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Flipper is an American television program broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967. [1] Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the pet of Porter Ricks, chief warden at Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve (a fictional version of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, Florida), and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud.
After rescuing the animal and nursing it back to health, he names the dolphin Flipper. The pair form a friendly bond while exploring various areas, and enjoying their adventures together. When his father Porter instructs him to return Flipper to the wild of open sea, Sandy is disheartened and tries to sneak away with his friend from the ocean.
Flipper is injured during an explosion set off by a coral poacher , and the examining doctor announces that Flipper has been deafened, a critical condition for a dolphin, and will probably have to be put to sleep. Porter tries to get to the bottom of who set off that explosion while the boys take vigil at Flipper's side, praying he pulls through.
Flipper, a remake of the 1963 film starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood; Flipper (1964 TV series), an adaptation of the 1963 film which originally ran from 1964 to 1967; Flipper (1995 TV series), a revival of the 1964 series which ran from 1995 to 2000; Flipper, one of the title characters of the Australian animated series Flipper and Lopaka
Flipper is an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979, continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s, then reuniting in 2005. [2] The band influenced a number of grunge , [ 3 ] punk rock and noise rock bands.
Tommy Norden (born September 25, 1952, New York City) is an American businessman and retired actor, most widely-known as Bud Ricks, the red-haired, younger brother of Sandy Ricks (Luke Halpin) on the television series Flipper.
Flipper is a 1963 American adventure film written by Arthur Weiss [3] based upon a story by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden. Produced by Ivan Tors and directed by James B. Clark , the film centers on a 12-year-old boy living with his parents in the Florida Keys who befriends an injured wild dolphin .
Flipper (also known as Flipper – The New Adventures) is an American revival television series of the original 1964 Flipper television series. [1] The first two seasons aired in first-run syndication ; seasons three and four aired on the PAX network .