About this episode
Baywatch was a 1990s phenomenon well ahead of its time, going ‘viral’ long before there was something called social media. Director and producer Matt Felker is an acclaimed observer of pop culture and social media trends. As a result, Matt is making a documentary that takes a serious look at Baywatch – a show that still resonates with a global audience 20 years later. Recently, Factual America caught up with Matt, producer Nicole Eggert, who played Summer Quinn on the show , and Jeremy Jackson, who played Hobie Buchannon. Besides sharing their experiences and memories of Baywatch , they explain how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting their day-to-day lives and their ability to complete production on the documentary. Moreover, all three examine why Baywatch became the most watched TV show in the world. In addition, Nicole and Jeremy share with complete candour what it was like being child actors and the ‘family’ they have built around Baywatch . “I’ve been in the trailer when packages of cocaine and alcohol arrived. I’ve seen the predators around the kids. Baywatch wasn’t like that, it was very different to a lot of sets I’ve been on in my life.” – Nicole Eggert