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The Best Episodes of Flipper

Every episode of Flipper ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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...
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Network:NBC

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Coral Fever" is the best rated episode of "Flipper". It scored 8.3/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Ricou Browning and written by Orville H. Hampton, it aired on 10/16/1965. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Flipper's Island".

  • Coral Fever
    8.3/1030 votes
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    #1 - Coral Fever

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1965

    Ranger Ricks is knocked unconscious by an underwater explosion while tracking down a coral poacher.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: Orville H. Hampton

  • Flipper's Island
    8.2/1021 votes
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    #2 - Flipper's Island

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/1966

    Bud and Sandy run into gun smugglers while camping alone on an uncharted island.

    Director: Brian Kelly

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper and the Seal
    8.1/1024 votes
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    #3 - Flipper and the Seal

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/1967

    A 20 year-old young man is accused of stealing mollusks from an area of the park that Porter Ricks has been doing experiments in.With the help of Flipper and Bud's picture,a seal is caught as the real thief.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dolphin in Pursuit (2)
    7.8/1029 votes
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    #4 - Dolphin in Pursuit (2)

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1965

    In the conclusion of a two-part adventure, Flipper tows Porter Ricks to his stolen launch, where he finds that the thief has imprisoned Ulla and stolen her submarine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cupid Flipper
    7.8/1023 votes
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    #5 - Cupid Flipper

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1966

    After Sandy's girlfriend shows more interest in Porter than Sandy, Flipper works as cupid to bring the two teen lovebirds back together.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • A Job for Sandy
    7.7/1026 votes
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    #6 - A Job for Sandy

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1965

    Flipper fights to save Sandy's life and the lives of a film crew when he discovers a power leak in an underwater electric cable.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Warning
    7.7/1022 votes
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    #7 - The Warning

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1966

    After witnessing all the marine animals fleeing the area, Bud and Sandy alert the local folk of a hurricane headed their way, despite their father's instructions and a clear weather forecast. No such hurricane eventuates and believing they have wasted time and money in securing their boats, the towns people look to Porter for compensation. It is only after a tidal wave hits that everyone in the town is grateful to Flipper and the boys for the warning.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • The Firing Line (1)
    7.7/1023 votes
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    #8 - The Firing Line (1)

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/11/1967

    Porter leaves Sandy and Bud in charge while he goes to take care of some business for the day. He even tells them that they can open his mail when it comes. They do as instructed, only to find a check that says "termination pay" on it. Bud and Sandy are distressed about having to leave Coral Key, so they set out to find their father a job. You wouldn't think they could get into any trouble but...

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • Shark Hunt
    7.6/1025 votes
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    #9 - Shark Hunt

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1965

    A school of killer sharks attack Flipper after he saves a swimmer and leads Porter Ricks and Sandy in a hunt for the deadly fish.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper and the Shark Cage
    7.6/1024 votes
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    #10 - Flipper and the Shark Cage

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/1966

    A well meaning Bud skips his chores to go off in search of a way to earn some money for a birthday present for his Dad.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: Leonard B. Kaufman

  • Deep Waters
    7.6/1022 votes
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    #11 - Deep Waters

    Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 4/2/1966

    When Porter dives into the depths with Ulla in her submarine for a survey of the ocean floor, the tiny craft snaps its propeller on the rocky coral stranding them under 50 metres of water.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • Executive Bud
    7.6/1021 votes
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    #12 - Executive Bud

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1966

    Bud gets himself into trouble when he plays Executive, hiring his friends to do the jobs he's being paid for. He learns a valuable lesson in business when things go wrong and it takes a greater effort to organise others to do the work than it would have to do it himself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper and the Puppy
    7.6/1026 votes
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    #13 - Flipper and the Puppy

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1966

    Flipper and Bud come to the rescue of a puppy left stranded on an island after falling of his owner's boat.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • Aunt Martha
    7.6/1022 votes
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    #14 - Aunt Martha

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/11/1967

    Porter's Aunt Martha comes to lend a helping hand in raising the boys. Her presence puts a strain on the Ricks' when she takes over and rules everything from the boys wardrobe to Flipper's place as a member of the family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper's Hour of Peril
    7.5/1029 votes
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    #15 - Flipper's Hour of Peril

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1965

    Flipper's natural curiosity gets him tangled up in a cable attached to a dangerous floating mine that could explode any minute.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ditching (2)
    7.5/1026 votes
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    #16 - The Ditching (2)

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1965

    Flipper is the only hope of saving Sandy from drowning in a plane that crashed at sea, in the conclusion of this two part adventure.

    Director: Andrew Marton, Ricou Browning

    Writer: Lee Erwin

  • Explosion
    7.5/1021 votes
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    #17 - Explosion

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1966

    A friend of the Ricks' wants to earn some fast money to send his brother to school. He offers to help do some blasting by lying to the foreman, after the professional they hired is critically injured.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Alligator Duel
    7.5/1019 votes
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    #18 - Alligator Duel

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1966

    Flipper's life is in danger when he becomes the unwitting star in a movie fight scene between himself and an alligator.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper and the Fugitive (1)
    7.5/1018 votes
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    #19 - Flipper and the Fugitive (1)

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1967

    In the aftermath of a hurricane, Flipper discovers a man unconscious in his boat and tows the boat to a beach. Porter rescues the obvious bank robber and takes him back to his home, unaware of who the stranger really is.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dolphin for Ransom
    7.5/1018 votes
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    #20 - Dolphin for Ransom

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/1967

    When Porter orders a teenager to be in court early Monday morning for poaching lobsters, he revenges Porter by stealing Flipper and holding him for Ransom.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper's New Friends (1)
    7.5/1019 votes
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    #21 - Flipper's New Friends (1)

    Season 3 Episode 27 - Aired 4/8/1967

    Flipper befriends a young brother and sister who have moved to Coral Quay with their widowed mother.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • Dolphin in Pursuit (1)
    7.4/1031 votes
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    #22 - Dolphin in Pursuit (1)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1965

    The Ricks', in need of some TLC, take off to a nearby island to go camping. On their way they get word that there is an escaped convict at large. Porter gets permission to continue on his vacation, but after his boat is stolen, he gets a feeling that this is no vacation. Flipper takes off in hot pursuit!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ditching (1)
    7.4/1022 votes
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    #23 - The Ditching (1)

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1965

    Things take an ominous turn for Sandy and Flipper when the plane carrying them to the Bahamas crashes in the Ocean.

    Director: Andrew Marton, Ricou Browning

    Writer: Lee Erwin

  • Flipper and the Fugitive (2)
    7.4/1019 votes
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    #24 - Flipper and the Fugitive (2)

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/1967

    After returning home to find a fugitive holding Porter and Sandy hostage, Bud sends Flipper for help.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dolphins Don't Sleep
    7.4/1018 votes
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    #25 - Dolphins Don't Sleep

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/1967

    The boys rush to find Flipper when he drifts to the bottom of the ocean after being hit by a tranquilizer dart.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A