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Flipper

Flipper
★ 6.2/10•1964•26m•TV-G•Action & Adventure•Family•Drama
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Flipper, from Ivan Tors Films in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, is an American television program first broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967. Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the companion animal of Porter Ricks, Chief Warden at fictional Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve in southern Florida, and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud. The show has been dubbed an "aquatic Lassie", and a considerable amount of juvenile merchandise inspired by the show was produced during its first-run.

StatusEnded
Runtime26m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 19, 1964

Episodes

Episode 1 - 300 Feet BelowE126m

300 Feet Below

Dr Phil Harmon is attacked by a shark. He radios to bring a rare blood type that can save his life.

Sep 19, 1964

Episode 2 - The Red Hot CarE226m

The Red Hot Car

The boys find themselves in deep water when they disobey their father and dive down to investigate a car that has been dumped in the ocean.

Sep 26, 1964

Episode 3 - SOS DolphinE326m

SOS Dolphin

Flipper comes to the rescue when a submarine gets caught on the bottom of the ocean, trapping its occupant who is fast running out of air.

Oct 3, 1964

Episode 4 - The Gulf BetweenE426m

The Gulf Between

Bud isn't happy with the new woman in his father's life. Feeling alone in the world, Bud stays out in the ocean too late and winds up lost in an underwater cave at high tide.

Oct 10, 1964

Episode 5 - City BoyE526m

City Boy

City boy, Mike Beldon arrives in Corel Key with a huge chip on his shoulder about his mother's new husband. However, a near death accident helps him see his new step-father in a different light.

Oct 17, 1964

Episode 6 - Dolphin for SaleE626m

Dolphin for Sale

Dorrie steals Flipper and sells him to a carnival owner.

Oct 24, 1964

Episode 7 - Not Necessarily GospelE726m

Not Necessarily Gospel

Porter is concerned that Bud is taking old Hap Gorman's stories too seriously and warns his son that not everything the old man tells him is true.

Oct 31, 1964

Episode 8 - Countdown for FlipperE826m

Countdown for Flipper

Flipper's days are numbered when he is accused of eating a prized fish worth a lot of money. Just as Flipper is to be cut open to retrieve the fish, Bud and Sandy discover it has been stolen by Jim and race to prove their pet's innocence in before it's too late.

Nov 7, 1964

Episode 9 - Mr. MarvelloE926m

Mr. Marvello

Bud and Sandy hear Flipper say in plain English he wants to leave for London with Professor Marvello, and the professor's circus colleagues bring nets to take Flipper away.

Nov 14, 1964

Episode 10 - My Brother FlipperE1026m

My Brother Flipper

Flipper saves the life of an old Greek sponge poacher in the preserve, but Bud and Sandy tell Po of his illegal activities.

Nov 21, 1964

Episode 11 - The Second Time AroundE1126m

The Second Time Around

Po and Sandy rescue a despondent former water ski champion, now in a wheelchair, and her mother from a hurricane. Flipper gets tangled in a fishnet.

Nov 28, 1964

Episode 12 - Lady and the Dolphin (1)E1226m

Lady and the Dolphin (1)

Despite their best attempts to impress a visiting Congress woman, Porter and the boys are devastated to learn that she plans to close the park.

Dec 5, 1964

Episode 13 - Lady and the Dolphin (2)E1326m

Lady and the Dolphin (2)

In a last ditch attempt to convince Congress woman Helen Browning that she should use government funding to keep the Park open, Sandy and Bud take her skin-diving.

Dec 12, 1964

Episode 14 - DangerE1426m

Danger

Bud and Sandy, on a trip with Hap Gorman to his secret fishing grounds, board an abandoned boat, not knowing that a hidden charge of dynamite is about to blow it to pieces.

Dec 19, 1964

Episode 15 - The MisanthropeE1526m

The Misanthrope

Sandy, Bud and Flipper decide to become detectives when reports claim that someone has been looting boats in Coral Key Park.

Dec 26, 1964

Episode 16 - Flipper's Bank AccountE1626m

Flipper's Bank Account

When Flipper finds a Spanish doubloon on the ocean bottom and brings it to Bud and Sandy, rumours about Spanish Treausures spread quickly and an underwater gold rush ensues.

Jan 2, 1965

Episode 17 - The LifeguardE1726m

The Lifeguard

Flipper leads Bud to a beach where Lynn Borden lies half conscious after falling off a boat 20 miles at sea.

Jan 9, 1965

Episode 18 - The Day of the SharkE1826m

The Day of the Shark

Porter Ricks, Sandy and Marine Researcher Dr Williams Tollner go to sea to investigate a school of lemon sharks which have invaded Coral Key Park.

Jan 16, 1965

Episode 19 - Love and SandyE1926m

Love and Sandy

Pretty teenager Bonnie McCoy takes Sandy by surprise when she sails into view aboard a floating zoo.

Jan 23, 1965

Episode 20 - Money to BlowE2026m

Money to Blow

Flipper finds money underwater and presents some of the bills to Bud. Flipper shows Bud where it came from and they collect more from the underwater wreck.

Jan 30, 1965

Episode 21 - Flipper's TreasureE2126m

Flipper's Treasure

Flipper goes to Bud and Porter Ricks for detective help after seeing a treasure chest stolen from the wreck of a sunken Spanish ship hidden on a nearby island.

Feb 6, 1965

Episode 22 - The White DolphinE2226m

The White Dolphin

Flipper disappears for several days and, when found by Porter Ricks, Sandy and Bud, is with another dolphin, an amazing albino the only white dolphin in Porter's memory.

Feb 13, 1965

Episode 23 - TeamworkE2326m

Teamwork

While Sandy and Bud prepare for the annual Coral Key Park swimming race, Porter is overcome by toxic chemicals dropped from a passing ship while he is carrying out an underwater investigation.

Feb 20, 1965

Episode 24 - Flipper and the Elephant (1)E2426m

Flipper and the Elephant (1)

Sentinel of the sea Flipper discovers a sinking raft, manned by Bonnie McCoy, her father, an elephant and a chimpanzee.

Feb 27, 1965

Episode 25 - Flipper and the Elephant (2)E2526m

Flipper and the Elephant (2)

In an effort to raise money to pay off creditors of McCoy's Floating Zoo, Sandy and Bud join Bonnie McCoy in a scheme to run away with her father's elephant and chimpanzee.

Mar 6, 1965

Episode 26 - Flipper and the Elephant (3)E2626m

Flipper and the Elephant (3)

Judy the chimp steals a briefcase full of money and Sean McCoy of McCoy's Floating Zoo is arrested. Sandy, Bud and Bonnie decide to put on a show with Flipper to raise money for her father's bail.

Mar 13, 1965

Episode 27 - Bud Minds BabyE2726m

Bud Minds Baby

Like the heroes he sees on TV, Bud tries to rescue a damsel in distress, but fails to tell Porter or Sandy of his intentions, and suddenly finds himself caught in a dangerous rip.

Mar 20, 1965

Episode 28 - Sailor BudE2826m

Sailor Bud

Bud trying to help an injured man and his wife marooned on a sailboat, has to call desperately for help from Flipper when the boat becomes caught in treacherous coral reefs.

Mar 27, 1965

Episode 29 - The Call of the DolphinE2926m

The Call of the Dolphin

Flipper, being a pack animal by instinct, is attracted by the sound of a school of dolphins and nothing Porter, Sandy or Bud can do will bring him back.

Apr 3, 1965

Episode 30 - Flipper's MonsterE3026m

Flipper's Monster

A motion picture company moves in to film an underwater monster picture in Coral Key Park, and Flipper become star struck.

Apr 10, 1965

Actors

Luke Halpin

Luke Halpin

Sandy Ricks

Brian Kelly

Brian Kelly

Porter Ricks

Tommy Norden

Tommy Norden

Bud Ricks

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

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