Flipper (1964–1967): Season 1, Episode 20 - Money to Blow - full transcript
Bud would do anything to get out of getting a job, but his father has laid down the law. When Bud and Flipper find an underwater treasure, Bud things all his troubles are over. He spends the money all over town, then things really get bad.
- Flipper, you're the living end.
- Yeah, you are the end, of what?
- Skip it, it's just a saying.
- I know, and I've said it,
but trouble is I don't know what I said.
- It's hep talk.
I said forget it.
- Hep?
What's so hep about saying something
when people don't know
what you're talking about?
- Bud, when I say,
"Flipper's the living end,"
it's the same as saying
that he's a real cat.
- Flipper, a cat, are you kidding?
- What's this?
You fellows having an
after breakfast serenade?
- Blame Flipper, Dad.
He's turning into a regular chatter box.
- Yep, he's the living end.
- Okay, fellas.
Now, I've been meaning to talk to you
about channeling some of this
youthful enthusiasm of yours.
- Doing what, Dad?
- Well, something constructive like
mowing lawns or delivering papers.
- Do you mean work?
- That's exactly what I mean.
- Ohh.
- You both know how
important this new project is
that I've been assigned to.
I'm going to be kept very
busy for about three months,
and Sandy, I'm counting
on you to give me a hand.
- Sure, Dad.
- And a little responsibility on your part
might not be such a bad idea either, Bud.
That's why I think you ought to see
Mr. Barnes about a paper route.
- Aw, gee whiz, Dad.
- Now, you know, park
rangers aren't exactly rich.
That's why I think it's about
time that both of you, well,
started in and help chip in
with the expenses around here.
- Yes, sir.
"Okay, Bud?
. Okay-
- Alright, Sandy, you get dried off
and come up to the house.
We're late, we've gotta go.
- Well, no use griping.
You know what Dad says,
there's dignity in work.
- Who ever heard of a dignified small kid?
- Just behave yourself and see Mr. Barnes.
If you get that job, I'll
help you deliver the papers.
- Oh, gee, thanks, Sandy.
♫ 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
- Hi, Sonny, is your folks home?
- Oh, hi, no, I'm the only one here,
and I've gotta go get a job now.
- This the Porter Ricks house?
- Oh, sure it is, why?
- I come to pick up your TV set.
- What for?
- Them's my orders, young fella.
- Oh well, I guess it's okay.
Come on, it's in the living room.
How do you like that, Pete?
First it's my freedom.
Now they're taking away my
amusement, all in one day.
You know something, Pete?
Not one word I say around
here makes any difference,
and you know why?
Because I'm the littlest one around here.
- You know, this one only needs repairing.
- Good, one thing I hate
is repossessing them.
Yep, taking these things
back from these families
that can't afford them,
that's the only thing I don't
like about this business.
- Can't afford 'em!
Pete, think of poor Dad.
He probably didn't want
Sandy and me to know.
That's why he had us get the jobs.
Oh, what am I going to do, Pete?
What a selfish dope I am, oh.
Hey, I know what I'll do.
I'll get seven jobs.
I'll show Dad.
Flipper, you can't come with me.
Flipper, have you been
into my Monopoly set again?
Here, Flipper, give me it.
It's real, where'd you get it, Flipper?
Hey, hold it, I'll go to get the skiff.
Flipper, are you sure
this is the right place?
Okay, if you say so.
Flipper, we're rich!
Flipper, I've got to do
something real important.
Oh, by the way, I think it's gonna be
much more fun being a
breadwinner than a kid.
{happy music)
.Dad?
Are you all right?
- I don't know.
- Look like
you just made a touchdown.
What is all this stuff?
- I don't know, but I think
I know where we can find out.
- Uh-oh.
- Bud, wake up.
- I'll take one of those and
one of those and one of those.
- Come on, Bud, wake up.
- Oh, I think I'll have a
vanilla fudge marshmallow sundae.
- Come on, Bud, come on, snap out of it.
- No, I don't think I care for
anymore of that, thank you.
- No, I, I don't suppose you would.
- Oh, hi, Dad, oh, hi, Oh.
Dad, Flipper, he has a treasure ship.
- A treasure ship?
- Dad, you won't have
to work hard anymore.
- All right, Bud.
Now, let's suppose we start
right at the beginning
and you tell me all about it, all right?
- Oh, sure, Dad.
Well, it all happened when those men
from the television repair
came to take the TV away.
- Well, I think we're going
to have to wait till morning
to find out about this.
- You think he really
found a treasure ship?
- Well, frankly, I don't
know what to think,
but I do know one thing.
He's gonna have a lot to
explain in the morning.
- Yeah.
- Good night, Sandy.
- Good night, Dad.
- Oh, no.
- Porter.
Porter.
Porter.
- Okay, okay, I'm coming.
Morning, Sheriff.
- Morning, Porter.
Porter, this is Mr. Harold
from the Treasury Department.
- Hi.
- Uh, look, Porter.
Now, I hate to do this.
- Do what, Sheriff?
- I'm afraid I got a warrant
here for your arrest.
- My arrest, what for?
- Counterfeiting.
- Counterfeiting?
This is the craziest
thing I've ever heard of.
- If we could just step inside,
I'll give you full details.
. Okay-
I still don't see what
that's got to do with me.
- The two counterfeiters
are still in federal prison.
We haven't found the plates yet,
but we have good reason to believe
that they're hidden someplace
under water and booby trapped.
- So? 50?
- Yesterday, some of the fake money
started showing up in Coral Key.
- And your boy, Bud,
passed the money, Porter.
.Bud?
Just wait a minute, gentlemen.
I'll get to the bottom of this.
Bud?
Sandy?
"Dad, didn't want to wake you.
"I've gone with Bud to check out his story
"of the wrecked ship.
"Love, Sandy."
Well, they're gone.
But, look, I know my son, Bud.
He wouldn't do anything
dishonest knowingly.
If he passed that
counterfeit money, it was...
Hey, wait a minute, didn't you say
that stuff was booby trapped?
- That's right.
- Come on.
Ready?
Nothing.
Let's go.
- Look, over there.
What's that?
- That's Flipper.
Follow him, Willis.
There's Sandy's skiff.
Here's your culprit, Mr. Harold.
'Huh?
- Mr. Harold's an agent from
the Treasury Department.
He'll tell you all about it.
But first, I wanna have
a few words with you.
- Treasury Department?
But I didn't do anything wrong, Dad.
That wreck down there, it belongs to us.
According to laws of salvation.
- Salvage.
- No, salvation.
Because this summer,
it was gonna save us from
having to go to work.
- Well, you're lucky to be
alive to go to work this summer.
Mr. Harold'll tell you all about it.
And I'll take care of your
salvation when we get home.
- Oh, boy.
- Yours, too, Flipper.
- Golly, just to think how many times
I went down to that wreck.
It makes me shiver.
- What do you mean,
how many times you went
down to that wreck?
You were only down there twice.
- Well, how many times can
I go before I get blown up?
- Well, we didn't get
blown up, thanks to Dad.
- Yeah, he's some guy, isn't he?
I guess you could call
him a hero, couldn't you?
. Yep-
- That's something.
Having your dad a hero.
Especially when you're the one he saved.
- Yeah, we sure owe him a lot.
- You can say that again.
I have to pay him back a whole dollar
and 25 cents a week.
- What are you griping about?
I have to pay him back $1.50 a week,
and I didn't even have
anything to do with it.
You just be glad that he could take back
most of that junk that you bought.
- He sure was sore, wasn't he?
- He's not the only one.
♫ 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
♫ ls smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper
♫ Lives in a world full of wonder
♫ Lying there under
♫ Under the sea
- Yeah, you are the end, of what?
- Skip it, it's just a saying.
- I know, and I've said it,
but trouble is I don't know what I said.
- It's hep talk.
I said forget it.
- Hep?
What's so hep about saying something
when people don't know
what you're talking about?
- Bud, when I say,
"Flipper's the living end,"
it's the same as saying
that he's a real cat.
- Flipper, a cat, are you kidding?
- What's this?
You fellows having an
after breakfast serenade?
- Blame Flipper, Dad.
He's turning into a regular chatter box.
- Yep, he's the living end.
- Okay, fellas.
Now, I've been meaning to talk to you
about channeling some of this
youthful enthusiasm of yours.
- Doing what, Dad?
- Well, something constructive like
mowing lawns or delivering papers.
- Do you mean work?
- That's exactly what I mean.
- Ohh.
- You both know how
important this new project is
that I've been assigned to.
I'm going to be kept very
busy for about three months,
and Sandy, I'm counting
on you to give me a hand.
- Sure, Dad.
- And a little responsibility on your part
might not be such a bad idea either, Bud.
That's why I think you ought to see
Mr. Barnes about a paper route.
- Aw, gee whiz, Dad.
- Now, you know, park
rangers aren't exactly rich.
That's why I think it's about
time that both of you, well,
started in and help chip in
with the expenses around here.
- Yes, sir.
"Okay, Bud?
. Okay-
- Alright, Sandy, you get dried off
and come up to the house.
We're late, we've gotta go.
- Well, no use griping.
You know what Dad says,
there's dignity in work.
- Who ever heard of a dignified small kid?
- Just behave yourself and see Mr. Barnes.
If you get that job, I'll
help you deliver the papers.
- Oh, gee, thanks, Sandy.
♫ 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
- Hi, Sonny, is your folks home?
- Oh, hi, no, I'm the only one here,
and I've gotta go get a job now.
- This the Porter Ricks house?
- Oh, sure it is, why?
- I come to pick up your TV set.
- What for?
- Them's my orders, young fella.
- Oh well, I guess it's okay.
Come on, it's in the living room.
How do you like that, Pete?
First it's my freedom.
Now they're taking away my
amusement, all in one day.
You know something, Pete?
Not one word I say around
here makes any difference,
and you know why?
Because I'm the littlest one around here.
- You know, this one only needs repairing.
- Good, one thing I hate
is repossessing them.
Yep, taking these things
back from these families
that can't afford them,
that's the only thing I don't
like about this business.
- Can't afford 'em!
Pete, think of poor Dad.
He probably didn't want
Sandy and me to know.
That's why he had us get the jobs.
Oh, what am I going to do, Pete?
What a selfish dope I am, oh.
Hey, I know what I'll do.
I'll get seven jobs.
I'll show Dad.
Flipper, you can't come with me.
Flipper, have you been
into my Monopoly set again?
Here, Flipper, give me it.
It's real, where'd you get it, Flipper?
Hey, hold it, I'll go to get the skiff.
Flipper, are you sure
this is the right place?
Okay, if you say so.
Flipper, we're rich!
Flipper, I've got to do
something real important.
Oh, by the way, I think it's gonna be
much more fun being a
breadwinner than a kid.
{happy music)
.Dad?
Are you all right?
- I don't know.
- Look like
you just made a touchdown.
What is all this stuff?
- I don't know, but I think
I know where we can find out.
- Uh-oh.
- Bud, wake up.
- I'll take one of those and
one of those and one of those.
- Come on, Bud, wake up.
- Oh, I think I'll have a
vanilla fudge marshmallow sundae.
- Come on, Bud, come on, snap out of it.
- No, I don't think I care for
anymore of that, thank you.
- No, I, I don't suppose you would.
- Oh, hi, Dad, oh, hi, Oh.
Dad, Flipper, he has a treasure ship.
- A treasure ship?
- Dad, you won't have
to work hard anymore.
- All right, Bud.
Now, let's suppose we start
right at the beginning
and you tell me all about it, all right?
- Oh, sure, Dad.
Well, it all happened when those men
from the television repair
came to take the TV away.
- Well, I think we're going
to have to wait till morning
to find out about this.
- You think he really
found a treasure ship?
- Well, frankly, I don't
know what to think,
but I do know one thing.
He's gonna have a lot to
explain in the morning.
- Yeah.
- Good night, Sandy.
- Good night, Dad.
- Oh, no.
- Porter.
Porter.
Porter.
- Okay, okay, I'm coming.
Morning, Sheriff.
- Morning, Porter.
Porter, this is Mr. Harold
from the Treasury Department.
- Hi.
- Uh, look, Porter.
Now, I hate to do this.
- Do what, Sheriff?
- I'm afraid I got a warrant
here for your arrest.
- My arrest, what for?
- Counterfeiting.
- Counterfeiting?
This is the craziest
thing I've ever heard of.
- If we could just step inside,
I'll give you full details.
. Okay-
I still don't see what
that's got to do with me.
- The two counterfeiters
are still in federal prison.
We haven't found the plates yet,
but we have good reason to believe
that they're hidden someplace
under water and booby trapped.
- So? 50?
- Yesterday, some of the fake money
started showing up in Coral Key.
- And your boy, Bud,
passed the money, Porter.
.Bud?
Just wait a minute, gentlemen.
I'll get to the bottom of this.
Bud?
Sandy?
"Dad, didn't want to wake you.
"I've gone with Bud to check out his story
"of the wrecked ship.
"Love, Sandy."
Well, they're gone.
But, look, I know my son, Bud.
He wouldn't do anything
dishonest knowingly.
If he passed that
counterfeit money, it was...
Hey, wait a minute, didn't you say
that stuff was booby trapped?
- That's right.
- Come on.
Ready?
Nothing.
Let's go.
- Look, over there.
What's that?
- That's Flipper.
Follow him, Willis.
There's Sandy's skiff.
Here's your culprit, Mr. Harold.
'Huh?
- Mr. Harold's an agent from
the Treasury Department.
He'll tell you all about it.
But first, I wanna have
a few words with you.
- Treasury Department?
But I didn't do anything wrong, Dad.
That wreck down there, it belongs to us.
According to laws of salvation.
- Salvage.
- No, salvation.
Because this summer,
it was gonna save us from
having to go to work.
- Well, you're lucky to be
alive to go to work this summer.
Mr. Harold'll tell you all about it.
And I'll take care of your
salvation when we get home.
- Oh, boy.
- Yours, too, Flipper.
- Golly, just to think how many times
I went down to that wreck.
It makes me shiver.
- What do you mean,
how many times you went
down to that wreck?
You were only down there twice.
- Well, how many times can
I go before I get blown up?
- Well, we didn't get
blown up, thanks to Dad.
- Yeah, he's some guy, isn't he?
I guess you could call
him a hero, couldn't you?
. Yep-
- That's something.
Having your dad a hero.
Especially when you're the one he saved.
- Yeah, we sure owe him a lot.
- You can say that again.
I have to pay him back a whole dollar
and 25 cents a week.
- What are you griping about?
I have to pay him back $1.50 a week,
and I didn't even have
anything to do with it.
You just be glad that he could take back
most of that junk that you bought.
- He sure was sore, wasn't he?
- He's not the only one.
♫ 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
♫ ls smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper
♫ Lives in a world full of wonder
♫ Lying there under
♫ Under the sea