Season 3
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Season 3

21 Episodes1985

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Episodes (21)

Wipe Out
Ep 1

Wipe Out

7.0
1985-10-0148m
An anonymous note concerning a 20-year-old surfing accident prompts Cody, Nick and Boz to call on a 1960s singing star.
Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn
Ep 2

Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn

7.0
1985-10-2248m
The detectives agree to escort a government witness, a crime boss's estranged wife, from Mexico to the United States.
Does Not Compute
Ep 3

Does Not Compute

9.0
1985-10-2948m
Quinlan is forced to consult the detectives when a city councilman's credit rating is destroyed by computer wizardry.
The Bargain Department
Ep 4

The Bargain Department

8.0
1985-11-0548m
Nick stubbornly resists the tempting offer of a huge security corporation to purchase the Riptide Detective Agency; guest Robert Walker.
Who Really Watches the Sunset?
Ep 5

Who Really Watches the Sunset?

8.0
1985-11-1248m
A reporter hires the detectives when she links the deaths of several scientists to the development of a food additive.
Still Goin' Steady
Ep 6

Still Goin' Steady

8.0
1985-11-1948m
Nick and Cody try to defend love-struck Boz from a conniver who wants the computer wizard to design a solar-powered car.
Robin and Marian
Ep 7

Robin and Marian

1985-12-0348m
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.
Requiem for Icarus
Ep 8

Requiem for Icarus

5.0
1985-12-1048m
The detectives cross the border in the Screamin' Mimi to rescue an air-traffic controller from an alien-smuggling ring.
Home for Christmas
Ep 9

Home for Christmas

1985-12-1748m
The father of a soldier killed in training claims that the body, which Nick escorted home, does not belong to his son.
Lady Killer
Ep 10

Lady Killer

1986-01-0748m
The detectives try to prevent newly engaged Lt. Parisi from being the next victim of a serial killer who targets brides.
A Matter of Policy
Ep 11

A Matter of Policy

1986-01-1448m
Nick and the niece of a dead man face losing sizable inheritances when an insurance company claims that the man was murdered.
The Wedding Bell Blues
Ep 12

The Wedding Bell Blues

1986-01-2148m
Marriage-minded Andrew Carlton III hires Nick, Cody and Boz to find a billboard model, unaware that she is a crime kingpin's daughter.
The Frankie Kahana Show
Ep 13

The Frankie Kahana Show

1986-02-1148m
Though Hawaiian crooner Frankie Kahana's act falls short of spectacular, the detectives consider the mob's execution plans extreme.
Smiles We Left Behind
Ep 14

Smiles We Left Behind

1986-02-2596m
Cody and old flame Janet find they have a mutual interest in locating the missing cousin of Cody's client.
The Pirate and the Princess
Ep 15

The Pirate and the Princess

1986-03-0748m
A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.
Playing Hardball
Ep 16

Playing Hardball

1986-03-1448m
Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.
The Play's the Thing
Ep 17

The Play's the Thing

1986-03-2148m
The detectives join a scavenger hunt when Boz's friend Gloria finds a slain professor's notes on an unpublished Shakespearean manuscript.
Dead Men Don't Floss
Ep 18

Dead Men Don't Floss

2.0
1986-04-0448m
After a magazine piece credits Nick as the brains behind the Riptide agency, the trio competes for the title of most valuable detective.
Chapel of Glass
Ep 19

Chapel of Glass

1986-04-1148m
The detectives have the unhappy task of telling Lt. Parisi that her fiance is involved in government bid tampering.
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
Ep 20

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em

1986-04-1848m
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.
Echoes
Ep 21

Echoes

1986-04-2248m
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.