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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 3 Episode 17 - The Play's the Thing
    6.0/10(39 votes)

    #1 - 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    The detectives join a scavenger hunt when Boz's friend Gloria finds a slain professor's notes on an unpublished Shakespearean manuscript.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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  2. Riptide Season 3 Episode 13 - The Frankie Kahana Show
    6.4/10(38 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Riptide Season 3 Episode 15 - The Pirate and the Princess
    6.4/10(40 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Riptide Season 3 Episode 20 - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
    6.4/10(39 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Riptide Season 2 Episode 17 - Girls Night Out
    6.6/10(53 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Riptide Season 3 Episode 8 - Requiem for Icarus
    6.7/10(41 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Riptide Season 2 Episode 11 - Gams People Play
    6.8/10(46 votes)

    #7 - Gams People Play

    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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  8. Riptide Season 2 Episode 18 - Polly Want an Explanation
    6.8/10(48 votes)

    #8 - Polly Want an Explanation

    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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  9. Riptide Season 3 Episode 2 - Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn
    6.8/10(46 votes)

    #9 - Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Riptide Season 1 Episode 10 - Long Distance Daddy
    6.9/10(64 votes)

    #10 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Riptide Season 3 Episode 7 - Robin and Marian
    6.9/10(43 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Riptide Season 1 Episode 5 - The Mean Green Love Machine
    7.0/10(72 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Riptide Season 2 Episode 16 - Oil Bets Are Off
    7.0/10(39 votes)

    #13 - Oil Bets Are Off

    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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  14. Riptide Season 3 Episode 6 - Still Goin' Steady
    7.0/10(41 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Riptide Season 3 Episode 16 - Playing Hardball
    7.0/10(37 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Riptide Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.1/10(125 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 1 Episode 2 - Conflict of Interest
    7.1/10(94 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Riptide Season 1 Episode 3 - Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of America
    7.1/10(86 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Riptide Season 1 Episode 7 - The Hardcase
    7.1/10(71 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Riptide Season 2 Episode 1 - Where the Girls Are
    7.1/10(71 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Riptide Season 3 Episode 1 - Wipe Out
    7.1/10(49 votes)

    #21 - Wipe Out

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Riptide Season 3 Episode 12 - The Wedding Bell Blues
    7.1/10(46 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Riptide Season 2 Episode 6 - Father's Day
    7.2/10(47 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Riptide Season 2 Episode 8 - It's a Vial Sort of Business
    7.2/10(49 votes)

    #24 - It's a Vial Sort of Business

    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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  25. Riptide Season 3 Episode 10 - Lady Killer
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Play's the Thing" is the worst rated episode of "Riptide". It scored 6/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/21/1986. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Frankie Kahana Show".