Season 1
Meet the Hasselhoffs is a British reality television series produced by Summer Films which follows singer, actor and icon David Hasselhoff as he travels to the UK which his teenage daughters Taylor-Ann and Hayley, who are attempting to launch their pop careers.
The series aired in the UK on Living TV from 14 September to 19 October, 2009. There are six hour-long episodes in the series.
Meet the Hasselhoffs premiered in South Africa on DStv's Vuzu channel on Tuesday 29 December 2009, at 19h30. New episodes air weekly.
Repeats
Wednesdays: 08h30, 13h30
Synopsis
Singer, actor and icon with a notorious past, David Hasselhoff is coming to the UK, and this time he's bringing his teenage daughters Taylor-Ann and Hayley with him.
Following on from the success of the special The Hoff: When Scott Came To Stay, this eccentric and quirky fly-on-the-wall series follows David as his daughters attempt to launch their pop careers.
And the family are also keen to embrace everything that British culture has to offer, as cameras follow their every move over the course of one summer.
With activities including polo and rowing with the Oxford Blues, they also take part in everything from country pursuits in stately homes and experiencing a traditional cockney knees-up to picnic-ing and flying kites on Hampstead Heath.
David also joins the lifeguards on the Devon coast, stays in a haunted castle and takes part in some clay pigeon shooting.
And fulfilling a lifetime dream, David hires a barge and cruises through the canals, locks and backwaters of the British countryside to Oxford.
With a game of cricket thrown in for good measure, David's friend and Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills also puts the family up in his home.
Stand by for ground-breaking television starring one of the world's most iconic celebrities, as The Hoff lurches from one rollicking scenario to the next as only this unique larger-than-life global superstar can.
Episodes
Episode 1
After the success of The Hoff: When Scott Came to Stay, David Hasselhoff and his two daughters, Taylor-Ann and Hayley have been invited to the UK to spend some time getting to know Britain and the great British summer.
Arriving in the UK with nothing planned, they pitch up in London's West End and crash in on Scott Mills as he broadcasts live to the nation on Radio 1.
Scott takes control of the Hoff's schedule for the next couple of days and starts by showing him different sides of the British class system; the upper class polo players and the salt of the earth Pearly Kings and Queens.
The show finishes with Scott taking David to a university gig so he can really understand what the Hoff means to the students of the UK. The Hoff takes to the stage to sing Hooked on a Feeling and the place goes mad.
Episode 2
It's day two of the Hasselhoff family holiday around the UK and the Hoffs want to go shopping. Easier said than done - every time they set foot outside the hotel they are mobbed.
Shopping is still a success as Hayley manages to buy three pairs of shoes. The Hoffs finish the day hooking up with TV legend and fellow Billy Flynn, Jerry Springer.
The following day, Scott takes David down to his turf Southampton to meet his mum and granddad. After a very revealing and open couple of hours, David and Scott go to Scott's old school and meet the teachers that taught him.
Back in London, and The Hoffs have had enough of the crowds, fans and paps, so David gets his British assistant Joe T to find him a Winnebago so they can bust out from the madness and start to discover the real Britain.
Episode 3
David Hasselhoff and family have escaped the intensity of London paparazzi, and hit the road in a rented Winnebago.
Heading North towards Leicestershire; the sky-rises of London give way to the incredible English countryside, immediately the stress starts to lift.
Arriving in a beautiful hotel set in the small village of Stapleford, David Hasselhoff is determined to immerse himself in every aspect of country life.
Along with good friend Scott Mills, they come face-to-face with the local wildlife, get to know the locals, navigate the Winnebago cross-country and even have a crack at pig-herding in the local agricultural fair.
It's family Hoff's first brush with the real British countryside, and a chance to spend some quality time together over a surprise Father's Day breakfast.
Episode 4
The Hasselhoff tour of the UK is well underway. After two days in the beautiful country retreat of Stapleford in Leicestershire, the time has come for Family Hoff to move on in their rented Winnebago.
Batteries fully recharged, the Hasselhoffs are heading west in search of some excitement and David has an awesome idea for what to do next – ghost-hunting.
Along the way, a brief stop at the unique armoured tank paint-balling park gets the competitive juices flowing as “Team Hoff” slugs it out on the battlefield with “Team Not-Hoff”.
Finally the Hoffs arrive at one of the most haunted castles in Britain – Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire.
As a professional ghost-hunter and psychic medium take the Hasselhoffs into the dungeons of the castle, a shocked Hayley experiences a phenomenon nobody can explain. Could this be their first real brush with a paranormal dimension?
The following morning, David looks to do something more relaxing by fulfilling a childhood dream – narrow boating along the canals of Oxfordshire. Beautiful, peaceful and at times hilarious, it's everything he hoped it would be.
Trouble is, when the Hoffs get moving a drama is never far away...
Episode 5
The Hasselhoffs are road-tripping round Britain in a rented Winnebago. Only hours ago, while narrow-boating with the family along the canals of Oxfordshire, disaster struck as David's daughter Hayley nearly lost her thumb in a terrible accident.
As Hayley receives emergency medical attention in a nearby hospital, it looks like the Hasselhoff family holiday has come to a terrible end.
But eventually, the Hoff spirit prevails as Hayley courageously decides to stick with the family vacation. David decides Hayley will get the hero's welcome back she deserves.
Shopping for provisions in nearby Henley, he has one mission – to throw her a narrow boat party she will never forget.
Finally, the Hasselhoff vacation is back on track and but very soon it's time to move on again. Arriving in a remote hotel in the Highlands of Scotland, one thing's for sure – things aren't going to get any easier.
Episode 6
After the dramas on the waterways of the Thames, the Hoffs hit the north of the UK and the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
Staying in the fabulous Inverlochy Castle in the shadows of Ben Nevis, the Hasselhoffs set about discovering Scotland with abseiling and a trip out on Loch Ness to hunt for Nessie.
Despite staying in the 5-star hotel they want to get out, into the wilds. Team Hoff decide to head out in the Winnebago find a spot and pitch up.
As they try to pitch the tent next to a mountain stream Justin, Taylor-Ann's boyfriend, steps up to the plate and takes charge, impressing the Hoff.
Joe has organised a local survivalist who shows them how to live off the land and how to prepare and eat squirrel and pheasant.
Around the camp fire the family all can see the unbreakable bond between David and his daughters.
With their journey coming to an end, the Hasselhoffs head south again to David's spiritual home: the sea, and the glorious beaches of Devon.
Scott re-joins David as the Hoff finally takes charge of all transport with a 47' sports boat and convertible Jag.
They head out into the bay for a morning of reminiscing and chilling.