Donna D'Errico (Donna) crossed her character over from the the spin-off series, Baywatch Nights (1995), to become a regular. She appeared concurrently on both series during this season.
Recurring guest star Michael Newman (Newmie) became an official cast member beginning with this episode and was added to the opening credits.
Donna D'Errico (Donna), José Solano (Manny), Traci Bingham (Jordan) and Nancy Valen (Samantha) join the cast beginning with this episode and are added to the opening credits, although only D'Errico is introduced in this episode.
This is the first season premiere since 1991, when Baywatch went into first-run syndication, that did not open with a two-part episode.