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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 Worst Episode
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    Riptide Season 2 Episode 19 - The Twisted Cross
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - The Twisted Cross

    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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  2. Riptide Season 3 Episode 7 - Robin and Marian
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Robin and Marian

    S3:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Riptide Season 3 Episode 9 - Home for Christmas
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Home for Christmas

    S3:E9

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Riptide Season 3 Episode 10 - Lady Killer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Lady Killer

    S3:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Riptide Season 3 Episode 11 - A Matter of Policy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - A Matter of Policy

    S3:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Riptide Season 3 Episode 12 - The Wedding Bell Blues
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - The Wedding Bell Blues

    S3:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Riptide Season 3 Episode 13 - The Frankie Kahana Show
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - The Frankie Kahana Show

    S3:E13

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Riptide Season 3 Episode 14 - Smiles We Left Behind
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Smiles We Left Behind

    S3:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Riptide Season 3 Episode 15 - The Pirate and the Princess
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Pirate and the Princess

    S3:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Riptide Season 3 Episode 16 - Playing Hardball
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Playing Hardball

    S3:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Riptide Season 3 Episode 17 - The Play's the Thing
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The Play's the Thing

    S3:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Riptide Season 3 Episode 19 - Chapel of Glass
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Chapel of Glass

    S3:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Riptide Season 3 Episode 20 - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em

    S3:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Riptide Season 3 Episode 21 - Echoes
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Echoes

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Riptide Season 3 Episode 18 - Dead Men Don't Floss
    2.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Dead Men Don't Floss

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Riptide Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    3.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Pilot

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Riptide Season 3 Episode 8 - Requiem for Icarus
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Requiem for Icarus

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Riptide Season 1 Episode 7 - The Hardcase
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - The Hardcase

    S1:E7

    While trying to rescue an old girlfriend, Nick and Cody become embroiled in a bizarre investigation involving murder and kidnapping.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Riptide Season 2 Episode 2 - The Orange Grove
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Orange Grove

    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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  20. Riptide Season 2 Episode 6 - Father's Day
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Father's Day

    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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  21. Riptide Season 1 Episode 5 - The Mean Green Love Machine
    6.5/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Mean Green Love Machine

    S1:E5

    A friend of Nick and Cody's hires the detectives to help find her father, who vanished in Mexico while looking for his kidnapped wife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Riptide Season 1 Episode 2 - Conflict of Interest
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Riptide Season 1 Episode 4 - Hatchet Job
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Riptide Season 1 Episode 8 - Four-Eyes
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Riptide Season 1 Episode 10 - Long Distance Daddy
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Long Distance Daddy

    S1:E10

    Two Cambodian orphans stow away on a jet to visit their American sponsor, Nick, only to be marked for death after witnessing a murder.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Twisted Cross" is the worst rated episode of "Riptide". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/12/1985. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Robin and Marian".