About this season
Dolphin Cove is an American drama created by Peter Benchley, set in Queensland, Australia that aired on CBS in 1989 for eight episodes.
Episodes (8)
1. Pilot
Aired 21 January 1989
Michael Larson is a widower, an American dolphin researcher, who moves to Australia with his two young children and tries to build a new life.
2. Two Shots and a Splash
Aired 28 January 1989
Michael's old pal from graduate school comes for a visit. What Mike doesn't know is that Peter is a member of a radical group called Planetwatch and is in town as part of a revenge plot to plant a bomb on a yacht.
3. Reading, Writing, and Telepathy
Aired 4 February 1989
One of the dolphins, Delbert, swallows two firecrackers that were carelessly tossed at sea and is slowly poisoned.
4. The Initiation of Lisa Ruddick
Aired 11 February 1989
Lisa Ruddick, a journalist. uses a story on Jonathan's research as a ruse to gather damaging information on Jonathan's boss, the eccentric Baron Trent.
5. The Ship That Sank Twice
Aired 18 February 1989
Mike's experiments using sound waves with the dolphins is a breakthrough in communications, but his boss Trent sees it as his chance to go in search of sunken treasure off the coast.
6. Fighting Back
Aired 25 February 1989
Katie deals with an admirer, David deals with an adversary and Didge deals with a dilemma.
7. Stormy Weather
Aired 4 March 1989
Didge welcomes two stranded fishermen, unaware that they are escaped convicts.
8. The Elders
Aired 11 March 1989
Larson's skeptical in-laws arrive for a visit, but when they see the kids are not too keen about their Australian environment, they decide to take them back to the States.