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Riptide: The Orange Grove

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Two suited men try to force Dooley to leave a curious package on-board the Riptide, but he ignores their demands and alerts his friends. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Stephen J. Cannell

Director:: Michael Lange

Stars:: Ken Olandt (Kirk 'The Dool' Dooley [Season 2]); Perry King (Cody Allen); Thom Bray (Dr. Murray 'The Boz' Bozinsky, PhD); Jack Ging (Lieutenant Ted Quinlin [Season 1 - Season 3 (Epi.8)]); Joe Penny (Nicholas 'Nick' Ryder)

Guest Star:: Michael Swan (Ridderhouse); Al White (Agent Eugine Smith); Stanley Kamel (Mike Sharp); Kurtwood Smith (Agent Merl Wilson); Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Brigadier General Doug "Pittbull" Johnson); Allan Graf (Smith); Arnold Turner

On the opening trailer (the pre-opening credits sequence that gives us a taste of what's in store in the episode), the final shot used is of Cody as he loads his gun; we see his lips move, but do not hear his dialogue. In the actual episode, this line was "It's show time" (the sort of thing that would be typically picked to round off a trailer), but on the actual trailer, we do not hear him say it; the dialogue does not seem to have been mixed onto the soundtrack here. (However, the sound of his gun loading, presumably added in post-production, can still be heard!) edit »

German Title: Maulwurf Johnson edit »
At the start of this episode, we see Dooley driving an old 19?30/40?s Ford that looks identical to the one we previously saw Cody driving in the first season episodes 'Somebody's Killing The Great Geeks Of America' and 'Hatchet Job'. What became of that vehicle was never made clear (last we saw of it in 'Hatchet Job', it rolled down the side of a hill). It's not made clear whether or not it's intended to be the same car here; if it did survive that previous crash, it's quite possible that Cody had sold it to Dooley. Either way, it's the only time in the series that we see Dooley driving this car. edit »