Riptide

The Best Episodes of Riptide Season 3

Genres:CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
Network:NBC

Every episode of Riptide Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Riptide Season 3!

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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21
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  1. #1

    Does Not Compute

    S3:E3
    7.7/10(41)
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    Does Not Compute

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

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  2. #2

    The Bargain Department

    S3:E4
    7.7/10(42)
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    The Bargain Department

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

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  3. #3

    Dead Men Don't Floss

    S3:E18
    7.6/10(41)
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    Dead Men Don't Floss

    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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  4. #4

    Chapel of Glass

    S3:E19
    7.6/10(37)
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    Chapel of Glass

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

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  5. #5

    Echoes

    S3:E21
    7.6/10(37)
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    Echoes

    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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  6. #6

    Who Really Watches the Sunset?

    S3:E5
    7.5/10(40)
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    Who Really Watches the Sunset?

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

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  8. #7

    Home for Christmas

    S3:E9
    7.4/10(52)
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    Home for Christmas

    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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  9. #8

    Lady Killer

    S3:E10
    7.3/10(40)
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    Lady Killer

    The detectives try to prevent newly engaged Lt. Parisi from being the next victim of a serial killer who targets brides.

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  10. #9

    A Matter of Policy

    S3:E11
    7.3/10(41)
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    A Matter of Policy

    Nick and the niece of a dead man face losing sizable inheritances when an insurance company claims that the man was murdered.

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  11. #10

    Smiles We Left Behind

    S3:E14
    7.3/10(42)
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    Smiles We Left Behind

    Cody and old flame Janet find they have a mutual interest in locating the missing cousin of Cody's client.

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  12. #11

    Wipe Out

    S3:E1
    7.1/10(45)
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    Wipe Out

    An anonymous note concerning a 20-year-old surfing accident prompts Cody, Nick and Boz to call on a 1960s singing star.

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  13. #12

    The Wedding Bell Blues

    S3:E12
    7.1/10(44)
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    The Wedding Bell Blues

    Marriage-minded Andrew Carlton III hires Nick, Cody and Boz to find a billboard model, unaware that she is a crime kingpin's daughter.

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  14. #13

    Still Goin' Steady

    S3:E6
    7.0/10(37)
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    Still Goin' Steady

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

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  15. #14

    Robin and Marian

    S3:E7
    7.0/10(39)
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    Robin and Marian

    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.

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  16. #15

    Playing Hardball

    S3:E16
    7.0/10(36)
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    Playing Hardball

    Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.

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  17. #16

    Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn

    S3:E2
    6.9/10(44)
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    Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn

    The detectives agree to escort a government witness, a crime boss's estranged wife, from Mexico to the United States.

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  18. #17

    Requiem for Icarus

    S3:E8
    6.9/10(39)
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    Requiem for Icarus

    The detectives cross the border in the Screamin' Mimi to rescue an air-traffic controller from an alien-smuggling ring.

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  19. #18

    The Frankie Kahana Show

    S3:E13
    6.5/10(36)
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    The Frankie Kahana Show

    Though Hawaiian crooner Frankie Kahana's act falls short of spectacular, the detectives consider the mob's execution plans extreme.

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  20. #19

    If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em

    S3:E20
    6.5/10(35)
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    If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em

    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.

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  21. #20

    The Pirate and the Princess

    S3:E15
    6.3/10(38)
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    The Pirate and the Princess

    A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.

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  22. #21

    The Play's the Thing

    S3:E17
    6.1/10(37)
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    The Play's the Thing

    The detectives join a scavenger hunt when Boz's friend Gloria finds a slain professor's notes on an unpublished Shakespearean manuscript.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Does Not Compute" is the best rated episode of "Riptide" season 3. It scored 7.7/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/29/1985. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Bargain Department".