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The Best Episodes of Riptide Season 2

Every episode of Riptide Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Riptide Season 2!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Riptide Season 2 Episode 3 - Catch of the Day
    8.1/10(61 votes)

    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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  2. Riptide Season 2 Episode 7 - Be True to Your School
    8.1/10(64 votes)

    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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  3. Riptide Season 2 Episode 5 - Beat the Box
    7.9/10(55 votes)

    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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  4. Riptide Season 2 Episode 15 - Boz Busters
    7.8/10(49 votes)

    S2:E15

    Cody and Nick suspect kidnapping when they discover that the job for which Boz left the agency is with a non-existent electronics firm.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Riptide Season 2 Episode 13 - Baxter and Boz
    7.7/10(52 votes)

    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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  6. Riptide Season 2 Episode 2 - The Orange Grove
    7.6/10(59 votes)

    S2:E2

    Cody, Nick and Boz re-enlist in the Army to determine whether their former commander is guilty of drug smuggling.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Riptide Season 2 Episode 9 - Peter Pan Is Alive and Well
    7.5/10(57 votes)

    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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  8. Riptide Season 2 Episode 14 - Curse of the Mary Aberdeen
    7.5/10(53 votes)

    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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  9. Riptide Season 2 Episode 19 - The Twisted Cross
    7.5/10(41 votes)

    S2:E19

    Dooley infiltrates a boys military camp to rescue a cadet from his father, a radical who plans to send his charges on a suicide mission.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Riptide Season 2 Episode 20 - Fuzzy Vision
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    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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  11. Riptide Season 2 Episode 4 - Mirage
    7.4/10(58 votes)

    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. Riptide Season 2 Episode 10 - Catch a Fallen Star
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    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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  13. Riptide Season 2 Episode 12 - Prisoner of War
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    S2:E12

    Nick searches King Harbour's back streets for his troubled girlfriend, who has ignited a fierce battle between two pimps.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Riptide Season 2 Episode 6 - Father's Day
    7.3/10(51 votes)

    S2:E6

    A priest brings a baby girl to Nick, Cody and Boz in hopes that the detectives can locate the infant's threatened mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Riptide Season 2 Episode 21 - Arrivederci, Baby
    7.3/10(45 votes)

    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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  16. Riptide Season 2 Episode 22 - Harmony and Grits
    7.3/10(47 votes)

    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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  17. Riptide Season 2 Episode 8 - It's a Vial Sort of Business
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    S2:E8

    Dooley's prior involvement with a racetrack syndicate could jeopardize the life of the would-be actor the detectives were hired to find.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Riptide Season 2 Episode 1 - Where the Girls Are
    7.1/10(74 votes)

    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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  19. Riptide Season 2 Episode 16 - Oil Bets Are Off
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    S2:E16

    Nick, Cody and Boz use electronics to infiltrate a heavily armed gambling yacht linked to the murder of Boz's friend, a noted geologist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Riptide Season 2 Episode 11 - Gams People Play
    6.9/10(49 votes)

    S2:E11

    The director of the annual Miss King Harbour Beauty Pageant hires the trio to uncover who has been threatening a competitor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Riptide Season 2 Episode 18 - Polly Want an Explanation
    6.7/10(52 votes)

    S2:E18

    The detectives are tricked by a Vietnam War buddy who claims the CIA wants to prevent him from publishing an expose on the government.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Riptide Season 2 Episode 17 - Girls Night Out
    6.5/10(56 votes)

    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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Catch of the Day" is the best rated episode of "Riptide" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/23/1984. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Be True to Your School".