Skip to content
Streambay
Riptide Season 3 poster
Complete Riptide

Riptide Season 3 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Tuesday, October 1, 1985

Ended: Tuesday, April 22, 1986

When does Riptide Season 3 come out?

Riptide Season 3 premiered Tuesday, October 1, 1985 on NBC and ended Tuesday, April 22, 1986. The season has 21 episodes.

Last updated

Riptide Season 3 release schedule

Riptide Season 3 episode release dates
Episode Release date

1. Wipe Out

An anonymous note concerning a 20-year-old surfing accident prompts Cody, Nick and Boz to call on a 1960s singing star.

Tuesday · 41 years ago

2. Thirty-Six Hours Till Dawn

The detectives agree to escort a government witness, a crime boss's estranged wife, from Mexico to the United States.

Tuesday · 41 years ago

3. Does Not Compute

Quinlan is forced to consult the detectives when a city councilman's credit rating is destroyed by computer wizardry.

Tuesday · 41 years ago

4. The Bargain Department

Nick stubbornly resists the tempting offer of a huge security corporation to purchase the Riptide Detective Agency; guest Robert Walker.

Tuesday · 41 years ago

5. Who Really Watches the Sunset?

A reporter hires the detectives when she links the deaths of several scientists to the development of a food additive.

Tuesday · 41 years ago

6. Still Goin' Steady

Nick and Cody try to defend love-struck Boz from a conniver who wants the computer wizard to design a solar-powered car.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

7. Robin and Marian

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.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

8. Requiem for Icarus

The detectives cross the border in the Screamin' Mimi to rescue an air-traffic controller from an alien-smuggling ring.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

9. Home for Christmas

The father of a soldier killed in training claims that the body, which Nick escorted home, does not belong to his son.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

10. Lady Killer

The detectives try to prevent newly engaged Lt. Parisi from being the next victim of a serial killer who targets brides.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

11. A Matter of Policy

Nick and the niece of a dead man face losing sizable inheritances when an insurance company claims that the man was murdered.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

12. The Wedding Bell Blues

Marriage-minded Andrew Carlton III hires Nick, Cody and Boz to find a billboard model, unaware that she is a crime kingpin's daughter.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

13. The Frankie Kahana Show

Though Hawaiian crooner Frankie Kahana's act falls short of spectacular, the detectives consider the mob's execution plans extreme.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

14. Smiles We Left Behind

Cody and old flame Janet find they have a mutual interest in locating the missing cousin of Cody's client.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

15. The Pirate and the Princess

A wealthy adventurer hires the detectives to help him recover a legendary 17th-century sunken treasure.

Friday · 40 years ago

16. Playing Hardball

Owners of a minor-league baseball club hire the detectives to identify a suspected drug dealer on the team.

Friday · 40 years ago

17. The Play's the Thing

The detectives join a scavenger hunt when Boz's friend Gloria finds a slain professor's notes on an unpublished Shakespearean manuscript.

Friday · 40 years ago

18. Dead Men Don't Floss

After a magazine piece credits Nick as the brains behind the Riptide agency, the trio competes for the title of most valuable detective.

Friday · 40 years ago

19. Chapel of Glass

The detectives have the unhappy task of telling Lt. Parisi that her fiance is involved in government bid tampering.

Friday · 40 years ago

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

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.

Friday · 40 years ago

21. Echoes Finale

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.

Tuesday · 40 years ago

Riptide Season 3 guest stars

  • Deborah Voorhees

    Deborah Voorhees

    Tippy

  • Barbara Keegan

    Barbara Keegan

    Tina

  • Bruce Tuthill

    Bruce Tuthill

    Guard / Bob

  • Rosalind Chao

    Rosalind Chao

    Lucy

  • Suzanne Snyder

    Suzanne Snyder

    Beverly Lancaster

Riptide Season 3 FAQ

When does Riptide Season 3 come out?

Riptide Season 3 premiered Tuesday, October 1, 1985 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Riptide Season 3?

Riptide Season 3 has 21 episodes.

Are new episodes of Riptide Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Riptide Season 3 finale?

The Riptide Season 3 finale (Episode 21) aired Tuesday, April 22, 1986.

How do I get notified when new Riptide Season 3 episodes are released?

Download the Streambay app and follow Riptide. You'll get a push notification the moment each new episode is out.

Never miss Riptide Season 3.

Download Streambay and follow Riptide. We’ll notify you the moment Season 3 is released, and as each new episode comes out. It’s free, with no sign-up and no personal information required.

Coming soon to App Store Get it on Google Play