Stephen J. Cannell
Director
Riptide (1984)
Season 3
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.
Released Jan. 3, 1984
Episode 49 min
None+
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Production Companies: Stephen J. Cannell Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
7.0
S3E1 - Wipe Out
An anonymous note concerning a 20-year-old surfing accident prompts Cody, Nick and Boz to call on a 1960s singing star.
Oct. 1, 1985, midnight
7.0
S3E2 - 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.
Oct. 22, 1985, midnight
9.0
S3E3 - Does Not Compute
Quinlan is forced to consult the detectives when a city councilman's credit rating is destroyed by computer wizardry.
Oct. 29, 1985, midnight
8.0
S3E4 - The Bargain Department
Nick stubbornly resists the tempting offer of a huge security corporation to purchase the Riptide Detective Agency; guest Robert Walker.
Nov. 5, 1985, midnight
8.0
S3E5 - 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.
Nov. 12, 1985, midnight
8.0
S3E6 - 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.
Nov. 19, 1985, midnight
S3E7 - 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.
Dec. 3, 1985, midnight
5.0
S3E8 - Requiem for Icarus
The detectives cross the border in the Screamin' Mimi to rescue an air-traffic controller from an alien-smuggling ring.
Dec. 10, 1985, midnight
S3E9 - 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.
Dec. 17, 1985, midnight
S3E10 - Lady Killer
The detectives try to prevent newly engaged Lt. Parisi from being the next victim of a serial killer who targets brides.
Jan. 7, 1986, midnight
S3E11 - 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.
Jan. 14, 1986, midnight
S3E12 - 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.
Jan. 21, 1986, midnight
S3E13 - The Frankie Kahana Show
Though Hawaiian crooner Frankie Kahana's act falls short of spectacular, the detectives consider the mob's execution plans extreme.
Feb. 11, 1986, midnight
S3E14 - Smiles We Left Behind
Cody and old flame Janet find they have a mutual interest in locating the missing cousin of Cody's client.
Feb. 25, 1986, midnight
S3E15 - The Pirate and the Princess
A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.
March 7, 1986, midnight
S3E16 - Playing Hardball
Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.
March 14, 1986, midnight
S3E17 - 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.
March 21, 1986, midnight
2.0
S3E18 - 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.
April 4, 1986, midnight
S3E19 - Chapel of Glass
The detectives have the unhappy task of telling Lt. Parisi that her fiance is involved in government bid tampering.
April 11, 1986, midnight
S3E20 - 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.
April 18, 1986, midnight
S3E21 - 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.
April 22, 1986, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 49 min.
Season Runtime: 2784 min.
Released: Jan. 3, 1984
Last Air Date: April 22, 1986, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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