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Flipper is an American television program broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967. [ 1] Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the pet of Porter Ricks, chief warden at Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve (a fictional version of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, Florida ), and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud.
Flipper. (1996 film) Flipper is a 1996 American adventure film and a remake of the 1963 film of the same name (which in turn began a TV series that ran from 1964 to 1967). Written and directed by Alan Shapiro, the film stars Elijah Wood as a boy who has to spend the summer with his uncle ( Paul Hogan ), who lives on the Florida Gold Coast.
When his father Porter instructs him to return Flipper to the wild of open sea, Sandy is disheartened and tries to sneak away with his friend from the ocean. The importance of the pair's friendship is displayed when an encounter with a shark on the hunt becomes a dangerous situation and Flipper's loyalty is shown when he fights to protect the ...
Flipper. (1995 TV series) Flipper (also known as Flipper – The New Adventures) is an American revival television series of the original 1964 Flipper television series. [ 1] The first two seasons aired in first-run syndication; seasons three and four aired on the PAX network . The series was set in a town named Bal Harbor that was supposed to ...
Flipper is a 1963 American adventure film written by Arthur Weiss [ 3] based upon a story by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden. Produced by Ivan Tors and directed by James B. Clark, the film centers on a 12-year-old boy living with his parents in the Florida Keys who befriends an injured wild dolphin. The boy and the dolphin become inseparable ...
Luke Halpin. Luke Austin Halpin (born April 4, 1947) is a former American actor, stuntman, marine coordinator, diver and pilot. He became a child actor at the age of eight and is widely known for his role as Sandy Ricks in the feature films Flipper and Flipper's New Adventure, as well as for reprising his role for the NBC television series ...
Richard " Ric " O'Barry (born Richard Barry O'Feldman; October 14, 1939) [ 1][ 2][ 3] is an American animal rights activist and former animal trainer who was first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the TV series Flipper. O'Barry transitioned from training dolphins to instead advocating ...
Brian d'Arcy James (nephew) Brian Kelly (February 14, 1931 – February 12, 2005) was an American actor and producer widely known for his role as Porter Ricks, the widowed father of two sons on the NBC television series Flipper .