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The Best Episodes of 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...

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  1. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Beat the Box

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    S2:E5

    Cody and Nick use Murray's lie-detector to crack a tough case of an author who killed himself just prior to a scheduled TV appearance.

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    Director:N/A
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  2. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Fuzzy Vision

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    S2:E20

    The detectives find big trouble in a small town when Cody suffers from mistaken identity and the whole trio winds up suspected of murder.

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    Director:N/A
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  3. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Where the Girls Are

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    S2:E1

    Cody, Nick and Boz join forces with dockworker Kirk "The Dool" Dooley to prevent the kidnapping of three wealthy coeds.

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  4. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Catch of the Day

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    S2:E3

    A fisherman asks Nick, Cody and Boz to investigate a tale of murder after police dismiss him because he claims a mermaid was involved.

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  5. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Mirage

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    S2:E4

    Part-time teacher Murray hires Nick and Cody to protect him after he falls for a student who happens to be the wife of a volatile tycoon.

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  6. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Be True to Your School

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    S2:E7

    While accompanying Nick to a high-school reunion, Cody and Boz discover Nick's former football teammates are involved in drug-running.

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  8. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Peter Pan Is Alive and Well

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    S2:E9

    While under cover at a Malibu club, Nick, Cody and Boz learn that an old friend working as a club lifeguard may be involved in extortion.

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  9. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Catch a Fallen Star

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    S2:E10

    Cody, Nick and Boz aid a former Hollywood screen star after her escape from the asylum where she had been held for more than 50 years.

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  10. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Baxter and Boz

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    S2:E13

    An appreciative gesture from a multimillionaire genius makes Boz the recipient of a recently developed attack helicopter.

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    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Bill Nuss
  11. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Curse of the Mary Aberdeen

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    S2:E14

    Cody, Nick and Boz wind up back where they started after a mysterious man sends them on a search for a haunted old boat.

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  12. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Girls Night Out

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    S2:E17

    Two housewives use Boz's computer gadget to execute several burglaries in a prosperous neighbourhood.

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  13. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Arrivederci, Baby

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    S2:E21

    Cody fends off culprits in a mini-submarine while investigating an oceanographer's report of a deep-sea toxic-waste dump.

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  14. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Harmony and Grits

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    S2:E22

    A harmony-seminar visit finds the detectives brawling with a participant and agreeing to investigate a newlywed engineer.

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  15. 7.7/10(44 votes)

    #14 - The Bargain Department

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    S3:E4

    Nick stubbornly resists the tempting offer of a huge security corporation to purchase the Riptide Detective Agency; guest Robert Walker.

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  16. 7.7/10(42 votes)

    #15 - Dead Men Don't Floss

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    S3:E18

    After a magazine piece credits Nick as the brains behind the Riptide agency, the trio competes for the title of most valuable detective.

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  17. 7.6/10(78 votes)

    #16 - Hatchet Job

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    S1:E4

    An escaped mental patient asks Cody, Nick and Boz to find her boyfriend's murderer -- who just might be the unbalanced client herself.

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  18. 7.6/10(66 votes)

    #17 - Four-Eyes

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    S1:E8

    Nick and Cody compete with a pair of private eyes to help a woman framed for the murder of her husband.

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  19. 7.6/10(42 votes)

    #18 - Does Not Compute

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    S3:E3

    Quinlan is forced to consult the detectives when a city councilman's credit rating is destroyed by computer wizardry.

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  20. 7.6/10(37 votes)

    #19 - Chapel of Glass

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    S3:E19

    The detectives have the unhappy task of telling Lt. Parisi that her fiance is involved in government bid tampering.

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  21. 7.6/10(37 votes)

    #20 - Echoes

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    S3:E21

    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.

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  22. 7.5/10(111 votes)

    #21 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    Nick and Cody's search for the sunken remains of a charter boat puts them in conflict with a mob kingpin.

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  23. 7.5/10(54 votes)

    #22 - Home for Christmas

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    S3:E9

    The father of a soldier killed in training claims that the body, which Nick escorted home, does not belong to his son.

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  24. 7.4/10(73 votes)

    #23 - Diamonds Are for Never

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    S1:E6

    Nick and Cody race to rescue Boz and their client, a diabetic stewardess, held hostage by a killer desperate to retrieve stolen diamonds.

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  25. 7.4/10(61 votes)

    #24 - Double Your Pleasure

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    S1:E11

    Cody agrees to help his most recent girlfriend find her missing sister, who is supposedly fleeing from organised crime.

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  26. 7.4/10(41 votes)

    #25 - Who Really Watches the Sunset?

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    S3:E5

    A reporter hires the detectives when she links the deaths of several scientists to the development of a food additive.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Beat the Box" is the best rated episode of "Riptide". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/13/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fuzzy Vision".