About this season
Flipper is a 1995–2000 American family adventure drama series developed by E.F. Wallengren, Michael Nankin and Reuben Leder, a sequel to Jack Cowden's 1964–67 NBC series of the same name. In and around the Bal Harbor Institute, a marine mammal research facility in beautiful Florida Keys, groundbreaking studies are being conducted on dolphin behavior and everyone's favorite dolphin finds adventure.
Episodes (22)
1. Pilot
Aired 2 October 1995 • 45 min
Dr. Keith Ricks returns to Florida to head an ocean research team...
2. Treasure Hunt
Aired 9 October 1995 • 45 min
Pirates blow up a yacht, inspiring a search for Spanish coins and threatening the dolphins.
3. Green Freak
Aired 16 October 1995 • 45 min
An environmental terrorist targets the institute.
4. True Believer
Aired 23 October 1995 • 45 min
A philandering wife and her lover frame a tuna fisherman for dolphin-clubbing.
5. Kidnapped (1)
Aired 30 October 1995 • 45 min
Unscrupulous characters kidnap Flipper for a Cuban hotel's dolphin show.
6. Kidnapped Part Deux (2)
Aired 6 November 1995 • 45 min
Reluctant, kidnapped Flipper is scheduled to perform for Castro.
7. With Brothers Like This
Aired 13 November 1995 • 45 min
Keith and his brother, Sandy, battle shark poachers.
8. Submersible (aka Yellow Submarine)
Aired 20 November 1995 • 45 min
A mermaid is spotted from a newly bought submarine.
9. F. Scott
Aired 27 November 1995 • 45 min
Mike tries to reunite his parents; an echolocation experiment fails.
10. That's a Moray! (aka Skeleton Garden)
Aired 4 December 1995 • 45 min
After an underwater photographer and her pet moray turn up, so do a couple of corpses.
11. Fish out of Water
Aired 8 January 1996 • 45 min
Flipper and Pam try to help a plane-crash survivor.
12. Pearl Maker
Aired 15 January 1996 • 45 min
Pam, Keith and Flipper discover criminals with genetically engineered oysters.
13. Missile Crisis
Aired 22 January 1996 • 45 min
Criminals want to salvage a nuclear missile from the ocean floor.
14. Hurricane
Aired 13 November 1999 • 45 min
Aphrodite goes into labor during a hurricane.
15. Surf Gang
Aired 5 February 1996 • 45 min
A surfer dazzles Maya; a benefactor has eyes for Keith.
16. Monkey Island
Aired 12 February 1996 • 45 min
Mike and Maya inadvertently bring back a deadly virus from forbidden Monkey Island.
17. Menace to Seaciety
Aired 19 February 1996 • 45 min
Tracking devices indicate Flipper was responsible for two attacks on humans.
18. The Girl Who Came to Dinner
Aired 15 April 1996 • 45 min
Mike finds Maya living alone with no food or electricity; Sydney takes an unwelcome interest in the institute.
19. Muddy Waters
Aired 22 April 1996 • 45 min
After contacting pollutants, a sick dolphin strands itself near the institute.
20. Past Tense
Aired 29 April 1996 • 45 min
The brother of a man Keith helped send to prison plans a deadly revenge.
21. Sharks!
Aired 6 May 1996 • 45 min
A hotel owner seems unconcerned about sharks swimming near the beach.
22. Flipper Speaks!
Aired 13 May 1996 • 45 min
After a diving accident, Keith's dolphin speech-synthesizer dominates his dreams.