List of Flipper (1995 TV series) episodes
The following is a list of episodes for the 1995 TV series, Flipper. The series premiered on October 2, 1995 and concluded on July 1, 2000.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 21 | October 2, 1995 | May 13, 1996 | |
| 2 | 22 | October 5, 1996 | May 18, 1997 | |
| 3 | 17 | September 5, 1998 | February 27, 1999 | |
| 4 | 27 | August 28, 1999 | July 1, 2000 | |
Episode list
Season 1 (1995–96)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Tommy Lee Wallace | Story by : E.F. Wallengren & Michael Nankin & Herbert Wright Teleplay by : E.F. Wallengren & Michael Nankin | October 2, 1995 | 9401 |
| Dr. Keith Ricks returns to Bal Harbor in the Florida Keys to lead a dolphin research team at the Bal Harbor Research Institute. Dr. Pam Blondel, a naval officer, joins the team but her son Mike isn’t happy with his new living situation. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Treasure Hunt" | Donald Crombie | Story by : Joe Viola Teleplay by : E.F. Wallengren & William Schwartz | October 9, 1995 | 9503 |
| A band of pirates attacks the yacht of Andre Slater, a wealthy lawyer. The crooks destroy it with an explosion that scares off a local dolphin pod. Keith grows suspicious when a salvage boat arrives in the wake of the blast and later learns the yacht was carrying mysterious cargo. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Green Freak" | Donald Crombie | Terry Erwin | October 16, 1995 | 9505 |
| After blowing up a shrimp trawler, a psychotic environmental activist known as the “Green Freak”, sets his sights on the institute and plants a bomb in one of its computers. At the institute, Keith and Pam decide to go to a seminar on bat sonar. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "True Believer" | Ian Barry | Story by : Scott Frost Teleplay by : Tracy Friedman & Scott Frost | October 23, 1995 | 9504 |
| Keith and his friend Alan, a tuna fisherman, spend the day diving. A doctored videotape is broadcast showing Alan brutalizing a dolphin caught in his net. Keith later discovers that his friend was unjustly framed by his wife and her scheming lover. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Kidnapped: Part 1" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | William Schwartz | October 30, 1995 | 9501 |
| A shady hotel owner offers Keith $10,000 to buy one of his institutes dolphins to star in an aquatic show at his new Cuban resort. When Keith refuses, Flipper is captured. Keith attempts to sneak into Cuba to rescue Flipper, but is soon caught and arrested. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Kidnapped: Part 2" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | William Schwartz | November 6, 1995 | 9502 |
| In part two, Flipper refuses to perform for the grand opening of the Cuban hotel resort. With the help of a beautiful local woman, Keith breaks out of jail and plots to rescue Flipper before the vengeful resort owner can hurt the reluctant dolphin. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "With Brothers Like This" | Rob Stewart | Greg Strangis | November 13, 1995 | 9507 |
| When Flipper helps Keith, Pam and Alex discover an illegal shark-finning line, the team find several sharks hooked and finless. They immediately file a report with the marine patrol, which sends older brother Sandy to investigate. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Submersible" | Peter Fisk | William Schwartz | November 20, 1995 | 9506 |
| Mike and Maya take the institute’s new submersible out to sea to try to photograph a mermaid they think they saw. Mike’s inexperience piloting the sub places them in a deadly peril when they get trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean surface. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "F. Scott" | Brendan Maher | William Schwartz | November 27, 1995 | 9508 |
| Pam’s ex-husband Scott, unexpectedly shows up at the institute. Mike sees it as a chance to reunite his parents with the help of Maya’s magic charm. But tensions rise when it becomes clear the former couple does not seem to be made for each other. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "That's a Moray!" | Rob Stewart | Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin | December 4, 1995 | 9509 |
| Keith and Mike are on a diving exercise with Flipper when they inadvertently disrupt a photographer during an underwater photo shoot. Eager to show there are no hard feelings, the photographer invites Keith and Mike to her exhibition. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Fish Out of Water" | Rob Stewart | Shelly Zellman & Jeff Stepakoff | January 8, 1996 | 9511 |
| A young teenager is rescued from a raft at sea and is oblivious to her surroundings and the attentions of Flipper. Her condition is monitored by Dr. Hanson and Commander Tolliver who soon become concerned at their patient’s lack of progress. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Pearl Maker" | Chris Thomson | E.F. Wallengren | January 15, 1996 | 9512 |
| Keith brings Pam to an exotic, secluded coral reef, only to be captured by two thugs. A shadowy figure interrogates them, pressing them as to what they are doing there. Not believing they are scientists, the thugs dump Keith and Pam overboard. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Missile Crisis" | Chris Thomson | Ali Adler & Terence Winter | January 22, 1996 | 9510 |
| Maya gets annoyed with Mike for procrastinating on the work they’ve been doing on a school project. Meanwhile, international criminals force Keith and his friend Garcia to help them locate a Cuban nuclear missile submerged in Florida coastal waters. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Hurricane" | Darryl Sheen | Tracy Friedman | January 29, 1996 | 9513 |
| A hurricane rips into the coastline just as Aphrodite, one of the institute’s dolphins, is about to give birth. Mike leaves the shelter and braves the storm when he can’t reach Pam on the phone, who has decided to stay at the institute with Keith to help Aphrodite. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Surf Gang" | Greg Prange | William Schwartz | February 5, 1996 | 9514 |
| While Keith and Pam try to persuade a wealthy patron to donate to the institute, Mike and Maya meet a local surfer, Jinx, who promises to teach them to surf but, in the process, gets them mixed up with a gang of hip, young hoodlums. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Monkey Island" | Brian Wimmer | Eric Estrin & Michael Berlin | February 12, 1996 | 9516 |
| Monkey Island is a forbidden place, marked with warning signs prohibiting entry. Naturally, Mike and Maya pay the island a visit with Flipper and unknowingly bring home a stowaway monkey infected with a deadly virus. They agree to keep their little adventure a secret. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Menace to Seaciety" | Donald Crombie | Tracy Friedman | February 19, 1996 | 9517 |
| After being rammed during a swim, a spoiled teen wakes up in the hospital with injuries and points to Flipper as his attacker. Things look worse for the dolphin when Keith’s satellite tracking device confirms that Flipper was in the area of the time of the attack. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Girl Who Came to Dinner" | Donald Crombie | E.F. Wallengren & William Schwartz | April 15, 1996 | 9615 |
| Maya entrusts Mike with a family secret, but a surprise visitor from her past threatens to reveal it all. Meanwhile, the institute is turned upside down when a self-important benefactor moves in and attempts to reorganize its operations. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Muddy Waters" | Tommy Lee Wallace | Greg Strangis | April 22, 1996 | 9403 |
| Flipper’s new pal falls sick after coming in contact with a toxic substance and beaches herself near the institute. While Keith and Pam desperately seek to locate the pollution’s source, more dolphins wash up with the same life-threatening symptoms. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Past Tense" | Brendan Maher | Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin | April 29, 1996 | 9519 |
| Dangerous mishaps start occurring after Bal Harbor University gets a new student, an ex-con whose brother Keith helped put in jail. The psychopath is seeking vengeance not just on Keith alone, he’s determined to hurt Keith’s friends as well. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Sharks!" | Tommy Lee Wallace | Story by : E.F. Wallengren & Herbert Wright Teleplay by : E.F. Wallengren | May 6, 1996 | 9402 |
| Reports of shark attacks crop up at a beach property that is slated for a new hotel resort. Further complications arise as a hotelier plans to sabotage the building of his competitor’s resort by transferring endangered species of fish to its waters. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Flipper Speaks!" | Darryl Sheen | William Schwartz | May 13, 1996 | 9518 |
| Keith invents an echo-location device to emit clicks and whistles to Aphrodite, and then translates her responses into audible speech. A rival scientist, Dr. Albert Vanhoff, dismisses Keith’s invention as an absurd fairy tale. | ||||||
Season 2 (1996–97)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "The White Dolphin" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Reuben Leder | October 5, 1996 | 9625 |
| A rare-animal collector has designs on a white dolphin. | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Sea Horse" | Donald Crombie | Phil Combest | October 12, 1996 | 9624 |
| A horse trainer takes a Thoroughbred to save it from an insurance scam. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Ghost Ship" | Brendan Maher | Phil Combest | October 19, 1996 | 9626 |
| A 17th-century pirate ship fires on the Maria D. | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | "The Sword of Carlos de Cabral" | Donald Crombie | Tracy Friedman | October 25, 1996 | 9627 |
| A dashing Portuguese seeks a sword that could revise history. | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Radio Free Flipper" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Reuben Leder | November 2, 1996 | 9628 |
| An ambitious young deejay operates a pirate radio station outside the 12-mile limit. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "A Day At The Boat Races" | Colin Budds | Stephen A. Miller | November 9, 1996 | 9629 |
| Craig's pal has a fuel-injection system that will revolutionize power-boat racing; a saboteur who happens to be his competitor has other plans to stop him from winning the boat race. | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Maternity Test" | Donald Crombie | Stephen A. Miller | November 16, 1996 | 9630 |
| Flipper finds a baby adrift on a raft. | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Best Of The Beach" | Mark DeFriest | Reuben Leder | November 23, 1996 | 9631 |
| Eager for ratings, a promoter tries to force a pro beach volleyball player to retire. | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stephen A. Miller | January 4, 1997 | 9623 |
| A drug dealer takes over the yacht where Quinn is about to wed. | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | "Ebb Tide" | Donald Crombie | Tracy Friedman | January 12, 1997 | 9633 |
| A top lifeguard's performance is slipping seriously. | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | "Long Weekend" | Colin Budds | Reuben Leder | January 19, 1997 | 9635 |
| A great white attacks Flipper on a holiday weekend when only the interns are available. | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Paradise Found" | Colin Budds | Stephen A. Miller | January 26, 1997 | 9632 |
| Holly and Dean are marooned on an island with a tribe of wild teens. | ||||||
| 35 | 13 | "Flipper Goes To Miami" | Mark DeFriest | Phil Combest | February 2, 1997 | 9634 |
| A woman from Jennifer’s past breaks into the Institute overnight and her and her partner steal Aphrodite. Flipper takes notice of the situation and follows the crooks to Miami. | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | "Beach Music" | Donald Crombie | Stephen A. Miller | February 9, 1997 | 9636 |
| A stranger makes two attempts on the life of an itinerant blues musician. | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | "Help Me, Rhonda" | Ian Gilmour | Phil Combest | February 16, 1997 | 9637 |
| The interns mistrust a younger woman who sets her cap for Cap. | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | "La Sirene Maya" | Darryl Sheen | Reuben Leder | February 23, 1997 | 9638 |
| Maya finds a magic amulet among her grandmother's effects. | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Mermaid Island" | Donald Crombie | Tracy Friedman | March 2, 1997 | 9639 |
| A possible heir to an island shows up claiming to be a mermaid. | ||||||
| 40 | 18 | "The Package" | Donald Crombie | Phil Combest | April 20, 1997 | 9642 |
| At the airport, a man drops a package of five disks into Jennifer's bag. | ||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Retribution Beach" | Ian Gilmour | Reuben Leder | April 27, 1997 | 9641 |
| An officer Tom knew in the Gulf War comes to Bal Harbor looking for revenge. | ||||||
| 42 | 20 | "On The Ropes" | Scott Hartford-Davis | Gregory S. Dinallo | May 4, 1997 | 9640 |
| Holly's new flame risks his eyesight for a boxing purse. | ||||||
| 43 | 21 | "Target Practice" | Scott Hartford-Davis | Stephen A. Miller | May 11, 1997 | 9634 |
| While on a little getaway cruise, Tom, Jennifer, Dean and Holly get shipwrecked and find land on a nearby island, unaware that the island is being used for target practice from the Navy. | ||||||
| 44 | 22 | "Reflections" | Brendan Maher | Stephen A. Miller & Reuben Leder | May 18, 1997 | 9644 |
| While heading to a shelter during a hurricane, Maya (while riding her bike) crashes off a bridge and gets swept into a storm drain and injures her leg. Tom, Quinn, and Jennifer (with assistance from Flipper) have to rescue her before the drain overflows. | ||||||
Season 3 (1998–99)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "A Fine Romance" | Donald Crombie | Shane Brennan | September 5, 1998 | 9801 |
| Chris tries everything to stop his mother from marrying Tom. | ||||||
| 46 | 2 | "The Mayday Kid" | Donald Crombie | Christopher Lee | September 12, 1998 | 9802 |
| When mayday calls seem like a hoax, Tom starts to think Chris might have something to do with it... | ||||||
| 47 | 3 | "Swimming With Sharks" | Brendan Maher | Deborah Parsons | September 19, 1998 | 9803 |
| When an environmental disaster hits, it turns out to be political. | ||||||
| 48 | 4 | "U-Boat" | Gregory Nottage | Everett DeRoche | September 26, 1998 | 9804 |
| When Alex and Holly finds a submarine while diving, it turns out to be an old German war-sub. | ||||||
| 49 | 5 | "Sea Demons" | Brendan Maher | Annie Fox | October 3, 1998 | 9805 |
| When Jackie and Chris go out to look for sea monsters they end up stranded on Albino Island and make a new friend. | ||||||
| 50 | 6 | "Missing" | Gregory Nottage | Graham Hartley | October 10, 1998 | 9807 |
| An old friend of Holly goes diving with Cap & Alex and ends up missing. | ||||||
| 51 | 7 | "The Outsiders" | Donald Crombie | Anne Brooksbank | October 17, 1998 | 9806 |
| Chris tries to fit in with the wrong kids and ends up in trouble. | ||||||
| 52 | 8 | "Splashdown" | Brendan Maher | Everett DeRoche & Shane Brennan | October 24, 1998 | 9808 |
| When a Chinese satellite crashes in Bal Harbor, Cap's in for a surprise! | ||||||
| 53 | 9 | "Big Fish, Little Fish" | Donald Crombie | Susan MacGillicuddy | November 7, 1998 | 9809 |
| When the Maria D breaks down, Cap has to stay with the Hamptons until he can get her repaired. | ||||||
| 54 | 10 | "Thanksgiving" | Colin Budds | Max Dann | November 21, 1998 | 9811 |
| When the kids' grandma comes to visit, she can't stop comparing Tom to Jack, Alex’s late husband. | ||||||
| 55 | 11 | "Silent Night" | Donald Crombie | Susan MacGillicuddy | December 12, 1998 | 9813 |
| Tom's niece Courtney comes to spends Christmas with them. Then she falls in love with a young teen who appears to be on the run. | ||||||
| 56 | 12 | "Storm Island" | Gregory Nottage | Shane Brennan | January 2, 1999 | 9810 |
| A family vacation turns horribly wrong, and endangers Alex's life. | ||||||
| 57 | 13 | "Lost and Found" | Mark DeFriest | Elizabeth Coleman | January 9, 1999 | 9812 |
| Chris helps to re-unite a father and son. | ||||||
| 58 | 14 | "The Challenge" | Colin Budds | Greg Millin & Yuki Asano | January 23, 1999 | 9814 |
| An old friend of Mark shows up in town and turns his world upside down. | ||||||
| 59 | 15 | "Fallen Hero" | Mark DeFriest | Shane Brennan | January 30, 1999 | 9815 |
| When Jackie's hero shows up in town she's very excited to meet her, only to find out that hero's aren't always what they seem like. | ||||||
| 60 | 16 | "Predator" | Donald Crombie | Philip Dalkin | February 20, 1999 | 9816 |
| Alex faces a shark head-on to save someone's life. | ||||||
| 61 | 17 | "Stars & Stripes" | Colin Budds | Everett DeRoche | February 27, 1999 | 9817 |
| A woman's search for the truth about her father's death, unveils a secret the Navy's been keeping for a long time. | ||||||
Season 4 (1999–2000)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 1 | "Wreck of the Zephyr" | Mark DeFriest | Shane Brennan | August 28, 1999 | 9818 |
| When Courtney's mom comes to visit, they end up fighting about everything and Sara ends up in a dangerous situation. | ||||||
| 63 | 2 | "One Perfect Day" | Ian Gilmour | Philip Dalkin | September 4, 1999 | 9819 |
| Mark takes Chris and three other kids on a boating trip. Chris, Brad and Eugene end up working together to save Mark and Joey's lives. | ||||||
| 64 | 3 | "A Helping Hand" | Michael Pattinson | Greg Millin | September 11, 1999 | 9820 |
| While diving, Holly's life is put in danger by her friend's panic attack. | ||||||
| 65 | 4 | "The Wish" | Mark DeFriest | Yuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, & Greg Millin | September 18, 1999 | 9821 |
| A dying girl's one wish is to swim with a dolphin, so Courtney and Jackie try to arrange for her to swim with Flipper. | ||||||
| 66 | 5 | "Saving Tom" | Robert Florio | Anne Brooksbank | September 25, 1999 | 9822 |
| An emergency call comes through while Tom and Chris are diving and he ends up in hospital. | ||||||
| 67 | 6 | "Spring Break" | Catherine Millar | Philip Dalkin | October 2, 1999 | 9923 |
| Courtney learns about the perils of drinking. | ||||||
| 68 | 7 | "Blind Faith" | Ian Gilmour | Sue Hore | October 16, 1999 | 9924 |
| Tom loses confidence after a rescue attempt fails. | ||||||
| 69 | 8 | "Nickels & Dimes" | Michael Pattinson | Yuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, Leon Saunders, & Shane Brennan | November 6, 1999 | 9925 |
| Chris befriends an elderly man who mourns the son that drowned at sea. | ||||||
| 70 | 9 | "Hurricane" | Catherine Millar | Peter Kinlock | November 13, 1999 | 9926 |
| Courtney receives a letter from her mom about attending school back in DC. Elsewhere a hurricane heads toward Bal Harbor forcing everyone to take shelter from the storm. | ||||||
| 71 | 10 | "Free-Diving" | Ian Gilmour | Yuki Asano, Greg Millin, & Philip Dalkin | December 4, 1999 | 9927 |
| Holly and Courtney help a diver try for a world record. | ||||||
| 72 | 11 | "A Night to Remember" | Michael Pattinson | Shane Brennan & Philip Dalkin | December 25, 1999 | 9928 |
| Tom and Alex mark their anniversary. | ||||||
| 73 | 12 | "Princess Weekend" | Gregory Nottage | Max Dann | January 1, 2000 | 9929 |
| Jackie’s friend Susy runs away from Princess Weekend after hearing her parents argue before setting out on their trip. | ||||||
| 74 | 13 | "Waterworld" | Ian Gilmour | Yuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, & Greg Millin | January 15, 2000 | 9930 |
| A diver looking for Atlantis saves Courtney. | ||||||
| 75 | 14 | "Black Dolphin" | Michael Pattinson | Morgan Fahey | January 22, 2000 | 9931 |
| Flipper is blamed for attacks in a cove near Bal Harbor when a Navy-Trained dolphin is responsible. Elsewhere Chris gets picked on by a kid at school. | ||||||
| 76 | 15 | "Class" | Gregory Nottage | Yuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, & Greg Millin | January 29, 2000 | 9932 |
| A wealthy thrill-seeker tries to corrupt the Hamptons. | ||||||
| 77 | 16 | "The Inquiry" | Robert Florio | Philip Dalkin | February 19, 2000 | 9933 |
| Delaney is accused of negligence after a rescue. | ||||||
| 78 | 17 | "Cap in Love" | Arnie Custo | Susan MacGillicuddy | March 18, 2000 | 9934 |
| Audrey helps Cap reunite with an old flame. | ||||||
| 79 | 18 | "Message in a Bottle" | Gregory Nottage | Yuki Asano | March 25, 2000 | 9935 |
| Jackie and Audrey trace a message in a bottle. | ||||||
| 80 | 19 | "Going Solo" | Scott Feeney | Shane Brennan, Yuki Asano, Sam Carroll, & Philip Dalkin | April 1, 2000 | 9936 |
| A solo yachtswoman learns an important lesson about human nature. | ||||||
| 81 | 20 | "Kidd's Treasure" | Arnie Custo | Shane Brennan, Yuki Asano, Sam Carroll, & Philip Dalkin | April 8, 2000 | 9937 |
| The Hamptons are put to the test when Alex is called away to a Naval camp. Tom is left alone to take care of the kids while Alex braves a grueling mission. | ||||||
| 82 | 21 | "Mr. Mom" | Michael Pattinson | Stuart Wood | April 15, 2000 | 9938 |
| Alex is called to do some Naval training away from home. But who will look after the everyday chores? It all falls on the shoulders of Tom to pay Mr Mom. | ||||||
| 83 | 22 | "Mystery Ship" | Scott Feeney | Greg Millin | May 20, 2000 | 9939 |
| Holly and Delaney discover a haunted yacht. | ||||||
| 84 | 23 | "Re-Educating Rita" | Arnie Custo | Richard Redlin, Sam Carroll, Yuki Asano, & Philip Dalkin | May 27, 2000 | 9940 |
| Flipper brings a sick dolphin to the Institute, placing the other dolphins at risk. | ||||||
| 85 | 24 | "The Survivor" | Whip Hubley | Shane Brennan | June 3, 2000 | 9941 |
| Alex and Holly find a raft adrift with a woman aboard. | ||||||
| 86 | 25 | "Destiny" | Scott Feeney | Jason Herbison | June 10, 2000 | 9942 |
| Courtney and Jackie meet a young princess who’s running away from an arranged marriage, then she learns what it’s like to live free from her royal duties until someone she knows comes looking for her. | ||||||
| 87 | 26 | "Prodigal Father" | Donald Crombie | Philip Dalkin | June 17, 2000 | 9943 |
| Courtney's father is missing and feared dead, so Tom and Mark go investigate his disappearance. | ||||||
| 88 | 27 | "The Dreaming" | Geoff Cox | Shane Brennan | July 1, 2000 | 9944 |
| Flipper gets caught in a fishing net and then becomes stranded in a tidal lagoon. As the tide recedes, Jackie falls ill, and Flipper's situation is revealed to her in a nightmare. | ||||||
External links
- Episode Guide at epguides.com
- Flipper (1995) at tv.com
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