FLIPPER - SEASON III

SEASON III (1966-1967)

Episode 62 AGENT BUD
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Maria K. Little
	d: Ricou Browning
	>Frank Schuster
Bud has purchased a secret agent kit and sets out to crack his first
assignment: find the owner of a stranded scuba diving tank found by
Flipper. Unbeknownst to him, two men are trapped inside a damaged
mini-sub.
Flipper comes to the aid of two bomber pilots trapped in their cabin 
on the ocean floor with only an air bubble for oxygen. It's a race 
against time as Flipper brings Porter and the boys to the wreck site 
to free the victims. 

Episode 63 DOLPHIN IN TIME
	w: James Buxbaum & Maria K. Little
	d: Edward Haldeman
Flipper is penned to keep him away from an experiment. 
A contaminated air tank endangers the lives of two oceanographers 
visiting Coral Key Park to research a new shark repellant. Rescuing 
the first diver, Porter arrives too late to help the second one and 
Flipper must fight off sharks to save him.
 
Episode 64: AN ERRAND FOR FLIPPER
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Monroe Manning & Maria K. Little
	d: Ricou Browning 
Emergencies delay Flipper's delivery to Porter.
Ranger Ricks grows impatient waiting for Flipper to deliver a bag 
of patching tape to repair his seaplane. Little does he know, the 
sea-going Samaritan is busy saving a young skin diver from a 
barricuda and saving a trapped diver. 

Episode 65: CUPID FLIPPER
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Monroe Manning & Maria K. Little
	d: Ricou Browning
	>Susan Abbot as Janie Matthews 
Sandy is heartbroken when his new girlfriend develops a crush 
on Porter. His sadness turns to anger when, viewing them from a distance, 
he mistakenly thinks he sees them embrace.

Episode 66 AUNT MARTHA 
Sandy and Bud's visiting aunt makes sweeping changes.
Sandy and Bud's Aunt Martha takes charge when she arrives, ordering Flipper 
locked in his pen and demanding the boys become proper gentlemen. She 
gets a dose of reality when, on a family picnic, Flipper tows her 
paddleboard out to sea.

Episode 67 DECISION FOR BUD
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Maria K. Little
	d: Ricou Browning
	>Allan Frank, Joe Morrison
An oceanographer watches Flipper search for a lost diver.
A scientist borrows Flipper to assist in training other dolphins and, 
in the process, raises doubt about Flipper's intelligence. The truth 
is revealed, however, when Flipper is called back to search for a 
missing skin diver.

Episode 68 DISASTER IN THE EVERGLADES, Part 1
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Maria K. Little
	d: Ricou Browning
	>Huntz Hall as Barney, Dolores Tremayne as Mrs. 	Barney 
An alligator poacher holds Porter prisoner.

Episode 69 CAP'N FLINT 
 
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Monroe Manning & Maria K. Little
	d: Brian Kelly
	>Robin Mattson as Robin, Peter J. Walsh
	ed: Robert Gilbert
	m: Samuel Matlovsky
A lost parrot drifts toward a demolition area.
Flipper's life is in danger as he swims into an area restricted 
for underwater explosives tests to save a parrot. The bird, Cap'n Flint, 
is visiting with Bud's friend Robin and is perched on a raft that is 
drifting into the danger zone.

Episode 70 THE FIRING LINE Part 1
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Peter L. Dixon & Laird Koening
	d: Ricou Browning
	>Pat Henning as Albert, David Soul as Dennis Blake,
	>Templeton Fox, Tony Fuller
	executive in charge of production: Stanley Colbert
Believing that his father has been fired, the boys set out
to find him a suitable job so they can stay in Coral Key.
Mrs. McGwire, a widow, suggests them to ask a Navy officer.
Bud and Sandy become trapped in a firing range. Meanwhile, unaware of
the situation, Porter helps Blake, a young ranger, who gets stuck
in quicksand while rescuing a bear.
 
Episode 71 THE FIRING LINE Part 2
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Peter L. Dixon & Laird Koening
	d: Ricou Browning
	>Pat Henning as Albert, David Soul as Dennis Blake,
	>Templeton Fox, Tony Fuller
Porter crosses the line of fire to save his sons.
In this dramatic conclusion, Porter races his launch into a sea 
of explosions to rescue Bud, Sandy, and Flipper, who are trapped on 
a Navy firing range. They pull Flipper from the water and create a radar 
disturbance to alert the Navy.

Episode 72 FLIPPER AND THE FUGITIVE  Part 1.
 
	>John Kerr as Keller, Howard Day 
When Flipper tows home a damaged skiff and its passenger, who turns
out to be a bank robber. The fugitive holds Porter and Sandy at
gunpoint, but Bud is able to warn Flipper before he, too, is taken
prisoner. 

Episode 73 FLIPPER AND THE FUGITIVE  Part 2.
 
	>John Kerr as Keller, Howard Day 
Porter and the boys are held hostage by a bank robber, and Flipper
swims for help. Unable to summon assistance, the dolphin fouls the nets
of a local fishing boat, bringing the fishermen to the Rick's home for
compensation and the hope of rescue.

Episode 74: EXPLOSION
 
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Maria K. Little & Monroe Manning
	d: Brian Kelly
Sandy's diving instructor takes a higher-paying job blasting coral 
and soon develops nitrogen narcosis. In a stupor and diving too close 
to the explosives, he struggles against Flipper's efforts to save him. 

Episode 75: DISASTER IN THE EVERGLADES PART 2
 
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Maria K. Little
	d: Ricou Browning
	>Huntz Hall as Barney, Dolores Tremayne as Mrs. 	Barney 
In the second of a two-part story, Barney the poacher believes Porter's 
wounds too severe for escape, so he leaves the ranger alone. Porter flees 
on foot as Barney pursues and he is nearly recaptured when Flipper arrives 
with reinforcements. 

Episode 76: DOLPHINS DON'T SLEEP
 
A hunter's tranquilizer dart puts Flipper into a deathly slumber. He must
be injected with the antidote before he drowns, so Bud and Sandy 
promise their pet to the hunter to enlist his help in locating the dolphin. 

Episode 77: DOLPHIN FOR RANSOM
A poacher wants Ranger Ricks to drop charges against him and holds 
Flipper for ransom to make his point. But when the poacher's father 
fails to return from a dive, he must decide whether to follow his plan, 
or free Flipper to find his missing father. 

Episode 78: EXECUTIVE BUD
Bud strives to become a business tycoon, employing his friends to do 
everything from conducting underwater tours to painting a buoy. But 
when a young employee is accidentally knocked unconcious, Bud assumes 
the missing boy has taken off for the beach. 

Episode 79: FLIPPER AND THE PUPPY 
A puppy is abandoned on board a sailboat when it's owner is taken 
ashore with the bends. Flipper tows the dog to an island with a life 
ring, but has difficulty communicating the pup's whereabouts to his 
human friends. 

Episode 80 : THE WARNING
Flipper warns of an approaching tidal wave but, when it doesn't 
materialize, residents turn against Porter Ricks for falsely alarming 
them. Later the Navy confirms the impending disaster and disbelievers 
head for higher ground. 

Episode 81 FLIPPER AND THE SEAL
 
Phil Adams (Martin Sheen) is caught spear fishing illegally in the park. 
He claims 
to be ignorant of the laws, but evidence found near his camp point 
toward his guilt. Only a photograph accidentally taken by Flipper can 
prove Phil's innocence. 

Episode 82: DEVIL RAY 
Flipper develops a friendship with a giant manta ray terrorizing 
swimmers in Coral Key Park. Ranger Ricks is ordered to destroy the ray, 
but knowing it to be harmless, removes it from the area instead. Unaware 
of the threat to the ray's life, Flipper feels betrayed. 

Episode 83: LOST DOLPHIN
Flipper suffers amnesia when he hits his head on Bud's boat. Not 
recognizing Bud, he fails to help when Bud is stranded on a buoy 
surrounded by sharks. 

Episode 84.: FLIPPER'S ISLAND
Sandy discovers an illegal gun running operation and is captured 
by the criminals. Bud and Flipper elude captors and escape to the 
mainland for help. Bud and Porter, along with the Coast Guard, 
return to the island on a rescue mission. 

Episode 85 WHALE AHOY
	p: James M. Buxbaum
	w: Maria K. Little & Monroe Manning
	d: Joseph Gannon 
While writing a book report on Moby Dick, Bud falls asleep only 
to dream he is hunting the infamous white whale with Captain Peabody. 
His dream turns into a nightmare when they lose the whale and Captain 
Peabody threatens to harpoon Flipper. 

Episode 86: THE MOST EXPENSIVE SARDINE IN THE WORLD
 
A wealthy visitor to Coral Key Park accidentally drops a diamond bracelet 
overboard while feeding Flipper. Convinced Flipper swallowed the gem, 
the woman gets a court order to restrain the dolphin. Bud must disobey 
the courts to release Flipper and find the bracelet. 

Episode 87: FLIPPER'S NEW FRIENDS.  Part 1. 
  
Just as Sandy and Bud are about to leave home for college and the 
Coast Guard, the Whitman family move to Coral Key Park and 
befriend Flipper. But when the children are lost in the Everglades, 
Flipper's rescue attempts are disrupted by an alligator. 

Episode 88 FLIPPER'S NEW FRIENDS.  Part 2.
In the conclusion, Flipper escapes from the alligator and 
works with the Whitman's dog Rink to rescue the children. 
Their life-and-death struggle strengthens the Whitman's friendship 
with Flipper and allows Bud and Sandy to leave home and Flipper 
to continue their education. 
 



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