Flipper
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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.
Production
Miami Seaquarium, Ivan Tors Films, MGM Television
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 19, 1964
Last Aired
April 15, 1967
Networks
NBC
Created By
Ricou Browning, Jack Cowden
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
300 Feet Below
Air date: 1964-09-19
Dr Phil Harmon is attacked by a shark. He radios to bring a rare blood type that can save his life.
E2
The Red Hot Car
Air date: 1964-09-26
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.
E3
SOS Dolphin
Air date: 1964-10-03
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.
E4
The Gulf Between
Air date: 1964-10-10
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.
E5
City Boy
Air date: 1964-10-17
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.
E6
Dolphin for Sale
Air date: 1964-10-24
Dorrie steals Flipper and sells him to a carnival owner.
E7
Not Necessarily Gospel
Air date: 1964-10-31
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.
E8
Countdown for Flipper
Air date: 1964-11-07
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.
E9
Mr. Marvello
Air date: 1964-11-14
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.
E10
My Brother Flipper
Air date: 1964-11-21
Flipper saves the life of an old Greek sponge poacher in the preserve, but Bud and Sandy tell Po of his illegal activities.
E11
The Second Time Around
Air date: 1964-11-28
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.
E12
Lady and the Dolphin (1)
Air date: 1964-12-05
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.
E13
Lady and the Dolphin (2)
Air date: 1964-12-12
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.
E14
Danger
Air date: 1964-12-19
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.
E15
The Misanthrope
Air date: 1964-12-26
Sandy, Bud and Flipper decide to become detectives when reports claim that someone has been looting boats in Coral Key Park.
E16
Flipper's Bank Account
Air date: 1965-01-02
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.
E17
The Lifeguard
Air date: 1965-01-09
Flipper leads Bud to a beach where Lynn Borden lies half conscious after falling off a boat 20 miles at sea.
E18
The Day of the Shark
Air date: 1965-01-16
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.
E19
Love and Sandy
Air date: 1965-01-23
Pretty teenager Bonnie McCoy takes Sandy by surprise when she sails into view aboard a floating zoo.
E20
Money to Blow
Air date: 1965-01-30
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.
E21
Flipper's Treasure
Air date: 1965-02-06
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.
E22
The White Dolphin
Air date: 1965-02-13
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.
E23
Teamwork
Air date: 1965-02-20
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.
E24
Flipper and the Elephant (1)
Air date: 1965-02-27
Sentinel of the sea Flipper discovers a sinking raft, manned by Bonnie McCoy, her father, an elephant and a chimpanzee.
E25
Flipper and the Elephant (2)
Air date: 1965-03-06
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.
E26
Flipper and the Elephant (3)
Air date: 1965-03-13
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.
E27
Bud Minds Baby
Air date: 1965-03-20
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.
E28
Sailor Bud
Air date: 1965-03-27
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.
E29
The Call of the Dolphin
Air date: 1965-04-03
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.
E30
Flipper's Monster
Air date: 1965-04-10
A motion picture company moves in to film an underwater monster picture in Coral Key Park, and Flipper become star struck.
Cast
Luke Halpin
Sandy Ricks
Brian Kelly
Porter Ricks
Tommy Norden
Bud Ricks
Andy Devine
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