Flipper's New Friends: Part 1 (8 Apr. 1967)

A new family moves into the park, and Flipper befriends them. But the children's curiosity gets them stranded on an island and nobody knows where they are.

Director:

Ricou Browning

Writers:

Robert Lees, Stanley H. Silverman

Stars:

Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Brian Kelly	...	Porter Ricks
Luke Halpin	...	Sandy Ricks
Tommy Norden	...	Bud Ricks
Flipper	...	Dolphin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Charney	...	Liz
Stuart Goetz	...	Dirk (as Stuart Getz)
Karen Steele	...	Fran Whitman

Storyline

A new family moves into the park, and Flipper befriends them. But the children's curiosity gets them stranded on an island and nobody knows where they are.

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 1967 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Greenwich Studios - 12100 Ivan Tors Boulevard, Miami, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ivan Tors Productions, Miami Seaquarium, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Moving on

The last episode of the series is a two part focused on the kids moving on with their lives. With Sandy going off to Coast Guard school, Bud is being sent to Boston to get an education in oceanography. The dad who couldn't afford to send one child to school, it seems, is suddenly able to send both. And he wasts no time in emptying his next. This is a bit sad...

And it seems that the producers and writer wrote this with ending the series in mind. Introduced are two young children of a widow and their dog who find themselves in trouble when they take a boat full of holes out onto the ocean. The Ricks' and coast guard start looking for them, but it seems helpless. It seems they may be finding a new family for Flipper.