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The Worst Episodes of Flipper

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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 15, 1967. Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the companion animal

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Flipper Season 1 Episode 30 - Flipper's Monster
    5.9/10(39 votes)

    #1 - Flipper's Monster

    S1:E30

    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:Unknown

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  2. Flipper Season 1 Episode 9 - Mr. Marvello
    6.0/10(47 votes)

    #2 - Mr. Marvello

    S1:E9

    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:Unknown

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  3. Flipper Season 1 Episode 20 - Money to Blow
    6.0/10(41 votes)

    #3 - Money to Blow

    S1:E20

    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:Unknown

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  4. Flipper Season 1 Episode 24 - Flipper and the Elephant (1)
    6.0/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Flipper and the Elephant (1)

    S1:E24

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

    Director:Andrew Marton
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Flipper Season 1 Episode 27 - Bud Minds Baby
    6.0/10(38 votes)

    #5 - Bud Minds Baby

    S1:E27

    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:Unknown

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  6. Flipper Season 1 Episode 17 - The Lifeguard
    6.1/10(40 votes)

    #6 - The Lifeguard

    S1:E17

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

    Directors:Frank McDonald, Ricou Browning, Ivan Tors
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Flipper Season 1 Episode 21 - Flipper's Treasure
    6.1/10(37 votes)

    #7 - Flipper's Treasure

    S1:E21

    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:Unknown

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  8. Flipper Season 1 Episode 26 - Flipper and the Elephant (3)
    6.1/10(36 votes)

    #8 - Flipper and the Elephant (3)

    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.

    Director:Andrew Marton
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Flipper Season 1 Episode 10 - My Brother Flipper
    6.2/10(43 votes)

    #9 - My Brother Flipper

    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.

    Director:Leon Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Flipper Season 1 Episode 19 - Love and Sandy
    6.2/10(42 votes)

    #10 - Love and Sandy

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Ricou Browning
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Flipper Season 1 Episode 23 - Teamwork
    6.2/10(39 votes)

    #11 - Teamwork

    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.

    Director:Marshall Thompson
    Writer:Orville H. Hampton

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  12. Flipper Season 2 Episode 13 - Flipper And The Bounty
    6.2/10(27 votes)

    #12 - Flipper And The Bounty

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Flipper Season 3 Episode 8 - Whale Ahoy
    6.2/10(24 votes)

    #13 - Whale Ahoy

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Flipper Season 1 Episode 8 - Countdown for Flipper
    6.3/10(39 votes)

    #14 - Countdown for Flipper

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Flipper Season 1 Episode 25 - Flipper and the Elephant (2)
    6.3/10(37 votes)

    #15 - Flipper and the Elephant (2)

    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.

    Director:Andrew Marton
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Flipper Season 1 Episode 28 - Sailor Bud
    6.3/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Sailor Bud

    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.

    Director:Marshall Thompson
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Flipper Season 2 Episode 25 - Flipper Joins the Navy (1)
    6.3/10(26 votes)

    #17 - Flipper Joins the Navy (1)

    S2:E25

    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:Unknown

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  18. Flipper Season 1 Episode 3 - SOS Dolphin
    6.4/10(52 votes)

    #18 - SOS Dolphin

    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.

    Directors:Hollingsworth Morse, Ivan Tors
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Flipper Season 1 Episode 4 - The Gulf Between
    6.4/10(51 votes)

    #19 - The Gulf Between

    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.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Flipper Season 1 Episode 29 - The Call of the Dolphin
    6.4/10(33 votes)

    #20 - The Call of the Dolphin

    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.

    Director:Ricou Browning
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Flipper Season 2 Episode 12 - Flipper and the Horse Thieves
    6.4/10(27 votes)

    #21 - Flipper and the Horse Thieves

    S2:E12

    While Bud shows off Flipper to his new friend Stevie, thieves steal Stevies valuable show horse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Flipper Season 3 Episode 26 - Cap'n Flint
    6.4/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Cap'n Flint

    S3:E26

    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:Unknown

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  23. Flipper Season 1 Episode 14 - Danger
    6.5/10(42 votes)

    #23 - Danger

    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.

    Director:Hollingsworth Morse
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Flipper Season 1 Episode 15 - The Misanthrope
    6.5/10(40 votes)

    #24 - The Misanthrope

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Frank McDonald
    Writers:Lee Erwin, Alan Caillou

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  25. Flipper Season 1 Episode 18 - The Day of the Shark
    6.5/10(42 votes)

    #25 - The Day of the Shark

    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.

    Director:Ricou Browning
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Flipper's Monster" is the worst rated episode of "Flipper". It scored 5.9/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Ricou Browning and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/10/1965. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mr. Marvello".