Riptide (American TV series)

Riptide
1st season Title Card
Genre	Detective fiction
Created by	Stephen J. Cannell Frank Lupo
Starring	Perry King Joe Penny Thom Bray Jack Ging June Chadwick Anne Francis (1984 only)
Composer(s)	Pete Carpenter Mike Post
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	56 (two 2-hour episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Stephen J. Cannell Frank Lupo Babs Greyhosky (Seasons 2 and 3)
Producer(s)	Babs Greyhosky (Season 1) J. Rickley Dumm Tom Blomquist (Season 3)
Running time	48 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	Stephen J. Cannell Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	January 3, 1984 – August 22, 1986

Riptide is an American TV detective series that ran on NBC from January 3, 1984 to August 22, 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray.

The series was created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell, and produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television for NBC. The main theme was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. A mid-season replacement, it debuted as a two-hour TV movie in early 1984.

After its cancellation, reruns were aired on the USA Network during the late 1980s.

Cody Allen (Perry King) and Nick Ryder (Joe Penny) are two former Army buddies who decided to open the Pier 56 Detective Agency (later known as the Riptide Detective Agency) in Los Angeles, California. Realizing that computers and technology play a major role in many investigations, they recruit the help of Murray "Boz" Bozinsky (Thom Bray), a brilliant but nerdy scientist and computer hacker whom they met while serving in the military.

The team operate out of Cody's boat, the Riptide, moored at Pier 56 at King Harbor Marina. The men have several other tools in their fight against crime and injustice. These included Murray's robot, The Roboz (which, unlike most television robots, does not speak); Nick's aging Sikorsky S-58T helicopter, The Screaming Mimi, which Nick occasionally used for his sideline business, aerial harbor tours; and Cody's speedboat, the Ebb Tide. Nick also owns a classic red Chevrolet Corvette and in early episodes Cody drives an orange "Woodie" station wagon which is later replaced by a four-wheel custom GMC Jimmy.