Flipper (1995–2000): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Green Freak - full transcript

Loots and it destroys things.
You don't want to be on the

same planet with one of these
things. Just like a bomb. See

this? This makes noise,
pollutes, and destroys too but

only once. I'm doing this for
you, you and all your fish

friends. So, go tell em today
is your lucky day. Today is the

day you met Coral Moss.

Okay, your bags are packed and
on the bed. I left phone

numbers where you can reach me
Maya the. Bus schedule, yes.

Okay. Thanks. Bye. Thanks. Bye.
That's it. We'll be back

tomorrow night. This is just a
stupid field trip. There's

nothing stupid about shuttle
launch. It's going to be great.



Well, I'd rather be going where
you're going than where I'm

going. Bye.

Oh and mom? I could use some
cash. Me too. That's amazing.

When I get back, we'll put our
heads together. I think Maya

needs cash too. We all need
cash people immediately. What

do you need money for anyway?
Busted. I need a new radio. I

cannot go five hours on a bus
with no music. Then borrow

somebody's. I hate borrowing. I
think it's time for a new one.

With what? You're broke.
Remember that island I was

telling you. No way. No no.
Why? We have five hours to kill

for the bus leaves. Because you
don't go lobster hunting in the

day. That is where Flipper will
come in. He'll find them for

us. Hate to break it to you but
he usually eats what he find.

I'm telling you, it's lobster
paradise. We can make 100 bucks



in 30 minutes. Are you ready
for your big adventure? No, I

never thought I'd say this but
I'm actually going to miss

Iggy. Me too. Do you want me to
grab a smile? Oh yeah, please.

You get sentimental about a
bath. Well, after three weeks

of extensive echo location
testing, we've become very

close. If you'd lifted a finger
to help, you would have had

some feelings for him too. Give
me a limited crawl all over

you. Oh, you just don't like
him because you don't like

Albert Vannoff. I don't like it
because it's a hairy rat with

wings. It also has a
personality like Vannoff. Look

at it just clinging to you.
**** Albert Vannoff is a

brilliant scientist. Albert
Vanoff is a bean counting

professor. I don't agree with
everything that he says. I

don't agree with anything he
says. But I do admire the way

he thinks. Well I admire the
way he gets his colleagues to

do all his testing for him. I
was just verifying data. And

he's done some groundbreaking
work in echo location. Don't

you work with dolphins? Echo
location. Dolphin echo

location? That echo location?
Guys, do you need me for

anything else? What? You don't
like being referee? Not really.

Okay, thanks. Okay, hi.

Keith. Van Hoff is the keynote
speaker at the seminar. Oh,

yay. Please don't embarrass me.
Oh, look at the time. You got a

long drive. I mean it.

Maybe that bow line.

Alright, take it up. Security.
Got Tommy on the third. Good.

Excuse me. Excuse me, sir. What
do you want? I have some

unfortunate news for you. I'm
blowing up your boat. I'm

sorry. You've got about 30
seconds to get off.

The Green Freak.

No.

Just think of all the innocent
shrimp I just say. From

Rosarita Cocktail Sauce.

Liberty.

I'm sharing

I'll share it

Yeah, you could be a little
more health flipper.

You're not a very good
fisherman. I'd like to see you

do any better.

What lousy lobster? We can't
even buy a transistor radio.

I'll sing to you. Can we go
check out the island? Yeah.

Some deserted island. Yeah.
Look at all this junk.

Get away from there. Nobody
touches my stuff. Who sent you?

Nobody sent us. We came to. Are
you wearing a wire? This is a

wet suit. Who are you anyway?
Who am I? You don't know me?

You don't read Time Magazine,
you don't watch CNN, you don't

listen to national public
radio. MTV. Melrose Place? I

ought to take you out and drown
you. But that would be an act

of mercy.

The Carl Moss? The green freak?
You don't look green to me. But

you got the freak part right.
No, no, no. I I mean, if that's

what you're trying to be, not
that you look freaky or

anything but

I am an environmental enforcer.
I protect the helpless and the

innocent. We're helpless and
innocent. Helpless anyway. I

think your lobster begs to
disagree with you. What plan do

you have in mind for him, huh?
Little melted butter perhaps, a

dash of lemon juice? No, no.
Actually, we were going to sell

em. We're going to sell a bunch
of em but he's the only one we

could find. Trafficking in
life, plundering the

environment, huh? It's
perfectly legal. Legal? Does

not necessarily equal right?
Just as illegal does not

necessarily equal wrong. We're
on your side. We love

environment. Yeah, my mom
studies it. She's a she's a

scientist. A dolphin
researcher. For the navy. Your

mom experiments on dolphins for
the United States Navy. Yeah,

at the Bal Harbor Research
Institute. That's that's

fascinating. I have a special
place in my heart for research

facilities. You should check it
out sometime. Really, really

cool stuff they have. Cool
stuff, huh? Like what? Test

tubes? Chemicals? Syringes? I
think we better go. Well, stick

around. Uh stick stick around
for dinner. I I was just just

about to go go into shore to
pick up some supplies. Oh no,

that's the case, some other
time. Well, don't don't go away

empty handed. Uh straight
through those trees is lobster

coat and there's so many of
them. They just line up and

jump in your catch bag. Really?
Well, let's let's check it out.

Okay. Thanks.

Do not know you.

There must be a mistake. I made
this reservation six weeks ago.

The only reservation we show is
for your associate Doctor K

Ricks. We have no Doctor P
Blondell. No missus or Miss

Blondell. No Blondell with a
single L or double L or any

other possible combination. I'd
like to speak to your manager.

I've been looking forward to
this seminar for weeks. I'm

sure with a hotel this vague.
Floratile convention, I doubt

there's an available room in
the entire city. Excuse me.

There's been a computer foul
up. I don't have a room. Oh,

fine. Well, I'll split mine.
Fine, that's it. That doesn't

bother you? No. You're not
going to let the bat out of the

cage, are you? No. You're not
going to try something kinky in

the middle of the night and
attack Pete? No. What about

beginning of the night? Does
the word never have any meaning

for you? So, there's nothing to
worry about. I'm safe. I revel

in your security.

Next time you decide to go
lobster hunting, do it alone.

Maybe they all took a vacation.
Anyway, don't blame me that

green-free guy sounded like he
knew what he was talking about.

We only have an hour til the
bus leaves. No problem. We got

the wind to our backs.

Okay, problem. My boat. My
sister's boat. Where is it?

Can you take us to it?

Nice going, Mike. We're stuck
here. What do you mean you

don't have cots? Well, their
floor tile salesman let them

sleep on the floor. Do you
believe this? That's my side by

the phone. Excuse me, I have to
share a room with you. I'm not

going to split the mattress.
Oh, well then you and your bat

friend can go hang upside down
on the closet. Oh, thanks.

That's very chivalrous and Iggy
will not be spending the

evening with us. I have to give
him back to Vanoff before the

seminar. Well, then you got the
closet by yourself. I'll get

it. It's my room. Okay.

Bricks, hi. You haven't seen
Lieutenant Blonde anywhere,

have you?

Yeah, she's right in here.
Welcome to our loveness. Well,

I guess this answers my
question about dinner. Uh no,

this is because of a flortile
salesman. Save me the details,

lieutenant. I'll just see you
at the Van Hoff seminar.

I thought that's it.

Can I help you?

I don't think you ever will.

Hey, Joey. Hi.

Hey, you gotta promise me
you're going to plug up your

ears. I just want to get the
taste of what's to come. Hey,

where's the, where's the fish
locker? I might as well blow up

something you can eat, huh?

Alright, I think I forget the
fish locker.

I

Doctor Albert Vannoff's bat
facts and dolphin fancy. Wonder

how he's going to slant his
speech, huh? Doctor Blondez.

That's Vanoff. I'm going to go
get us some seats. You can at

least shake his hand.

I'm such a sucker for red hair.
Doctor Vannoff, Keith Ricks.

We've crossed paths and swords.
Iggy? Hmm. Please. Thanks for

helping out. You're welcome. I
verified the data but you're

going to need to duplicate the
testing with free flying bats.

Hmm, I'm working on it. Still
on the dolphin cognition

bandwagon Ricks. Yeah, so are
the dolphins. They actually

believe they can think. I never
said they couldn't. They know

when to eat, sleep, and have
sex. Well, that's more than you

can say for most people. The
architecture of the dolphin

brain is very primitive. More
like the brain of the hedgehogs

than the brain of a human or a
chimpanzee. Dolphins aren't

capable of deductive reasoning.
You got all this study in bats?

I'm really impressed. Really?
Doctor Ricks and I have a

difference of opinion. No, I
don't mind a difference of

opinion. Just shoving it down
my throat. You're not going to

convince me that way, Vanno?
That's what they said to

Galileo and Newton and
Einstein. Keeping modest

company, aren't we? Can we tone
down the rhetoric, gentlemen?

No animal has been more
mysologized than the dolphin.

People like Doctor Ricks are
responsible for it. They want

the world to think dolphins are
mystical and intelligent. That

makes it easier to suck money
away from other research. Like

yours? Do you know what I could
do with one tenth of your

budget? The open Iguana
factory.

Peppermint snaps before dinner.

Lieutenant, the conference
hasn't started yet, has it?

Next time I come to one of
these, I want combat pay.

For a guy who loves the
environment, this guy sure does

have a lot of chemicals. I
think we should be doing this.

Yeah, we have to. We're
starving. Sorry, pal. Do you

think he stole our boat? No, I
think you forgot to tie it off.

You stay out of this.

Hey, Maya.

I think I just found out where
all the lobsters went. Man,

this wacko is some
environmentalist. Don't you

ever ever question my
environmental ethics. We didn't

hear you. Obviously not. Did
you see our boat out there? Oh,

is that why you're still here?
He forgot to tie it off. Can

you give us a lift back in?
Yeah, in the morning. But wait

a second, in the morning. Well,
the sun is going down. I'm not

going out there after dark. I
think I'll take care of this

guy. You take care of that.

Twinkies? That's it? Twinkies?
Yeah. Be grateful.

Why don't you go and take the
bed? I don't want it. You take

the bed. I'm not going to take
it. Neither am I. Look, how can

you side with that bean
counter? I'm as mad at him as I

am at you and stop calling him
a bean counter. Well, that's

what he is and you heard him
say it. He lives for grant

money. What? He's published a
dozen papers. Because he needs

the cash and the tenure. You
write papers, you get grants. I

write papers because Coral
Reeves are in danger and I

don't want to see them
disappear. I write papers

because the electric eel just
blows my mind and I papers

about dolphins because I love
them and I want to share that

with everybody I can. Maybe he
loves bats. Do you know how

stupid that sounds? That's

you take the bed.

When do you think they'll miss
us? Not till tomorrow night.

They still think we're on that
field trip, remember? I'm

freezing. Are you sure you
don't have any matches? Why

would I have any matches? You
know I don't smoke, burn

incense, or light birthday
candles. Bless that guy if he

has a match, please.

I've got a better idea.

Maybe we should scoop a little
closer. Our body leap will keep

us warm. How's that? Nice. Got
you? Yeah, nice.

Mike, I'm a little scared. I'm
right here.

Once again, South Florida has
been rocked by an explosion.

This is Matt Long reporting for
WBKW Radio. The target this

time, Bal Harbor University and
its marine research facility.

Details are sketchy at this
hour but the explosion appears

to have done little significant
damage. Early reports indicate

Would you get that? It's
probably Vanoff wanted to take

you to breakfast. I can't. I
think I'm paralyzed.

Keith Rex. What? What?

Wish it was coffee. Coffee. You
don't drink coffee. It could

start today. Um, where's Moss's
boat? He split. Or stuck here?

Yeah, until he gets back. If he
gets back,

regulators, two-way
communication helmets, Ten

thousand worth of equipment.
Sounds like somebody doesn't

want you going under the water.
That doesn't make any sense. I

would do something like this.
Will you tell me? A disgruntled

employee, an angry student?
Sir? Take a look at this. Same

as the others? Yes, sir.

The toy skull? Carl Moss, the
green freak. This is his

calling card. What the hell is
he want with us? They're gone.

Mike and Maya. Again? They took
Kendra's boat. Uh my

14-year-old son and his.
Girlfriend. How long? All

night.

No, don't. I'm starving. I need
food. It's rude to go through

his stuff. Look, he ditched us.
That's a lot worse than being

rude, isn't it?

Ugh.

Wonder where he keeps his
Twinkies. But I wouldn't give

for a bacon cheeseburger right
about now. What? This guy

really is famous. Green freight
targets oil rig? This guy's no

activist. He's a terrorist.
That's why I must have freaked

when he saw us here yesterday.
Yeah and he's not just going to

leave his stuff here. He's
coming back. Don't be rude to

stick around. Okay, if you see
him or or if he calls, you'll

let me know, right? Okay, thank
you so much. Alright, take

care. Bye. Alexis says we're
short. Two masks, two snorkels,

and 2 dive bags. This isn't
like Mike at all. I beg your

pardon. This sounds exactly
like Mike. No, he usually puts

forth some effort to cover his
tracks. Well, your point there.

What are you smiling about?
This isn't funny. I pulled

something exactly like this at
his age. Well, I don't want to

hear about it. Alright. With a
girl? Mary Lou Prince. Alright.

Well, I mean were you Mike said
you were young? Nothing

happened. Uh I wouldn't exactly
say nothing. Did you have to

tell me that? Well, yeah, you
always know when I'm lying,

right? Alright, well, tell me
this. Do I have to worry about

something? No, no, nothing. Hi
You're lying. See? That we have

to go find those kids right
now.

Keith, that's Miles.

Oh, the kids, where are they?
Sorry, the boat was empty.

I'm You think it'll hold?
There's only one way to find

out. Let's go.

Ready? Yeah. Okay, hop on.
Start kicking.

Yeah, at this rate, we should
make it home by next month.

Better than not making it home
at all.

Excuse me, it was Clive Mars
for Doctor X. Oh, he's still

here right now. Oh, I'm sorry.
Um, I'm supposed to be doing

some computer work for it. Oh,
That's it. Second Tone line,

network upgrades, graphics
accelerators. Cool. I'm I'm

going to have to take the
network down. Oh, it's okay.

I'll pass move around.

We've covered most of the
shoreline of the outer islands

but nothing yet, Albert. Same
here. We got the helicopter

going up in a few minutes.
Albert, we'll keep us posted.

It's keeping my mom. Hey, Yeah.
Come on. Come on over here.

Anything yet? Just a whole lot
of water. Don't worry, they're

out there somewhere. I don't
think this is going to hold

together. Maybe we should start
swimming back to the island.

No, it's too far.

Uh-oh. We may have to do it one
piece at a time.

Get your feet out of the water.

Wee.

Right about where they said
they found the boat. Currents

are running pretty hard from
the south. That means they're

probably on one of the outer
islands. Then we'll take them

one at a time. Keep watering.
Jessica, what is he doing here?

He's trying to get our
attention.

What about the current charts?
Oh, I have more faith in

Flipper than any current chart
in the world. Come on, Flipper.

Show us where they're at.

We

Thank you, Flipper.

No, you're going to spend the
rest of your life. And I'm

going to nail the door shut.
Mom, look, I'm serious. You've

got to listen to us. He's
going to blow the place up.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Who's
going to blow the place up? The

green freak. He already blew
the place up. Oh my god, the

the dolphin. It's okay. He just
blew up the equipment shed.

They're fine. How did you know
who he was? Well, he was on the

island with us. Yes. What?

Beep, beep, beep, beep.

I'll call the police because
they're going to want to talk

to you. Hey, welcome back. The
technician had to shut the

network down. The upgrade that
you ordered?

What upgrade?

That's him. That's a freak.
Hey, that's him. Come on.

That way, go. Everybody out of
the building, there's a bomb.

Which computer did he work on?
All of them. Okay, which one

is? Where is that? Wouldn't you
like to know? Mister scientific

researcher to make me sick
healing your viva section is

buddy's wet computer. The one
that glows up stupid. A hammer.

What do you use that for?
Dolphin obedience training? Is

it this one?

Because not we're still alive.
Is it this one?

I get me a new warmer.

Don't touch it.

Don't touch it. How do you

I'm going to break it. Alright.
Alright, I'll take care of her.

Am I supposed to do it with my
teeth?

Don't. Hand it to me. Hand it
to you after all the trouble I

went to? I don't think so. No.
I think I'm going to do my duty

and blow you all to
Slytherines. No. That would be

too messy, wouldn't it? I mean,
smoke, flames, damage to the

environment. A flicker and
we're going. No more research

facility. No more researchers.
I mean, look at the time. The

afternoon is flying by. If you
hurry, you can squeeze in one

more dissection. Yeah, yeah.

Look at that.

Clipper.

Flipper.

You had us worried for a second
there, Fliver.

Lies over the sea

of the ocean

for the sea.

My pillow.

Just to seize my sweet