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Flipper is an American television program broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967. [1] Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the pet of Porter Ricks, chief warden at Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve (a fictional version of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, Florida), and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud.
Sandy talks Porter into letting him travel with Flipper in a small plane while Porter stays on the Island with Ulla (Ulla Stromstedt). Flipper is on his way to the lab to be studied for a while. But a flock of birds puts Flipper, Sandy, and the others on the plane in grave danger. The first of four episodes in which Bud does not appear in season 2.
The primary setting for Flipper was the Bal Harbor Research Institute, a fictional dolphin research facility funded by fictional Bal Harbor University. Between seasons one and two, the Air Sea Rescue Substation was built next door to the research institute when the series began focusing less on ocean- and dolphin research-based plots.
Ric O'Barry in West Bali assisting with the construction of a seapen for ex performing dolphins. Richard "Ric" O'Barry (born Richard Barry O'Feldman; October 14, 1939) [1] [2] [3] is an American animal rights activist and former animal trainer who was first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the TV series Flipper.
Evan Forde, a Miami native, was the first Black oceanographer to explore the Atlantic’s deep canyons in a two-man submersible in 1979. Evan Forde, a Miami native, was the first Black ...
Luke Austin Halpin (born April 4, 1947) is a retired American actor, stuntman, marine coordinator, diver and pilot. He became a child actor at the age of eight and is widely known for his role as Sandy Ricks in the feature films Flipper and Flipper's New Adventure, as well as for reprising his role for the NBC television series adaptation, Flipper.
She said: "Back in 1997, oceanographer Dr Curtis Ebbesmeyer predicted ocean currents would carry the Lego 'north past Norway into the Arctic Ocean'. "Well, last week we heard from yacht delivery ...
When his father Porter instructs him to return Flipper to the wild of open sea, Sandy is disheartened and tries to sneak away with his friend from the ocean. The importance of the pair's friendship is displayed when an encounter with a shark on the hunt becomes a dangerous situation and Flipper's loyalty is shown when he fights to protect the ...