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	22	October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)	May 13, 1996 (1996-05-13)
	2	22	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)	May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)
	3	17	September 5, 1998 (1998-09-05)	February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)
	4	27	August 28, 1999 (1999-08-28)	July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)

Episode list

Season 1 (1995–96)

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
1	1	"Pilot"	Tommy Lee Wallace	E.F. Wallengren & Michael Nankin	October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)	9401
Pam Blondell is hired to join Dr. Ricks' dolphin research team, but her son isn't happy to be living in remote Bal Harbor.
2	2	"Treasure Hunt"	Donald Crombie	E.F. Wallengren & William Schwartz	October 9, 1995 (1995-10-09)	9503
Pirates blow up a yacht, inspiring a search for Spanish coins and threatening the dolphins.
3	3	"Green Freak"	Donald Crombie	Terry Erwin	October 16, 1995 (1995-10-16)	9505
A psychotic environmental activist who blew up a trawler is on the loose. But he is not finished yet because he has his sites set on something much bigger. He wants to destroy the Institution. He gets as far as planting a bomb in one of the computers.
4	4	"True Believer"	Ian Barry	Tracy Friedman & Scott Frost	October 23, 1995 (1995-10-23)	9504
A philandering wife and her lover frame a tuna fisherman for dolphin-clubbing.
5	5	"Kidnapped"	Brian Trenchard-Smith	William Schwartz	October 30, 1995 (1995-10-30)	9501
Unscrupulous characters kidnap Flipper for a Cuban hotel's dolphin show.
6	6	"Kidnapped, Part Deux"	Brian Trenchard-Smith	William Schwartz	November 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)	9502
Flipper is reluctant to perform for Castro.
7	7	"With Brothers Like This"	Rob Stewart	Greg Strangis	November 13, 1995 (1995-11-13)	9507
Keith and his brother, Sandy, battle shark poachers.
8	8	"Submersible"	Peter Fisk	William Schwartz	November 20, 1995 (1995-11-20)	9506
Maya and Mike are trapped under water in a submersible.
9	9	"F. Scott"	Brendan Maher	William Schwartz	November 27, 1995 (1995-11-27)	9508
Mike tries to reunite his parents; an echolocation experiment fails.
10	10	"That's a Moray!"	Rob Stewart	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	December 4, 1995 (1995-12-04)	9509
After an underwater photographer and her pet moray turn up, so do a couple of corpses.
11	11	"Fish Out Of Water"	Rob Stewart	Shelly Zellman & Jeff Stepakoff	January 8, 1996 (1996-01-08)	9511
Flipper and Pam try to help a plane-crash survivor.
12	12	"Pearl Maker"	Chris Thomson	E.F. Wallengren	January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15)	9512
Pam, Keith and Flipper discover criminals with genetically engineered oysters.
13	13	"Missile Crisis"	Chris Thomson	Allison Adler & Terence Winter	January 22, 1996 (1996-01-22)	9510
Criminals want to salvage a nuclear missile from the ocean floor.
14	14	"Hurricane"	Darryl Sheen	Tracy Friedman	January 29, 1996 (1996-01-29)	9513
Aphrodite goes into labor during a hurricane.
15	15	"Surf Gang"	Gregory Prange	William Schwartz	February 5, 1996 (1996-02-05)	9514
A surfer dazzles Maya; a benefactor has eyes for Keith.
16	16	"Monkey Island"	Brian Wimmer	Eric Estrin & Michael Berlin	February 12, 1996 (1996-02-12)	9516
Mike and Maya inadvertently bring back a deadly virus from forbidden Monkey Island.
17	17	"Menace to Seaciety"	Donald Crombie	Tracy Friedman	February 19, 1996 (1996-02-19)	9517
Tracking devices indicate Flipper was responsible for two attacks on humans.
18	18	"The Girl Who Came To Dinner"	Donald Crombie	William Schwartz & E.F. Wallengren	April 15, 1996 (1996-04-15)	9615
Mike finds Maya living alone with no food or electricity; Sydney takes an unwelcome interest in the institute.
19	19	"Muddy Waters"	Tommy Lee Wallace	Greg Strangis	April 22, 1996 (1996-04-22)	9403
After contacting pollutants, a sick dolphin strands itself near the institute.
20	20	"Past Tense"	Brendan Maher	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	April 29, 1996 (1996-04-29)	9519
The brother of a man Keith helped send to prison plans a deadly revenge.
21	21	"Sharks!"	Tommy Lee Wallace	E.F. Wallengren	May 6, 1996 (1996-05-06)	9402
Unhappy about a new hotel going up, a hotelier sets up a sabotage for the new hotel by releasing an endangered species of fish in the waters near them.
22	22	"Flipper Speaks!"	Darryl Sheen	William Schwartz	May 13, 1996 (1996-05-13)	9518
After a diving accident, Keith's dolphin speech-synthesizer dominates his dreams.

Season 2 (1996–97)

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
23	1	"The White Dolphin"	Brian Trenchard-Smith	Reuben Leder	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)	9625
A rare-animal collector has designs on a white dolphin.
24	2	"Sea Horse"	Donald Crombie	Phil Combest	October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)	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 (1996-10-19)	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 (1996-10-25)	9627
A dashing Portuguese seeks a sword that could revise history.
27	5	"Radio Free Flipper"	Brian Trenchard-Smith	Reuben Leder	November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)	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 (1996-11-09)	9629
Craig's pal has a fuel-injection system that will revolutionize power-boat racing; a saboteur has other plans.
29	7	"Maternity Test"	Donald Crombie	Stephen A. Miller	November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)	9630
Flipper finds a baby adrift on a raft.
30	8	"Best Of The Beach"	Mark DeFriest	Reuben Leder	November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)	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 (1997-01-04)	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 (1997-01-12)	9633
A top lifeguard's performance is slipping seriously.
33	11	"Long Weekend"	Colin Budds	Reuben Leder	January 19, 1997 (1997-01-19)	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 (1997-01-26)	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 (1997-02-02)	9634
Terrorists steal Aphrodite.
36	14	"Beach Music"	Donald Crombie	Stephen A. Miller	February 9, 1997 (1997-02-09)	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 (1997-02-16)	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 (1997-02-23)	9638
Maya finds a magic amulet among her grandmother's effects.
39	17	"Mermaid Island"	Donald Crombie	Tracy Friedman	March 2, 1997 (1997-03-02)	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 (1997-04-20)	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 (1997-04-27)	9641
An officer Tom knew in the Gulf War comes looking for revenge.
42	20	"On The Ropes"	Scott Hartford-Davis	Gregory S. Dinallo	May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)	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 (1997-05-11)	9634
The gang is shipwrecked on a Navy target range.
44	22	"Reflections"	Brendan Maher	Stephen A. Miller & Reuben Leder	May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)	9644
Injured Maya is trapped in a drainage ditch as a hurricane heads for the island.

Season 3 (1998–99)

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
45	1	"A Fine Romance"	Donald Crombie	Shane Brennan	September 5, 1998 (1998-09-05)	9801
Chris tries everything to stop his mother from marrying Tom.
46	2	"The Mayday Kid"	Donald Crombie	Christopher Lee	September 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...
47	3	"Swimming With Sharks"	Brendan Maher	Deborah Parsons	September 19, 1998 (1998-09-19)	9803
When an environmental disaster hits, it turns out to be political.
48	4	"U-Boat"	Gregory Nottage	Everett DeRoche	September 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.
49	5	"Sea Demons"	Brendan Maher	Annie Fox	October 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.
50	6	"Missing"	Gregory Nottage	Graham Hartley	October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)	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 (1998-10-17)	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 (1998-10-24)	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 (1998-11-07)	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 (1998-11-21)	9811
When the kids' grandma comes to visit, she can't stop comparing Tom to Jack.
55	11	"Silent Night"	Donald Crombie	Susan MacGillicuddy	December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)	9813
Tom's niece spends Christmas with them.
56	12	"Storm Island"	Gregory Nottage	Shane Brennan	January 2, 1999 (1999-01-02)	9810
A family vacation turns horribly wrong, and endangers Alex's life.
57	13	"Lost and Found"	Mark DeFriest	Elizabeth Coleman	January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)	9812
Chris helps to re-unite a father and son.
58	14	"The Challenge"	Colin Budds	Greg Millin & Yuki Asano	January 23, 1999 (1999-01-23)	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 (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.
60	16	"Predator"	Donald Crombie	Philip Dalkin	February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)	9816
Alex faces a shark head-on to save someone's life.
61	17	"Stars & Stripes"	Colin Budds	Everett DeRoche	February 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)

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
62	1	"Wreck of the Zephyr"	Mark DeFriest	Shane Brennan	August 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.
63	2	"One Perfect Day"	Ian Gilmour	Philip Dalkin	September 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.
64	3	"A Helping Hand"	Michael Pattinson	Greg Millin	September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)	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 (1999-09-18)	9821
A dying girl's one wish is to swim with a dolphin.
66	5	"Saving Tom"	Robert Florio	Anne Brooksbank	September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)	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 (1999-10-02)	9923
Courtney learns about the perils of drinking.
68	7	"Blind Faith"	Ian Gilmour	Sue Hore	October 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)	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 (1999-11-06)	9925
Chris befriends an elderly man who mourns the son that drowned at sea.
70	9	"Hurricane"	Catherine Millar	Peter Kinlock	November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)	9926
A hurricane is headed towards Bal Harbour.
71	10	"Free-Diving"	Ian Gilmour	Yuki Asano, Greg Millin, & Philip Dalkin	December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04)	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 (1999-12-25)	9928
Tom and Alex mark their anniversary.
73	12	"Princess Weekend"	Gregory Nottage	Max Dann	January 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)	9929
Susy runs away from Princess Weekend.
74	13	"Waterworld"	Ian Gilmour	Yuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, & Greg Millin	January 15, 2000 (2000-01-15)	9930
A diver looking for Atlantis saves Courtney.
75	14	"Black Dolphin"	Michael Pattinson	Morgan Fahey	January 22, 2000 (2000-01-22)	9931
Flipper is blamed for dolphin attacks.
76	15	"Class"	Gregory Nottage	Yuki Asano, Philip Dalkin, & Greg Millin	January 29, 2000 (2000-01-29)	9932
A wealthy thrill-seeker tries to corrupt the Hamptons.
77	16	"The Inquiry"	Robert Florio	Philip Dalkin	February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)	9933
Delaney is accused of negligence after a rescue.
78	17	"Cap in Love"	Arnie Custo	Susan MacGillicuddy	March 18, 2000 (2000-03-18)	9934
Audrey helps Cap reunite with an old flame.
79	18	"Message in a Bottle"	Gregory Nottage	Yuki Asano	March 25, 2000 (2000-03-25)	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 (2000-04-01)	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 (2000-04-08)	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 (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.
83	22	"Mystery Ship"	Scott Feeney	Greg Millin	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)	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 (2000-05-27)	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 (2000-06-03)	9941
Alex and Holly find a raft adrift with a woman aboard.
86	25	"Destiny"	Scott Feeney	Jason Herbison	June 10, 2000 (2000-06-10)	9942
Coutney and Jackie help a young girl who is desperately trying to avoid an arranged marriage.
87	26	"Prodigal Father"	Donald Crombie	Philip Dalkin	June 17, 2000 (2000-06-17)	9943
Courtney's father is missing and feared dead.
88	27	"The Dreaming"	Geoff Cox	Shane Brennan	July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)	9944
Flipper is 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