When
Baywatch (1989) was picked up for syndication, Brandon was asked to leave
the cast. This was due to having grown so much.
David Hasselhoff, who was now
producing the show as well as starring on it, wanted to let Hobie
Buchannon remain a young boy for a few more seasons. Accordingly, Call
was replaced by
Jeremy Jackson, who was three years younger and dark-haired
instead of blond--and supposedly had a much better singing voice than
Brandon's.