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COLLECTION · Series · 1984

Riptide

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.

Source: TMDB
* 6.8 (59)ActionAdventureCrimeDramaUnited States
Creators
Frank Lupo · Stephen J. Cannell
Countries
United States
Studios
NBC · Stephen J. Cannell Productions
Age rating
NR
Release
03/01/1984
Score
6.8 / 10 (59)
Where to watch
With ads
Tubi TVTubi TV
Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
13 episodes · 1984
Pilot
Episode 1. Pilot
1984-01-03 · 96 min

Nick and Cody's search for the sunken remains of a charter boat puts them in conflict with a mob kingpin.

Conflict of Interest
Episode 2. Conflict of Interest
1984-01-10 · 48 min

An old girlfriend seeks Nick and Cody's help after she overhears her husband plotting to murder a police lieutenant.

Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America
Episode 3. Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America
1984-01-17 · 48 min

Nick and Cody work to rescue a lovely executive analyst held captive by an assassin responsible for the deaths of two of her co-workers.

Hatchet Job
Episode 4. Hatchet Job
1984-01-31 · 48 min

An escaped mental patient asks Cody, Nick and Boz to find her boyfriend's murderer -- who just might be the unbalanced client herself.

The Mean Green Love Machine
Episode 5. The Mean Green Love Machine
1984-02-07 · 48 min

A friend of Nick and Cody's hires the detectives to help find her father, who vanished in Mexico while looking for his kidnapped wife.

Diamonds Are for Never
Episode 6. Diamonds Are for Never
1984-02-21 · 48 min

Nick and Cody race to rescue Boz and their client, a diabetic stewardess, held hostage by a killer desperate to retrieve stolen diamonds.

The Hardcase
Episode 7. The Hardcase
1984-02-28 · 48 min

While trying to rescue an old girlfriend, Nick and Cody become embroiled in a bizarre investigation involving murder and kidnapping.

Four-Eyes
Episode 8. Four-Eyes
1984-03-06 · 48 min

Nick and Cody compete with a pair of private eyes to help a woman framed for the murder of her husband.

#1 with a Bullet
Episode 9. #1 with a Bullet
1984-03-20 · 48 min

A simple assignment to deliver flowers to a dead rock singer's hospitalised partner puts the detectives in the middle of a musical scam.

Long Distance Daddy
Episode 10. Long Distance Daddy
1984-03-27 · 48 min

Two Cambodian orphans stow away on a jet to visit their American sponsor, Nick, only to be marked for death after witnessing a murder.

Double Your Pleasure
Episode 11. Double Your Pleasure
1984-04-03 · 48 min

Cody agrees to help his most recent girlfriend find her missing sister, who is supposedly fleeing from organised crime.

Raiders of the Lost Sub
Episode 12. Raiders of the Lost Sub
1984-05-15 · 48 min

Murray's brilliant sister, Melba, convinces the detectives to help her find a sunken, gold-laden World War II submarine.

Something Fishy
Episode 13. Something Fishy
1984-05-22 · 48 min

Boz and Nick both fall for the same beautiful dolphin-trainer, whose charges become implicated as accomplices in a drug-smuggling scheme.

Season 2
Season 2
22 episodes · 1984
Where the Girls Are
Episode 1. Where the Girls Are
1984-10-02 · 48 min

Cody, Nick and Boz join forces with dockworker Kirk "The Dool" Dooley to prevent the kidnapping of three wealthy coeds.

The Orange Grove
Episode 2. The Orange Grove
1984-10-16 · 48 min

Cody, Nick and Boz re-enlist in the Army to determine whether their former commander is guilty of drug smuggling.

Catch of the Day
Episode 3. Catch of the Day
1984-10-23 · 48 min

A fisherman asks Nick, Cody and Boz to investigate a tale of murder after police dismiss him because he claims a mermaid was involved.

Mirage
Episode 4. Mirage
1984-10-30 · 48 min

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.

Beat the Box
Episode 5. Beat the Box
1984-11-13 · 48 min

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.

Father's Day
Episode 6. Father's Day
1984-11-20 · 48 min

A priest brings a baby girl to Nick, Cody and Boz in hopes that the detectives can locate the infant's threatened mother.

Be True to Your School
Episode 7. Be True to Your School
1984-11-27 · 48 min

While accompanying Nick to a high-school reunion, Cody and Boz discover Nick's former football teammates are involved in drug-running.

It's a Vial Sort of Business
Episode 8. It's a Vial Sort of Business
1984-12-04 · 48 min

Dooley's prior involvement with a racetrack syndicate could jeopardize the life of the would-be actor the detectives were hired to find.

Peter Pan Is Alive and Well
Episode 9. Peter Pan Is Alive and Well
1984-12-11 · 48 min

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.

Catch a Fallen Star
Episode 10. Catch a Fallen Star
1984-12-18 · 48 min

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.

Gams People Play
Episode 11. Gams People Play
1985-01-08 · 48 min

The director of the annual Miss King Harbour Beauty Pageant hires the trio to uncover who has been threatening a competitor.

Prisoner of War
Episode 12. Prisoner of War
1985-01-15 · 48 min

Nick searches King Harbour's back streets for his troubled girlfriend, who has ignited a fierce battle between two pimps.

Baxter and Boz
Episode 13. Baxter and Boz
1985-01-22 · 48 min

An appreciative gesture from a multimillionaire genius makes Boz the recipient of a recently developed attack helicopter.

Curse of the Mary Aberdeen
Episode 14. Curse of the Mary Aberdeen
1985-01-29 · 48 min

Cody, Nick and Boz wind up back where they started after a mysterious man sends them on a search for a haunted old boat.

Boz Busters
Episode 15. Boz Busters
1985-02-05 · 48 min

Cody and Nick suspect kidnapping when they discover that the job for which Boz left the agency is with a non-existent electronics firm.

Oil Bets Are Off
Episode 16. Oil Bets Are Off
1985-02-12 · 48 min

Nick, Cody and Boz use electronics to infiltrate a heavily armed gambling yacht linked to the murder of Boz's friend, a noted geologist.

Girls Night Out
Episode 17. Girls Night Out
1985-02-19 · 48 min

Two housewives use Boz's computer gadget to execute several burglaries in a prosperous neighbourhood.

Polly Want an Explanation
Episode 18. Polly Want an Explanation
1985-03-05 · 48 min

The detectives are tricked by a Vietnam War buddy who claims the CIA wants to prevent him from publishing an expose on the government.

The Twisted Cross
Episode 19. The Twisted Cross
1985-03-12 · 48 min

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.

Fuzzy Vision
Episode 20. Fuzzy Vision
1985-03-19 · 48 min

The detectives find big trouble in a small town when Cody suffers from mistaken identity and the whole trio winds up suspected of murder.

Arrivederci, Baby
Episode 21. Arrivederci, Baby
1985-05-07 · 48 min

Cody fends off culprits in a mini-submarine while investigating an oceanographer's report of a deep-sea toxic-waste dump.

Harmony and Grits
Episode 22. Harmony and Grits
1985-05-14 · 48 min

A harmony-seminar visit finds the detectives brawling with a participant and agreeing to investigate a newlywed engineer.

Season 3
Season 3
21 episodes · 1985
Wipe Out
Episode 1. Wipe Out
1985-10-01 · 48 min

An anonymous note concerning a 20-year-old surfing accident prompts Cody, Nick and Boz to call on a 1960s singing star.

Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn
Episode 2. Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn
1985-10-22 · 48 min

The detectives agree to escort a government witness, a crime boss's estranged wife, from Mexico to the United States.

Does Not Compute
Episode 3. Does Not Compute
1985-10-29 · 48 min

Quinlan is forced to consult the detectives when a city councilman's credit rating is destroyed by computer wizardry.

The Bargain Department
Episode 4. The Bargain Department
1985-11-05 · 48 min

Nick stubbornly resists the tempting offer of a huge security corporation to purchase the Riptide Detective Agency; guest Robert Walker.

Who Really Watches the Sunset?
Episode 5. Who Really Watches the Sunset?
1985-11-12 · 48 min

A reporter hires the detectives when she links the deaths of several scientists to the development of a food additive.

Still Goin' Steady
Episode 6. Still Goin' Steady
1985-11-19 · 48 min

Nick and Cody try to defend love-struck Boz from a conniver who wants the computer wizard to design a solar-powered car.

Robin and Marian
Episode 7. Robin and Marian
1985-12-03 · 48 min

The Roboz is one of the items pilfered by a would-be Robin Hood, bringing Nick, Cody and Boz into a case of counterfeiting and abduction.

Requiem for Icarus
Episode 8. Requiem for Icarus
1985-12-10 · 48 min

The detectives cross the border in the Screamin' Mimi to rescue an air-traffic controller from an alien-smuggling ring.

Home for Christmas
Episode 9. Home for Christmas
1985-12-17 · 48 min

The father of a soldier killed in training claims that the body, which Nick escorted home, does not belong to his son.

Lady Killer
Episode 10. Lady Killer
1986-01-07 · 48 min

The detectives try to prevent newly engaged Lt. Parisi from being the next victim of a serial killer who targets brides.

A Matter of Policy
Episode 11. A Matter of Policy
1986-01-14 · 48 min

Nick and the niece of a dead man face losing sizable inheritances when an insurance company claims that the man was murdered.

The Wedding Bell Blues
Episode 12. The Wedding Bell Blues
1986-01-21 · 48 min

Marriage-minded Andrew Carlton III hires Nick, Cody and Boz to find a billboard model, unaware that she is a crime kingpin's daughter.

The Frankie Kahana Show
Episode 13. The Frankie Kahana Show
1986-02-11 · 48 min

Though Hawaiian crooner Frankie Kahana's act falls short of spectacular, the detectives consider the mob's execution plans extreme.

Smiles We Left Behind
Episode 14. Smiles We Left Behind
1986-02-25 · 96 min

Cody and old flame Janet find they have a mutual interest in locating the missing cousin of Cody's client.

The Pirate and the Princess
Episode 15. The Pirate and the Princess
1986-03-07 · 48 min

A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.

Playing Hardball
Episode 16. Playing Hardball
1986-03-14 · 48 min

Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.

The Play's the Thing
Episode 17. The Play's the Thing
1986-03-21 · 48 min

The detectives join a scavenger hunt when Boz's friend Gloria finds a slain professor's notes on an unpublished Shakespearean manuscript.

Dead Men Don't Floss
Episode 18. Dead Men Don't Floss
1986-04-04 · 48 min

After a magazine piece credits Nick as the brains behind the Riptide agency, the trio competes for the title of most valuable detective.

Chapel of Glass
Episode 19. Chapel of Glass
1986-04-11 · 48 min

The detectives have the unhappy task of telling Lt. Parisi that her fiance is involved in government bid tampering.

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
Episode 20. If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
1986-04-18 · 48 min

Bickering TV co-stars seek to add realism to their TV-detective roles by asking Nick, Boz and Cody to bring them along on a real case.

Echoes
Episode 21. Echoes
1986-04-22 · 48 min

Nick's suspicions that a man convicted of murder may have been framed lead the detectives to a remote town with its own brand of justice.

Cast by season
Perry King
Perry King
Cody Allen
Joe Penny
Joe Penny
Nick Ryder
Thom Bray
Thom Bray
Murray Bozinsky
Jack Ging
Jack Ging
Ted Quinlan
Anne Francis
Anne Francis
Mama Jo
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GenerationofSwine
★ 10.0 / 10
NO ONE REMEMBERS THIS!!!!! When I was little, I liked this more than the A-Team, and that is high raise because the A-Team had Mr. T and I was living in the 80s at the right age to think Mr. T was the greatest thing since sliced bread. But I liked Riptide more, and Dad agreed with me....which was weird because at that age...well...I was stuck defending Mr. T and the A-Team against a jaded vet. But there is a reason for this, and after re-watching it as an adult, I can push it off to one of the shows. Cody (Perry King) gets ahold of a pacifistic self-help book and takes to it like a 1960s New Age freak. The plot of the show is the usual detective show tropes...but the episode is really centered around the frustration this new age self-help book causes everyone involved with Cody, and, of course, ends in a rejection. But it is done brilliantly, so much so that it doesn't stand out as a paint-by-numbers detective show, it has actual characters not just gimmicks. The stories are fresh and entertaining. And, watching them again in the 2010s after the end of the 2nd Golden Age of Television...it still stands up as a great show.
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