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Originally on: NBC (30 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: September 19, 1964    Last Aired: May 13, 1967
Show Categories: Action/Adventure, Children
Flipper (1964)
Welcome to the Flipper (1964) guide at TV.com. Flipper was a show about a game ranger named Porter Ricks, and his two sons, Sandy and Bud. The show centers around a precocious pet dolphin, named Flipper, and all their adventures. The show ran for three seasons, and they stopped making new episodes in 1967. The series was a spin off of the feature film "Flipper" in 1963. The film had a...
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Last episode: Flipper's New Friends (2)

Aired: April 15, 1967
87. Flipper's New Friends (1) April 8, 1967 0 Reviews 4.90
86. Cap'n Flint April 1, 1967 0 Reviews 2.40
85. Devil Ray March 25, 1967 0 Reviews 2.00
84. The Firing Line (2) March 18, 1967 0 Reviews 2.70

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Cast

 
Andy Devine - Hap Gorman [ 1 ]
Tommy Norden - "Bud" Ricks
Luke Halpin - Sandy Ricks
Brian Kelly (I) - Porter Ricks
Ulla Stromstedt - Ulla Norstrand [ 2 ]
Mitzi the Dolphin - Flipper
Mr. Gipper - Stunt Double for Flipper
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Community Reviews (7)

 
9.0
Superb
"Classic"
A "warm and fuzzy" show about the perfect life for a child. Who wouldn't want a Dad who got to wear a uniform and spent his days zooming around in a boat (my Dad worked in a factory) or lived a few feet away from the water? Such daydreams it invoked!
Continue » Posted Sep 6, 2007 12:07 pm PST
9.0
Superb
"Classic"
2 boys and a pet dolphin who always saves the day.
Continue » Posted Jul 26, 2007 7:50 pm PST

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9.1
Superb
"Classic"
This is a show about 2 boys and their pet dolphin, which they save from a spear. The main characters were porter (father),sandy(older borther) and bud (the youngest). It's based and filmed in florida and the shoe was filmed in the Miami Seaquarium
Continue » Posted Jun 8, 2007 9:58 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
"Personal favorite"
Anyone growing up in the 1960's, as I did, will remember this popular family show. Still worth watching after all these years if just to catch hunk Brian Kelly.
Continue » Posted Jan 5, 2007 3:03 pm PST
8.0
Great
"A decent show"
Family is adopted by Dolphin who does everything for them, even laundry.
Continue » Posted Dec 21, 2006 6:18 am PST
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Show Vital Stats

 
Show: Flipper (1964)
Popularity Rank: 1,196 of 17,577
Ratings Rank: 3,844 of 17,577  ( 1)
Show Reviews: 7
People Tracking: 65
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7.2 Good 90 votes
Rating Statistics:
good: 24 (26.7%)
superb: 15 (16.7%)
great: 14 (15.6%)
perfect: 12 (13.3%)
Other: 25 (27.7%)
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