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S2.E5
Flipper is injured during an explosions and the doctor announces that Flipper may not live. Porter tries to get to the bottom of who set off that explosion and why while the boys take vigil at ...
S3.E11
An injured man out at sea has to jump ship when his boat catches on fire. He's able to get his dog off, but he floats away and when Porter and Sandy find him, the dog is no where to be found. But, ...
S3.E23
Porter leaves Sandy and Bud in charge while he goes to take care of some business for the day. He even tells them that they can open his mail when it comes. They do as instructed, only to find a ...
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| Brian Kelly | ... | Porter Ricks 88 episodes, 1964-1967 | |
| Luke Halpin | ... | Sandy Ricks 88 episodes, 1964-1967 | |
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Tommy Norden | ... | Bud Ricks 88 episodes, 1964-1967 |
| Flipper | ... | Flipper 88 episodes, 1964-1967 | |
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Ranger Porter Ricks is responsible for the animal and human life in Coral Key Park, Florida. Stories center on his 15-year-old son Sandy and 10-year-old Bud and, especially, on their pet dolphin Flipper.
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Country:
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19 September 1964 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The third show of Season 1 (SOS Dolphin) was filmed one year earlier (1963) as a pilot immediately after they filmed the last sequence for the second feature movie "Flipper's New Adventure" - Luke Halpin is wearing the same red t-shirt in the last scene of the movie and the opening scenes of the TV show. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It is with sadness that, while surfing through this database, I read that Brian Kelly, the handsome actor who played patriarch Porter Ricks on the television version of Flipper, passed away in February 2005, just short of his 74th birthday. I believe that the news of Mr. Kelly's passing was quite under-reported.
Brian Kelly played a father who was intelligent, understanding, and when warranted, firm. His character of Porter Ricks raised his two sons, Bud and Sandy, with keen senses of the difference between right and wrong, values that are quite under-portrayed in an age of extreme dynamics surrounding sex, drugs, and violence.
After Flipper went off the air and into syndication, Mr. Kelly appeared in a handful of films and episodic television programs. Around 1970 or 1971, his acting career came to a tragic end following a freak motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed and with speech and health problems. Nevertheless, he continued in the entertainment industry as a motion picture producer. One such production effort is the 1980's action film 'Blade Runner'.
Brian Kelly will be missed, and may he rest in peace.