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Flipper

Season 3 1966 - 1967
TV-G

  • 1966-09-17T04:00:00Z on NBC
  • 26m
  • 12h 8m (28 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Family, Action, Adventure, 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.

28 episodes

Season Premiere

1966-09-17T04:00:00Z

3x01 Agent Bud

Season Premiere

3x01 Agent Bud

  • 1966-09-17T04:00:00Z26m

When two pilots crash into the ocean and become trapped in their aircraft it is up to Porter and Sandy to save the day, with a little help from Flipper and Bud's newly honed secret agent detective skills.

Whilst on a routine check of the Everglades, Porter Ricks steps in a poacher's trap. Badly injured, he is taken to Barney's secluded hide-away where he discovers that Barney has been poaching the local wildlife.

Sandy and Bud become increasingly worried as they have still heard no word from their father, who failed to return from a routine check of the Everglades.

1966-10-08T04:00:00Z

3x04 Lost Dolphin

3x04 Lost Dolphin

  • 1966-10-08T04:00:00Z26m

Another family lays claim to Flipper after he suffers from amnesia and cannot recognize Bud and Sandy.

1966-10-15T04:00:00Z

3x05 The Warning

3x05 The Warning

  • 1966-10-15T04:00:00Z26m

After witnessing all the marine animals fleeing the area, Bud and Sandy alert the local folk of a hurricane headed their way, despite their father's instructions and a clear weather forecast. No such hurricane eventuates and believing they have wasted time and money in securing their boats, the towns people look to Porter for compensation. It is only after a tidal wave hits that everyone in the town is grateful to Flipper and the boys for the warning.

1966-10-22T04:00:00Z

3x06 Cupid Flipper

3x06 Cupid Flipper

  • 1966-10-22T04:00:00Z26m

After Sandy's girlfriend shows more interest in Porter than Sandy, Flipper works as cupid to bring the two teen lovebirds back together.

1966-10-29T04:00:00Z

3x07 An Errand for Flipper

3x07 An Errand for Flipper

  • 1966-10-29T04:00:00Z26m

Porter is frustrated as he waits in the middle of the ocean for Flipper to deliver the tools to repair his broken plane. His anger soon dissipates when he realises that Flipper was busy saving lives all day.

1966-11-05T05:00:00Z

3x08 Whale Ahoy

3x08 Whale Ahoy

  • 1966-11-05T05:00:00Z26m

While researching his book report, Bud dreams of sailing the deep blue seas with Moby Dick.

1966-11-12T05:00:00Z

3x09 Explosion

3x09 Explosion

  • 1966-11-12T05:00:00Z26m

A friend of the Ricks' wants to earn some fast money to send his brother to school. He offers to help do some blasting by lying to the foreman, after the professional they hired is critically injured.

1966-11-19T05:00:00Z

3x10 Executive Bud

3x10 Executive Bud

  • 1966-11-19T05:00:00Z26m

Bud gets himself into trouble when he plays Executive, hiring his friends to do the jobs he's being paid for. He learns a valuable lesson in business when things go wrong and it takes a greater effort to organise others to do the work than it would have to do it himself.

1966-11-26T05:00:00Z

3x11 Flipper and the Puppy

3x11 Flipper and the Puppy

  • 1966-11-26T05:00:00Z26m

Flipper and Bud come to the rescue of a puppy left stranded on an island after falling of his owner's boat.

1966-12-03T05:00:00Z

3x12 Flipper's Island

3x12 Flipper's Island

  • 1966-12-03T05:00:00Z26m

Bud and Sandy run into gun smugglers while camping alone on an uncharted island.

1966-12-10T05:00:00Z

3x13 Alligator Duel

3x13 Alligator Duel

  • 1966-12-10T05:00:00Z26m

Flipper's life is in danger when he becomes the unwitting star in a movie fight scene between himself and an alligator.

In the aftermath of a hurricane, Flipper discovers a man unconscious in his boat and tows the boat to a beach. Porter rescues the obvious bank robber and takes him back to his home, unaware of who the stranger really is.

After returning home to find a fugitive holding Porter and Sandy hostage, Bud sends Flipper for help.

Bud fights to save Flipper's life after an expensive bracelet falls into the ocean and is believed to have ended up in the dolphins' stomach.

1967-01-28T05:00:00Z

3x17 Flipper and the Seal

3x17 Flipper and the Seal

  • 1967-01-28T05:00:00Z26m

A 20 year-old young man is accused of stealing mollusks from an area of the park that Porter Ricks has been doing experiments in.With the help of Flipper and Bud's picture,a seal is caught as the real thief.

1967-02-04T05:00:00Z

3x18 Dolphins Don't Sleep

3x18 Dolphins Don't Sleep

  • 1967-02-04T05:00:00Z26m

The boys rush to find Flipper when he drifts to the bottom of the ocean after being hit by a tranquilizer dart.

1967-02-11T05:00:00Z

3x19 Aunt Martha

3x19 Aunt Martha

  • 1967-02-11T05:00:00Z26m

Porter's Aunt Martha comes to lend a helping hand in raising the boys. Her presence puts a strain on the Ricks' when she takes over and rules everything from the boys wardrobe to Flipper's place as a member of the family.

1967-02-18T05:00:00Z

3x20 Dolphin for Ransom

3x20 Dolphin for Ransom

  • 1967-02-18T05:00:00Z26m

When Porter orders a teenager to be in court early Monday morning for poaching lobsters, he revenges Porter by stealing Flipper and holding him for Ransom.

1967-02-25T05:00:00Z

3x21 A Dolphin in Time

3x21 A Dolphin in Time

  • 1967-02-25T05:00:00Z26m

Scott Emson is trying to study sharks, but Flipper doesn't seem to understand he wants the sharks - not saved!

1967-03-04T05:00:00Z

3x22 Decision for Bud

3x22 Decision for Bud

  • 1967-03-04T05:00:00Z26m

A scientist goes to Bud to ask his permission to take Flipper for a special study. He and Bud make a deal, but then Flipper is called upon to help find a missing diver.

1967-03-11T05:00:00Z

3x23 The Firing Line (1)

3x23 The Firing Line (1)

  • 1967-03-11T05:00:00Z26m

Porter leaves Sandy and Bud in charge while he goes to take care of some business for the day. He even tells them that they can open his mail when it comes. They do as instructed, only to find a check that says "termination pay" on it. Bud and Sandy are distressed about having to leave Coral Key, so they set out to find their father a job. You wouldn't think they could get into any trouble but...

1967-03-18T05:00:00Z

3x24 The Firing Line (2)

3x24 The Firing Line (2)

  • 1967-03-18T05:00:00Z26m

Sandy and Bud took a short cut on the way to their errand and end up in the middle of an active shooting range. While they are stuck there being shot at after their motor is struck, Porter Ricks desperately looks for his boys, then tries to save them from being killed.

1967-03-25T05:00:00Z

3x25 Devil Ray

3x25 Devil Ray

  • 1967-03-25T05:00:00Z26m

A large sting ray has shown up in Coral key park and everyone is afraid of it. Porter is told he must get rid of it - one way or another.

1967-04-01T05:00:00Z

3x26 Cap'n Flint

3x26 Cap'n Flint

  • 1967-04-01T05:00:00Z26m

Flipper comes to the rescue of Cap'n Flint (Bud's friend's pet parrot) when the raft the bird is perched on drifts into and explosion zone.

1967-04-08T05:00:00Z

3x27 Flipper's New Friends (1)

3x27 Flipper's New Friends (1)

  • 1967-04-08T05:00:00Z26m

Flipper befriends a young brother and sister who have moved to Coral Quay with their widowed mother.

Season Finale

1967-04-15T05:00:00Z

3x28 Flipper's New Friends (2)

Season Finale

3x28 Flipper's New Friends (2)

  • 1967-04-15T05:00:00Z26m

Flipper and the dog try to get help to two lost children stranded on a deserted island.

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