The “Gidget” movies are no doubt prerequisites:Jack...

The “Gidget” movies are no doubt prerequisites:

Jack Brown notes that UCLA’s spring extension catalog offers a class titled “The ‘Baywatch’ Story: Behind the Scenes.” And where does this seminar on the babes ‘n’ hunks TV show meet? The math sciences building. But you already guessed that.

THE SCRIPT SAYS I HAVE TO DO WHAT? Perhaps the UCLA class will delve into the remarks of “Baywatch” star Yasmine Bleeth, who told TV Guide that she hates diving into the ocean because it’s too cold. “I dread it,” she said. “But, hey, there are ups and downs to every job.”

A friend of ours is thinking of suing “Baywatch” because Ms. Bleeth seems to be echoing his real-life character. Our friend, a county lifeguard years ago, used to have himself assigned to foggy, remote Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro. Thus, he could practice his real love--playing the harmonica--with no danger of getting the instrument wet because there were so few swimmers.

BEACH DUDS: The operator of a Pacific Palisades beachwear shop was fined $800 and put on three years’ probation Wednesday for falsely advertising that the store’s merchandise was 30% to 50% off. Name of the company: Sink or Swim Inc.

Say, wasn’t this a “Baywatch” episode titled “Bikini Bunko?”

INTO THE DRINK: In our discussion of the Reverse Margarita, a drink mixed in the customer’s mouth, we mentioned that its home, the Scotch and Sirloin restaurant in West L.A., folded years ago. But, we added, the custom lives on in a saloon in Durango, Colo.

Alas, we were sent a copy of the Tattler column of the Durango Herald, which reported that the tavern, Shooters Tequila Bar, has gone to Boot Hill.

The Herald told its readers that the subject had recently been raised in the L.A. Times in a “Tattler-like column.”

Smile when you say that.

SERIOUS DOUGHNUT EATERS WILL UNDERSTAND: We came across a no-nonsense shop in Long Beach. You want doughnuts? They got lots of ‘em. What more do you need to know? (see photo)

MUST BE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO RETURN LIBRARY BOOKS LATE: Alfred Rothschild writes that he’s not sure he wants to attend a San Marino Public Library event that its newsletter called “the Fiends Annual Dinner.”

THE ZEN OF GARDENING: Glenn Meyer of Redlands found a gardener who’s philosophical when it comes to the amount of work required (see accompanying).

KIDS, NOW YOU CAN BE LIKE OLIVER NORTH! Ellen Stern Harris spotted a Thrifty “school supplies” flier that advertised a “compact, easy to use personal paper shredder” that can “destroy important papers securely.”

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The next time some Easterner claims L.A. ain’t got no culture, you mention the Disney Concert Hall downtown. OK, the concert hall itself won’t be built for years because of cost overruns and funding problems. But the underground Disney Concert Hall Garage opens March 15. And concert hall garage-goers will be able to listen to the sounds of car engines, car tires, car brakes and--who knows?--an occasional car alarm. Bravo!