Flipper

6.2(55)|1964-09-19|3 seasons, 88 episodes

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Overview

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.

Episodes

Season 1(30)Season 2(30)Season 3(28)

S1E1 · 1964-09-19 · 26m

300 Feet Below

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

S1E2 · 1964-09-26 · 26m

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.

S1E3 · 1964-10-03 · 26m

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.

S1E4 · 1964-10-10 · 26m

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.

S1E5 · 1964-10-17 · 26m

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.

S1E6 · 1964-10-24 · 26m

Dolphin for Sale

Dorrie steals Flipper and sells him to a carnival owner.

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Luke Halpin

Sandy Ricks

Brian Kelly

Porter Ricks

Tommy Norden

Bud Ricks

Andy Devine