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.
Flipper (Season 1)
300 Feet Below 0.0
Air date: 1964-09-19
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-09-26
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-10-03
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-10-10
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-10-17
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-10-24
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Dorrie steals Flipper and sells him to a carnival owner.
Not Necessarily Gospel 0.0
Air date: 1964-10-31
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-11-07
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-11-14
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-11-21
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-11-28
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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) 0.0
Air date: 1964-12-05
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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) 0.0
Air date: 1964-12-12
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-12-19
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1964-12-26
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-01-02
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-01-09
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-01-16
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-01-23
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Pretty teenager Bonnie McCoy takes Sandy by surprise when she sails into view aboard a floating zoo.
Money to Blow 0.0
Air date: 1965-01-30
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-02-06
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-02-13
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-02-20
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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) 0.0
Air date: 1965-02-27
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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) 0.0
Air date: 1965-03-06
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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) 0.0
Air date: 1965-03-13
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-03-20
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-03-27
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-04-03
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1965-04-10
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A motion picture company moves in to film an underwater monster picture in Coral Key Park, and Flipper become star struck.
Seasons
Episodes 30
Episodes 30
Episodes 28