Ricou Browning
Director
Flipper (1964)
Season 2
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.
Released Sept. 19, 1964
Episode 26 min
2+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Keywords: tmdb.sea, tmdb.florida, tmdb.dolphin, tmdb.park-ranger, tmdb.single-father, imdb.bare-chested-male, imdb.marine-science + 16 more, imdb.1960s, imdb.florida, imdb.dolphin, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.teenage-boy, imdb.swimming, imdb.oceanography, imdb.brother-brother-relationship, imdb.park-ranger, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.the-everglades-florida, tmdb.animals, imdb.scuba-diving, imdb.cult-tv, imdb.famous-opening-theme, imdb.underwater-scene
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Miami Seaquarium, Ivan Tors Films, MGM Television
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Flipper and the Mermaid
Flipper rescues a lady oceanographer from a barracuda and finds a permanent new friend as Ulla Norstrand joins the adventures of the Ricks family.
Sept. 18, 1965, midnight
S2E2 - Dolphin in Pursuit (1)
The Ricks', in need of some TLC, take off to a nearby island to go camping. On their way they get word that there is an escaped convict at large. Porter gets permission to continue on his vacation, but after his boat is stolen, he gets a feeling that this is no vacation. Flipper takes off in hot pursuit!
Sept. 25, 1965, midnight
S2E3 - Dolphin in Pursuit (2)
In the conclusion of a two-part adventure, Flipper tows Porter Ricks to his stolen launch, where he finds that the thief has imprisoned Ulla and stolen her submarine.
Oct. 2, 1965, midnight
S2E4 - Flipper's Hour of Peril
Flipper's natural curiosity gets him tangled up in a cable attached to a dangerous floating mine that could explode any minute.
Oct. 9, 1965, midnight
S2E5 - Coral Fever
Ranger Ricks is knocked unconscious by an underwater explosion while tracking down a coral poacher.
Oct. 16, 1965, midnight
S2E6 - Junior Ranger
A young ranger trainee has arrived at Coral Key to meet with Porter Ricks. It doesn't take long for the Ricks to figure out that this new ranger is cocky and needs to be taught what a real ranger is all about - following the rules. He endangers Bud's life by disobeying his advice then blames it on Bud. Will this Ranger ever "get" what it's all about?
Oct. 23, 1965, midnight
S2E7 - The Ditching (1)
Things take an ominous turn for Sandy and Flipper when the plane carrying them to the Bahamas crashes in the Ocean.
Oct. 30, 1965, midnight
S2E8 - The Ditching (2)
Flipper is the only hope of saving Sandy from drowning in a plane that crashed at sea, in the conclusion of this two part adventure.
Nov. 6, 1965, midnight
S2E9 - Flipper and the Spy
Flipper and Sandy are duped into helping a spy when a secret instrument package from a rocket is lost in Coral Key Park.
Nov. 13, 1965, midnight
S2E10 - Dolphin Patrol
A school of killer sharks keep Sandy and Bud trapped in a sunken wreck while Flipper tries to arouse Porter Ricks to come to their aid.
Nov. 20, 1965, midnight
S2E11 - A Job for Sandy
Flipper fights to save Sandy's life and the lives of a film crew when he discovers a power leak in an underwater electric cable.
Nov. 27, 1965, midnight
S2E12 - Flipper and the Horse Thieves
While Bud shows off Flipper to his new friend Stevie, thieves steal Stevies valuable show horse.
Dec. 4, 1965, midnight
S2E13 - Flipper And The Bounty
Bud is fascinated when an old ship called the Bounty arrives at Corral Key Park. Without anyone's knowledge, he decides to sneak on board and explore.
Dec. 11, 1965, midnight
S2E14 - Shark Hunt
A school of killer sharks attack Flipper after he saves a swimmer and leads Porter Ricks and Sandy in a hunt for the deadly fish.
Dec. 18, 1965, midnight
S2E15 - Flipper, the Detective
Flipper helps Sandy and Bud search for stolen jewels when Ranger Porter Ricks is charged with robbery and hauled off to jail.
Dec. 25, 1965, midnight
S2E16 - Flipper's Odyssey (1)
Flipper is captured by some fishermen who transport him a long way up the coast to stock a new marine exhibit.
Jan. 8, 1966, midnight
S2E17 - Flipper's Odyssey (2)
The Ricks family sails up the coast in search of their missing friend, Flipper, only to find that the dolphin that saved a man's life, and who they hoped would be Flipper, has gone.
Jan. 15, 1966, midnight
S2E18 - Flipper's Odyssey (3)
While Flipper recovers from the injuries received during a battle with an alligator, Bud grieves over the loss of his pet just a few miles down the coast.
Jan. 22, 1966, midnight
S2E19 - Slingshot
Bud, Ulla and Stevie are trapped when their truck swerves into a drainage canal.
Jan. 29, 1966, midnight
S2E20 - Flipper and the Shark Cage
A well meaning Bud skips his chores to go off in search of a way to earn some money for a birthday present for his Dad.
Feb. 5, 1966, midnight
S2E21 - The Lobster Trap
When Flipper and Bud discover some of Sandy's high school classmates setting lobster traps before the season opens, bud is faced with the problem of reporting it to his father or letting the older boys off.
Feb. 12, 1966, midnight
S2E22 - Air Power
Sandy and Bud place a down payment on a used air boat and plan to pay it off by operating a touring service through the everglades.
Feb. 19, 1966, midnight
S2E23 - Gift Dolphin
While fishing in the waters off Florida, visiting Prince Kaza and a state department official run aground on a reef. Sharks appear while the pair attempt to free the boat.
Feb. 26, 1966, midnight
S2E24 - The Raccoon who Came to Dinner
A park inspector, who believes animals should remain wild and not be made pets pays Porter an official visit. He clashes with Bud over the ownership of Flipper.
March 5, 1966, midnight
S2E25 - Flipper Joins the Navy (1)
The Ricks family gets an inside look at the Navy's dolphin research when Ulla calls on Porter for assistance with a Navy dolphin that seems to have gone berserk.
March 12, 1966, midnight
S2E26 - Flipper Joins the Navy (2)
The Navy and the Coast Guard launch an extensive search for a research Dolphin worth half a million dollars, that escaped from the Ricks while Flipper was trying to nurse him back to health.
March 19, 1966, midnight
S2E27 - Flipper's Underwater Museum
An industrial spy takes a sonar device from Ulla that has been entrusted to her by an electronics company for field testing her submarine.
March 26, 1966, midnight
S2E28 - Deep Waters
When Porter dives into the depths with Ulla in her submarine for a survey of the ocean floor, the tiny craft snaps its propeller on the rocky coral stranding them under 50 metres of water.
April 2, 1966, midnight
S2E29 - Dolphin Love (1)
Flipper falls in love with another Dolphin much to Bud's puzzlement, and swims about the park with his new girlfriend until Ted Marlowe mistakes the female dolphin for a shark and spears her.
April 9, 1966, midnight
S2E30 - Dolphin Love (2)
Flipper is concerned over the outcome of an operation on his girlfriend, who was speared by Ted Marlowe.
April 16, 1966, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 26 min.
Season Runtime: 2288 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 1964
Last Air Date: April 15, 1967, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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