Thom Bray

Riptide is an American TV detective series that ran on NBC from December 3, 1983 to August 22, 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray. Riptide was created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell, and produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions in the wake of Magnum PI's success. 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.

A group of people thwart a mad scientist trying to take over the world with evil mutated tomatoes that he can change into people.

A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.