Riptide

NBC (Ended 1986)

Review this Show

Add Riptide to your favorites

Show Score

7.6 Good

137 votes

Your Score

Rate it now!

Buzz

Riptide ranks 3,533 out of the 18,229 shows on TV.com.

The 114 users who count themselves as Riptide fans have written a total of 11 reviews.

Status

Ended

Premiered

January 3, 1984

Ended

April 18, 1986

Genre

Drama, Action/Suspense

Theme

Private Investigator

Show Overview

Final Episode

More Episodes »

Episode Score

7.5

Echoes

The guys are hired by a man named Warwick to find his son Nathan. (Series Finale)

Aired: 04/22/86

Show Summary

Edit Summary »

Cody Allen and Nick Ryder are two long-time friends who had served together in Vietnam.

Their Private Investigation business was based on Cody's boat, The Riptide, in King Harbour, Los Angeles.

In the Pilot adventure, faced with their first big case, they decided to recruit another... more »

From the Forums

+ Add a Topic More Topics »

Favorite character?

Mine was the Boz. :D I liked that he was a brain. Nick would be my next favorite. I liked almost everybody, but those would be my best. :D

Mine was the Boz. :D I liked that he was a brain. Nick would be my next favorite. I liked almost everybody, but those would be my best. :D less «

Lokar Last online 4 days ago

7 comments, last one Feb 29, 2008 + Add Comment
Episode Trailer

Where i can find trailers for the individual episodes?

Where i can find trailers for the individual episodes?less «

eppi1977 Last online Oct 29, 2007

1 comments, last one Oct 23, 2007 + Add Comment
Blooper Reel

I'm looking for Riptide bloopers. Does anyone know where I could purchase a blooper reel/dvd/tape of the show? I would appreciate any help that you could give. Thank you.

I'm looking for Riptide bloopers. Does anyone know where I could purchase a blooper reel/dvd/tape of the show? I would appreciate any help that you could give. Thank you.less «

bethmcleary Last online Feb 27, 2008

1 comments, last one Jul 21, 2007 + Add Comment

Fans' Reviews

+Review This Show More Reviews »

8.3 Great

Here is a show from the past that is somewhat interesting. Two old friends Cody and Nick Hook up with a nerdy geeky computer guy named Murray and take on all kinds of cases. Along the way they run into bad guys and dodge the cops and have fun to at times. hide « show »

Riptide I must admit has its moments of fun in the sun. Lets not forget all the women around. This show has got class to it. I cant remember the last time I saw a classic tv show that had bad guys running for there lives with nowhere to go. Those Riptide guys will get ya on land,sea, or air. And its like when was the last time anyone actually saw a pink helicopter on a tv show. I can say I like the way things get done here. With Nick and Cody talking about there broken noses to solving cases with Murrays computer skills. I like this tv show from the past. It kinda reminds me of afew other tv shows but it seems like it has alittle more to offer. I would suggest it to anyone who has alittle downtime or offtime. If that doesnt work look around for another show. The 80s were filled with some pretty decent stuff.

Do you agree?

0 0
Report Abuse

kingtazzy Added Oct 17, 2008 All my reviews
8.6 Great

This show was shot right in my area, unbeknownst to me at the time. I visit King Harbor quite often, and when I do, I immediately think of Riptide. hide « show »

This show accomplished what it was supposed to during this era, and it was all about fun and sun. Mix in a little detective work, a computer genius, and two great looking guys, and you have Riptide. It wasn't a golden globe type of show, but sometimes you just want a television show to plain and simply entertain you for 60 minutes, and this is what I looked forward to from Riptide. I never understood the logic of the helicopter, especially since it seemed to be in deep need of repairs, but I suppose no other show at the time had private detectives that flew around in a beat up helicopter. When you look back, Riptide also ushered in the computer rage. Robots, computer equipment, and a computer geek was only the tip of the iceberg when we look at what we have now. Thanks Riptide for this guilty pleasure of mine, which brings back much nostalgic memories!

Do you agree?

0 0
Report Abuse

cherronedavis Added Mar 27, 2008 All my reviews
8.5 Great

I was a little young but it was a good show from what I do remember. hide « show »

I think I remember a little of this show, there were alot of shows with groups getting together to either solve crimes or do something, this was another one were it was Vietnam vets, just like the A-team were veterans of Vietnam. I really don't remember that much about this show it was similar to alot of 80's shows as I mention so they all kind of blurred together a little bit. I would say from what I remember is that it's worth checking out if they have it on video or DVD or something, which I don't think that they do. It was a decent show anyways.

Do you agree?

0 0
Report Abuse

kevinb4444 Added Jul 18, 2007 All my reviews
7.1 Good

Bleh, all i remember is that they had a robot in one of the episodes. hide « show »

There is not a whole lot i can remember about this show and the little things i remember i dont think will give this show the credit it correctly deseres, anyways, here i go. One thing i remember a lot about this show was a helicopter the group of investigators would kindly use in several episodes, it was a very nice helicopter in which all the plans were concted and it was used to capture criminals (actually, this helicopter might have appeared in only one episode)I dont remmember ever watching more than 3 episodes of this series but what i can recollect, it was entertaining.

Do you agree?

0 1
Report Abuse

twilightboy Added Jan 16, 2007 All my reviews
8 Great

In the 80's private investigators ruled the airwaves. hide « show »

Magnum, Remington Steele, Matt Houston and even Knight Rider could be considered a detective show, but this was the best of the era. I was in my mid teens when this show was on, The friendship these guys shared from serving in Vietnam to working together in their own private investigator business was something that everybody wanted, lifelong friendships. The show performed very well in the ratings it's first two seasons Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm following The A-Team, but was killed by Moonligthing in the 85-86 season. To this day I dis-like Bruce Willis for that. I think NBC gave up on Riptide way to early because the re-runs of Riptide ran on The USA network with very good success for three years 86-89, and Riptide's successors on NBC, Crimestory, and JJ Starbuck were not very good Television.

Do you agree?

0 0
Report Abuse

D-LinkUK Added Dec 12, 2006 All my reviews