CTVA US Adventure - "Flipper" (Ivan Tors/NBC) Season 3 (1966-67)

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Starring: Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden
Season 3 (NBC) (1966-67)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: John King, Tom Alger
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive


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   NBC Saturdays 7:30 pm EST

3.01 [--] Flipper: AGENT BUD (broadcast & copyright title)(season 3 premiere)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8246 (copyright date 17Apr66)
17Sep66 NBC Sat / some stations delayed 25Sun66 Sun
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. and Ivan Tors Film, Inc. ;
executive producer, Ivan Tors/ produced by James M. Buxbaum
director, Ricou Browning ;
writers, Maria K. Little, James M. Buxbaum.
Theme by Dunham, Henry Vars; music, Henry Vars.
Starring:
Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden
Guest Cast:
Frank Schuller .......... Pilot
Ric Applewhite .......... Co-Pilot
Synopsis:
Flipper discovers a bomber on the ocean floor - with two fliers trapped. [TA/JK]

3.02 [--] Flipper: DISASTER IN THE EVERGLADES pt. 1
(broadcast & copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8241
24Sep66 NBC Sat
Starring:
Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden
Guest Cast:
Huntz Hall .......... Barney
Synopsis:
In the first of a two-part story, Park Ranger Porter is captured by
an alligator trapper who is poaching in the Everglades. [TA/JK]

3.03 [--] Flipper: DISASTER IN THE EVERGLADES pt. 2
(broadcast & copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8242
01Oct66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Porter escapes into the swamp. [JK]

3.04 [--] Flipper: LOST DOLPHIN (copyright title)
(a.k.a "Flipper gets Amnesiac")
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8261 (ODAT: 8Oct66; OREG: LP34538)
8Oct66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Amnesiac Flipper may not save Bud from sharks. [JK]

3.05 [--] Flipper: THE WARNING (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8244 (ODAT: 15Oct66; OREG: LP34537)
15Oct66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Neighbors distrust Flipper's warning of a tidal wave. [JK]

3.06 [--] Flipper: CUPID FLIPPER (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. ? (ODAT: 22Oct66; OREG: LP34536)
22Oct66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Flipper thinks Sandy has stolen his new girlfriend. [JK]

3.07 [--] Flipper: AN ERRAND FOR FLIPPER (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8260 (ODAT: 29Oct66; OREG: LP34535)
29Oct66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Emergencies delay Flipper's delivery to Porter. [JK]

3.08 [--] Flipper: WHALE AHOY (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8263 (ODAT: 5Nov66; OREG: LP34534)
05Nov66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Bud dreams he and Flipper chase Moby Dick. [JK]

3.09 [--] Flipper: EXPLOSION (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8243 (ODAT: 12Nov66; OREG: LP34928)
12Nov66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Flipper tries to help a diver suffering from the bends. [JK]

3.10 [--] Flipper: EXECUTIVE BUD (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8267 (ODAT: 19Nov66; OREG: LP34533)
19Nov66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Bud's entrepreneurial spirit endangers his employees. [JK]

3.11 [--] Flipper: FLIPPER AND THE PUPPY (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8240 (ODAT: 26Nov66; OREG: LP34532)
26Nov66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Flipper rescues a puppy from a sinking ship. [JK]

3.12 [--] Flipper: FLIPPER'S ISLAND (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8262 (ODAT: 3Dec66; OREG: LP34541)
03Dec66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Sandy crosses paths with gunrunners who are holding the youngster on a small island. [JK]

3.13 [--] Flipper: ALLIGATOR DUEL (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8269 (ODAT: 10Dec66; OREG: LP34542)
10Dec66 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Two film makers want Flipper to fight alligators. [JK]

[--] 17Dec66 - Pre empted: "Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol"
[--] 24Dec66 - Pre empted: "A Christmas Mass"
[--] 31Dec66 - Pre empted: "Orange Bowl"

3.14 [--] Flipper: FLIPPER AND THE FUGITIVE pt. 1 (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8250 (ODAT: 7Jan67; OREG: LP34946)
07Jan67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
A bank robber holds Porter and Sandy hostage. [JK]

3.15 [--] Flipper: FLIPPER AND THE FUGITIVE pt. 2 (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8257 (ODAT: 14Jan67; OREG: LP34947)
14Jan67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Flipper devises a clever scheme to save Porter and Sandy. [JK]

3.16 [--] Flipper: THE MOST EXPENSIVE SARDINE IN THE WORLD (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8264 (ODAT: 21Jan67; OREG: LP34948)
21Jan67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
A woman accuses Flipper of swallowing her diamonds. [JK]

3.17 [--] Flipper: FLIPPER AND THE SEAL (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8249 (ODAT: 28Jan67 OREG: LP34949)
28Jan67 NBC Sat
gs:
Martin Sheen .......Phil Adams
Synopsis:
A 20 year-old young man is accused of stealing mollusks/shellfish
from an area of the park that Porter Ricks has been doing experiments in.
With the help of Flipper and Bud's picture, a seal is caught as the real thief. [TA/JK]

3.18 [--] Flipper: DOLPHIN'S DON'T SLEEP (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. ? (ODAT: 4Feb67; OREG: LP34950)
04Feb67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Drugged Flipper lies drowning on the sea floor. [JK]

3.19 [--] Flipper: AUNT MARTHA (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. ? (ODAT: 11Feb67; OREG: LP34951)
11Feb67 NBC Sat
Guest Cast:
Doris Dowling .......... Aunt Martha
Synopsis:
Meddlesome Aunt Martha arrives at Coral Key to shape up the Ricks family. [JK]

3.20 [--] Flipper: DOLPHIN FOR RANSOM (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8258 (ODAT: 18Feb67; OREG: LP34952)
18Feb67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
A poacher threatens to kill Flipper. [JK]

3.21 [--] Flipper: A DOLPHIN IN TIME (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8251 (ODAT: 25Feb67; OREG: LP34953)
25Feb67 NBC Sat (Local 10Mar67 Ch.10 Manit-Sakka, Fri 5:00pm)
Written by James Buxbaum & Maria K. Little
Directed by Edward Haldeman
Guest Cast:
James Patterson (as Scott Emson)
Chuck August (as Man Diver)
Synopsis 1:
Flipper harasses an oceanographer in an attempt to keep him from diving. The scientist is
unaware that his air tanks contain poisonous gas. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Flipper is penned to keep him away from an experiment. [JK]

3.22 [--] Flipper: DECISION FOR BUD (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8247 (ODAT: 4Mar67 OREG: LP34954)
04Mar67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
An oceanographer watches Flipper search for a lost diver. [JK]

3.23 [--] Flipper: THE FIRING LINE pt. 1 (copyright title)
(aka - Line of Fire)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8248 (ODAT: 11Mar67; OREG: LP34955)
11Mar67 NBC Sat
w: Peter Dixon & Laird Koenig d: Ricou Browning
gs:
Pat Henning
David Soul
Dick Lynn
Templeton Fox
Tony Gulliver
Jay Laskay
Synopsis:
Bud and Sandy become trapped in a firing line. [JK]

3.24 [--] Flipper: THE FIRING LINE pt. 2 (copyright title)
(aka - Line of Fire)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8274 (ODAT: 18Mar67; OREG: LP34956)
18Mar67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Porter crosses the line of fire to save his sons. [JK]

3.25 [--] Flipper: DEVIL RAY (copyright title)
(a.k.a "Mantra Ray")
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. ? (ODAT: 25Mar67; OREG: LP34957)
25Mar67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Flipper befriends a mantra ray. [JK]

3.26 [--] Flipper: CAP'N FLINT (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8270 (ODAT: 1Apr67; OREG: LP34958)
01Apr67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Flipper tries to rescue a lost parrot drifting towards a demolition area. [JK]

3.27 [--] Flipper: FLIPPER'S NEW FIRENDS pt. 1 (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. bo. 8272 (ODAT: 8Apr67; OREG: LP34959)
08Apr67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
Flipper tries to lead the way to lost children. [JK]

3.28 [--] Flipper: FLIPPER'S NEW FIRENDS pt. 2 (copyright title)
MGM-Ivan Tors prod. no. 8273 (ODAT: 15Apr67; OREG: LP34960)
15Apr67 NBC Sat
Synopsis:
The two children find a leaky boat. [JK]

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