Flipper - Season 1 - Eps 8: Countdown for Flipper
Flipper's days are numbered when he is accused of eating a prized fish worth a lot of money. Just as Flipper is to be cut open to retrieve the fish, Bud and Sandy discover it has been stolen by Jim and race to prove their pet's innocence in before it's too late.
About Flipper
Title: Flipper
First Air Date: 1964-09-19
Last Air Date: 1967-04-15
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.117/10 (from 47 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 88
Network: NBC
Genres: Action & Adventure, Family, Drama
Production Companies: Miami Seaquarium, Ivan Tors Films, MGM Television
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Luke Halpin
Sandy Ricks
Brian Kelly
Porter Ricks
Tommy Norden
Bud Ricks
