List of Flipper episodes
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The following is a list of episodes for the NBC family show Flipper.
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[edit] Season 1: 1964-1965
# | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | "300 Feet Below" | September 19, 1964 | |
The victim of a shark attack far out to sea needs an immediate blood transfusion. Flipper retrieves the plasma from the bottom of the sea when it is dropped from a helicopter. Guest Stars: Bob Sipes as Helicopter Crew Chief, Bill Traylor as Dr. Darmon (as William Traylor), Jessica Walter as Elena Darmon. Director: Hollingsworth Morse. Story: Ivan Tors. Teleplay: Peter Dixon. | |||
2 | "The Red Hot Car" | September 26, 1964 | |
Sandy and Bud discover a bullet-riddled car at the bottom of the bay. When criminals try to blow the car up with the boys trapped inside, Flipper comes to the rescue and the criminals are taken by the police. Guest Stars: Mart Hulswit as Johnny, Robert Reilly as Dick, Frank Schuller as Policeman. Director: Leon Benson. Writer: Ernest Spaulding. | |||
3 | "SOS Dolphin" | October 3, 1964 | |
Dr. Rockwell, a visiting ichthyotoxicologist, is stung by a poisonous scorpion fish while doing research. Flipper leads Porter to Dr. Rockwell's sub and the man is saved. Guest Stars: Linda Bennett as 'Grandma' Hadley, John Lasell as Dr. Rockwell. Director: Leon Benson. Writer: Art Arthur. | |||
4 | "The Gulf Between" | October 10, 1964 | |
Bud thinks his life will change drastically if his father marries. He gets into trouble during a storm at sea and is rescued by his father's girlfriend. Guest Stars: Diana Van der Vlis as Kathryn Terrence. Director: Hollingsworth Morse. Writer: Ernest Spaulding. | |||
5 | "City Boy" | October 17, 1964 | |
A troubled teen from New York City causes concern for the Ricks family. The boy's stepfather rescues him from a sunken vessel. Guest Stars: M'el Dowd as Amy Field, Philip Vandervort as Mike Belden, Jason Greene as Sam Field. Director: Herman Hoffman. Writer: Lee Erwin. | |||
6 | "Dolphin for Sale" | October 24, 1964 | |
A dishonest fisherman lures Flipper from the preserve and wants to sell him to a circus. The Ricks come to his rescue. Guest Stars: Dan Chandler as Warden Dennis, John McGovern as Constable Peters, Duke Farley as Kyle Stewart, Ken Drake as Dorrie Stone. Director: Leon Benson. Story: Art Arthur. Teleplay: Stanley H. Silverman. Warden Dennis becomes a recurring character. | |||
7 | "Not Necessarily Gospel" | October 31, 1964 | |
Porter searches for lobster poachers on the preserve and is given some assistance by an old marine carpenter named Hap. Andy Devine's first of five appearances as Hap Gorman. His name would be included in the opening sequences of only the five episodes in which he appeared. Guest Stars: Michael Conrad as Conlon, Dan Chandler as Warden Dennis, Andy Devine as Hap Gorman. Director: Leon Benson. Writer: Lee Erwin. | |||
8 | "Countdown for Flipper" | November 12, 1964 | |
Flipper is believed to have eaten a valuable research specimen. The fish is found on the boat of a thief. Guest Stars: Frank Schofield as Dr. Koenig, Jon Cypher as Jim Lorman. Director: Herman Hoffman. Writer: Orville Hampton. | |||
9 | "Mr. Marvello" | November 7, 1964 | |
A ventriloquist wants to use Flipper in a circus act. He changes his mind when he realizes how deeply the boys love the dolphin. Guest Stars: John Abbott as Professor Marvello, Matt Crowley as Parkey. Director: Frank McDonald. Writer: Laird Koenig, Peter Dixon. | |||
10 | "My Brother Flipper" | November 21, 1964 | |
An elderly sponge diver is caught poaching on the preserve. Guest Stars: Tommy Lane as Nick, Dino Terranova as Alexis Demopoulos, Cal Bellini as Tommie Demopoulos. Director: Leon Benson. Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol. | |||
11 | "The Second Time Around" | November 28, 1964 | |
A paralyzed young water skier places herself in the path of a hurricane. | |||
12 | "Lady and the Dolphin (Part I)" | December 5, 1964 | |
Congresswoman Helen Browning takes a tour of the park. | |||
13 | "Lady and the Dolphin (Part II)" | December 12, 1964 | |
Congresswoman Browning takes an underwater tour of the preserve. | |||
14 | "Danger" | December 19, 1964 | |
A gambler heavily in debt concocts a dangerous scheme. | |||
15 | "The Misanthrope" | December 26, 1964 | |
Two thieves hold the boys hostage while robbing a boat in the park. Michael Masters as Pete. | |||
16 | "Flipper's Bank Account" | January 2, 1964 | |
17 | "Lifeguard" | January 9, 1965 | |
Flipper's ability as a lifeguard is tested when he saves a woman from drowning. | |||
18 | "The Day of the Shark" | January 16, 1965 | |
A marine researcher is called in to investigate when a school of sharks invades the park. | |||
19 | "Love and Sandy" | January 23, 1965 | |
Sandy is smitten by a pretty girl and agrees to help her find her lost seal. | |||
20 | "Money to Blow" | January 30, 1965 | |
Flipper finds money in a shipwreck and gives it to Bud, who promptly goes on a spending spree. The trouble is, the bills are counterfeit! | |||
21 | "Flipper's Treasure" | February 6, 1965 | |
Flipper and Bud find treasure--and trouble--aboard the wreck of a sunken Spanish ship. | |||
22 | "The White Dolphin" | February 13, 1965 | |
Flipper's new friend, a rare albino dolphin, attracts the attention of some unscrupulous locals hoping to exploit the exotic creature. | |||
23 | "Teamwork" | February 20, 1965 | |
Bud and Sandy prepare for the annual Coral Key Park swim race, unaware the the water has been polluted by toxic chemicals. | |||
24 | "Flipper and the Elephant (Part I)" | February 27, 1965 | |
Flipper helps to rescue the sinking survivors of a floating zoo, including an elephant and a chimpanzee. | |||
25 | "Flipper and the Elephant (Part II)" | March 6, 1965 | |
The boys join Bonnie McCoy in her desperate scheme to save the floating zoo. | |||
26 | "Flipper and the Elephant (Part III)" | March 13, 1965 | |
Sandy, Bud, and Flipper put on an aquatic show to raise bail money for Bonnie's wrongly accused father. | |||
27 | "Bud Minds Baby" | March 20, 1965 | |
Bud foolishly mimics a TV hero by trying to rescue a very special damsel in distress. | |||
28 | "Sailor Bud" | March 27, 1965 | |
Bud tries to help a couple marooned on a sailboat, but it's up to a certain dolphin to truly save the day. | |||
29 | "Call of the Dolphin" | April 3, 1965 | |
Flipper heeds the call of the wild and heads out to sea, but is that really a school of dolphins that he's hearing. | |||
30 | "Flipper's Monster" | April 10, 1965 | |
Flipper is starstruck when a film company arrives at the park to shoot a monster movie. |
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