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.

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
122October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)May 13, 1996 (1996-05-13)
222October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)
317September 5, 1998 (1998-09-05)February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)
427August 28, 1999 (1999-08-28)July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)

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Season 1 (1995–96)

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11"Pilot"Tommy Lee WallaceStory by : E.F. Wallengren & Michael Nankin & Herbert Wright
Teleplay by : E.F. Wallengren & Michael Nankin
October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)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 Ricks’ team at the Bal Harbor Research Institute to perform echolocation and dolphin research but her son Mike isn’t happy with his new living situation.
22"Treasure Hunt"Donald CrombieStory by : Joe Viola
Teleplay by : E.F. Wallengren & William Schwartz
October 9, 1995 (1995-10-09)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.
33"Green Freak"Donald CrombieTerry ErwinOctober 16, 1995 (1995-10-16)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.
44"True Believer"Ian BarryStory by : Scott Frost
Teleplay by : Tracy Friedman & Scott Frost
October 23, 1995 (1995-10-23)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.
55"Kidnapped: Part 1"Brian Trenchard-SmithWilliam SchwartzOctober 30, 1995 (1995-10-30)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.
66"Kidnapped: Part 2"Brian Trenchard-SmithWilliam SchwartzNovember 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)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.
77"With Brothers Like This"Rob StewartGreg StrangisNovember 13, 1995 (1995-11-13)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.
88"Submersible"Peter FiskWilliam SchwartzNovember 20, 1995 (1995-11-20)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.
99"F. Scott"Brendan MaherWilliam SchwartzNovember 27, 1995 (1995-11-27)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.
1010"That's a Moray!"Rob StewartLee Goldberg & William RabkinDecember 4, 1995 (1995-12-04)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.
1111"Fish Out of Water"Rob StewartShelly Zellman & Jeff StepakoffJanuary 8, 1996 (1996-01-08)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.
1212"Pearl Maker"Chris ThomsonE.F. WallengrenJanuary 15, 1996 (1996-01-15)9512
Keith brings Pam to an exotic, secluded coral reef after being brought to his attention from Flipper, 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.
1313"Missile Crisis"Chris ThomsonAli Adler & Terence WinterJanuary 22, 1996 (1996-01-22)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.
1414"Hurricane"Darryl SheenTracy FriedmanJanuary 29, 1996 (1996-01-29)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.
1515"Surf Gang"Greg PrangeWilliam SchwartzFebruary 5, 1996 (1996-02-05)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.
1616"Monkey Island"Brian WimmerEric Estrin & Michael BerlinFebruary 12, 1996 (1996-02-12)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.
1717"Menace to Seaciety"Donald CrombieTracy FriedmanFebruary 19, 1996 (1996-02-19)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.
1818"The Girl Who Came to Dinner"Donald CrombieE.F. Wallengren & William SchwartzApril 15, 1996 (1996-04-15)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.
1919"Muddy Waters"Tommy Lee WallaceGreg StrangisApril 22, 1996 (1996-04-22)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.
2020"Past Tense"Brendan MaherLee Goldberg & William RabkinApril 29, 1996 (1996-04-29)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.
2121"Sharks!"Tommy Lee WallaceStory by : E.F. Wallengren & Herbert Wright
Teleplay by : E.F. Wallengren
May 6, 1996 (1996-05-06)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.
2222"Flipper Speaks!"Darryl SheenWilliam SchwartzMay 13, 1996 (1996-05-13)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)

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231"The White Dolphin"Brian Trenchard-SmithReuben LederOctober 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)9625
The Bal Harbor Institute gets a new director after Kieth and Pam are transferred, Maya becomes an intern at the institute accompanied by two new interns. Next door a new search and rescue station opens up ready to respond to any emergency that comes their way. Elsewhere Flipper becomes friends with a rare albino dolphin which gets the attention of an animal collector who plans to capture the majestic dolphin.
242"Sea Horse"Donald CrombiePhil CombestOctober 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)9624
Cap helps a friend save a racehorse from her estranged husband who is involved in a deadly insurance scheme.
253"Ghost Ship"Brendan MaherPhil CombestOctober 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)9626
A 17th-century pirate ship fires on the Maria D which puts Cap in the hospital and has nightmares about pirates. The same ship raids an art auction yacht which becomes suspicious to Tom and Quinn.
264"The Sword of Carlos de Cabral"Donald CrombieTracy FriedmanOctober 25, 1996 (1996-10-25)9627
Maya is captivated by a young man who sailed from Portugal to the Keys to find proof that his ancestors discovered America prior to Columbus.
275"Radio Free Flipper"Brian Trenchard-SmithReuben LederNovember 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)9628
In trouble with the FCC and his girlfriend, an offshore radio station operator gets some much needed help from Flipper and a local dolphin pod. It also draws attention from the institute thinking the dj’s loud music would affect the dolphins’ hearing and echolocation.
286"A Day At The Boat Races"Colin BuddsStephen A. MillerNovember 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)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.
297"Maternity Test"Donald CrombieStephen A. MillerNovember 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)9630
A baby whom Flipper finds in a raft becomes a pawn in an international intrigue. Flipper brings the baby to Maya where she hides from Jennifer and Tom fearing the baby would be taken away to child protective services.
308"Best Of The Beach"Mark DeFriestReuben LederNovember 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)9631
Eager for ratings, Tom’s former sweetheart, a beach volleyball professional, is abducted by her coach so a younger player can take her place in a tournament.
319"Wedding Bell Blues"Brian Trenchard-SmithStephen A. MillerJanuary 4, 1997 (1997-01-04)9623
Quinn’s wedding at sea hits rough sailing when a revenge-minded drug dealer hijacks the yacht where everyone is on.
3210"Ebb Tide"Donald CrombieTracy FriedmanJanuary 12, 1997 (1997-01-12)9633
Jennifer’s new attraction to a lifeguard who was once Tom’s mentor causes friction. His performance is slipping to a serious matter that requires medical attention.
3311"Long Weekend"Colin BuddsReuben LederJanuary 19, 1997 (1997-01-19)9635
What should be a recreational holiday weekend turns into life-threatening situations. Flipper is attacked by a great white when he tried to fend off the shark from Cap and Quinn who were out fishing and Tom and Jennifer are stranded on an island when the search and rescue chopper has electrical problems.
3412"Paradise Found"Colin BuddsStephen A. MillerJanuary 26, 1997 (1997-01-26)9632
While collecting samples for a project at the institute, Holly and Dean are shipwrecked on an island inhabited for 12 years by lost children led by aggressive teenage males.
3513"Flipper Goes To Miami"Mark DeFriestPhil CombestFebruary 2, 1997 (1997-02-02)9634
A couple of steady crooks capture Aphrodite in hopes of using her to murder a prominent public official. Flipper follows the crooks closely behind.
3614"Beach Music"Donald CrombieStephen A. MillerFebruary 9, 1997 (1997-02-09)9636
A supercomputer prototype on loan to Jennifer helps unravel the mystery of an itinerant blues musician who is being followed by a man wanting to end his life.
3715"Help Me, Rhonda"Ian GilmourPhil CombestFebruary 16, 1997 (1997-02-16)9637
Jennifer and the interns become suspicious of a young woman who seems to be enjoying Cap’s company a little too much.
3816"La Sirene Maya"Darryl SheenReuben LederFebruary 23, 1997 (1997-02-23)9638
Maya inherits a charm from her grandmother that gives her clairvoyant powers after a biking accident renders her unconscious.
3917"Mermaid Island"Donald CrombieTracy FriedmanMarch 2, 1997 (1997-03-02)9639
A mysterious woman emerges from the waters of an island in dispute, and her fingerprints match those of a girl who drowned 12 years earlier.
4018"The Package"Donald CrombiePhil CombestApril 20, 1997 (1997-04-20)9642
Maya and Flipper’s telepathic communication is needed when Tom is threatened by a man who hid incriminating computer disks in Jennifer’s luggage.
4119"Retribution Beach"Ian GilmourReuben LederApril 27, 1997 (1997-04-27)9641
Tom pleads self-defense when he shoots his former commander who came to Bal Harbor seeking revenge.
4220"On The Ropes"Scott Hartford-DavisGregory S. DinalloMay 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)9640
Tom and Quinn organize a charity boxing match that attracts Dean and a young man who has a lot to lose if he enters the ring.
4321"Target Practice"Scott Hartford-DavisStephen A. MillerMay 11, 1997 (1997-05-11)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.
4422"Reflections"Brendan MaherStephen A. Miller & Reuben LederMay 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)9644
As a hurricane approaches the Bal Harbor coast, Maya reminisces her life and friends when she becomes trapped in a storm drainage ditch after breaking her leg.

Season 3 (1998–99)

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451"A Fine Romance"Donald CrombieShane BrennanSeptember 5, 1998 (1998-09-05)9801
Chris tries everything to stop his mother from marrying Tom.
462"The Mayday Kid"Donald CrombieChristopher LeeSeptember 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)9802
When mayday calls seem like a hoax, Tom starts to think Chris might have something to do with it...
473"Swimming With Sharks"Brendan MaherDeborah ParsonsSeptember 19, 1998 (1998-09-19)9803
When an environmental disaster hits, it turns out to be political.
484"U-Boat"Gregory NottageEverett DeRocheSeptember 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)9804
When Alex and Holly finds a submarine while diving, it turns out to be an old German war-sub.
495"Sea Demons"Brendan MaherAnnie FoxOctober 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)9805
When Jackie and Chris go out to look for sea monsters they end up stranded on Albino Island and make a new friend.
506"Missing"Gregory NottageGraham HartleyOctober 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)9807
An old friend of Holly goes diving with Cap & Alex and ends up missing.
517"The Outsiders"Donald CrombieAnne BrooksbankOctober 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)9806
Chris tries to fit in with the wrong kids and ends up in trouble.
528"Splashdown"Brendan MaherEverett DeRoche & Shane BrennanOctober 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)9808
When a Chinese satellite crashes in Bal Harbor, Cap's in for a surprise!
539"Big Fish, Little Fish"Donald CrombieSusan MacGillicuddyNovember 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)9809
When the Maria D breaks down, Cap has to stay with the Hamptons until he can get her repaired.
5410"Thanksgiving"Colin BuddsMax DannNovember 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)9811
When the kids' grandma comes to visit, she can't stop comparing Tom to Jack, Alex’s late husband.
5511"Silent Night"Donald CrombieSusan MacGillicuddyDecember 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)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.
5612"Storm Island"Gregory NottageShane BrennanJanuary 2, 1999 (1999-01-02)9810
A family vacation turns horribly wrong, and endangers Alex's life.
5713"Lost and Found"Mark DeFriestElizabeth ColemanJanuary 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)9812
Chris helps to re-unite a father and son.
5814"The Challenge"Colin BuddsGreg Millin & Yuki AsanoJanuary 23, 1999 (1999-01-23)9814
An old friend of Mark shows up in town and turns his world upside down.
5915"Fallen Hero"Mark DeFriestShane BrennanJanuary 30, 1999 (1999-01-30)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.
6016"Predator"Donald CrombiePhilip DalkinFebruary 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)9816
Alex faces a shark head-on to save someone's life.
6117"Stars & Stripes"Colin BuddsEverett DeRocheFebruary 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)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)

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621"Wreck of the Zephyr"Mark DeFriestShane BrennanAugust 28, 1999 (1999-08-28)9818
When Courtney's mom comes to visit, they end up fighting about everything and Sara ends up in a dangerous situation.
632"One Perfect Day"Ian GilmourPhilip DalkinSeptember 4, 1999 (1999-09-04)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.
643"A Helping Hand"Michael PattinsonGreg MillinSeptember 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)9820
While diving, Holly's life is put in danger by her friend's panic attack.
654"The Wish"Mark DeFriestYuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, & Greg MillinSeptember 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)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.
665"Saving Tom"Robert FlorioAnne BrooksbankSeptember 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)9822
An emergency call comes through while Tom and Chris are diving and he ends up in hospital.
676"Spring Break"Catherine MillarPhilip DalkinOctober 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)9923
Courtney learns about the perils of drinking.
687"Blind Faith"Ian GilmourSue HoreOctober 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)9924
Tom loses confidence after a rescue attempt fails.
698"Nickels & Dimes"Michael PattinsonYuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, Leon Saunders, & Shane BrennanNovember 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)9925
Chris befriends an elderly man who mourns the son that drowned at sea.
709"Hurricane"Catherine MillarPeter KinlockNovember 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)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.
7110"Free-Diving"Ian GilmourYuki Asano, Greg Millin, & Philip DalkinDecember 4, 1999 (1999-12-04)9927
Holly and Courtney help a diver try for a world record.
7211"A Night to Remember"Michael PattinsonShane Brennan & Philip DalkinDecember 25, 1999 (1999-12-25)9928
Tom and Alex mark their anniversary.
7312"Princess Weekend"Gregory NottageMax DannJanuary 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)9929
Jackie’s friend Susy runs away from Princess Weekend after hearing her parents argue before setting out on their trip.
7413"Waterworld"Ian GilmourYuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, & Greg MillinJanuary 15, 2000 (2000-01-15)9930
A diver looking for Atlantis saves Courtney.
7514"Black Dolphin"Michael PattinsonMorgan FaheyJanuary 22, 2000 (2000-01-22)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.
7615"Class"Gregory NottageYuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, & Greg MillinJanuary 29, 2000 (2000-01-29)9932
A wealthy thrill-seeker tries to corrupt the Hamptons.
7716"The Inquiry"Robert FlorioPhilip DalkinFebruary 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)9933
Delaney is accused of negligence after a rescue.
7817"Cap in Love"Arnie CustoSusan MacGillicuddyMarch 18, 2000 (2000-03-18)9934
Audrey helps Cap reunite with an old flame.
7918"Message in a Bottle"Gregory NottageYuki AsanoMarch 25, 2000 (2000-03-25)9935
Jackie and Audrey trace a message in a bottle.
8019"Going Solo"Scott FeeneyShane Brennan, Yuki Asano, Sam Carroll, & Philip DalkinApril 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)9936
A solo yachtswoman learns an important lesson about human nature.
8120"Kidd's Treasure"Arnie CustoShane Brennan, Yuki Asano, Sam Carroll, & Philip DalkinApril 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)9937
Chris attempts to find buried treasure.
8221"Mr. Mom"Michael PattinsonStuart WoodApril 15, 2000 (2000-04-15)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.
8322"Mystery Ship"Scott FeeneyGreg MillinMay 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)9939
Holly and Delaney discover a haunted yacht.
8423"Re-Educating Rita"Arnie CustoRichard Redlin, Sam Carroll, Yuki Asano, & Philip DalkinMay 27, 2000 (2000-05-27)9940
Flipper brings a sick dolphin to the Institute, placing the other dolphins at risk.
8524"The Survivor"Whip HubleyShane BrennanJune 3, 2000 (2000-06-03)9941
Alex and Holly find a raft adrift with a woman aboard.
8625"Destiny"Scott FeeneyJason HerbisonJune 10, 2000 (2000-06-10)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.
8726"Prodigal Father"Donald CrombiePhilip DalkinJune 17, 2000 (2000-06-17)9943
Courtney's father is missing and feared dead, so Tom and Mark go investigate his disappearance.
8827"The Dreaming"Geoff CoxShane BrennanJuly 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)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.
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