This release was unusual because, as the cover suggests, this contains some scenes trimmed from the telecast. I'd assumed these were just scenes that ITV had snipped to fit the timeslot allocated to the movie (not an uncommon practice for broadcasters at the time) but its actually a couple of mildly racy topless female scenes (not involving any of the show's regular actresses) presumably shot by the production company to give the one-off a little more spice in the all-important overseas market. Neither scene is critical to the plot... and I doubt they were part of the original NBC outing.
This additional material was somewhat at odds with the family friendly flavour of the show itself, airing around 6pm Saturday nights on ITV, and must have come as a surprise to buyers who expected to leave their kids unsupervised and entertained for ninety-odd minutes.
I vaguely recall seeing this released again later with a PG certification, suggesting the 'rude bits' had been snipped.
I laughed until my face hurt! I didn't expect to like it, but it is now my favorite comedy movie! I don't usually enjoy comedies. I'm more of a horror or maybe sci-fi type movie person, but fandango Baywatch is super funny and entertaining.
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