TV seriesCrimeDramaAction & Adventure
Riptide Season 3
1984–1986 3 seasons 56 episodes TMDB 6.8
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.
Air timeline
1984–1986Complete3 seasons · 56 episodes
Seasons
Season 31985–198621 episodesTMDB 6.8
Where to watch
- 1Wipe Out1985-10-01 · 48 min
S03E01 · Season 3
Wipe Out
An anonymous note concerning a 20-year-old surfing accident prompts Cody, Nick and Boz to call on a 1960s singing star.
- 2Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn1985-10-22 · 48 min
S03E02 · Season 3
Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn
The detectives agree to escort a government witness, a crime boss's estranged wife, from Mexico to the United States.
- 3Does Not Compute1985-10-29 · 48 min
S03E03 · Season 3
Does Not Compute
Quinlan is forced to consult the detectives when a city councilman's credit rating is destroyed by computer wizardry.
- 4The Bargain Department1985-11-05 · 48 min
S03E04 · Season 3
The Bargain Department
Nick stubbornly resists the tempting offer of a huge security corporation to purchase the Riptide Detective Agency; guest Robert Walker.
- 5Who Really Watches the Sunset?1985-11-12 · 48 min
S03E05 · Season 3
Who Really Watches the Sunset?
A reporter hires the detectives when she links the deaths of several scientists to the development of a food additive.
- 6Still Goin' Steady1985-11-19 · 48 min
S03E06 · Season 3
Still Goin' Steady
Nick and Cody try to defend love-struck Boz from a conniver who wants the computer wizard to design a solar-powered car.
- 7Robin and Marian1985-12-03 · 48 min
S03E07 · Season 3
Robin and Marian
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.
- 8Requiem for Icarus1985-12-10 · 48 min
S03E08 · Season 3
Requiem for Icarus
The detectives cross the border in the Screamin' Mimi to rescue an air-traffic controller from an alien-smuggling ring.
- 9Home for Christmas1985-12-17 · 48 min
S03E09 · Season 3
Home for Christmas
The father of a soldier killed in training claims that the body, which Nick escorted home, does not belong to his son.
- 10Lady Killer1986-01-07 · 48 min
S03E10 · Season 3
Lady Killer
The detectives try to prevent newly engaged Lt. Parisi from being the next victim of a serial killer who targets brides.
- 11A Matter of Policy1986-01-14 · 48 min
S03E11 · Season 3
A Matter of Policy
Nick and the niece of a dead man face losing sizable inheritances when an insurance company claims that the man was murdered.
- 12The Wedding Bell Blues1986-01-21 · 48 min
S03E12 · Season 3
The Wedding Bell Blues
Marriage-minded Andrew Carlton III hires Nick, Cody and Boz to find a billboard model, unaware that she is a crime kingpin's daughter.
- 13The Frankie Kahana Show1986-02-11 · 48 min
S03E13 · Season 3
The Frankie Kahana Show
Though Hawaiian crooner Frankie Kahana's act falls short of spectacular, the detectives consider the mob's execution plans extreme.
- 14Smiles We Left Behind1986-02-25 · 96 min
S03E14 · Season 3
Smiles We Left Behind
Cody and old flame Janet find they have a mutual interest in locating the missing cousin of Cody's client.
- 15The Pirate and the Princess1986-03-07 · 48 min
S03E15 · Season 3
The Pirate and the Princess
A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.
- 16Playing Hardball1986-03-14 · 48 min
S03E16 · Season 3
Playing Hardball
Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.
- 17The Play's the Thing1986-03-21 · 48 min
S03E17 · Season 3
The Play's the Thing
The detectives join a scavenger hunt when Boz's friend Gloria finds a slain professor's notes on an unpublished Shakespearean manuscript.
- 18Dead Men Don't Floss1986-04-04 · 48 min
S03E18 · Season 3
Dead Men Don't Floss
After a magazine piece credits Nick as the brains behind the Riptide agency, the trio competes for the title of most valuable detective.
- 19Chapel of Glass1986-04-11 · 48 min
S03E19 · Season 3
Chapel of Glass
The detectives have the unhappy task of telling Lt. Parisi that her fiance is involved in government bid tampering.
- 20If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em1986-04-18 · 48 min
S03E20 · Season 3
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
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.
- 21Echoes1986-04-22 · 48 min
S03E21 · Season 3
Echoes
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
Perry KingCody Allen
Joe PennyNick Ryder
Thom BrayMurray Bozinsky
Jack KingTed Quinlan
Ken OlandtKirk Dooley
Anne FrancisMama Jo
Bruce TuthillGuard / Bob
Deborah VoorheesTippy
Barbara KeeganTina
John AstinBaxter BernardKenneth GrayDavid Brady
Joan SweenyJessie Wells
Lew SaundersDennis
Gene RayburnSelf
Lynn HamiltonSarah Tolley
Rosalind ChaoLucy
Geena DavisDr. Melba Bozinsky
Elyssa DavalosJody Kremer
Marta DuBoisMarcy HaywardKelbe NugentElizabeth BakerSimilar series
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