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

April 18, 1986

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Riptide - S3 - E20

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.

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Riptide: Season 3 - 22 Episode s

3x1 - Wipe Out
October 1, 1985
An anonymous note concerning a 20-year-old surfing accident prompts Cody, Nick and Boz to call on a 1960s singing star.
3x2 - Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn
October 22, 1985
The detectives agree to escort a government witness, a crime boss's estranged wife, from Mexico to the United States.
3x3 - Does Not Compute
October 29, 1985
Quinlan is forced to consult the detectives when a city councilman's credit rating is destroyed by computer wizardry.
3x4 - The Bargain Department
November 5, 1985
Nick stubbornly resists the tempting offer of a huge security corporation to purchase the Riptide Detective Agency; guest Robert Walker.
3x5 - Who Really Watches the Sunset?
November 12, 1985
A reporter hires the detectives when she links the deaths of several scientists to the development of a food additive.
3x6 - Still Goin' Steady
November 19, 1985
Nick and Cody try to defend love-struck Boz from a conniver who wants the computer wizard to design a solar-powered car.
3x7 - Robin and Marian
December 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.
3x8 - Requiem for Icarus
December 10, 1985
The detectives cross the border in the Screamin' Mimi to rescue an air-traffic controller from an alien-smuggling ring.
3x9 - Home for Christmas
December 17, 1985
The father of a soldier killed in training claims that the body, which Nick escorted home, does not belong to his son.
3x10 - Lady Killer
January 7, 1986
The detectives try to prevent newly engaged Lt. Parisi from being the next victim of a serial killer who targets brides.
3x11 - A Matter of Policy
January 14, 1986
Nick and the niece of a dead man face losing sizable inheritances when an insurance company claims that the man was murdered.
3x12 - The Wedding Bell Blues
January 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.
3x13 - The Frankie Kahana Show
February 11, 1986
Though Hawaiian crooner Frankie Kahana's act falls short of spectacular, the detectives consider the mob's execution plans extreme.
3x14 - Smiles We Left Behind
February 25, 1986
Cody and old flame Janet find they have a mutual interest in locating the missing cousin of Cody's client.
3x15 - The Pirate and the Princess
March 7, 1986
A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.
3x15 - Smiles We Left Behind (2)
February 25, 1986
The guys then go to see a man named Parker who had called in response to one of the Danny Lee posters. The guys learn that Parker originally saw Danny Lee with a briefcase handcuffed to his hand, however, when Parker later saw Lee, the handcuff was hanging loose. Unfortunately, Parker is killed before the detectives can learn anymore. The guys then pay a visit on Janet, who reveals that her government branch has been working with a man named Danny Lee for over 10 years. Janet further explains that Lee, who had been providing information about China's nuclear arms development, had been scheduled to come to San Francisco to meet with the U.S. government. The guys, piecing together the clues, realize that a Chinese spy has killed Danny Lee and is taking his place for the San Francisco meetings. Janet then tells the guys about the next scheduled meeting. The guys proceed to the meeting site only to find a murdered government agent. Later, after Lucy arrives in town and confirms that the ha
3x16 - Playing Hardball
March 14, 1986
Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.
3x17 - The Play's the Thing
March 21, 1986
The detectives join a scavenger hunt when Boz's friend Gloria finds a slain professor's notes on an unpublished Shakespearean manuscript.
3x18 - Dead Men Don't Floss
April 4, 1986
After a magazine piece credits Nick as the brains behind the Riptide agency, the trio competes for the title of most valuable detective.
3x19 - Chapel of Glass
April 11, 1986
The detectives have the unhappy task of telling Lt. Parisi that her fiance is involved in government bid tampering.
3x20 - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
April 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.
3x21 - Echoes
April 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.

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

Riptide - S3 - E20

Riptide: Season 3 - 22 Episode s

3x1 - Wipe Out

3x2 - Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn

3x3 - Does Not Compute

3x4 - The Bargain Department

3x5 - Who Really Watches the Sunset?

3x6 - Still Goin' Steady

3x7 - Robin and Marian

3x8 - Requiem for Icarus

3x9 - Home for Christmas

3x10 - Lady Killer

3x11 - A Matter of Policy

3x12 - The Wedding Bell Blues

3x13 - The Frankie Kahana Show

3x14 - Smiles We Left Behind

3x15 - The Pirate and the Princess

3x15 - Smiles We Left Behind (2)

3x16 - Playing Hardball

3x17 - The Play's the Thing

3x18 - Dead Men Don't Floss

3x19 - Chapel of Glass

3x20 - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em

3x21 - Echoes

Riptide: All seasons

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3