"Riptide" TV Intro

Here's the opening from the 1984-1986 detective series "Riptide," which featured Perry King, Joe Penny, and Tom Bray (plus assorted bikini'd lovelies).

[@mulletover3832]

I'm always surprised to learn some of these show ran for such short times - seemed like years and years when I was little.

[@shandonfarley342]

Same, add summers lasted for years. Time just moved slower as a kid. Now it won't slow down.

[@jrgilbert]

You said EXACTLY what I thought. I have Roku and was looking up old shows I haven't seen in decades. I always think of this one. Roku returned nothing so I did a Google search. That's when I saw it ran for only 3 seasons. I JUST like you thought it ran longer than that. Sigh. But I fondly remember this show so much.

[@brianpsionic]

Right, thought this got at least 4-5 seasons.

[@gordroberge3824]

At a time when an hour show ran 55 min compared to 45 min today with commercials. A lot of shows were shot like 2 hours movies cut into two parts. 70s & 80s a season was about 25 shows where today it's about 15 shows a season.

[@mattray4876]

@@jrgilbert - It's currently streaming on the Crackle streaming channel.

[@dxfoolrf227]

I watched and liked. But basically a True Value version of Simon & Simon.

[@ollishoward7007]

A-Team Hunter The Rousters and Riptide loved to watch them all

[@JQuickDraw]

Also Magnum PI and Simon & Simon

[@MACMETALFACE]

This show used to run here in Japan sadly I can not find any trace of it here.

[@phongthanhluuderhurensohn6935]

Rest in peace riptide

[@wopjohn]

I remember watching this in the 80s. Petition your congressman to bring back the 80s

[@Westmen0]

Back when TV shows were fun to watch!

[@bullforcetrading9995]

I'm miss the eighties so much!!

[@shallah777]

You & me both

[@strawdawgs78]

Best part about shows from the 80's were the intros. I hate the current into -skipping generation.

[@jacquesraymond6892]

The 80's... What an era... Ladies were so beautiful with no tatoos and the bikinis were so nices.

[@chrisgreulich]

Another great show by Stephen J. Cannell. All these shows had great theme songs.

[@BrockLanders]

Absolutely true. Mike Post did the theme music for most of the shows. He’s a musical genius. The Who actually made a song about him.

[@jonstone6460]

Decades just had weekend marathon this past weekend of riptide. I had never watched the show as I was more Miami vice, a team, knight rider but I love riptide now. I was born in 78 so I was a bit young when it was on.

[@paulcavigliano6388]

Magnum PI!😁👍

[@electronixTech]

Hardcastle and McCormick kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqbToKxvpNh_rdksi=KGyAD0li4qqNqWu6

[@Carriesaglock]

I used to watch this show every week.

[@jasonmatney8025]

Me Too, Tuesdays 8p.m. Every Week On NBC.😎👍

[@vinaymulukutla358]

I always found the opening theme song to be incredibly cheesy but memorable and catchy. We had this show in the 80's and early 90's on British TV.

[@The2ndFirst]

Houseboat. Robot. I hear you 80's. I love you too.

[@robertonline6543]

I always wondered why they don't show reruns of this and Remington Steele?

[@RCAvhstape]

In the 80s, all the best TV shows prominently featured helicopters. Riptide, Airwolf, Blue Thunder, The A Team. Even Miami Vice had its share of Jet Rangers making appearances.

[@taylorshort4872]

Magnum pi

[@secret946]

Night rider

[@mandydilley3735]

And M*A*S*H 😊

[@of1300]

One of my favourites as a kid. On german television in the 80ies. Dubbed, of course.

[@AldenRDavis]

Three Vietnam veterans, two war buddies (Perry King and Joe Penny) and a nerdy, scientific genius (Thom Bray) turned-private investigators in L.A. It's kinda like the L.A. version of MAGNUM, P.I.

[@seferino]

Another Stephen j cannell hit.

[@rsprockets7846]

And Mike Post score

[@suzannes8654]

Filmed around King Harbor Marina in Redondo Beach.

[@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945]

Ahh...back when every vehicle had its signature show🔥🤣🤣

[@John-ct9zs]

I remember this show, I would watch the intro theme song when I was 8 or 9 years old in the mid 80s, then go to sleep. I could never get into it, it came on late anyway and I was a young kid. It was too "adult" for me back then, not like Knight Rider or A-Team, which were both directed with children in mind.

[@alanjudejordan5725]

Part baywatch&magnum p.i.

[@Diakron79]

Nope. Just Riptide. :)

[@wopjohn]

Fun fact Perry King audition for the role of Han Solo star wars 1977. He would later play Han Solo in the radio drama

[@The2ndFirst]

I think he might have been at least as good.

[@Laeadern]

They don't make TV like this anymore...that sorta makes me sad.

[@JLee-g6w]

Most TV shows nowadays are woke propaganda unfortunately

[@gabrielrooks9222]

I remember this, but I thought it lasted more the 2 yrs. Like Blue Thunder, Airwolf, Hardcastle & McCormick.

[@mgratk]

3 seasons

[@coollasice4175]

That's a good run

[@rsprockets7846]

Sad to say most of the babes are in their late 50s. Now

[@plawson8577]

No we aren’t.

[@mikesuch9021]

Watching this the whole weekend on Decades. With a standard antenna.

[@cakraft24]

And again this weekend- 6/27/22.

[@transitfan954]

1984, when NBC finally became a decent network. Used to watch this following by Remington Steele (didn't care for The A-Team). Loved that beat-up Sikorsky helicopter as Screaming Mimi (I think that was NBC's light-hearted poke at the other helicopter shows that were on at that time (the short-lived TV adaption of the movie Blue Thunder on ABC and Airwolf on CBS) A side note: I worked with a girl named Naomi whose nickname was Mimi. So naturally, we were all, are you a Screaming Mimi? She was a cool chick and she was like, no, I just moan a lot. LOL! You couldn't say shit like that today, but it was a different time in 1984.

[@jliuatl]

Stingray was good too, but it didn't last.

[@The2ndFirst]

That helicopter is magical.

[@frankthespank]

I always wondered what my Dad did before he got my Mom pregnant…

[@lordthunderfist6379]

Ahhh....the iconic Sikorsky S-58 with wacky paint job.

[@johnrohlfs4185]

Awesome school years,gotta get ahold of Grandpa Beasley,and Dad, Bobby Bruffett Senior USA flags,watch some shows together,and in our after lives, thanks American tv!!!!!!! From oldest son John Robert Bruffett Junior,and grandson long Live the American Flags!!!!!

[@djplayskeys]

Such a cool show. Nice sailboat, cool speedboat, a beat up yet awesome old Sikorsky helicopter, and a classic Corvette. Stories were typical Stephen J Cannell fare. Kind of a Magnum PI in LA instead of Hawaii.

[@farab4391]

Loved watching this. Don't remember it having such a terrible theme tune though. Wonder if it would've done better with a more catchy theme tune. I remember everyone watching A-Team, Knight Rider, Tour of Duty, etc., but not every one watched this

[@dunnmax1]

Ooh run run run bop bop bop

[@Kimoto504]

Nobody in their right mind would fly such a jalopy-copter. LOL

[@phillipl5560]

I came here to see this intro because someone told me i wasn’t an 80’s kid if I did not know this show….I am an 80’s kid and I never saw this before! 😅

[@1337fraggzb00N]

In Germany such series came years later, but I enjoyed them anyway as a kid :)

[@bredagner4632]

This is giving " Magnum p.i fakeness" I've never heard of this show😉

[@TB163]

I should have known that this music was created by Mike Post.

[@JoeBlak81]

I was 5 and knew nothing about this show except the orange robot. No one remembers riptide so nobody knows what I’m talking about when I say the show with an orange robot.

[@squangan]

I didn’t watch this back in the day. The intro makes it appear to be a Magnum PI wannabe series?

[@shallah777]

I remember this show when I was little. I always hated that ugly helicopter.

[@daveheel]

Everyone is forgetting how hot joe and perry were.

[@stephencosta6373]

I liked this intro better! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXqbgHapZtSql5Y

[@samholden4171]

Used to watch this late at night on itv in 1990s😀👍

[@tylerdurden8948]

The best TV Series (and music) were made in the 1980s! I liked to watch Riptide (german title: Trio mit vier Fäusten, english: Trio with Four Fists) back then a lot!

[@catcherintheair]

I loved the show too, but whoever created that german title should be......(fill in as you like) 😉😉😆😆😆

[@johnrohlfs9607]

🇺🇸thanks robotic engineers from John Robert Bruffett Junior of United States of America

[@sockmonkey22]

This historic boat is for sale. 😃‼️

[@RichardEllis-o4x]

I enjoyed all three seasons

[@cobaltsentry8182]

All I remember about this show was the robot.

[@burnttoast111]

I don't remember the robot in the actual show, though. I think I mostly watched it for the helicopter, tbh.

[@HayK47]

I had forgotten about the robot but a Sikorsky S-58T flew over my house a week ago so now I’m here.

[@rsprockets7846]

Anne francis in pikit

[@edwatts9890]

"RoBOZ"!

[@ellentedecris3260]

Someone know how to find in Spotify?

[@ferdietoerien7714]

YES, where are those times.....GREAT SHOW

[@danl2073]

Is that King Crimson on the Chopper's face?

[@mikek8553]

Good catch I never thought of that

[@elgringo5537]

This series was good ol’ fun! Should have had a longer run!

[@mgratk]

This was a great show.

[@megna1]

one of the best memories of my youth!

[@joelcraig9803]

The Roboz!

[@spassogrosso2037]

New TV Series when?

[@jameshyatte7230]

Just saw that same helicopter today in person, still flying and more beautiful than ever.

[@shawneldridge4465]

📺 Starting at 12:00 in the afternoon decade network is going to be showing an all day marathon of riptide and it's also going to be an all-day thing on Sunday too. I never seen it and never heard of it but I'm going to watch it, just out of curiosity. From the trailer that I'm watching here, it doesn't seem all that bad of a show and I can't believe I never heard of it either, I grew up in the '80s. Well they did have a lot of shows throughout the 1980s and it was hard to watch every single one.

[@phongthanhluu-ne6hq]

Sehr geil😊

[@johnrohlfs9607]

🇺🇸thanks robotic engineers of America

[@ChrisCooling]

Roboz

[@bluemarshall6180]

1:06 what a stupid way to do. 😆

[@daveazarva4592]

ANOTHER SHOW THAT I USED TO WATCH. BACK IN THE 1980 AND I ENJOYED IT .WHY DON'T THEY HAVE SHOWS LIKE THAT TODAY,THOSE WHERE THE GOOD ONES .NOT THE ONES THAT ARE ON TODAY THAT MAKE ANY SENSE WHAT'S SO EVER.

[@101BadBreath]

Awesome, now my eyes are deaf, thanks!

[@samholden9123]

Used to watch this late at nite on itv in 1990s

[@philosopher2king]

My fav '80s show!

[@nardpuncher]

I remember watching the show but holy smokes those credits were kind of long

[@stephencosta6373]

This intro was better - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXqbgHapZtSql5Y

[@jonjohnson5542]

0:18

[@ube-pv8kw]

Remember 🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝❤❤

[@phongthanhluuderhurensohn6935]

Rest in peace

[@alexgilbert6245]

One of my favorite TV shows if not my favorite.

[@fryingpanhead8809]

Roboss!

[@johnnymurff4137]

Simon and Simon knock off lol lol

[@brainysmurf74]

Why did they try to make riptide seem Caribbean even though it clearly is on some San Diego wannabe Hawaii shit?

[@jefflovick2410]

Dude, it’s not the Caribbean, it’s LA. King Harbor Marina in Redondo Beach, to be exact. I’m living only a few miles from there. I think they showcase the location a bit more in other credits.

[@RealDocJames]

Not even. It's clearly a heavy California vibe. Nothing about it says Caribbean.

[@vinmangob8555]

made in mother russia, that copper still runs to this day.

[@cretejake34301]

This Show and a team where one of the reasons they knocked off Three's Company off the air

[@bennonitz2831]

simon and simon

[@rsprockets7846]

Hard castle and mc cormac