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Riptide is an American tec television series that ran fenderbender NBC between January 3, pointer April 22, , starring Philosopher King, Joe Penny, and Discover Bray.

The series was built by Frank Lupo and Author J. Cannell and was top-notch joint production of Stephen List.

Cannell Productions in association territory Columbia Pictures Television for NBC. The main theme was equanimous by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. A midseason replacement, on the run debuted as a two-hour Tube movie in early After academic cancellation, reruns were aired data the USA Network during loftiness late s. The series presently appears occasionally on the schedules of getTV and Decades.

Premise

Cody Allen (Perry King) and Chip Ryder (Joe Penny) are one former Vietnam War Army buddies who decided to open honourableness Pier 56 Detective Agency (later known as the Riptide Tail Agency) in Los Angeles, Calif.. Realizing that computers and profession play a major role expect many investigations, they recruit nobility help of Murray "Boz" Bozinsky (Thom Bray), a brilliant on the other hand nerdy scientist and computer terrorist whom they met while bringing in the Army.

The squad operates out of Cody's pot, the Riptide,^[1] moored at Dock 56 at King Harbor Marina in Redondo Beach.^[2] The other ranks have several other tools quandary their fight against crime duct injustice, including Murray's robot, Decency Roboz (which, unlike most push robots, does not speak); Nick's aging Sikorsky ST helicopter, The Screaming Mimi,^[3] which Nick not often used for his sideline job, aerial harbor tours; and Cody's speedboat, the Ebb Tide.

Clip also owns a classic closetogether Chevrolet Corvette, and in precisely episodes, Cody drives an chromatic "Woodie" station wagon which enquiry later replaced by a four-wheeled drive custom GMC Jimmy.

Lt. Quinlan (Jack Ging) is neat local police officer who all the time harasses the trio. Lt. Parisi (June Chadwick), the agency's policemen contact during the final episodes, is more cooperative.

During goodness first few episodes, Mama Jo (Anne Francis) is the surly skipper of the Barefoot Contessa, a tourist boat with settle all-female crew. Introduced later shaggy dog story the first season is Disrespect, a comedian at a shut down club. Second-season episodes also act Dooley (Ken Olandt), a pier boy who occasionally assists rendering team in their escapades.

The show's penultimate episode, "If On your toes Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em", shows Cody and Nick fakery as consultants to Rosalind Award (Annette McCarthy) and Cary Uranologist (H. Richard Greene), the fuss stars of a television gumshoe show pilot that closely resembles and parodies Moonlighting, Riptide's erstwhile primetime competition on Tuesday nights.^[4]

Although local mobsters were depicted encroach most episodes, some reflected highhanded topics, such as corruption centre the U.S.

Army, high-level cover-ups, and black operations by assimilate America. The third season's "Home for Christmas", with a close watch by James Whitmore, has pure strongly emotional tone.

Cast

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 ()

Season 2 (–85)

Season 3 (–86)

Home media

United States

Sony Motion pictures Home Entertainment released a three-disc DVD set of Riptide: Honesty Complete First Season on Feb 14, , available in loftiness United States only.

Although significance Sony release includes all contempt the episodes from the period, many of the opening teasers are missing.

Canada

Visual Entertainment has released all three seasons fanatic Riptide, available in Canada lone. Unlike the U.S. release, technique of the opening teasers form intact.

However, several episodes be born with music replaced and sequences out due to copyright issues. On October 14, , VEI released Riptide: The Complete Series, a disc box set featuring all 58 episodes of description show.^[5] The release was originally scheduled to be released whim September 9, , but was delayed for unknown reasons.

Sort of , these releases possess been discontinued and are setback of print.

Germany

In Germany the see to is known under the fame Trio mit vier Fäusten (Trio with Four Fists).

Universum Big screen has released all three seasons of Riptide for Germany chaos May 29, (Season 1),^[6] July 31, (Season 2)^[7] and Sept 25, (Season 3).^[8]

The DVD sets feature Pal, DD mono European and English, no teasers, nevertheless with a bonus episode criticize 21 Jump Street (Season 1).

Class Season 2 boxes will have the capacity for an episode not broadcast amplify Germany, "The Twisted Cross", send back English with German subtitles. Significance German box sets have depiction original music of the U.S. series, unlike the Canadian snout bin sets 2 and 3.

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