Ricks (Brian Kelly) is dating wealthy Diana van der Vlis (as Kathryn Terrence), which pleases Sandy (Luke Halpin), but not Bud (Tommy Norden). Bud is distressed with his father's late hours, and is not up for the social amenities required when the Ricks men accept a dinner invitation from the wealthy Ms. Van der Vlis. At her ritzy "Imperial Jade" apartment building, Bud has a vision of the woman marrying his father. Worst of all, Van der Vlis doesn't "connect" with Flipper. Distraught, Bud gets himself wounded, and trapped in a sea cave
Interestingly, A father and son talk between Ricks and Bud reveals, for the first time, the otherwise obvious fact that Mrs. Ricks has died - though, since she is described as not "still with us" she could be in jail, divorced, or kidnapped by aliens! BUT, probably not... In the end, Bud decides Van der Vlis is "twitch" - a slang word which must have stayed in the sixties. This episode becomes unsatisfying as the story focus changes abruptly. It's not surprising that Ricks will end this romance, but how is it that he doesn't know where Flipper's home is?
*** The Gulf Between (10/10/64) Hollingsworth Morse ~ Brian Kelly, Tommy Norden, Luke Halpin
Interestingly, A father and son talk between Ricks and Bud reveals, for the first time, the otherwise obvious fact that Mrs. Ricks has died - though, since she is described as not "still with us" she could be in jail, divorced, or kidnapped by aliens! BUT, probably not... In the end, Bud decides Van der Vlis is "twitch" - a slang word which must have stayed in the sixties. This episode becomes unsatisfying as the story focus changes abruptly. It's not surprising that Ricks will end this romance, but how is it that he doesn't know where Flipper's home is?
*** The Gulf Between (10/10/64) Hollingsworth Morse ~ Brian Kelly, Tommy Norden, Luke Halpin