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The Worst Episodes of Flipper

Every episode of Flipper ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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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Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

"Money to Blow" is the worst rated episode of "Flipper". It scored 5.9/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Ricou Browning and written by N/A, it aired on 1/30/1965. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mr. Marvello".

  • Money to Blow
    5.9/1035 votes
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    #1 - Money to Blow

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/30/1965

    Flipper finds money underwater and presents some of the bills to Bud. Flipper shows Bud where it came from and they collect more from the underwater wreck.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Marvello
    6.0/1042 votes
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    #2 - Mr. Marvello

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1964

    Bud and Sandy hear Flipper say in plain English he wants to leave for London with Professor Marvello, and the professor's circus colleagues bring nets to take Flipper away.

    Director: Frank McDonald

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lifeguard
    6.0/1035 votes
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    #3 - The Lifeguard

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/9/1965

    Flipper leads Bud to a beach where Lynn Borden lies half conscious after falling off a boat 20 miles at sea.

    Director: Ivan Tors, Ricou Browning, Frank McDonald

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper's Treasure
    6.0/1033 votes
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    #4 - Flipper's Treasure

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/6/1965

    Flipper goes to Bud and Porter Ricks for detective help after seeing a treasure chest stolen from the wreck of a sunken Spanish ship hidden on a nearby island.

    Director: Marshall Thompson

    Writer: N/A

  • Bud Minds Baby
    6.1/1033 votes
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    #5 - Bud Minds Baby

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 3/20/1965

    Like the heroes he sees on TV, Bud tries to rescue a damsel in distress, but fails to tell Porter or Sandy of his intentions, and suddenly finds himself caught in a dangerous rip.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • My Brother Flipper
    6.2/1039 votes
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    #6 - My Brother Flipper

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1964

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

    Director: Leon Benson

    Writer: N/A

  • Teamwork
    6.2/1034 votes
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    #7 - Teamwork

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/20/1965

    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.

    Director: Marshall Thompson

    Writer: Orville H. Hampton

  • Flipper and the Elephant (1)
    6.2/1031 votes
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    #8 - Flipper and the Elephant (1)

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/27/1965

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

    Director: Andrew Marton

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper And The Bounty
    6.2/1023 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • SOS Dolphin
    6.3/1044 votes
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    #10 - SOS Dolphin

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1964

    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.

    Director: Hollingsworth Morse, Ivan Tors

    Writer: N/A

  • Countdown for Flipper
    6.3/1034 votes
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    #11 - Countdown for Flipper

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1964

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Day of the Shark
    6.3/1037 votes
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    #12 - The Day of the Shark

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/1965

    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.

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • Love and Sandy
    6.3/1037 votes
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    #13 - Love and Sandy

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/23/1965

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

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper and the Elephant (3)
    6.3/1031 votes
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    #14 - Flipper and the Elephant (3)

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/13/1965

    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.

    Director: Andrew Marton

    Writer: N/A

  • Danger
    6.4/1038 votes
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    #15 - Danger

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1964

    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.

    Director: Hollingsworth Morse

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper's Monster
    6.4/1031 votes
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    #16 - Flipper's Monster

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/10/1965

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

    Director: Ricou Browning

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper Joins the Navy (1)
    6.4/1024 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • Whale Ahoy
    6.4/1021 votes
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    #18 - Whale Ahoy

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1966

    While researching his book report, Bud dreams of sailing the deep blue seas with Moby Dick.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gulf Between
    6.5/1044 votes
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    #19 - The Gulf Between

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1964

    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.

    Director: Hollingsworth Morse

    Writer: N/A

  • Dolphin for Sale
    6.5/1040 votes
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    #20 - Dolphin for Sale

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1964

    Dorrie steals Flipper and sells him to a carnival owner.

    Director: Leon Benson

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper's Bank Account
    6.5/1036 votes
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    #21 - Flipper's Bank Account

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/2/1965

    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.

    Director: Hollingsworth Morse

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper and the Elephant (2)
    6.5/1032 votes
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    #22 - Flipper and the Elephant (2)

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/6/1965

    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.

    Director: Andrew Marton

    Writer: N/A

  • Flipper and the Horse Thieves
    6.5/1024 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • Cap'n Flint
    6.5/1019 votes
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    #24 - Cap'n Flint

    Season 3 Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/1967

    Flipper comes to the rescue of Cap'n Flint (Bud's friend's pet parrot) when the raft the bird is perched on drifts into and explosion zone.

    Director: Brian Kelly

    Writer: N/A

  • The Misanthrope
    6.6/1036 votes
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    #25 - The Misanthrope

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/26/1964

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

    Director: Frank McDonald

    Writer: Lee Erwin, Alan Caillou