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♪ 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?