Flipper (1995)

Season 1

TV-G

The 1995 version brought back Bud Ricks as a scientist doing marine research in Florida. The dolphin Flipper was one with whom Dr. Ricks was working. This TV show is available for online viewing on hulu in the United States and at Rogers On Demand in Canada.

Where to Watch Season 1

22 Episodes

(pilot)
E1
Episode 1(pilot)Dr. Pam Blondel, a U.S. Navy officer, is hired to join Dr. Ricks' dolphin research team, but her son isn't happy to be living in remote Bal Harbor.
Treasure Hunt
E2
Episode 2Treasure HuntPirates blow up a yacht, inspiring a search for Spanish coins and threatening the dolphins.
Green Freak
E3
Episode 3Green FreakAn environmental terrorist targets the institute.
True Believer
E4
Episode 4True BelieverA philandering wife and her lover frame a tuna fisherman for dolphin-clubbing.
Kidnapped (1)
E5
Episode 5Kidnapped (1)Unscrupulous characters kidnap Flipper for a Cuban hotel's dolphin show.
Kidnapped Part Deux (2)
E6
Episode 6Kidnapped Part Deux (2)Reluctant, kidnapped Flipper is scheduled to perform for Castro.
With Brothers Like This
E7
Episode 7With Brothers Like ThisKeith and his brother, Sandy, battle shark poachers.
Submersible (aka Yellow Submarine)
E8
Episode 8Submersible (aka Yellow Submarine)A mermaid is spotted from a newly bought submarine.
F. Scott
E9
Episode 9F. ScottMike tries to reunite his parents; an echolocation experiment fails.
That's a Moray! (aka Skeleton Garden)
E10
Episode 10That's a Moray! (aka Skeleton Garden)After an underwater photographer and her pet moray turn up, so do a couple of corpses.
Fish out of Water
E11
Episode 11Fish out of WaterFlipper and Pam try to help a plane-crash survivor.
Pearl Maker
E12
Episode 12Pearl MakerFlipper discovers some strange equipment on the floor of the ocean and convinces Keith and Pam to follow him to the location. The two scientists are mystified by the set-up; the more so when two thugs tie them up and dump them overboard far offshore. With the help of Flipper, they escape and discover a plot to produce genetically altered pearl oysters that are capable of reproducing at an astounding rate and threatening Florida's coral reefs.
Missile Crisis
E13
Episode 13Missile CrisisCriminals want to salvage a nuclear missile from the ocean floor.
Hurricane
E14
Episode 14HurricaneAphrodite goes into labor during a hurricane.
Surf Gang
E15
Episode 15Surf GangWhile Keith and Pam try to convince a wealthy older woman to contribute to the Institute, Mike and Maya get involved in the local surfing scene and are soon mixed up with a gang of hip young hoodlums.
Monkey Island
E16
Episode 16Monkey IslandMike and Maya inadvertently bring back a deadly virus from forbidden Monkey Island.
Menace to Seaciety
E17
Episode 17Menace to SeacietyTracking devices indicate Flipper was responsible for two attacks on humans.
The Girl Who Came to Dinner
E18
Episode 18The Girl Who Came to DinnerThe lives of the Institute's staff are turned upside down when benefactor Sydney Brewster moves in and attempts to reorganize its operations. Meanwhile Maya moves in with Pam and Mike while her sister looks for work out of state.
Muddy Waters
E19
Episode 19Muddy WatersFlipper shepherds a sick dolphin to the Institute and the team members discover that animal's illness has been caused by contact with a toxic substance. While Keith and Pam desperately seek to locate the pollution's source, more and more dolphins wash up on the beach with the same symptoms.
Past Tense
E20
Episode 20Past TenseBobby Grimes, the brother of a Carl Grimes, a man Keith Ricks sent to prison and who subsequently died while incarcerated, turns up in Bal Harbor to menace Keith, Pam and their young charges. Not content with avenging himself upon Dr. Ricks, the sociopath is determined to kill all his friends first.
Sharks!
E21
Episode 21Sharks!A hotel owner seems unconcerned about sharks swimming near the beach.
Flipper Speaks!
E22
Episode 22Flipper Speaks!After a diving accident, Keith's dolphin speech-synthesizer dominates his dreams.