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The Best Episodes of Flipper Season 1

Every episode of Flipper Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Flipper Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Flipper Season 1

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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  1. 7.0/10(68 votes)

    #1 - 300 Feet Below

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    S1:E1

    Dr Phil Harmon is attacked by a shark. He radios to bring a rare blood type that can save his life.

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    Writer:N/A
  2. 6.7/10(43 votes)

    #2 - The Second Time Around

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    S1:E11

    Po and Sandy rescue a despondent former water ski champion, now in a wheelchair, and her mother from a hurricane. Flipper gets tangled in a fishnet.

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  3. 6.7/10(40 votes)

    #3 - Lady and the Dolphin (1)

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    S1:E12

    Despite their best attempts to impress a visiting Congress woman, Porter and the boys are devastated to learn that she plans to close the park.

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  4. 6.7/10(41 votes)

    #4 - Lady and the Dolphin (2)

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    S1:E13

    In a last ditch attempt to convince Congress woman Helen Browning that she should use government funding to keep the Park open, Sandy and Bud take her skin-diving.

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  5. 6.6/10(51 votes)

    #5 - The Red Hot Car

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    S1:E2

    The boys find themselves in deep water when they disobey their father and dive down to investigate a car that has been dumped in the ocean.

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    Director:Leon Benson
    Writer:N/A
  6. 6.6/10(46 votes)

    #6 - City Boy

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    S1:E5

    City boy, Mike Beldon arrives in Corel Key with a huge chip on his shoulder about his mother's new husband. However, a near death accident helps him see his new step-father in a different light.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Lee Erwin
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  8. 6.6/10(41 votes)

    #7 - Not Necessarily Gospel

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    S1:E7

    Porter is concerned that Bud is taking old Hap Gorman's stories too seriously and warns his son that not everything the old man tells him is true.

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  9. 6.6/10(36 votes)

    #8 - The White Dolphin

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    S1:E22

    Flipper disappears for several days and, when found by Porter Ricks, Sandy and Bud, is with another dolphin, an amazing albino the only white dolphin in Porter's memory.

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  10. 6.6/10(30 votes)

    #9 - Sailor Bud

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    S1:E28

    Bud trying to help an injured man and his wife marooned on a sailboat, has to call desperately for help from Flipper when the boat becomes caught in treacherous coral reefs.

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  11. 6.6/10(30 votes)

    #10 - The Call of the Dolphin

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    S1:E29

    Flipper, being a pack animal by instinct, is attracted by the sound of a school of dolphins and nothing Porter, Sandy or Bud can do will bring him back.

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  12. 6.5/10(46 votes)

    #11 - The Gulf Between

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    S1:E4

    Bud isn't happy with the new woman in his father's life. Feeling alone in the world, Bud stays out in the ocean too late and winds up lost in an underwater cave at high tide.

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  13. 6.5/10(42 votes)

    #12 - Dolphin for Sale

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    S1:E6

    Dorrie steals Flipper and sells him to a carnival owner.

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    Director:Leon Benson
    Writer:N/A
  14. 6.5/10(38 votes)

    #13 - The Misanthrope

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    S1:E15

    Sandy, Bud and Flipper decide to become detectives when reports claim that someone has been looting boats in Coral Key Park.

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  15. 6.5/10(38 votes)

    #14 - Flipper's Bank Account

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    S1:E16

    When Flipper finds a Spanish doubloon on the ocean bottom and brings it to Bud and Sandy, rumours about Spanish Treausures spread quickly and an underwater gold rush ensues.

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    Writer:N/A
  16. 6.5/10(34 votes)

    #15 - Flipper and the Elephant (2)

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    S1:E25

    In an effort to raise money to pay off creditors of McCoy's Floating Zoo, Sandy and Bud join Bonnie McCoy in a scheme to run away with her father's elephant and chimpanzee.

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    Director:Andrew Marton
    Writer:N/A
  17. 6.4/10(40 votes)

    #16 - Danger

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    S1:E14

    Bud and Sandy, on a trip with Hap Gorman to his secret fishing grounds, board an abandoned boat, not knowing that a hidden charge of dynamite is about to blow it to pieces.

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  18. 6.4/10(34 votes)

    #17 - Flipper's Monster

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    S1:E30

    A motion picture company moves in to film an underwater monster picture in Coral Key Park, and Flipper become star struck.

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  19. 6.3/10(36 votes)

    #18 - Countdown for Flipper

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    S1:E8

    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.

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  20. 6.3/10(39 votes)

    #19 - The Day of the Shark

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    S1:E18

    Porter Ricks, Sandy and Marine Researcher Dr Williams Tollner go to sea to investigate a school of lemon sharks which have invaded Coral Key Park.

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  21. 6.3/10(39 votes)

    #20 - Love and Sandy

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    S1:E19

    Pretty teenager Bonnie McCoy takes Sandy by surprise when she sails into view aboard a floating zoo.

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  22. 6.3/10(33 votes)

    #21 - Flipper and the Elephant (3)

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    S1:E26

    Judy the chimp steals a briefcase full of money and Sean McCoy of McCoy's Floating Zoo is arrested. Sandy, Bud and Bonnie decide to put on a show with Flipper to raise money for her father's bail.

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    Director:Andrew Marton
    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.2/10(47 votes)

    #22 - SOS Dolphin

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    S1:E3

    Flipper comes to the rescue when a submarine gets caught on the bottom of the ocean, trapping its occupant who is fast running out of air.

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  24. 6.2/10(41 votes)

    #23 - My Brother Flipper

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    S1:E10

    Flipper saves the life of an old Greek sponge poacher in the preserve, but Bud and Sandy tell Po of his illegal activities.

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    Director:Leon Benson
    Writer:N/A
  25. 6.2/10(36 votes)

    #24 - Teamwork

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    S1:E23

    While Sandy and Bud prepare for the annual Coral Key Park swimming race, Porter is overcome by toxic chemicals dropped from a passing ship while he is carrying out an underwater investigation.

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  26. 6.2/10(33 votes)

    #25 - Flipper and the Elephant (1)

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    S1:E24

    Sentinel of the sea Flipper discovers a sinking raft, manned by Bonnie McCoy, her father, an elephant and a chimpanzee.

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    Director:Andrew Marton
    Writer:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"300 Feet Below" is the best rated episode of "Flipper" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 68 votes. Directed by Hollingsworth Morse, Leon Benson and written by N/A, it aired on 9/19/1964. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Second Time Around".