Episode 1
Where the Girls Are
48m8.0 / 10
Cody, Nick and Boz join forces with dockworker Kirk "The Dool" Dooley to prevent the kidnapping of three wealthy coeds.
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Riptide
1984NR3 seasons6.8 / 10
The cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.
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Synopsis
The cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.
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Episode 2
The Orange Grove
48m6.0 / 10
Cody, Nick and Boz re-enlist in the Army to determine whether their former commander is guilty of drug smuggling.
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Episode 3
Catch of the Day
48m8.0 / 10
A fisherman asks Nick, Cody and Boz to investigate a tale of murder after police dismiss him because he claims a mermaid was involved.
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Episode 4
Mirage
48m8.0 / 10
Part-time teacher Murray hires Nick and Cody to protect him after he falls for a student who happens to be the wife of a volatile tycoon.
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Episode 5
Beat the Box
48m9.0 / 10
Cody and Nick use Murray's lie-detector to crack a tough case of an author who killed himself just prior to a scheduled TV appearance.
Episode credits
Guest stars Bruce Tuthill, Joan Sweeny
Episode 6
Father's Day
48m6.0 / 10
A priest brings a baby girl to Nick, Cody and Boz in hopes that the detectives can locate the infant's threatened mother.
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Episode 7
Be True to Your School
48m8.0 / 10
While accompanying Nick to a high-school reunion, Cody and Boz discover Nick's former football teammates are involved in drug-running.
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Episode 8
It's a Vial Sort of Business
48m7.0 / 10
Dooley's prior involvement with a racetrack syndicate could jeopardize the life of the would-be actor the detectives were hired to find.
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Episode 9
Peter Pan Is Alive and Well
48m8.0 / 10
While under cover at a Malibu club, Nick, Cody and Boz learn that an old friend working as a club lifeguard may be involved in extortion.
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Episode 10
Catch a Fallen Star
48m8.0 / 10
Cody, Nick and Boz aid a former Hollywood screen star after her escape from the asylum where she had been held for more than 50 years.
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Episode 11
Gams People Play
48m7.0 / 10
The director of the annual Miss King Harbour Beauty Pageant hires the trio to uncover who has been threatening a competitor.
Episode credits
Guest stars Gene Rayburn
Episode 12
Prisoner of War
48m7.0 / 10
Nick searches King Harbour's back streets for his troubled girlfriend, who has ignited a fierce battle between two pimps.
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Episode 13
Baxter and Boz
48m8.0 / 10
An appreciative gesture from a multimillionaire genius makes Boz the recipient of a recently developed attack helicopter.
Episode credits
Directed by Michael LangeWritten by Bill NussGuest stars John Astin, Kenneth Gray, Ann Turkel, Clara Perryman
Episode 14
Curse of the Mary Aberdeen
48m8.0 / 10
Cody, Nick and Boz wind up back where they started after a mysterious man sends them on a search for a haunted old boat.
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Episode 15
Boz Busters
48m7.0 / 10
Cody and Nick suspect kidnapping when they discover that the job for which Boz left the agency is with a non-existent electronics firm.
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Episode 16
Oil Bets Are Off
48m7.0 / 10
Nick, Cody and Boz use electronics to infiltrate a heavily armed gambling yacht linked to the murder of Boz's friend, a noted geologist.
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Episode 17
Girls Night Out
48m8.0 / 10
Two housewives use Boz's computer gadget to execute several burglaries in a prosperous neighbourhood.
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Episode 18
Polly Want an Explanation
48m7.0 / 10
The detectives are tricked by a Vietnam War buddy who claims the CIA wants to prevent him from publishing an expose on the government.
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Episode 19
The Twisted Cross
48m
Dooley infiltrates a boys military camp to rescue a cadet from his father, a radical who plans to send his charges on a suicide mission.
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Episode 20
Fuzzy Vision
48m9.0 / 10
The detectives find big trouble in a small town when Cody suffers from mistaken identity and the whole trio winds up suspected of murder.
Episode credits
Guest stars Lynn Hamilton
Episode 21
Arrivederci, Baby
48m8.0 / 10
Cody fends off culprits in a mini-submarine while investigating an oceanographer's report of a deep-sea toxic-waste dump.
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Episode 22
Harmony and Grits
48m8.0 / 10finale
A harmony-seminar visit finds the detectives brawling with a participant and agreeing to investigate a newlywed engineer.
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More about Riptide
Cast
Perry KingCody Allen
Joe PennyNick Ryder
Thom BrayMurray Bozinsky
Jack GingTed Quinlan
Ken OlandtKirk Dooley
Anne FrancisMama Jo
Deborah VoorheesTippy
Barbara KeeganTinaCredits
- Created by
- Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell
- Written by
- Bill Nuss
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 56
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States- Stephen J. Cannell ProductionsUnited States
Themes
detective agencyex soldierlos angeles, californiaprivate investigator
