Flipper (1964–1967): Season 2, Episode 15 - Flipper, the Detective - full transcript
An eye witness identifies Porter Ricks as being the man that robbed his boat. Flipper and the boys must prove his innocence.
- Shh, quiet, Flipper, we're just going
for an early morning swim
before dad gets home.
Shh.
Shh, quiet!
♫ They call him Flipper
♫ Flipper
♫ Faster than lightning
♫ No one you see
♫ ls smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper
♫ Lives in a world full of wonder
♫ Lying there under
♫ Under the sea
- Race you to the bottom, Flipper!
Hey look, there's dad!
- Hey dad, dad!
Hey dad!
- Hey dad!
- That's funny, he didn't even stop!
- Yeah!
- It worked great!
- Yeah, we even fooled
them punk kids of his.
Let's not get carried away, we
got a lot of work to do yet.
- I sure hate to see
all that beautiful stuff
dropped in the ocean.
- Now look, I told you!
This ain't gonna hurt that stuff none!
Gonna stick it in there,
let it soak for a bit,
then we're gonna come back and pick it up
before the action's clean, huh?
- Here comes the sheriff!
- Right on time.
Alright.
Real cool now, we're playing real cool.
- Now wait a minute sheriff,
let me get this straight.
Are you trying to tell me that I went up
to the Purcell yacht,
that I slugged this man,
and that I stole over $200,000 in jewels?
Well, that's absolutely ridiculous.
I haven't been anywhere but this house,
and this launch hasn't left the dock.
- Is that right?
Well then, why are your motors still warm?
You see, I told you so.
- Well, I don't know, I can't explain it!
- Hey dad, how come you
didn't pick us up out there?
- Out where?
- Out there when you went by!
- You saw your father?
- Sure, just a few minutes ago.
Why?
What's the matter?
- I don't know what this is all about,
but I got a good idea.
Someone's trying to set
me up for this robbery.
Now look, sheriff, even if I
did plan to take those jewels,
wouldn't it be kind of
silly to wear my own uniform
and go on the park launch?
Especially when there was an eyewitness.
Look, I don't know who you
think you saw out there,
but you didn't see me.
- Well, I...
- Was it me?
- Well, I...
- Great Land O' Goshen
Well, I hate to say it, Porter,
but this looks pretty bad!
I got no choice except to take you in!
I'm sorry, but you're under arrest!
- Alright sheriff, here's my gun.
- No, no, forget it.
- It's gotta be a goof, a great, big goof!
They can't do that to dad!
- I know they can't do
that to him, but they did!
What we have to figure out is
how we can get him out of it!
- Call the police!
Oh yeah.
- Maybe if we went back to the spot
where Flipper found those
jewels and looked around.
- Let's go!
This the place, Flipper?
- Hey, that's a ranger's uniform!
- Sure is, we better call the sheriff!
. Okay-
Thanks,Flipper
- Well, I've just gone
over the list of jewels,
there's nothing missing.
Now Porter, don't you
wanna make a statement
to sort of get things off your mind?
- Look sheriff, I've got nothing to hide!
And while you're standing around here,
the real thieves are
probably getting away.
- Listen Port, I hate to say this,
but you're in a real bad spot!
I know you're a government employee,
you've got a fine reputation,
but the jewels were
you in your possession!
- Correction, they were in the possession
of my son's dolphin, and as a family pet,
it's perfectly natural for him
to bring anything unusual
he finds, straight to them.
Now, why don't you go down and check
the launch for fingerprints?
- Well, to tell you the truth,
I've been scared to
check those fingerprints
because I was afraid the only fingerprints
they'd find would be yours!
- Well look sheriff,
I'm perfectly agreeable
for you to check the
launch for fingerprints.
- Okay, let's go!
- But this is very important!
Okay, thanks anyway.
They're not there.
- Where'd they go?
- I don't know, they might've
taken dad to the county jail.
- What's our next move?
- Let me think.
Let's see, those guys don't know
that Flipper took their loot,
so they'll probably come back.
Now, if we can spot them...
- How are we gonna spot 'em?
Do you know how many divers
and fishermen hang out there?
How are we gonna tell the
good guys from the bad guys?
- Hmm, yeah.
Hey wait, I have an idea.
Suppose we put that jewelry right back
where Flipper found it!
- You think Sheriff Willis
will give it back to us?
- No, genius, but remember
that rubber pouch it was in?
- Mm-hmm!
- It's out on the dock,
you go get it, I'll get
our diving gear ready.
' Okay!
- Maybe we oughta wait
a couple more hours.
- I'll tell you when to start thinking.
- Sandy!
Bud!
Sheriff, come here!
Look at this uniform.
- Oh, it looks alright to me!
- Yeah, except the patch
is on the wrong side, look!
- I knew it all the time.
Say, I'd better set up some road,
hey, where you going?
- Well, the boys are gone,
and so is their skiff!
That uniform was wet.
That means the boys are
mixed up in this somehow
and I'm going to find out why!
- Hey, there's someone down
there, maybe it's the law!
- That's not an official boat!
There is somebody down, I'll
take care of them with this.
- Hey dad!
Dad, dad, Sandy's in trouble!
Here, take my mask!
- Be through in a minute, Flipper.
- Don't sweat it, we're almost done!
- Hey boys, got some good news.
Sheriff Willis just called.
Caught the other thief
and they both confessed.
- Hey that's great, dad.
- That guy really did look like you,
you know that, Dad?
- Well thanks a lot, Bud.
Here's something else.
Mr. Purcell offered a very handsome reward
for the recovery of his wife's jewels.
- A reward?
- Yeah,
we can sure use the money too!
- How much is it, dad?
Just think.
An underwater camera, a
new pair of water skis!
- Power reel, and a brand new surfboard...
- Alright you guys, now just
keep your financial shirts on.
No matter how big that reward is,
you're not gonna get one
penny of it right now.
- How come?
- But that's not fair!
- Because it's going
into your college fund,
that's how come.
And you'll be mighty
glad it's there later on.
- Well, what about Flipper?
He's entitled to some money.
- That's right, Bud, I've considered that.
And that's why I opened a charge account
at the local fish market, Flipper.
How about that, Flipper?
♫ Everyone loves the king of the sea
♫ Ever so kind and gentle is he
♫ Tricks he will do when children are near
♫ And how they laugh when he's near
♫ They call him Flipper
♫ Flipper
♫ Faster than lightning
♫ No one you see is smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper lives
in a world full of wonder
♫ Lying there under
♫ Under the sea
for an early morning swim
before dad gets home.
Shh.
Shh, quiet!
♫ They call him Flipper
♫ Flipper
♫ Faster than lightning
♫ No one you see
♫ ls smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper
♫ Lives in a world full of wonder
♫ Lying there under
♫ Under the sea
- Race you to the bottom, Flipper!
Hey look, there's dad!
- Hey dad, dad!
Hey dad!
- Hey dad!
- That's funny, he didn't even stop!
- Yeah!
- It worked great!
- Yeah, we even fooled
them punk kids of his.
Let's not get carried away, we
got a lot of work to do yet.
- I sure hate to see
all that beautiful stuff
dropped in the ocean.
- Now look, I told you!
This ain't gonna hurt that stuff none!
Gonna stick it in there,
let it soak for a bit,
then we're gonna come back and pick it up
before the action's clean, huh?
- Here comes the sheriff!
- Right on time.
Alright.
Real cool now, we're playing real cool.
- Now wait a minute sheriff,
let me get this straight.
Are you trying to tell me that I went up
to the Purcell yacht,
that I slugged this man,
and that I stole over $200,000 in jewels?
Well, that's absolutely ridiculous.
I haven't been anywhere but this house,
and this launch hasn't left the dock.
- Is that right?
Well then, why are your motors still warm?
You see, I told you so.
- Well, I don't know, I can't explain it!
- Hey dad, how come you
didn't pick us up out there?
- Out where?
- Out there when you went by!
- You saw your father?
- Sure, just a few minutes ago.
Why?
What's the matter?
- I don't know what this is all about,
but I got a good idea.
Someone's trying to set
me up for this robbery.
Now look, sheriff, even if I
did plan to take those jewels,
wouldn't it be kind of
silly to wear my own uniform
and go on the park launch?
Especially when there was an eyewitness.
Look, I don't know who you
think you saw out there,
but you didn't see me.
- Well, I...
- Was it me?
- Well, I...
- Great Land O' Goshen
Well, I hate to say it, Porter,
but this looks pretty bad!
I got no choice except to take you in!
I'm sorry, but you're under arrest!
- Alright sheriff, here's my gun.
- No, no, forget it.
- It's gotta be a goof, a great, big goof!
They can't do that to dad!
- I know they can't do
that to him, but they did!
What we have to figure out is
how we can get him out of it!
- Call the police!
Oh yeah.
- Maybe if we went back to the spot
where Flipper found those
jewels and looked around.
- Let's go!
This the place, Flipper?
- Hey, that's a ranger's uniform!
- Sure is, we better call the sheriff!
. Okay-
Thanks,Flipper
- Well, I've just gone
over the list of jewels,
there's nothing missing.
Now Porter, don't you
wanna make a statement
to sort of get things off your mind?
- Look sheriff, I've got nothing to hide!
And while you're standing around here,
the real thieves are
probably getting away.
- Listen Port, I hate to say this,
but you're in a real bad spot!
I know you're a government employee,
you've got a fine reputation,
but the jewels were
you in your possession!
- Correction, they were in the possession
of my son's dolphin, and as a family pet,
it's perfectly natural for him
to bring anything unusual
he finds, straight to them.
Now, why don't you go down and check
the launch for fingerprints?
- Well, to tell you the truth,
I've been scared to
check those fingerprints
because I was afraid the only fingerprints
they'd find would be yours!
- Well look sheriff,
I'm perfectly agreeable
for you to check the
launch for fingerprints.
- Okay, let's go!
- But this is very important!
Okay, thanks anyway.
They're not there.
- Where'd they go?
- I don't know, they might've
taken dad to the county jail.
- What's our next move?
- Let me think.
Let's see, those guys don't know
that Flipper took their loot,
so they'll probably come back.
Now, if we can spot them...
- How are we gonna spot 'em?
Do you know how many divers
and fishermen hang out there?
How are we gonna tell the
good guys from the bad guys?
- Hmm, yeah.
Hey wait, I have an idea.
Suppose we put that jewelry right back
where Flipper found it!
- You think Sheriff Willis
will give it back to us?
- No, genius, but remember
that rubber pouch it was in?
- Mm-hmm!
- It's out on the dock,
you go get it, I'll get
our diving gear ready.
' Okay!
- Maybe we oughta wait
a couple more hours.
- I'll tell you when to start thinking.
- Sandy!
Bud!
Sheriff, come here!
Look at this uniform.
- Oh, it looks alright to me!
- Yeah, except the patch
is on the wrong side, look!
- I knew it all the time.
Say, I'd better set up some road,
hey, where you going?
- Well, the boys are gone,
and so is their skiff!
That uniform was wet.
That means the boys are
mixed up in this somehow
and I'm going to find out why!
- Hey, there's someone down
there, maybe it's the law!
- That's not an official boat!
There is somebody down, I'll
take care of them with this.
- Hey dad!
Dad, dad, Sandy's in trouble!
Here, take my mask!
- Be through in a minute, Flipper.
- Don't sweat it, we're almost done!
- Hey boys, got some good news.
Sheriff Willis just called.
Caught the other thief
and they both confessed.
- Hey that's great, dad.
- That guy really did look like you,
you know that, Dad?
- Well thanks a lot, Bud.
Here's something else.
Mr. Purcell offered a very handsome reward
for the recovery of his wife's jewels.
- A reward?
- Yeah,
we can sure use the money too!
- How much is it, dad?
Just think.
An underwater camera, a
new pair of water skis!
- Power reel, and a brand new surfboard...
- Alright you guys, now just
keep your financial shirts on.
No matter how big that reward is,
you're not gonna get one
penny of it right now.
- How come?
- But that's not fair!
- Because it's going
into your college fund,
that's how come.
And you'll be mighty
glad it's there later on.
- Well, what about Flipper?
He's entitled to some money.
- That's right, Bud, I've considered that.
And that's why I opened a charge account
at the local fish market, Flipper.
How about that, Flipper?
♫ Everyone loves the king of the sea
♫ Ever so kind and gentle is he
♫ Tricks he will do when children are near
♫ And how they laugh when he's near
♫ They call him Flipper
♫ Flipper
♫ Faster than lightning
♫ No one you see is smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper lives
in a world full of wonder
♫ Lying there under
♫ Under the sea