Son of the Beach: Season 1

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FX | Season Premiere Date: March 14, 2000

Summary: Welcome to the Son of the Beach guide at TV.com.

From the Howard Stern Production company, comes SON OF THE BEACH! Son of the Beach is a hilarious comedy about Notch Johnson, world's greatest lifeguard (hardly), and his unit SPF-30, taking place in Malibu Adjacent, CA. The show is about Notch and his gang getting into differentWelcome to the Son of the Beach guide at TV.com.

From the Howard Stern Production company, comes SON OF THE BEACH!

Son of the Beach is a hilarious comedy about Notch Johnson, world's greatest lifeguard (hardly), and his unit SPF-30, taking place in Malibu Adjacent, CA. The show is about Notch and his gang getting into different situations which ensure pure laughs and will make you want to watch again and again.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Mario Putzo's... The Last Dong
Air Date: September 12, 2000
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S1:E12. Attack of the Cocktopuss
Air Date: September 5, 2000
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S1:E11. A Star Is Boned
Air Date: August 29, 2000

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John Maynard

Nov 30, 2019

The end result is a hilarious spoof of the popular lifeguard series, following in the footsteps of the short-lived "Police Squad," which so brilliantly mocked cop dramas. Read full review

Diane Werts

Nov 30, 2019

It’s not deep. It’s not classy. It’s not subtle. It’s not even original. It’s just really, really fun. You’ve gotta be in the mood, but if you are, FX’s new spoof Son of the Beach is one rip-roaring way to spend a half-hour. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Nov 30, 2019

The exact TV equivalent of a good MAD magazine spoof... Read full review

Phil Rosenthal

Dec 1, 2019

But so help me (and I'm not proud of this) Son of the Beach made me laugh. Out loud. Several times. I may not respect myself in the morning, but I'm having a good time tonight. [14 March 2000, p.35]

Robert P. Laurence

Dec 1, 2019

Son of the Beach is sophomoric, off-color, tasteless, obvious, sexist and offensive to several races. It's also fairly funny, a cheeky, sunny, goofy, low-budget "Police Squad!" version of "Baywatch" produced by that nasty-talking proponent and arbiter of everything tacky in American mass media, Howard Stern. [14 March 2000, p.E8]

David Kronke

Dec 1, 2019

For fans of amply endowed eye candy and anatomy-centered gags of the PG-13 variety, it's Nirvana. [14 March 2000]

Phil Gallo

Nov 30, 2019

This is too far over the top, and even fans of FX's "The X Show" will find it wearisome after a few weeks. How often can you laugh at a dog humping a woman's leg? Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 18, 2002
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 13, 2001
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 14, 2000
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  S1:E13. Mario Putzo's... The Last Dong
  Air Date: September 12, 2000
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  S1:E12. Attack of the Cocktopuss
  Air Date: September 5, 2000
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  S1:E11. A Star Is Boned
  Air Date: August 29, 2000
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  S1:E10. Day of the Jackass
  Air Date: August 22, 2000
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  S1:E9. South of Her Border
  Air Date: August 15, 2000
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  S1:E8. Miso Honei
  Air Date: August 8, 2000
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  S1:E7. Eat My Muffin
  Air Date: August 1, 2000
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  S1:E6. Fanny and the Professor
  Air Date: April 18, 2000
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  S1:E5. Two Thongs Don't Make a Right
  Air Date: April 11, 2000
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  S1:E4. Love, Native American Style
  Air Date: April 4, 2000
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  S1:E3. In the G-Hetto
  Air Date: March 28, 2000
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  S1:E2. Silence of the Clams
  Air Date: March 21, 2000
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  S1:E1. With Sex You Get Eggroll
  Air Date: March 14, 2000