Episode guide
Riptide: Season 3
21 episodes · first aired Oct 1, 1985
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- 1 Wipe Out Oct 1, 1985 · 48m An anonymous note concerning a 20-year-old surfing accident prompts Cody, Nick and Boz to call on a 1960s singing star.
- 2 Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn Oct 22, 1985 · 48m The detectives agree to escort a government witness, a crime boss's estranged wife, from Mexico to the United States.
- 3 Does Not Compute Oct 29, 1985 · 48m Quinlan is forced to consult the detectives when a city councilman's credit rating is destroyed by computer wizardry.
- 4 The Bargain Department Nov 5, 1985 · 48m Nick stubbornly resists the tempting offer of a huge security corporation to purchase the Riptide Detective Agency; guest Robert Walker.
- 5 Who Really Watches the Sunset? Nov 12, 1985 · 48m A reporter hires the detectives when she links the deaths of several scientists to the development of a food additive.
- 6 Still Goin' Steady Nov 19, 1985 · 48m Nick and Cody try to defend love-struck Boz from a conniver who wants the computer wizard to design a solar-powered car.
- 7 Robin and Marian Dec 3, 1985 · 48m 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.
- 8 Requiem for Icarus Dec 10, 1985 · 48m The detectives cross the border in the Screamin' Mimi to rescue an air-traffic controller from an alien-smuggling ring.
- 9 Home for Christmas Dec 17, 1985 · 48m The father of a soldier killed in training claims that the body, which Nick escorted home, does not belong to his son.
- 10 Lady Killer Jan 7, 1986 · 48m The detectives try to prevent newly engaged Lt. Parisi from being the next victim of a serial killer who targets brides.
- 11 A Matter of Policy Jan 14, 1986 · 48m Nick and the niece of a dead man face losing sizable inheritances when an insurance company claims that the man was murdered.
- 12 The Wedding Bell Blues Jan 21, 1986 · 48m Marriage-minded Andrew Carlton III hires Nick, Cody and Boz to find a billboard model, unaware that she is a crime kingpin's daughter.
- 13 The Frankie Kahana Show Feb 11, 1986 · 48m Though Hawaiian crooner Frankie Kahana's act falls short of spectacular, the detectives consider the mob's execution plans extreme.
- 14 Smiles We Left Behind Feb 25, 1986 · 1h 36m Cody and old flame Janet find they have a mutual interest in locating the missing cousin of Cody's client.
- 15 The Pirate and the Princess Mar 7, 1986 · 48m A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.
- 16 Playing Hardball Mar 14, 1986 · 48m Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.
- 17 The Play's the Thing Mar 21, 1986 · 48m The detectives join a scavenger hunt when Boz's friend Gloria finds a slain professor's notes on an unpublished Shakespearean manuscript.
- 18 Dead Men Don't Floss Apr 4, 1986 · 48m After a magazine piece credits Nick as the brains behind the Riptide agency, the trio competes for the title of most valuable detective.
- 19 Chapel of Glass Apr 11, 1986 · 48m The detectives have the unhappy task of telling Lt. Parisi that her fiance is involved in government bid tampering.
- 20 If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em Apr 18, 1986 · 48m 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.
- 21 Echoes Apr 22, 1986 · 48m 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.