
Flipper(1964)
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.
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Season 1
30 episodes • 1964

Season 1
30 episodes • 1964
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300 Feet Below | Sep 19, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Red Hot Car | Sep 26, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 3 | SOS Dolphin | Oct 3, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Gulf Between | Oct 10, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 5 | City Boy | Oct 17, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dolphin for Sale | Oct 24, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Not Necessarily Gospel | Oct 31, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Countdown for Flipper | Nov 7, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mr. Marvello | Nov 14, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 10 | My Brother Flipper | Nov 21, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Second Time Around | Nov 28, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lady and the Dolphin (1) | Dec 5, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Lady and the Dolphin (2) | Dec 12, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Danger | Dec 19, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Misanthrope | Dec 26, 1964 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Flipper's Bank Account | Jan 2, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Lifeguard | Jan 9, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Day of the Shark | Jan 16, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Love and Sandy | Jan 23, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Money to Blow | Jan 30, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Flipper's Treasure | Feb 6, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The White Dolphin | Feb 13, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Teamwork | Feb 20, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Flipper and the Elephant (1) | Feb 27, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Flipper and the Elephant (2) | Mar 6, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Flipper and the Elephant (3) | Mar 13, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Bud Minds Baby | Mar 20, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Sailor Bud | Mar 27, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The Call of the Dolphin | Apr 3, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Flipper's Monster | Apr 10, 1965 | 0.0 |

Season 2
30 episodes • 1965

Season 2
30 episodes • 1965
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flipper and the Mermaid | Sep 18, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dolphin in Pursuit (1) | Sep 25, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dolphin in Pursuit (2) | Oct 2, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Flipper's Hour of Peril | Oct 9, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Coral Fever | Oct 16, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Junior Ranger | Oct 23, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Ditching (1) | Oct 30, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Ditching (2) | Nov 6, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Flipper and the Spy | Nov 13, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dolphin Patrol | Nov 20, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Job for Sandy | Nov 27, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Flipper and the Horse Thieves | Dec 4, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Flipper And The Bounty | Dec 11, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Shark Hunt | Dec 18, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Flipper, the Detective | Dec 25, 1965 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Flipper's Odyssey (1) | Jan 8, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Flipper's Odyssey (2) | Jan 15, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Flipper's Odyssey (3) | Jan 22, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Slingshot | Jan 29, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Flipper and the Shark Cage | Feb 5, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Lobster Trap | Feb 12, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Air Power | Feb 19, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Gift Dolphin | Feb 26, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Raccoon who Came to Dinner | Mar 5, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Flipper Joins the Navy (1) | Mar 12, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Flipper Joins the Navy (2) | Mar 19, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Flipper's Underwater Museum | Mar 26, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Deep Waters | Apr 2, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Dolphin Love (1) | Apr 9, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Dolphin Love (2) | Apr 16, 1966 | 0.0 |

Season 3
28 episodes • 1966

Season 3
28 episodes • 1966
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agent Bud | Sep 17, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Disaster in the Everglades (1) | Sep 24, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Disaster in the Everglades (2) | Oct 1, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lost Dolphin | Oct 8, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Warning | Oct 15, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Cupid Flipper | Oct 22, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 7 | An Errand for Flipper | Oct 29, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Whale Ahoy | Nov 5, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Explosion | Nov 12, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Executive Bud | Nov 19, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Flipper and the Puppy | Nov 26, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Flipper's Island | Dec 3, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Alligator Duel | Dec 10, 1966 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Flipper and the Fugitive (1) | Jan 7, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Flipper and the Fugitive (2) | Jan 14, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Most Expensive Sardine in the World | Jan 21, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Flipper and the Seal | Jan 28, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Dolphins Don't Sleep | Feb 4, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Aunt Martha | Feb 11, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Dolphin for Ransom | Feb 18, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 21 | A Dolphin in Time | Feb 25, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Decision for Bud | Mar 4, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Firing Line (1) | Mar 11, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Firing Line (2) | Mar 18, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Devil Ray | Mar 25, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Cap'n Flint | Apr 1, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Flipper's New Friends (1) | Apr 8, 1967 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Flipper's New Friends (2) | Apr 15, 1967 | 0.0 |
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