Flipper (1964)

Adventure · Family

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.

IMDb rating: 6.4 (3,315 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · The Roku Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1964)

6.62 avg 30 episodes 7.0 → 6.2 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	300 Feet Below	7.0	91
2	The Red Hot Car	6.8	62
3	S.O.S Dolphin	6.5	57
4	The Gulf Between	6.6	55
5	City Boy	7.0	55
6	Dolphin for Sale	6.8	50
7	Not Necessarily Gospel	6.8	47
8	Countdown for Flipper	6.6	43
9	Mr. Marvello	6.3	51
10	My Brother Flipper	6.4	47
11	The Second Time Around	7.0	51
12	Lady and the Dolphin: Part 1	6.9	46
13	Lady and the Dolphin: Part 2	7.0	48
14	Danger	6.8	47
15	The Misanthrope	6.8	45
16	Flipper's Bank Account	6.8	45
17	Lifeguard	6.4	44
18	The Day of the Shark	6.8	46
19	Love and Sandy	6.4	46
20	Money to Blow	6.2	44
21	Flipper's Treasure	6.4	40
22	The White Dolphin	6.9	42
23	Teamwork	6.5	42
24	Flipper and the Elephant: Part 1	6.2	39
25	Flipper and the Elephant: Part 2	6.5	40
26	Flipper and the Elephant: Part 3	6.4	39
27	Bud Minds Baby	6.4	42
28	Sailor Bud	6.6	36
29	The Call of the Dolphin	6.6	36
30	Flipper's Monster	6.2	43

Season 2 (1965)

7.33 avg 30 episodes 7.2 → 7.1 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Flipper and the Mermaid	7.2	30
2	Dolphin in Pursuit: Part 1	7.6	39
3	Dolphin in Pursuit: Part 2	7.9	36
4	Flipper's Hour of Peril	7.4	35
5	Coral Fever	8.5	38
6	Junior Ranger	7.4	29
7	The Ditching: Part 1	7.7	28
8	The Ditching: Part 2	7.7	34
9	Flipper and the Spy	7.7	29
10	Dolphin Patrol	7.3	30
11	A Job for Sandy	7.7	33
12	Flipper and the Horse Thieves	6.6	29
13	Flipper and the Bounty	6.3	29
14	Shark Hunt	7.8	31
15	Flipper, the Detective	7.7	31
16	Flipper's Odyssey: Part 1	7.2	29
17	Flipper's Odyssey: Part 2	7.0	28
18	Flipper's Odyssey: Part 3	7.1	28
19	Slingshot	6.9	31
20	Flipper and the Shark Cage	7.8	29
21	The Lobster Trap	7.3	29
22	Air Power	7.3	27
23	Gift Dolphin	6.8	28
24	The Raccoon Who Came to Dinner	7.4	26
25	Flipper Joins the Navy: Part 1	6.5	28
26	Flipper Joins the Navy: Part 2	7.0	25
27	Flipper's Underwater Museum	7.2	28
28	Deep Waters	7.6	25
29	Dolphin Love: Part 1	7.1	25
30	Dolphin Love: Part 2	7.1	25

Season 3 (1966)

7.45 avg 28 episodes 7.2 → 7.3 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Agent Bud	7.2	33
2	Disaster in the Everglades: Part 1	7.1	27
3	Disaster in the Everglades: Part 2	7.3	26
4	Lost Dolphin	7.2	30
5	The Warning	8.1	29
6	Cupid Flipper	7.7	28
7	An Errand for Flipper	7.2	27
8	Whale Ahoy	6.2	25
9	Explosion	7.6	26
10	Executive Bud	7.9	27
11	Flipper and the Puppy	7.7	32
12	Flipper's Island	8.3	26
13	Alligator Duel	7.5	24
14	Flipper and the Fugitive: Part 1	7.6	23
15	Flipper and the Fugitive: Part 2	7.6	25
16	The Most Expensive Sardine in the World	7.2	28
17	Flipper and the Seal	8.2	32
18	Dolphins Don't Sleep	7.6	26
19	Aunt Martha	7.5	29
20	Dolphin for Ransom	7.6	26
21	A Dolphin in Time	7.6	26
22	Decision for Bud	7.5	26
23	The Firing Line: Part 1	7.7	29
24	The Firing Line: Part 2	7.1	25
25	Devil Ray	7.2	27
26	Cap'n Flint	6.6	26
27	Flipper's New Friends: Part 1	7.4	25
28	Flipper's New Friends: Part 2	7.3	29

Flipper (1964)

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