High_Tide_(TV_series)
High Tide (TV series)
American syndicated TV series
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]
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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 origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Stu Segall Productions (season 2) Franklin/Waterman 2 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) – May 25, 1997 (1997-05-25)[1] |
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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]
Main / regular
- Rick Springfield as Mick Barrett[6] (72 episodes)
- Yannick Bisson as Joey Barrett[7] (72 episodes)
- Julie Lynn Cialini as Annie (25 episodes)
- George Segal as Gordon (22 episodes)
- Diana Frank as Fritz (21 episodes)
- Mary Ann Schmidt as Bikini Beauty (17 episodes)
Guests
- John Bach as Boucher (1 episode)
- Lisa Marie Scott
- Tanya Roberts as Rhonda Fogel (1 episode)
- Jay Laga'aia as Buck Walton (voice) (1 episode)
Season 1 (1994–95)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Let Us Prey" | Seamus O'Neill | Tim Minear | September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) |
| 2 | 2 | "Beauty's Only Skin Deep" | Catherine Millar | Chris Baena | October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01) |
| 3 | 3 | "Killer Wave" | John Wise | Tim Minear | October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08) |
| 4 | 4 | "Party Time" | Catherine Millar | Tim Minear | October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15) |
| 5 | 5 | "It Takes a Thief" | Mike Smith | Chris Baena | October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22) |
| 6 | 6 | "Hot Rocks" | John Wise | Chris Baena | October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29) |
| 7 | 7 | "Match Point" | Noah Ward | Tim Minear & Chris Baena | November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06) |
| 8 | 8 | "Shanghaied" | Catherine Millar | Chris Baena & Tim Minear | November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12) |
| 9 | 9 | "Tight Spot" | Unknown | Unknown | November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19) |
| 10 | 10 | "Revenge is Sweet" | Catherine Millar | Martin Cutler & Tim Minear | November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26) |
| 11 | 11 | "Sitting Ducks" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1994 (1994-12-11) |
| 12 | 12 | "So You Wanna Be a Cop" | Rob Stewart | Chris Baena | December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17) |
| 13 | 13 | "La Bamba" | John Wise | Chris Baena | January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21) |
| 14 | 14 | "The Runaways" | Noah Ward | Michael Fisher | January 28, 1995 (1995-01-28) |
| 15 | 15 | "A Clown Without Pity" | Unknown | Unknown | February 4, 1995 (1995-02-04) |
| 16 | 16 | "Cash Crop" | Unknown | Unknown | February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11) |
| 17 | 17 | "Dead in the Water" | Rob Stewart | Tim Minear | February 18, 1995 (1995-02-18) |
| 18 | 18 | "Road to Tiri Tiri" | Noah Ward | Tim Minear & Robert Patrick | February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25) |
| 19 | 19 | "Regarding Joey" | Unknown | Unknown | March 4, 1995 (1995-03-04) |
| 20 | 20 | "Pay Day" | Unknown | Unknown | March 25, 1995 (1995-03-25) |
| 21 | 21 | "The Chase" | Noah Ward | Chris Baena | April 15, 1995 (1995-04-15) |
| 22 | 22 | "Dead Heat" | Catherine Millar | Chris Baena | May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06) |
| 23 | 23 | "Stalked" | Brian Trenchard-Smith & John Wise | Story by : Tim Minear Teleplay by : Tim Minear & Catherine Miller | May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13) |
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Season 2 (1995–96)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Personal Property" | Al Kind | Genia Shipman | September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23) |
| 25 | 2 | "The Last Fight" | Pierre Elvis | Randy Anderson | September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30) |
| 26 | 3 | "The Grind" | John Paragon | Chris Baena | October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) |
| 27 | 4 | "One on One" | James Lemmo | Timothy Scott Bogart | October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14) |
| 28 | 5 | "Mermaid" | Joel Bender | Guy Toubes | October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21) |
| 29 | 6 | "Barry" | John Paragon | Randy Anderson | October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28) |
| 30 | 7 | "Down South" | John Grant Weil | Chris Baena | November 3, 1995 (1995-11-03) |
| 31 | 8 | "Sea No Evil" | Corey Michael | Chris Baena | November 10, 1995 (1995-11-10) |
| 32 | 9 | "Natural Born Surfers" | Robert Radler | James Hereth & Chris Baena | November 17, 1995 (1995-11-17) |
| 33 | 10 | "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" | John Grant Weil | Tom Bogart & Chris Baena | November 24, 1995 (1995-11-24) |
| 34 | 11 | "Bikini Patrol" | Joel Bender | Chris Baena | December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02) |
| 35 | 12 | "The Curse of the High Tide" | Wings Hauser | Chris Baena | January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20) |
| 36 | 13 | "Beach Blanket Werewolf" | Sean Christopher | Chris Baena | January 27, 1996 (1996-01-27) |
| 37 | 14 | "A Three Hour Tour" | Robert Radler | Chris Baena | February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03) |
| 38 | 15 | "Old Friends" | John Grant Weil | Chris Baena | February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10) |
| 39 | 16 | "Out of the Ashes" | Fritz Kiersch | Rhonda Smiley | February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17) |
| 40 | 17 | "Sunspirit" | Tyler Casey | Louise Kobrak & Darek Wells | February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24) |
| 41 | 18 | "Code Name: Scorpion" | John Grant Weil | Chris Baena | March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02) |
| 42 | 19 | "Sins of the Mother" | Robert Radler | Matthew Rosenberg & Rhonda Smiley | April 20, 1996 (1996-04-20) |
| 43 | 20 | "Bad Influence" | Sean Christopher | Genia Shipman | April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27) |
| 44 | 21 | "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere: Part 1" | John Paragon | Chris Baena | May 4, 1996 (1996-05-04) |
| 45 | 22 | "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere: Part 2" | Robert Radler | Chris Baena | May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11) |
| 46 | 23 | "Big Brother" | William Clark | Chris Baena | May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18) |
| 47 | 24 | "Vintage Tide" | Rex Piano | Rhonda Smiley | May 25, 1996 (1996-05-25) |
| 48 | 25 | "Dead Reckoning" | Rex Piano | Chris Baena | June 1, 1996 (1996-06-01) |
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Season 3 (1996–97)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 49 | 1 | "Starting Over" | Chris O'Neill | Chris Baena | September 22, 1996 (1996-09-22) |
| 50 | 2 | "Deep Blue C-Notes" | Unknown | Unknown | September 29, 1996 (1996-09-29) |
| 51 | 3 | "The Booster Club" | Unknown | Unknown | October 6, 1996 (1996-10-06) |
| 52 | 4 | "Killshot" | Unknown | Unknown | October 13, 1996 (1996-10-13) |
| 53 | 5 | "Goodbye, Mr. Chip" | Unknown | Unknown | October 20, 1996 (1996-10-20) |
| 54 | 6 | "University Blues: Part 1" | Unknown | Timothy Scott Bogart & James Hereth & Guy Toubes | October 27, 1996 (1996-10-27) |
| 55 | 7 | "University Blues: Part 2" | Unknown | Timothy Scott Bogart & James Hereth & Guy Toubes | November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04) |
| 56 | 8 | "Sun, Surf and Homicide" | Unknown | Unknown | November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11) |
| 57 | 9 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Joel Bender | Chris Baena | November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18) |
| 58 | 10 | "Mission Improbable" | Unknown | Unknown | November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25) |
| 59 | 11 | "Dr. Feelgood" | Unknown | Unknown | December 9, 1996 (1996-12-09) |
| 60 | 12 | "Two Barretts and a Baby" | Unknown | James Hereth | January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20) |
| 61 | 13 | "The Old Flame" | Unknown | Unknown | January 27, 1997 (1997-01-27) |
| 62 | 14 | "Open House" | Unknown | Unknown | February 3, 1997 (1997-02-03) |
| 63 | 15 | "Little Black Book" | Unknown | Unknown | February 10, 1997 (1997-02-10) |
| 64 | 16 | "A Rock and a Hard Place" | Unknown | Unknown | February 17, 1997 (1997-02-17) |
| 65 | 17 | "Big Stakeout at Oxnard" | Unknown | Unknown | February 24, 1997 (1997-02-24) |
| 66 | 18 | "Girl On the Run" | Unknown | Unknown | March 3, 1997 (1997-03-03) |
| 67 | 19 | "Desperate Friday" | Unknown | Unknown | April 21, 1997 (1997-04-21) |
| 68 | 20 | "Dead Men Don't Snore" | Unknown | Unknown | April 28, 1997 (1997-04-28) |
| 69 | 21 | "Ghost Story" | Unknown | Unknown | May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04) |
| 70 | 22 | "A Stitch in Time" | Unknown | Unknown | May 11, 1997 (1997-05-11) |
| 71 | 23 | "Up And Away" | Unknown | Unknown | May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18) |
| 72 | 24 | "Memories" | Unknown | Unknown | May 25, 1997 (1997-05-25) |
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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]
As of 2022[update], 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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