Sunday, February 24, 2013

Themes Like Old Times

Frankly, I don't remember seeing 'Riptide' at all, but it's from Stephen J. Cannell with a Mike Post theme, so undoubtedly someone remembers it fondly!

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  1. I used to watch it... forgot about the robot though.

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    1. There's at least one spot in the opening (along with the helicopter and red sports car) that seems almost like an homage to Magnum, P.I., but, for as much TV as I watched, and as many Stephen Cannell shows I enjoyed, this one draws a blank with me.

      The robot and the Rick Moranis type character looked like they were there for comic relief.

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    2. Yeah, I'm sure they were. I also remember them driving around in a GMC Jimmy with the top off more that I remember the Vette.

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    3. I Googled it. It ran between 1984 and 1986. Magnum ran 1980-88. Can't remember those years all that well, I guess!

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  2. I never missed a show. I was thinking it ran under a different name, but I was wrong.

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    1. Maybe you were thinking of my stage name, "Ripped Hide"?

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