High Tide (TV series)

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High Tide
Genre Detective fiction
Created by Jeff Franklin
Steve Waterman
Starring Rick Springfield
Yannick Bisson
Composers Eric Allaman (1994–1996)
Alan Williams (1996–1997)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes72
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesStu Segall Productions (season 2)
Franklin/Waterman 2
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseSeptember 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) 
May 25, 1997 (1997-05-25) [1]

High Tide is an American action adventure drama series created by Jeff Franklin and Steve Waterman and starring Rick Springfield and Yannick Bisson. [2] The syndicated [3] procedural aired from 1994 to 1997 and lasted 72 episodes over three seasons. [1]

Contents

Premise

Mick Barrett, a former police officer, works as a private detective with his younger brother Joey in San Diego. [4] For their work, they travel to exotic locales and, in their free time, they are surfers. At the beginning of the series, they work primarily for Gordon, a retired CIA agent. [5]

Cast

Main / regular

Guests

Episodes

Season 1 (1994–95)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Let Us Prey"Seamus O'Neill Tim Minear September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
22"Beauty's Only Skin Deep"Catherine MillarChris BaenaOctober 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
33"Killer Wave"John WiseTim MinearOctober 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)
44"Party Time"Catherine MillarTim MinearOctober 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)
55"It Takes a Thief"Mike SmithChris BaenaOctober 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)
66"Hot Rocks"John WiseChris BaenaOctober 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)
77"Match Point"Noah WardTim Minear & Chris BaenaNovember 6, 1994 (1994-11-06)
88"Shanghaied"Catherine MillarChris Baena & Tim MinearNovember 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)
99"Tight Spot"UnknownUnknownNovember 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)
1010"Revenge is Sweet"Catherine MillarMartin Cutler & Tim MinearNovember 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)
1111"Sitting Ducks"UnknownUnknownDecember 11, 1994 (1994-12-11)
1212"So You Wanna Be a Cop"Rob StewartChris BaenaDecember 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)
1313"La Bamba"John WiseChris BaenaJanuary 21, 1995 (1995-01-21)
1414"The Runaways"Noah WardMichael FisherJanuary 28, 1995 (1995-01-28)
1515"A Clown Without Pity"UnknownUnknownFebruary 4, 1995 (1995-02-04)
1616"Cash Crop"UnknownUnknownFebruary 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)
1717"Dead in the Water"Rob StewartTim MinearFebruary 18, 1995 (1995-02-18)
1818"Road to Tiri Tiri"Noah WardTim Minear & Robert PatrickFebruary 25, 1995 (1995-02-25)
1919"Regarding Joey"UnknownUnknownMarch 4, 1995 (1995-03-04)
2020"Pay Day"UnknownUnknownMarch 25, 1995 (1995-03-25)
2121"The Chase"Noah WardChris BaenaApril 15, 1995 (1995-04-15)
2222"Dead Heat"Catherine MillarChris BaenaMay 6, 1995 (1995-05-06)
2323"Stalked"Brian Trenchard-Smith & John WiseStory by: Tim Minear
Teleplay by: Tim Minear & Catherine Miller
May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)

Season 2 (1995–96)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
241"Personal Property"Al KindGenia ShipmanSeptember 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)
252"The Last Fight"Pierre ElvisRandy AndersonSeptember 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
263"The Grind" John Paragon Chris BaenaOctober 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)
274"One on One"James LemmoTimothy Scott BogartOctober 14, 1995 (1995-10-14)
285"Mermaid"Joel BenderGuy ToubesOctober 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)
296"Barry"John ParagonRandy AndersonOctober 28, 1995 (1995-10-28)
307"Down South"John Grant WeilChris BaenaNovember 3, 1995 (1995-11-03)
318"Sea No Evil"Corey MichaelChris BaenaNovember 10, 1995 (1995-11-10)
329"Natural Born Surfers"Robert RadlerJames Hereth & Chris BaenaNovember 17, 1995 (1995-11-17)
3310"Thank Heaven for Little Girls"John Grant WeilTom Bogart & Chris BaenaNovember 24, 1995 (1995-11-24)
3411"Bikini Patrol"Joel BenderChris BaenaDecember 2, 1995 (1995-12-02)
3512"The Curse of the High Tide" Wings Hauser Chris BaenaJanuary 20, 1996 (1996-01-20)
3613"Beach Blanket Werewolf"Sean ChristopherChris BaenaJanuary 27, 1996 (1996-01-27)
3714"A Three Hour Tour"Robert RadlerChris BaenaFebruary 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)
3815"Old Friends"John Grant WeilChris BaenaFebruary 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)
3916"Out of the Ashes" Fritz Kiersch Rhonda SmileyFebruary 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)
4017"Sunspirit"Tyler CaseyLouise Kobrak & Darek WellsFebruary 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)
4118"Code Name: Scorpion"John Grant WeilChris BaenaMarch 2, 1996 (1996-03-02)
4219"Sins of the Mother"Robert RadlerMatthew Rosenberg & Rhonda SmileyApril 20, 1996 (1996-04-20)
4320"Bad Influence"Sean ChristopherGenia ShipmanApril 27, 1996 (1996-04-27)
4421"Anything, Anytime, Anywhere: Part 1"John ParagonChris BaenaMay 4, 1996 (1996-05-04)
4522"Anything, Anytime, Anywhere: Part 2"Robert RadlerChris BaenaMay 11, 1996 (1996-05-11)
4623"Big Brother"William ClarkChris BaenaMay 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)
4724"Vintage Tide"Rex PianoRhonda SmileyMay 25, 1996 (1996-05-25)
4825"Dead Reckoning"Rex PianoChris BaenaJune 1, 1996 (1996-06-01)

Season 3 (1996–97)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
491"Starting Over"Chris O'NeillChris BaenaSeptember 21, 1996 (1996-09-21)
502"Deep Blue C-Notes"UnknownUnknownSeptember 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)
513"The Booster Club"UnknownUnknownOctober 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)
524"Killshot"UnknownUnknownOctober 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)
535"Goodbye, Mr. Chip"UnknownUnknownOctober 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)
546"University Blues: Part 1"UnknownTimothy Scott Bogart & James Hereth & Guy ToubesOctober 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)
557"University Blues: Part 2"UnknownTimothy Scott Bogart & James Hereth & Guy ToubesNovember 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)
568"Sun, Surf and Homicide"UnknownUnknownNovember 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)
579"Someone to Watch Over Me"Joel BenderChris BaenaNovember 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)
5810"Mission Improbable"UnknownUnknownNovember 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)
5911"Dr. Feelgood"UnknownUnknownDecember 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)
6012"Two Barretts and a Baby"UnknownJames HerethJanuary 18, 1997 (1997-01-18)
6113"The Old Flame"UnknownUnknownJanuary 25, 1997 (1997-01-25)
6214"Open House"UnknownUnknownFebruary 1, 1997 (1997-02-01)
6315"Little Black Book"UnknownUnknownFebruary 8, 1997 (1997-02-08)
6416"A Rock and a Hard Place"Jimmy HustonChris BaenaFebruary 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)
6517"Big Stakeout at Oxnard"UnknownUnknownFebruary 22, 1997 (1997-02-22)
6618"Girl On the Run"UnknownUnknownMarch 1, 1997 (1997-03-01)
6719"Desperate Friday"UnknownUnknownApril 19, 1997 (1997-04-19)
6820"Dead Men Don't Snore"UnknownUnknownApril 26, 1997 (1997-04-26)
6921"Ghost Story"UnknownUnknownMay 3, 1997 (1997-05-03)
7022"A Stitch in Time"UnknownUnknownMay 10, 1997 (1997-05-10)
7123"Up And Away"UnknownUnknownMay 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)
7224"Memories"UnknownUnknownMay 24, 1997 (1997-05-24)

Production

George Segal appeared in a prominent recurring role in the first season, starting with the pilot. [8] Though the first season was filmed in Auckland, New Zealand, the latter two seasons were filmed in California. [9] Guest stars included Lucy Lawless, Sally Kirkland, Denise Richards, Thomas Jane, Patrick Wayne, and John Pinette. [10]

Episode status

As of 2022, the series is currently available for streaming online on Crackle in the United States and the CTV Television Network's streaming service, CTV Throwback in Canada. [11] [12]

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