Flipper

Cast & CharactersStatus: Ended Premiered: September 19, 1964 Last Aired: May 13, 1967
Show Categories: Action/Adventure, Children

Flipper was a show about a game ranger named Porter Ricks, and his two sons, Sandy and Bud. The show centers around a precocious pet dolphin, named Flipper, and all their adventures. The show ran for three seasons, and they stopped making new episodes in 1967.

The series was a spin off of the feature film "Flipper" in 1963. The film had a sequel, "Flipper's New Adventure" in 1964. A new Flipper TV series appeared for a short time in the 1990s. A feature film also entitled "Flipper" was released in 1996, starring Paul Hogan as Porter Ricks, and Elijah Wood as his nephew, Sandy, and of course, Flipper.

The original Flipper was named Mitzi and she lived from 1958 to 1972. The dolphin had died of a heart attack. Flipper had a stunt double (Mr. Gipper) to do all of the tail walking.

• Brian Kelly as Porter Ricks
• Luke Halpin as Sandy Ricks
• Tommy Norden as Bud Ricks
• Andy Devine as Hap Gorman (1964-1965)
• Ulla Stromstedt as Ulla Norstrand (1965-1966))

Series Run

First Telecast: September 19, 1964
Last Telecast: September 1, 1968