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Riptide
1984–1986 · 3 seasons, 56 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes Riptide
Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.
Season 1
1984 · 13 episodes · about 11h · 7.0/10
1. Pilot96 min · 3.8/10
Nick and Cody's search for the sunken remains of a charter boat puts them in conflict with a mob kingpin.
2. Conflict of Interest48 min · 7.0/10
An old girlfriend seeks Nick and Cody's help after she overhears her husband plotting to murder a police lieutenant.
3. Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America48 min · 7.5/10
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.
4. Hatchet Job48 min · 7.0/10
An escaped mental patient asks Cody, Nick and Boz to find her boyfriend's murderer -- who just might be the unbalanced client herself.
5. The Mean Green Love Machine48 min · 6.5/10
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.
6. Diamonds Are for Never48 min · 8.0/10
Nick and Cody race to rescue Boz and their client, a diabetic stewardess, held hostage by a killer desperate to retrieve stolen diamonds.
7. The Hardcase48 min · 6.0/10
While trying to rescue an old girlfriend, Nick and Cody become embroiled in a bizarre investigation involving murder and kidnapping.
8. Four-Eyes48 min · 7.0/10
Nick and Cody compete with a pair of private eyes to help a woman framed for the murder of her husband.
9. #1 with a Bullet48 min · 8.0/10
A simple assignment to deliver flowers to a dead rock singer's hospitalised partner puts the detectives in the middle of a musical scam.
10. Long Distance Daddy48 min · 7.0/10
Two Cambodian orphans stow away on a jet to visit their American sponsor, Nick, only to be marked for death after witnessing a murder.
11. Double Your Pleasure48 min · 8.0/10
Cody agrees to help his most recent girlfriend find her missing sister, who is supposedly fleeing from organised crime.
12. Raiders of the Lost Sub48 min · 8.0/10
Murray's brilliant sister, Melba, convinces the detectives to help her find a sunken, gold-laden World War II submarine.
13. Something Fishy48 min · 7.0/10
Boz and Nick both fall for the same beautiful dolphin-trainer, whose charges become implicated as accomplices in a drug-smuggling scheme.
Season summaries3 seasons, 56 episodes
Season 1
1984 · 13 episodes · about 11h · TMDB 7.0
Season 2
1984 · 22 episodes · TMDB 7.6
Season 3
1985 · 21 episodes · TMDB 6.8
Episodes run about 52 min. Last episode: April 22, 1986
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6.8/1060 votes
What is it about? 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.
Genres: crime, drama, action & adventure. Themes: private investigator, los angeles, california, ex soldier, detective agency.
Cast and crew Riptide
AllCreators
- Created byFrank Lupo
- Created byStephen J. Cannell
- NetworkNBC
Full cast29 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Perry King · Cody Allen · 56 ep.
- Joe Penny · Nick Ryder · 56 ep.
- Thom Bray · Murray Bozinsky · 56 ep.
- Jack Ging · Ted Quinlan · 35 ep.
- Ken Olandt · Kirk Dooley · 22 ep.
- Anne Francis · Mama Jo · 13 ep.
- Deborah Voorhees · Tippy · 1 ep.
- Barbara Keegan · Tina · 1 ep.
- Bruce Tuthill · Guard · 3 ep.
- John Astin · Baxter Bernard · 1 ep.
- Kenneth Gray · David Brady · 1 ep.
- Joan Sweeny · Jessie Wells · 1 ep.
- Lew Saunders · Dennis · 1 ep.
- Gene Rayburn · Self · 1 ep.
- Lynn Hamilton · Sarah Tolley · 1 ep.
- Rosalind Chao · Lucy · 1 ep.
- Geena Davis · Melba Bozinsky · 1 ep.
- Elyssa Davalos · Jody Kremer · 1 ep.
- Marta DuBois · Marcy Hayward · 1 ep.
- Kelbe Nugent · Elizabeth Baker · 1 ep.
- Murphy Cross · Candy Lane · 1 ep.
- Lewis Arquette · Sidney Gorman · 1 ep.
- Xander Berkeley · Taxi Driver · 1 ep.
- Kathryn Witt · Connie Moreci · 1 ep.
- Suzanne Snyder · Beverly Lancaster · 1 ep.
- Ann Turkel · Denise · 1 ep.
- Clara Perryman · Pat Wolfson · 1 ep.
- Katherine Kelly Lang · Mama Jo's Crew · 1 ep.
- Randi Brooks · Heather Johnson · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Tom Blomquist · Producer
- J. Rickley Dumm · Producer
- Stephen J. Cannell · Executive Producer
- Gloryette Clark · Director
- Michael Lange · Director
- Bill Nuss · Writer
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Details Riptide

- First episode
- January 3, 1984
- Last episode
- April 22, 1986
- Status
- ended
- Network
- NBC
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- NR
- Studio
- Stephen J. Cannell Productions
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Riptide have?
3 seasons, 56 episodes. The last episode aired April 22, 1986.
Who’s in Riptide?
Perry King, Joe Penny, Thom Bray, Jack Ging, Ken Olandt, Anne Francis, Deborah Voorhees, Barbara Keegan, Bruce Tuthill, and John Astin. Created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell.
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