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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 of Porter Ricks, Chief Warden at fictional Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve in southern Florida, and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud. The show has been dubbed an "aquatic Lassie", and a considerable amount of juvenile merchandise inspired by the show was produced during its first-run.

Luke Halpin
Sandy Ricks

Brian Kelly
Porter Ricks

Tommy Norden
Bud Ricks

Andy Devine


Ricou Browning, Jack Cowden
Ivan Tors
Cast

Season 1
30 episodes
September 19, 1964

Season 2
30 episodes
September 18, 1965

Season 3
28 episodes
September 17, 1966
Miami Seaquarium
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Ivan Tors Films
US

MGM Television
US