND HE REMEMBERS YOU.

-[GRUNTS]

-DAMON: MITCH, REMEMBER
TO WATCH TURN ONE

OFF THAT GREEN FLAG.

YEAH.

[CLAPS]

-[ENGINE REVS]

-[TIRES SCREECH]

-ANNOUNCER: WELCOME
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

TO THE LA STREET RACES.

WE'VE GOT SOME GREATS TODAY,
SO SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE RIDE.

-[ENGINES REV]

-[CARS ZOOM]

-[TIRES SCREECH]

-[TIRES SCREECH]

-ANNOUNCER: FOLKS, IN A
SURPRISING TURN OF EVENTS,

LA COUNTY LIFEGUARD, MITCH
BUCHANAN IN THE AOL CAR

IS MAKING A SERIOUS RUN
AT LEADER MARK MARTIN

MIDWAY THROUGH THE RACE.

-[CARS ZOOM]

-MITCH: LET'S DO IT!

-[TOOLS WHIR]

-PIT CREW: HERE YOU GO.

-[TOOLS WHIR]

-PIT CREW: DO IT,
NOW, NOW, NOW.

-[TOOLS WHIR]

-GOOD HERE.

-[TIRES SCREECH]

-[CAR ZOOMS]

-[ENGINE REVS]

-ANNOUNCER: FOLKS, THIS
ONE'S GONNA BE CLOSE.

WITH MARTIN AND BUCHANAN
BATTLING IT DOWN TO THE WIRE.

-[CARS ZOOM]

-ANNOUNCER: AND
AT THE FINISH,

MARTIN WINS, FOLLOWED
BY BUCHANAN

IN A SHOCKER.

-[CARS REV]

-YEAH!

-ANNOUNCER: LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, THE BEACH BOY

CAN REALLY DRIVE.

-[CHEERS]

-YEAH, MITCH,
YAY, HE DID IT!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

-I KNOW!

-[CHEERING AND
MUSIC DROWN SPEECH]

-YEAH.

-[CHEERS FROM ALL]

-[SIGHS]

[LAUGHS]

-OKAY, THANKS, KELLY.

HEY, YOU GUYS,
YOU HEADED UP?

-APRIL: YEAH.
-COOL.

-DID YOU HEAR ABOUT MITCH?

-I CAN'T BELIEVE HE
TOOK SECOND PLACE!

-HE WON $50,000
FOR CAMP BAYWATCH,

PLUS MARK MARTIN IS
DONATING HIS SHARE.

-I GUESS HE'S NOT THE
ONLY ONE ON A ROLL.

-OH, THAT'S RIGHT, HOW
DID THE CONVENTION GO?

-WELL, ACCORDING TO
THE BUZZ BEACH SIDE

WAS THE HOTTEST
NEW SHOW THERE.

-YEAH, THEN NEWMIE SAID
THAT HIS BROTHER IN-LAW

WAS IN FINAL NEGOTIATIONS
WITH CHRIS CRAFT,

THE LARGEST SYNDICATOR
IN THE COUNTRY.

-GREAT!

-ONCE THEY'RE ON
BOARD, IT'S A SLAM DUNK.

-COOL.

[SIGHS]

-ALEX: NEWMAN?
-APRIL: HEY.

-CODY: DID YOU TALK
TO YOUR BROTHER IN-LAW?

-HE'S NOT
RETURNING MY CALLS.

-KELLY: WELL, WHY NOT?

-HE GOT FIRED.

-HE GOT WHAT?

-HE GOT FIRED.

-[GROANS]

-ALL I KNOW IS THE GUY THAT
REPLACED HIM, HATES BEACH SIDE.

CALLS IT AMATEURISH.

-AMATEURISH, WHO IS THIS GUY?

-THE PROJECT'S DEAD.

-DEAD?

-THAT'S CRAZY.

-NO, THAT MY FRIENDS
IS SHOW BUSINESS.

-NEWMIE, THE PRODUCER.

SEE YOU GUYS.

-NO, MAYBE IF WE REWORK
SOME OF THE STORY LINES.

-YEAH, OR RECAST THE LEAD.

YOU KNOW, HE WASN'T
VERY BELIEVABLE.

-WELL, YOUR BROTHER STILL
THINKS ITS A GREAT IDEA, RIGHT?

HE'LL GET ANOTHER JOB, WE'LL
BE RIGHT BACK IN BUSINESS.

-ACTUALLY, HE'S
STARTING PODIATRY SCHOOL.

-A FOOT DOCTOR.

-YEAH.

-MAYBE NOT.

-[GROANS]

I KNEW WE SHOULDA CAST JD.

-NOW YOU TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF, LITTLE CUZ.

-OKAY, WHEN ARE
YOU COMING BACK?

-SOON AS I CAN.

GIVE ME A BIG HUG.

[GROANS]

[TAPS BACK]

AND IF YOU EVER WANNA
JOIN THE SOUTHWEST TOUR,

YOU CALL ME.

-NO THANKS, I THINK
I'LL STICK TO THE BEACH.

-[DAMON LAUGHS]

I CAN'T SAY I BLAME YOU.

-THIS IS IT, HUH?

TAKING OFF?

-I GOT A RACE
COMING UP IN PHOENIX.

-AH.

-YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN US.

-AH, MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME.

-YOU MEAN THAT?

-YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
A BIG CAR RACING FAN.

-I'M GONNA HOLD YOU TO THAT.

-[HORN HONKS]

-OH, THERE'S MY CUE.

SO LONG, ALEX, I'LL
BE THINKING ABOUT YOU.

-BYE, DAMON.

-[SOFT MUSIC]

-DAMON: TAKE CARE.

-YOU TOO.

-BYE, ALEX.

+MITCH, TAKE A LOOK.

-MITCH: WOW!

-IT'S THE NEW
AOL BAYWATCH CAR.

IT'S GONNA BE
RACING THE CIRCUIT

FOR CAMP BAYWATCH THIS YEAR.

-THAT IS TERRIFIC, THANKS.

-YOU'RE WELCOME.

-[SLOW MUSIC]

-[SIGH]

-TOO BAD HE'S NOT
YOUR TYPE, HUH?

-YEAH, I GOT YOU.

-WHAT?

-[GRUNTS]

-HEY, CODY.

-YEAH?

-HEY, CAN I GET A HAND HERE?

-WELL, YOU KNOW I GOT A --
-ALEX: CODY!

TO DO.

-ALEX: GET OVER HERE.

-[CODY GRUNTS]

SURE.

-AHH, THANKS.

-SO, YOU EVER PAINT
A MURAL BEFORE?

-NOPE, THIS WILL
BE MY FIRST.

-YEAH, ME TOO.

-I GUESS, WE JUST DO
WHATEVER WYLAN TELLS US TO DO.

-THAT WAS MY PLAN.

-ALEX: HEY, THERE'S
CAMP BAYWATCH KIDS.

-[UPBEAT GUITAR MUSIC]

♪ SKY HIGH, BRIGHTEST MOON

♪ GUIDES THE WAY FOR ME AND YOU

♪ WE'LL PAINT THE DARKNESS
♪ INTO LIGHT FOR US TO SEE

♪ NOW WE KNOW

♪ WE'RE BETTER OFF TOGETHER
♪ STRONGER, SMARTER, FASTER

♪ SKY HIGH, BRIGHTEST SUN

♪ SHINNING ON FOR ALL OUR LOVE

♪ WE'LL PAINT OUR CANVAS
♪ INTO LIFE CAUSE' NOW WE SEE

♪ NOW WE KNOW

♪ WE'RE BETTER OFF TOGETHER
♪ STRONGER, SMARTER, FASTER

♪ WE WILL STAND WITH EACH OTHER

♪ TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER
♪ THROUGH AND THROUGH

♪ YEAH WE GOTTA STAND WITH EACH OTHER ♪

♪ TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE
♪ THIS DREAM COME TRUE

♪ SKY HIGH AND SO MUCH FUN

♪ FOREVER THERE THOUGH NOW WE'RE DONE

♪ WE PAINTED DARKNESS INTO
♪ LIGHT FOR ALL TO SEE

♪ CAUSE' NOW WE KNOW

♪ WE'RE BETTER OFF TOGETHER
♪ WE'RE STRONGER, SMARTER, FASTER

♪ SO WE'LL STAND WITH EACH OTHER

♪ TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER
♪ THROUGH AND THROUGH

♪ YEAH WE GOTTA STAND WITH EACH OTHER

♪ TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE
♪ THIS DREAM COME TRUE

-[TANNER MAKES RACING NOISES]

-I AM MITCH BUCHANAN,
I'M FOUR CARS BEHIND--

-YOU ARE! GET HIM!
-TANNER: MARK MARTIN.

I PASS UP THREE OF THEM.

-WAY TO GO!

-WHOA, I'M IN
SECOND PLACE AND I

FINISHED THE RACE
IN SECOND PLACE.

-OH WINNER WINNER,
CHICKEN DINNER!

-AWESOME.

-[LAUGHS]

HEY TANNER, I HAD A CHANCE

TO TALK TO DAMON BEFORE HE LEFT.

-ABOUT ALEX?

I THINK HE LIKES HER,
DOES SHE LIKE HIM?

-YEAH, YEAH I THINK SO.

-ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?

-YES, I'M FINE WITH
THAT, BUT THAT'S

NOT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

WE TALKED ABOUT YOU.
-TANNER: ME?

WHAT ABOUT ME?

-TANNER, BEFORE
YOUR MOM DIED,

DID SHE EVER TALK TO YOU
ABOUT BOARDING SCHOOL?

-YEAH, IN SAN DIEGO,
WE WENT DOWN THERE,

AND WE DID THIS REALLY,
REALLY BORING INTERVIEW.

AND I DID THIS
SPECIAL TEST.

I PROBABLY FLUNKED IT.

-[LAUGHS] YOU
DIDN'T FLUNK IT.

YOU GOT 100%.

THEY OFFERED YOU A
FULL SCHOLARSHIP.

-UM, WHAT IF I
DON'T WANNA GO?

-WELL, THEN YOU
DON'T HAVE TO.

-WELL, IF I GO, DO I HAVE
TO GO TO A FOSTER HOME?

-YEAH, YOU WOULD HAVE
TO LIVE IN A FOSTER HOME.

BUT, THEY FAXED ME
YOUR TEST SCORES.

YOU'RE IN THE
TOP 10 PERCENTILE.

YOU WENT THROUGH THE
ROOF IN MATH AND SCIENCE.

-WELL, I PROMISED MY MOM
THAT IF I PASSED I WOULD GO.

I GAVE HER MY WORD.

-TANNER, THE POINT
I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS

WITH THOSE KIND OF SCORES,
YOU CAN GET INTO ANY SCHOOL

YOU WANT RIGHT HERE.

-REALLY!
-MITCH: REALLY!

LOOK, SEMESTER DOESN'T
START FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, WE THINK ABOUT
IT AND MAKE A DECISION THEN.

IN THE MEANTIME,
WHAT DO YOU SAY

WE GO PRACTICE YOUR SURFING?

-YEAH!

-BOTH: COWABUNGA! COOL.

-YOU SAID TIMING,
BALANCE, AND SPEED, RIGHT?

-RIGHT.

-YOU FORGOT ONE THING.

-WHAT.

-NO SURF.

-[SIGHS]

ALL RIGHT, WISE GUY,
LET'S GO GET A HAMBURGER.

-YOU BUYING?

-OH NO I'M NOT BUYING,
YOU ALWAYS SAY AM I BUYING.

THIS IS A FAMILY NOW,
WE SHARE THINGS, OKAY.

-OKAY.

-ALL RIGHT, PAPER,
SCISSOR, ROCK?

-ALL RIGHT.

-BOTH: PAPER, SCISSOR, ROCK.

-CRUSH, CRUSH,
CRUSH, YOU'RE BUYING!

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, YOU SET ME UP.

-TANNER: YES, YOU'RE BUYING.

-MITCH: YOU SET ME UP!

-[BOTH ARGUE]

-[END THEME PLAYING]