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Dr. Keith Ricks returns to Florida to head an ocean research team...

Pilot

Pirates blow up a yacht, inspiring a search for Spanish coins and threatening the dolphins.

Treasure Hunt

An environmental terrorist targets the institute.

Green Freak

A philandering wife and her lover frame a tuna fisherman for dolphin-clubbing.

True Believer

Unscrupulous characters kidnap Flipper for a Cuban hotel's dolphin show.

Kidnapped (1)

Reluctant, kidnapped Flipper is scheduled to perform for Castro.

Kidnapped Part Deux (2)

Keith and his brother, Sandy, battle shark poachers.

With Brothers Like This

A mermaid is spotted from a newly bought submarine.

Submersible (aka Yellow Submarine)

Mike tries to reunite his parents; an echolocation experiment fails.

F. Scott

After an underwater photographer and her pet moray turn up, so do a couple of corpses.

That's a Moray! (aka Skeleton Garden)

Flipper and Pam try to help a plane-crash survivor.

Fish out of Water

Pam, Keith and Flipper discover criminals with genetically engineered oysters.

Pearl Maker

Criminals want to salvage a nuclear missile from the ocean floor.

Missile Crisis

Aphrodite goes into labor during a hurricane.

Hurricane

A surfer dazzles Maya; a benefactor has eyes for Keith.

Surf Gang

Mike and Maya inadvertently bring back a deadly virus from forbidden Monkey Island.

Monkey Island

Tracking devices indicate Flipper was responsible for two attacks on humans.

Menace to Seaciety

Mike finds Maya living alone with no food or electricity; Sydney takes an unwelcome interest in the institute.

The Girl Who Came to Dinner

After contacting pollutants, a sick dolphin strands itself near the institute.

Muddy Waters

The brother of a man Keith helped send to prison plans a deadly revenge.

Past Tense

A hotel owner seems unconcerned about sharks swimming near the beach.

Sharks!

After a diving accident, Keith's dolphin speech-synthesizer dominates his dreams.

Flipper Speaks!

A rare-animal collector has designs on a white dolphin.

The White Dolphin

A horse trainer takes a Thoroughbred to save it from an insurance scam.

Sea Horse

A 17th-century pirate ship fires on the Maria D.

Ghost Ship

A dashing Portuguese seeks a sword that could revise history.

The Sword of Carlos de Cabral

An ambitious young deejay operates a pirate radio station outside the 12-mile limit.

Radio Free Flipper

Craig's pal has a fuel-injection system that will revolutionize power-boat racing; a saboteur has other plans.

A Day at the Boat Races

Maternity Test

Eager for ratings, a promoter tries to force a pro beach volleyball player to retire.

Best of the Beach

A drug dealer takes over the yacht where Quinn is about to wed.

Wedding Bell Blues

A top lifeguard's performance is slipping seriously.

Ebb Tide

A great white attacks Flipper on a holiday weekend when only the interns are available.

Long Weekend

Holly and Dean are marooned on an island with a tribe of wild teens.

Paradise Found

Flipper Goes to Miami

A stranger makes two attempts on the life of an itinerant blues musician.

Beach Music

The interns mistrust a younger woman who sets her cap for Cap.

Help Me, Rhonda

Maya finds a magic amulet among her grandmother's effects.

La Sirene Maya

A possible heir to an island shows up claiming to be a mermaid

Mermaid Island

At the airport, a man drops a package of five disks into Jennifer's bag.

The Package

An officer Tom knew in the Gulf War comes looking for revenge.

Retribution Beach

Holly's new flame risks his eyesight for a boxing purse.

On the Ropes

The gang is shipwrecked on a Navy target range.

Target Practice

Injured Maya is trapped in a drainage ditch as a hurricane heads for the island.

Reflections

Chris tries everything to stop his mother from marrying Tom.

A Fine Romance

When mayday calls seem like a hoax, Tom starts to think Chris might have something to do with it...

The Mayday Kid

When an environmental disaster hits, it turns out to be political.

Swimming with Sharks

When Alex and Holly finds a submarine while diving, it turns out to be an old German war-sub...

U-Boat

When Jackie and Chris go out to look for sea monsters they end up stranded on Albino Island and make a new friend...

Sea Demons

An old friend of Holly goes diving with Cap & Alex and ends up missing.

Missing

Chris tries to fit in with the wrong kids and ends up in trouble.

The Outsiders

When a Chinese satellite crashes in Bal Harbor, Cap's in for a surprize!

Splashdown

When the Maria D breaks down, Cap has to stay with the Hamptons until he can get her repaired.

Big Fish, Little Fish

When the kids' grandma comes to visit, she can't stop comparing Tom to Jack.

Thanksgiving

Silent Night

A family vacation turns horribly wrong, and endangers Alex's life...

Storm Island

Chris helps to re-unite a father and son.

Lost and Found

An old friend of Mark shows up in town and turns his world upside down.

The Challenge

When Jackie's hero shows up in town she's very excited to meet her, only to find out that hero's aren't always what they seem like.

Fallen Hero

Alex faces a shark head-on to save someone's life.

Predator

A woman's search for the truth about her father's death, unviels a secret the Navy's been keeping for a long time...

Stars & Stripes

When Courtney's mom comes to visit, they end up fighting about everything and Sara ends up in a dangerous situation...

Wreck of the Zephyr

Mark takes Chris and three other kids on a boating trip.  Chris, Brad and Eugene end up working together to save Mark and Joey's lives.

One Perfect Day

While diving, Holly's life is put in danger by her friend's panic attack.

A Helping Hand

A dying girl's one wish is to swim with a dolphin...

The Wish

An emergency call comes through while Tom and Chris are diving and he ends up in hospital.

Saving Tom

Courtney learns about the perils of drinking.

Spring Break

Tom loses confidence after a rescue attempt fails.

Blind Faith

Chris befriends an elderly man who mourns the son that drowned at sea.

Nickels & Dimes

Keith and Pamela elect to remain at the institute with Aphrodite, a dolphin in the final stages of a difficult pregnancy, as a Category 4 hurricane bears down on their island.

A hurricane is headed towards Bal Harbour.

Free-Diving

Holly and Courtney help a diver try for a world record.

A Night to Remember

Princess Weekend

Waterworld

A diver looking for Atlantis saves Courtney.

Black Dolphin

Class

A wealthy thrill-seeker tries to corrupt the Hamptons.

The Inquiry

Delaney is accused of negligence after a rescue.

Cap in Love

Audrey helps Cap reunite with an old flame.

Message in a Bottle

Jackie and Audrey trace a message in a bottle.

Going Solo

A solo yachtswoman learns an important lesson about human nature.

Kidd's Treasure

Chris finds an old sword and launches a treasure hunt.

Mr. Mom

When Alex goes to naval camp, Tom tends the family.

Mystery Ship

Holly and Delaney discover a haunted yacht.

Re-Educating Rita

The Survivor

Alex and Holly find a raft adrift with a woman aboard.

Destiny

Courtney and Jackie give a princess a taste of normal life.

Prodigal Father

The Dreaming

Dr. Keith Ricks returns to Florida to lead a team of scientists studying dolphins.

The Best Seasons of Flipper

The Best Seasons of Flipper

Season 3

Season 2

Season 1

Season 4