Flipper: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Flipper was an adventure series that aired on NBC from 1964-1967.

Flipper is a bottlenose dolphin and is the companion of Porter Ricks. Ricks is the Chief Warden at fictional Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve in southern Florida, where he lives with his two young sons, Sandy and Bud.

Series details

• Title: Flipper
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Family
• Premiere date: 1964-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1967-04-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17401
• IMDb ID: tt0057748
• TVDB ID: 70417

Cast and credited roles

• Brian Kelly — Porter Ricks
• Luke Halpin — Sandy Ricks
• Tommy Norden — Bud Ricks

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1964-09-19; final listed air date 1965-04-10; episode order: 30.
• Season 2: premiered 1965-09-18; final listed air date 1966-04-16; episode order: 30.
• Season 3: premiered 1966-09-17; final listed air date 1967-04-15; episode order: 28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Flipper on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.