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The Best Episodes of Riptide

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Every episode of Riptide ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Riptide!

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. Background image for Beat the Box
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Beat the Box

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Fuzzy Vision
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Fuzzy Vision

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Does Not Compute
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Does Not Compute

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Diamonds Are for Never
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Diamonds Are for Never

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for #1 with a Bullet
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - #1 with a Bullet

    S1:E9

    A simple assignment to deliver flowers to a dead rock singer's hospitalised partner puts the detectives in the middle of a musical scam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Double Your Pleasure
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Double Your Pleasure

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Raiders of the Lost Sub
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Raiders of the Lost Sub

    S1:E12

    Murray's brilliant sister, Melba, convinces the detectives to help her find a sunken, gold-laden World War II submarine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Where the Girls Are
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Where the Girls Are

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Catch of the Day
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Catch of the Day

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Mirage
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Mirage

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Be True to Your School
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Be True to Your School

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Peter Pan Is Alive and Well
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Peter Pan Is Alive and Well

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Catch a Fallen Star
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Catch a Fallen Star

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Baxter and Boz
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Baxter and Boz

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Bill Nuss
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  16. Background image for Curse of the Mary Aberdeen
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Curse of the Mary Aberdeen

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Girls Night Out
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Girls Night Out

    S2:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Arrivederci, Baby
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Arrivederci, Baby

    S2:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Harmony and Grits
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Harmony and Grits

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Bargain Department
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Bargain Department

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Who Really Watches the Sunset?
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Who Really Watches the Sunset?

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Still Goin' Steady
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Still Goin' Steady

    S3:E6

    Nick and Cody try to defend love-struck Boz from a conniver who wants the computer wizard to design a solar-powered car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Conflict of Interest
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Conflict of Interest

    S1:E2

    An old girlfriend seeks Nick and Cody's help after she overhears her husband plotting to murder a police lieutenant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Hatchet Job
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Hatchet Job

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Four-Eyes
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Four-Eyes

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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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 Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/13/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fuzzy Vision".