Riptide (1984–1986)

1. S01E01PilotJanuary 3, 1984 3.8Nick and Cody's search for the sunken remains of a charter boat puts them in conflict with a mob kingpin.
2. S01E02Conflict of InterestJanuary 10, 1984 7.0An old girlfriend seeks Nick and Cody's help after she overhears her husband plotting to murder a police lieutenant.
3. S01E03Somebody's Killing the Great Geeks of AmericaJanuary 17, 1984 7.5Nick and Cody work to rescue a lovely executive analyst held captive by an assassin responsible for the deaths of two of her co-workers.
4. S01E04Hatchet JobJanuary 31, 1984 7.0An escaped mental patient asks Cody, Nick and Boz to find her boyfriend's murderer -- who just might be the unbalanced client herself.
5. S01E05The Mean Green Love MachineFebruary 7, 1984 6.5A friend of Nick and Cody's hires the detectives to help find her father, who vanished in Mexico while looking for his kidnapped wife.
6. S01E06Season's bestDiamonds Are for NeverFebruary 21, 1984 8.0Nick and Cody race to rescue Boz and their client, a diabetic stewardess, held hostage by a killer desperate to retrieve stolen diamonds.
7. S01E07The HardcaseFebruary 28, 1984 6.0While trying to rescue an old girlfriend, Nick and Cody become embroiled in a bizarre investigation involving murder and kidnapping.
8. S01E08Four-EyesMarch 6, 1984 7.0Nick and Cody compete with a pair of private eyes to help a woman framed for the murder of her husband.
9. S01E09#1 with a BulletMarch 20, 1984 8.0A simple assignment to deliver flowers to a dead rock singer's hospitalised partner puts the detectives in the middle of a musical scam.
10. S01E10Long Distance DaddyMarch 27, 1984 7.0Two Cambodian orphans stow away on a jet to visit their American sponsor, Nick, only to be marked for death after witnessing a murder.
11. S01E11Double Your PleasureApril 3, 1984 8.0Cody agrees to help his most recent girlfriend find her missing sister, who is supposedly fleeing from organised crime.
12. S01E12Raiders of the Lost SubMay 15, 1984 8.0Murray's brilliant sister, Melba, convinces the detectives to help her find a sunken, gold-laden World War II submarine.
13. S01E13Something FishyMay 22, 1984 7.0Boz and Nick both fall for the same beautiful dolphin-trainer, whose charges become implicated as accomplices in a drug-smuggling scheme.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Where the Girls AreOctober 2, 1984 8.0Cody, Nick and Boz join forces with dockworker Kirk "The Dool" Dooley to prevent the kidnapping of three wealthy coeds.
2. S02E02The Orange GroveOctober 16, 1984 6.0Cody, Nick and Boz re-enlist in the Army to determine whether their former commander is guilty of drug smuggling.
3. S02E03Catch of the DayOctober 23, 1984 8.0A fisherman asks Nick, Cody and Boz to investigate a tale of murder after police dismiss him because he claims a mermaid was involved.
4. S02E04MirageOctober 30, 1984 8.0Part-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.
5. S02E05Season's bestBeat the BoxNovember 13, 1984 9.0Cody 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.
6. S02E06Father's DayNovember 20, 1984 6.0A priest brings a baby girl to Nick, Cody and Boz in hopes that the detectives can locate the infant's threatened mother.
7. S02E07Be True to Your SchoolNovember 27, 1984 8.0While accompanying Nick to a high-school reunion, Cody and Boz discover Nick's former football teammates are involved in drug-running.
8. S02E08It's a Vial Sort of BusinessDecember 4, 1984 7.0Dooley's prior involvement with a racetrack syndicate could jeopardize the life of the would-be actor the detectives were hired to find.
9. S02E09Peter Pan Is Alive and WellDecember 11, 1984 8.0While 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.
10. S02E10Catch a Fallen StarDecember 18, 1984 8.0Cody, 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.
11. S02E11Gams People PlayJanuary 8, 1985 7.0The director of the annual Miss King Harbour Beauty Pageant hires the trio to uncover who has been threatening a competitor.
12. S02E12Prisoner of WarJanuary 15, 1985 7.0Nick searches King Harbour's back streets for his troubled girlfriend, who has ignited a fierce battle between two pimps.
13. S02E13Baxter and BozJanuary 22, 1985 8.0An appreciative gesture from a multimillionaire genius makes Boz the recipient of a recently developed attack helicopter.
14. S02E14Curse of the Mary AberdeenJanuary 29, 1985 8.0Cody, Nick and Boz wind up back where they started after a mysterious man sends them on a search for a haunted old boat.
15. S02E15Boz BustersFebruary 5, 1985 7.0Cody and Nick suspect kidnapping when they discover that the job for which Boz left the agency is with a non-existent electronics firm.
16. S02E16Oil Bets Are OffFebruary 12, 1985 7.0Nick, Cody and Boz use electronics to infiltrate a heavily armed gambling yacht linked to the murder of Boz's friend, a noted geologist.
17. S02E17Girls Night OutFebruary 19, 1985 8.0Two housewives use Boz's computer gadget to execute several burglaries in a prosperous neighbourhood.
18. S02E18Polly Want an ExplanationMarch 5, 1985 7.0The detectives are tricked by a Vietnam War buddy who claims the CIA wants to prevent him from publishing an expose on the government.
19. S02E19The Twisted CrossMarch 12, 1985—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.
20. S02E20Fuzzy VisionMarch 19, 1985 9.0The detectives find big trouble in a small town when Cody suffers from mistaken identity and the whole trio winds up suspected of murder.
21. S02E21Arrivederci, BabyMay 7, 1985 8.0Cody fends off culprits in a mini-submarine while investigating an oceanographer's report of a deep-sea toxic-waste dump.
22. S02E22Harmony and GritsMay 14, 1985 8.0A harmony-seminar visit finds the detectives brawling with a participant and agreeing to investigate a newlywed engineer.

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1. S03E01Wipe OutOctober 1, 1985 7.0An anonymous note concerning a 20-year-old surfing accident prompts Cody, Nick and Boz to call on a 1960s singing star.
2. S03E02Thirty-Six Hours Till DawnOctober 22, 1985 7.0The detectives agree to escort a government witness, a crime boss's estranged wife, from Mexico to the United States.
3. S03E03Season's bestDoes Not ComputeOctober 29, 1985 9.0Quinlan is forced to consult the detectives when a city councilman's credit rating is destroyed by computer wizardry.
4. S03E04The Bargain DepartmentNovember 5, 1985 8.0Nick stubbornly resists the tempting offer of a huge security corporation to purchase the Riptide Detective Agency; guest Robert Walker.
5. S03E05Who Really Watches the Sunset?November 12, 1985 8.0A reporter hires the detectives when she links the deaths of several scientists to the development of a food additive.
6. S03E06Still Goin' SteadyNovember 19, 1985 8.0Nick and Cody try to defend love-struck Boz from a conniver who wants the computer wizard to design a solar-powered car.
7. S03E07Robin and MarianDecember 3, 1985—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.
8. S03E08Requiem for IcarusDecember 10, 1985 5.0The detectives cross the border in the Screamin' Mimi to rescue an air-traffic controller from an alien-smuggling ring.
9. S03E09Home for ChristmasDecember 17, 1985—The father of a soldier killed in training claims that the body, which Nick escorted home, does not belong to his son.
10. S03E10Lady KillerJanuary 7, 1986—The detectives try to prevent newly engaged Lt. Parisi from being the next victim of a serial killer who targets brides.
11. S03E11A Matter of PolicyJanuary 14, 1986—Nick and the niece of a dead man face losing sizable inheritances when an insurance company claims that the man was murdered.
12. S03E12The Wedding Bell BluesJanuary 21, 1986—Marriage-minded Andrew Carlton III hires Nick, Cody and Boz to find a billboard model, unaware that she is a crime kingpin's daughter.
13. S03E13The Frankie Kahana ShowFebruary 11, 1986—Though Hawaiian crooner Frankie Kahana's act falls short of spectacular, the detectives consider the mob's execution plans extreme.
14. S03E14Smiles We Left BehindFebruary 25, 1986—Cody and old flame Janet find they have a mutual interest in locating the missing cousin of Cody's client.
15. S03E15The Pirate and the PrincessMarch 7, 1986—A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.
16. S03E16Playing HardballMarch 14, 1986—Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.
17. S03E17The Play's the ThingMarch 21, 1986—The detectives join a scavenger hunt when Boz's friend Gloria finds a slain professor's notes on an unpublished Shakespearean manuscript.
18. S03E18Dead Men Don't FlossApril 4, 1986 2.0After a magazine piece credits Nick as the brains behind the Riptide agency, the trio competes for the title of most valuable detective.
19. S03E19Chapel of GlassApril 11, 1986—The detectives have the unhappy task of telling Lt. Parisi that her fiance is involved in government bid tampering.
20. S03E20If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'EmApril 18, 1986—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.
21. S03E21EchoesApril 22, 1986—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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