Episodes
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Pirate and the Princess
March 7, 1986
A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.
Playing Hardball
March 14, 1986
Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
