Flipper (1964–1967): Season 1, Episode 15 - The Misanthrope - full transcript

- Boy, the Blue Skies has
been out there for a week.

- Yeah, that man with the beard,

I've seen him working on her.

- Suspicious looking guy.
Always keeps to himself.

- You playing detective again?

- Uh, in a gregarious society.

- In a what?

- It means everybody's
friends with everybody else.

- Boy, where'd you dig that one up?

- In the funnies.

And somebody who isn't
friends with everybody else,



well, he's suspicious.

Why doesn't he ever come ashore?

- How would I know?

- Why don't we ask him?

- I don't think dad would like that.

It's really none of our business.

- We could pay a social call.

- What?

- Sandy, don't you ever want to grow up?

- Okay, we'll have Flipper tow us out,

pretend we're just going for a swim.

- Flipper!
- Flipper!

- Flipper!
- Flipper!

- Beat it.



- But we just wanted to-

- You want this across your knuckles?

Go on, shove off and don't come back.

- Yes, sir.

- Now, what would make
a guy act like that?

- Like I said before, mighty suspicious.

- Well, I guess we just better keep away.

Boy, that guy sure sounds like trouble.

- Yeah, we gotta find out why.

♫ 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

♫ Flying there under

♫ Under the sea

- Throw me the bag.

- Quite a houseboat.

- Mm-hm. Looks like it
might be worth a trip.

Let's go.

- Yes, I know, go on.

Anything worthwhile?

- Yeah.

- Nothing but junk jewelry.

- What are you, crazy?
Put that back in there.

We got a portable TV
set, a transistor radio,

a silver chalice, a bunch
of cigarette lighters.

What are you waiting for, the cops?

- You want some more coffee, Dad?

- No thanks, Sandy. I've got
a full day's work ahead of me.

- Just like any other day.

- Yeah, what's so special about it.

- Well, I've got to go over
to the fish farm to pick

up some new stocks so I
can restock that lagoon.

And listen, while I'm gone,
I want you guys to keep

your eyes open.

I've had some complaints of
pilfering and that's one thing

I won't tolerate.

- Pilfering?

- Yeah, someone's been breaking
into the boats and laying

their hands on anything they
can get ahold of, so keep

Your eyes open, okay?

- Okay.

- All right, I'll see you later.

- I betcha I know who, too.

- Buzz, don't go jumping to
conclusions just because that

bearded guy didn't like the looks of us.

- I didn't like the looks of him, either.

- Let's go find Flipper.

- Hey, you mean we don't
have to do the dishes?

- I'll wash, you wipe.

- Oh, why don't we just put the hose on?

- I watched this guy draw
$2,000 out of the bank.

$2,000 in cold case.

- Just hope he doesn't
have a safe on board.

- Well, if he does, I'm just
the guy that can crack it.

Doesn't look like there's anybody on board.

What say we take a little
swim and have a look-see, huh?

- Ready when you are.

Uh oh, cool it. We've got company.

- Oh, who cares about a couple of kids?

- I do, they're the warden's boys.

- That makes it a little different.

Let's give them the muscle
routine. Come on. Alley-oop.

- Hi.

- Hi.
- Hi, fellas.

- Man, will you look at those muscles?

Do you think I'll ever
have muscles like that?

- Sure, if you work at
it every day, all day,

and don't quit.

Hey, watch this.

Easy, hold it right there.

Okay-

- Boy, I bet he's almost
as strong as Flipper.

- Stronger, tiger, stronger.

Who's this Flipper?

- You see?

He's real strong. He tows
us all over the ocean.

- You mean that's a pet?

- A dolphin, the best pet a man ever had.

- You mean he really tows you?

- Sure, all the time.
Anywhere we want to go.

- I bet he couldn't tow you out as far

as that yawl out there.

- You wanna see?

- Yeah, I'd like to see that.

- Hey, wait a minute.

We don't want to tangle
with that bearded guy again.

- Yeah, you're right.

- Oh, he's not on board.

- You sure?

- I don't think so. Why don't
you swim out and take a look.

- Let's go.

- Now, what was that all about?

- If he is on board, now
we'll find out, won't we?

- How 'bout that?

- Marblehead.

- You sure seemed in a
hurry to get out here, bud.

- Well, we gotta investigate this.

- Boy, that guy sure seemed mean.

You think we ought to go on board?

- Dad told us to keep
our eyes open, didn't he?

- Yeah, well, maybe we ought
to think about this first.

- They said it's all right, didn't they?

- Yeah, but who are they?

- Anybody with muscles like
that has got to be a right guy.

- Yeah, I guess so.

- Oh, come on. I bet
you it's full of loot.

- One of these days, your
detective work is gonna get us

into a lot of trouble.

- Well...

- They're going aboard.

I guess that means nobody's home.

- Let's go.

- I'm with you.

- You think it's okay to go inside?

- Door like that wouldn't
stop dad, would it?

- I better go first.

- I'll go first. You cover me.

- Right, cover you. Cover you!

- Melons
will take care of the guard

while O'Brian cuts the
wire of the alarm system.

Fingers will go to work
on the safe and then pass

the currency over to Harry.

Will will see we don't get
no interference from the

cop on the beat.

And Sam will keep the
getaway car all warmed up

and ready to roll.

- Bank robbers.

- I told you kids once and
I'm not gonna tell you again.

You get off my ship!

- Why don't you throw me off, shrimp?

'Ahh!

Laughs)

- You killed him.

- No, I just gave him a slight headache.

He'll come around soon enough.

- Did he hurt you fellas?

- No, I guess not.

- Well, that's just fine.

Why don't you guys keep
watch for us up here

while Joanna and I go down
below and have a look around?

- I think I better get on
the radio and call my dad.

- You're not gonna call anybody.

There's something on board
this ship I want and I'm not

gonna leave until I get it.

Come on.

- Well, there's something else.

- I don't like kids who
argue, so unless you want

to feel the flat of my hand.

- Both of you, get below! Go on, get!

Come on. Go on, get down there.

Listen, get in there!

Go on, get in there. Come on!

Now, I don't want to hear a peep

out of either one of you, dig?

- Yeah.

I think he means it.

- Let us out of here!

You let us out!

- Knock it off or I'll
let you out of there

and brain the both of
you if you don't shut up.

Hey, listen, if we find
the money, we can open up

the Seacocks.

- Oh, is that necessary.

- It's not necessary but
it's what I feel like doing.

Now, start looking in that locker.

- Hear that? He's gonna sink the ship.

- We have to get out of
here, you and me, somehow.

- Where would a guy hide
$2,000 in cold cash?

- He just might keep it on him.

- Hey, that's an idea.
Go take a look. Go on!

Go take a look.

Well? Nothing? That's great.

- Hey, knock it off, Flipper.

Keep your cotton-picking
Flippers off these fish.

Go on, Flipper, go find the
boys. I've got work to do.

ls something wrong?

Flipper, where are the boys'?
Where's Sandy? Where's Bud?

All right, I'll go with you.

- I've got it!

- Great, now we can get
off this stinking tub.

Open up the seacocks and we can beat it.

- Do we have to do that?

- Just do like I tell you, will you?

- Trouble.

- Nothing this can't handle.

- Hi, hold it right there, warden.

- Better drop that rifle, mister.

- And you better
get rid of that cap pistol

if you know what's good for you.

Yeah, I got your little
pollywog kids down below.

So come on, get rid of it.
Nice and easy-like. That-a boy.

Easy, just watch it there.
There you go, that-a boy. Nice.

- I know it's dad. We gotta get
out there and give him help.

- We'll get out of here somehow.

- Oh!

- Stand back.

- Let's get out of here, quick.

- Yeah, the quicker the better.

All right, watch out for him now.

- You all right?

- Yeah, I'm all right.

- Let us out!

' Dad!

- That's my boys in there.
I gotta get them out.

- I'll get them.

- All right you two, that's the end of it.

Come on back on board. Come on, move out!

- Somebody's coming.

- And it ain't dad.

Where can I go?

Oh, good luck.

- Oh!

- Ah! We got him! We got him.

Let's get him out of here.

- Come on, help me get him out of here.

- I think I could've
done it myself, though.

- That's right, tie
him up. Nice and tight.

Oh, you're tough, real tough.

Now, that's all right. Pull it up tight.

Now turn around and put
your hands behind you.

Come on.

- Dad! Dad! Dad!

We got him, dad.

- We caught the criminal for
you, dad. All on our own.

At least I think we did.

- Oh, no!

- Excuse me.

We got him, Flipper.

- Well, this is what
they were looking for.

- But that man down there,
we heard him talking

like a bank robber.

- We sure did, Dad.

- Well, now that he's come
to, let's ask him ourselves.

Mr. Dauber, I have your money.

Could you come up with
your tape recorder, please?

- All right.

- Mr. Dauber is a fiction writer.

He records all his stories.

- That's one of the
reasons I keep to myself.

Is it okay to play this thing
or will the two monsters

hurl themselves at me again?

- They'll behave themselves,
I promise you that.

- Begin chapter seven.

They were whispering
together in the corner

of the dark alleyway and the
rain was playing a tattoo

on the lids of the garbage cans.

Mr. Big said harshly, "Melons
will take care of the guard

while O'Brian cuts the
wire of the alarm system.

Fingers will go to work on
the safe and then pass the

currency over to Harry.

Will will see we don't get
no interference from the

cop on the beat.

Sam will keep the
getaway car all warmed up

and ready to roll.

We head for the hideout
and we share out the loot

and break up.

And me, I'm heading for the border.

Want to hear any more?

- Gee, I want to hear all of
it, Mr. Dauber, that's great!

- Now, wait a minute, wait a minute.

We got something else
to take care of, first.

- Yes, sir.

Mr. Dauber, I'd like to
apologize for thinking you were

a no-good rat.

- Yeah, me too, and for tapping
you lightly over the head.

- Tapping me! Lightly!

- Well, anyway, I'm sorry.

- Yeah, Mr. Dauber, it didn't
hurt that much, did it?

I mean, we don't have
muscles like those two,

but did it really hurt that much?

- Well, Mr. Dauber, here's
your hard-earned money.

- Thank you, my royalties.

- And I guarantee you,
these guys won't get

in your hair again.

- I sure hope to ready
your book, Mr. Dauber.

- Yeah, and if there's
anything we can do for you,

Mr. Dauber, just let us know.

We'll be glad to help you.

- Sure.

- Just to be left in peace, that's all.

Just to be left in peace.

♫ 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 love when he's near

♫ 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