- 7.3/1024 votes
#1 - Flipper and the Mermaid
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1965
Flipper rescues a lady oceanographer from a barracuda and finds a permanent new friend as Ulla Norstrand joins the adventures of the Ricks family.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1033 votes
#2 - 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
- 7.7/1030 votes
#3 - 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
- 7.5/1029 votes
#4 - 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
- 8.3/1030 votes
#5 - 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
- 7.3/1023 votes
#6 - Junior Ranger
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1965
A young ranger trainee has arrived at Coral Key to meet with Porter Ricks. It doesn't take long for the Ricks to figure out that this new ranger is cocky and needs to be taught what a real ranger is all about - following the rules. He endangers Bud's life by disobeying his advice then blames it on Bud. Will this Ranger ever "get" what it's all about?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1022 votes
#7 - 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
- 7.5/1026 votes
#8 - 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
- 7.3/1022 votes
#9 - Flipper and the Spy
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1965
Flipper and Sandy are duped into helping a spy when a secret instrument package from a rocket is lost in Coral Key Park.
Director: Ricou Browning
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1022 votes
#10 - Dolphin Patrol
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1965
A school of killer sharks keep Sandy and Bud trapped in a sunken wreck while Flipper tries to arouse Porter Ricks to come to their aid.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1026 votes
#11 - 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
- 6.5/1024 votes
#12 - Flipper and the Horse Thieves
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1965
While Bud shows off Flipper to his new friend Stevie, thieves steal Stevies valuable show horse.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1023 votes
#13 - Flipper And The Bounty
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1965
Bud is fascinated when an old ship called the Bounty arrives at Corral Key Park. Without anyone's knowledge, he decides to sneak on board and explore.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1025 votes
#14 - 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
- 7.3/1023 votes
#15 - Flipper, the Detective
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1965
Flipper helps Sandy and Bud search for stolen jewels when Ranger Porter Ricks is charged with robbery and hauled off to jail.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1024 votes
#16 - Flipper's Odyssey (1)
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/8/1966
Flipper is captured by some fishermen who transport him a long way up the coast to stock a new marine exhibit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1023 votes
#17 - Flipper's Odyssey (2)
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1966
The Ricks family sails up the coast in search of their missing friend, Flipper, only to find that the dolphin that saved a man's life, and who they hoped would be Flipper, has gone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1023 votes
#18 - Flipper's Odyssey (3)
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/22/1966
While Flipper recovers from the injuries received during a battle with an alligator, Bud grieves over the loss of his pet just a few miles down the coast.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1027 votes
#19 - Slingshot
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/29/1966
Bud, Ulla and Stevie are trapped when their truck swerves into a drainage canal.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1024 votes
#20 - 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
- 7.2/1024 votes
#21 - The Lobster Trap
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/12/1966
When Flipper and Bud discover some of Sandy's high school classmates setting lobster traps before the season opens, bud is faced with the problem of reporting it to his father or letting the older boys off.
Director: Ricou Browning
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1024 votes
#22 - Air Power
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/19/1966
Sandy and Bud place a down payment on a used air boat and plan to pay it off by operating a touring service through the everglades.
Director: Ricou Browning
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1024 votes
#23 - Gift Dolphin
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/26/1966
While fishing in the waters off Florida, visiting Prince Kaza and a state department official run aground on a reef. Sharks appear while the pair attempt to free the boat.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1022 votes
#24 - The Raccoon who Came to Dinner
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/1966
A park inspector, who believes animals should remain wild and not be made pets pays Porter an official visit. He clashes with Bud over the ownership of Flipper.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1024 votes
#25 - Flipper Joins the Navy (1)
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/12/1966
The Ricks family gets an inside look at the Navy's dolphin research when Ulla calls on Porter for assistance with a Navy dolphin that seems to have gone berserk.
Director: Ricou Browning
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Flipper Season 2
Every episode of Flipper Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Flipper Season 2!
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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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Flipper and the Mermaid" is the best rated episode of "Flipper" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1965. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Dolphin in Pursuit (1)".