Flipper
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.
Details
- First aired
- 19 Sept 1964
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 88
- TMDB 6.2
- Last aired
- 15 Apr 1967
- Genres
Action & Adventure Family Drama
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- NBC
- Episode runtime
- 26 min
- Countries
US
- Original language
- en
- Original title
- Flipper
- Creators
- Cast
- Writers
Orville H. Hampton Lee Erwin Leonard B. Kaufman Alan Caillou - Composer
Henry Vars Samuel Matlovsky Ruby Raksin
