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S3 E20 If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em

Action & Adventure

12+

46 minutes

17 Apr 1986

The Riptide Detective Agency is hired to consult for a new detective television show. The lead actors follow the guys around for over a week while investigating an actual case.Featuring: Perry King, Joe Penny, Thom Bray, Annette Mccarthy, H. Richard Greene, Danny Wells, June Chadwick, Thom Sharp, Al Pugliese, Tony Mordente

Season 3, 19 Episodes

Riptide - Does Not Compute

Does Not Compute,

When somebody is using computers to destroy the reputation of a congressman with controversial ideas, our private investigators decide to help out.

Riptide - The Bargain Department

The Bargain Department,

Following the notice from their insurance agent that the agency's bond has been canceled, a high-profile security company offers to buy the Riptide Detective Agency.

Riptide - Who Really Watches The Sunset?

Who Really Watches The Sunset?,

A reporter who only has six months to live, hires the Riptide Agency to find out who killed her.

Riptide - Still Goin' Steady

Still Goin' Steady,

Murray has been appearing on a game show, 'Brain Basher'.

Riptide - Robin And Marian

Robin And Marian,

When a guy who pretends to be Robin Hood robs almost everyone in king harbor, he accidently takes engraving plates for a counterfeiting scheme.

Riptide - Requiem For Icarus

Requiem For Icarus,

Nick reacquaints with an old buddy who he hasn't seen or heard from in five years.

Riptide - Home For Christmas

Home For Christmas,

Nick spends his Christmas arranging the funeral of a dead soldier. But when the wrong body is shipped, he and the team quickly uncover the dark circumstances behind his death.

Riptide - Lady Killer

Someone in King Harbor is killing young blonde women, and the Riptide Agency's latest client has an idea who it may be.

Riptide - A Matter Of Policy

A Matter Of Policy,

Things are looking up for Nick when he's named as a beneficiary for a large estate. But soon the team realizes that the money may come at a cost.

Riptide - The Wedding Bell Blues

The Wedding Bell Blues,

When a millionaire hires the team to find his future wife, they find more than they bargained for, and land in the midst of a mob war.

Riptide - The Frankie Kahana Show

The Frankie Kahana Show,

While at a lounge listening to a singer from Hawaii, a couple things break up the show, trying to kill the host. Soon, the team is embroiled in a case.

Riptide - Smiles We Left Behind

Smiles We Left Behind,

When they go to pick up their dry cleaning, the guys can tell something is upsetting Lucy.

Riptide - The Pirate And The Princess

The Pirate And The Princess,

The Riptide crew reunites with Angelo en Giovanna Guirilini as they try to find the lost treasure of captain William Tyson.

Riptide - Playing Hardball

Playing Hardball,

A professional baseball team has a drug problem, so Nick and Cody go undercover as players while Murray pretends to be a commentator.

Riptide - The Play's The Thing

The Play's The Thing,

A string of murders is connected to the search for an undiscovered Shakespeare manuscript and the Riptide agency unhappily teams up with wannabe FBI agent Gloria to find it.

Riptide - Dead Men Don't Floss

Dead Men Don't Floss,

When an article in a magazine praises Nick for "his" agency, the guys each take a case to see which one is the best detective.

Riptide - Chapel Of Glass

Chapel Of Glass,

As the lieutenant's wedding nears, a case the guys are working on strikes close to home, and may call into question everything she knows.

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

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

The Riptide Detective Agency is hired to consult for a new detective television show. The lead actors follow the guys around for over a week while investigating an actual case.

Riptide - Echoes

While in a firefight, one of the guys is shot, and the others deal with the repercussions of what had to be done.

Details

Riptide

Action & Adventure

12+

3 Seasons

1 hour 36 minutes

The cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school.

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