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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

Still: Pilot1. 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.

Still: Conflict of Interest2. 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.

Still: Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America3. 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.

Still: Hatchet Job4. 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.

Still: The Mean Green Love Machine5. 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.

Still: Diamonds Are for Never6. 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.

Still: The Hardcase7. 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.

Still: Four-Eyes8. 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.

Still: #1 with a Bullet9. #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.

Still: Long Distance Daddy10. 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.

Still: Double Your Pleasure11. 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.

Still: Raiders of the Lost Sub12. 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.

Still: Something Fishy13. 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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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.

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Details Riptide

Poster: 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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