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Riptide

Riptide

NR1984•6.8/10
CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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6.8/10(56)

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.

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Production

Stephen J. Cannell Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 3, 1984

Last Aired

April 22, 1986

Networks

NBC

Created By

Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Pilot
E1
Pilot
Air date: 1984-01-03
Nick and Cody's search for the sunken remains of a charter boat puts them in conflict with a mob kingpin.
Conflict of Interest
E2
Conflict of Interest
Air date: 1984-01-10
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
E3
Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America
Air date: 1984-01-17
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
E4
Hatchet Job
Air date: 1984-01-31
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
E5
The Mean Green Love Machine
Air date: 1984-02-07
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
E6
Diamonds Are for Never
Air date: 1984-02-21
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
E7
The Hardcase
Air date: 1984-02-28
While trying to rescue an old girlfriend, Nick and Cody become embroiled in a bizarre investigation involving murder and kidnapping.
Four-Eyes
E8
Four-Eyes
Air date: 1984-03-06
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
E9
#1 with a Bullet
Air date: 1984-03-20
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
E10
Long Distance Daddy
Air date: 1984-03-27
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
E11
Double Your Pleasure
Air date: 1984-04-03
Cody agrees to help his most recent girlfriend find her missing sister, who is supposedly fleeing from organised crime.
Raiders of the Lost Sub
E12
Raiders of the Lost Sub
Air date: 1984-05-15
Murray's brilliant sister, Melba, convinces the detectives to help her find a sunken, gold-laden World War II submarine.
Something Fishy
E13
Something Fishy
Air date: 1984-05-22
Boz and Nick both fall for the same beautiful dolphin-trainer, whose charges become implicated as accomplices in a drug-smuggling scheme.

Cast

Perry King

Perry King

Cody Allen

Joe Penny

Joe Penny

Nick Ryder

Thom Bray

Thom Bray

Murray Bozinsky

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