Flipper

26min

Action & Adventure

Family

Drama

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 Companies

Miami Seaquarium

Ivan Tors Films

MGM Television

Episodes

Cast

300 Feet Below

1. 300 Feet Below

26min

19th Sep 1964

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

The Red Hot Car

2. The Red Hot Car

26min

26th Sep 1964

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.

SOS Dolphin

3. SOS Dolphin

26min

3rd Oct 1964

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.

The Gulf Between

4. The Gulf Between

26min

10th Oct 1964

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.

City Boy

5. City Boy

26min

17th Oct 1964

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.

Dolphin for Sale

6. Dolphin for Sale

26min

24th Oct 1964

Dorrie steals Flipper and sells him to a carnival owner.

Not Necessarily Gospel

7. Not Necessarily Gospel

26min

31st Oct 1964

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.

Countdown for Flipper

8. Countdown for Flipper

26min

7th Nov 1964

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.

Mr. Marvello

9. Mr. Marvello

26min

14th Nov 1964

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.

My Brother Flipper

10. My Brother Flipper

26min

21st Nov 1964

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

The Second Time Around

11. The Second Time Around

26min

28th Nov 1964

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.

Lady and the Dolphin (1)

12. Lady and the Dolphin (1)

26min

5th Dec 1964

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.

Lady and the Dolphin (2)

13. Lady and the Dolphin (2)

26min

12th Dec 1964

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.

Danger

14. Danger

26min

19th Dec 1964

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.

The Misanthrope

15. The Misanthrope

26min

26th Dec 1964

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

Flipper's Bank Account

16. Flipper's Bank Account

26min

2nd Jan 1965

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.

The Lifeguard

17. The Lifeguard

26min

9th Jan 1965

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

The Day of the Shark

18. The Day of the Shark

26min

16th Jan 1965

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.

Love and Sandy

19. Love and Sandy

26min

23rd Jan 1965

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

Money to Blow

20. Money to Blow

26min

30th Jan 1965

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.

Flipper's Treasure

21. Flipper's Treasure

26min

6th Feb 1965

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.

The White Dolphin

22. The White Dolphin

26min

13th Feb 1965

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.

Teamwork

23. Teamwork

26min

20th Feb 1965

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.

Flipper and the Elephant (1)

24. Flipper and the Elephant (1)

26min

27th Feb 1965

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

Flipper and the Elephant (2)

25. Flipper and the Elephant (2)

26min

6th Mar 1965

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.

Flipper and the Elephant (3)

26. Flipper and the Elephant (3)

26min

13th Mar 1965

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.

Bud Minds Baby

27. Bud Minds Baby

26min

20th Mar 1965

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.

Sailor Bud

28. Sailor Bud

26min

27th Mar 1965

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.

The Call of the Dolphin

29. The Call of the Dolphin

26min

3rd Apr 1965

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.

Flipper's Monster

30. Flipper's Monster

26min

10th Apr 1965

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

First air date

19th Sep 1964

Last air date

15th Apr 1967

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks