Flipper (1964–1967): Season 1, Episode 30 - Flipper's Monster - full transcript

When Flipper gives all his attention to the lady actress, Bud gets jealous. Even after his father warns him about the "green-eyed monster," Bud still takes matters in his own hands.

- This little spook show was three weeks

behind schedule already.

We haven't even started
the underwater stuff.

Is this monster costume
gonna work out okay?

- Yeah it works good,
just when I get a scratch.

- Scratch on your own time.

We start shooting the
underwater scenes next Monday.

Where is that location again, Eddy?

- In Coral Key.

I just talked to Porter Ricks,
the chief ranger out there,

and we have a OK to shoot,
and it's a beautiful place.



- As far as I'm concerned,
it's all one great big

saltwater Siberian.

- Yes., sir

- Oh, Ella, you better get
over to that pink and red,

what is that?

- Coral, sir, Coral Key.

- Yeah, get over there
and start practicing.

You swim like a weight-lifter.

- I've been working on
that for two weeks now.

- Never mind, my soggy Cinderella.

This is your good fortune, not mine.

- Oh, does he have to be so rude?

- Oh, honey, don't worry about him.

He's just a little guy
that thinks he's big.



♫ 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

- Here, Flipper.

- Come here, Flipper.

Come here, come here.

Laughs)

- Flipper, here boy.

- Here Flipper, here.

- Come here.

Laughs)

- Flipper, go get the ball, Flipper.

Get it.

- What's a matter, Bud?

- Oh, it's Flipper.

He acts like he's never even
seen a movie star before.

- Oh, I don't think Flipper
knows she's a movie star.

I think he likes her
because she's a nice person,

same as we all do.

You like her too, don't you?

- Well, sort of.

- You liked her yesterday.

- Well that was yesterday.

- Oh?

- Golly, will you look at that?

- Give me your paw, give me your hand.

Thank you, Flipper, thank you, Flipper.

- That's sickening, isn't it?

- Gosh, yes.

I just don't know what's
gotten into Flipper.

He won't even come to me.

- Okay, here we go.

Wee!

Okay, Flipper.

Here, Flipper, come on.

- Well, maybe Flipper's in love.

- See, he brought you a corsage.

- Oh, thank you, Flipper.

- Gosh, Miss Ella, I never
saw Flipper take to anybody

like he takes to you.

- Aw, thank you, Flipper.

- Why don't you join 'em, Bud?

Come on, get into it.

- I already did.

You know who's the only
one that came near me?

Her.

Flipper didn't even know I was there.

Laughs)

Golly, look.

Now how does that get you?

Some people.

- Bud, I think you're jealous.

And, son, that's not so good.

I've seen a lot of trouble
caused by people being jealous.

- Well, Dad, who's dolphin
is Flipper, anyway?

- Well, he's yours and Sandy's,
but that's not the point.

It isn't what jealousy can
sometimes do to other people,

that's bad enough.

The worst part about jealousy
is what it can do to you.

- Well, how can anybody
just stand there and not,

well, it's bad enough when
Sandy becomes a puddle of mush.

I know that happens when people get old.

- Like Sandy?

- Yeah.

- Oh.

- But you'd think Flipper
would know better.

- Come on in, Bud.

What's keeping you?

- Hi.

- Have you heard anything from Mr. Lucius?

- Yes, I just talked to him.

That's why I came down.

He said the whole company
will be in here by tomorrow.

I told him I thought you
were doing very well.

- Oh? Well what did he say?

- He indicated he was very pleased.

- I'll bet.

- Well, anyway, he grunted.

Now look, don't worry about a thing.

Everything down here
is gonna go just fine.

- Well I sure hope so.

Whoops!

- Dad, I just don't see what
Flipper sees in girls, anyway.

Gee, at school, the worst
thing a teacher can do to you

if you're bad is make you
sit between two girls.

- Here, Bud, if you really want Flipper.

- Well alright, Flipper.

Just wait 'til you wanna play with me.

You'll see, just wait.

- Our monster has his throat mic?

- Yes, boss.

- Don't call me boss.

As long as we're at sail,
I wanna be authentic.

Call me, Skipper.

- Yes, bo... Skipper.

- Monster, I want you to come
in a little sooner this time

so you won't miss Ella.

- Yes, sir, a little sooner.

- Okay, Monster.

I'll watch you on a monitor.

Let's make it.

Wait a minute, where's
that chief of police?

- Chief Park Ranger, sir?

- Yeah.

- He's out there, Skipper,
so he can watch for any boats

that might come into your camera line.

- Ready to start, did you find Flipper?

- No, Dad, he's still some place
bottom scratching, I guess.

He didn't answer the auto horn.

- Nah, I think he's out
looking for some more fish

for that ole girl.

- I told you I wanted him in his pen

first thing this morning.

Now you two go find him right now.

- Okay, Pop-

- That's great.

- Oh, oh no!

- Help, Eddy! Monte! A shark!

Do something.

- Get a shotgun!

- Where did he go?

- I don't know.

- We gave you permission
to shoot here with cameras,

not rifles.

What the devil's the matter with you?

Can't you tell a dolphin from a shark?

- I don't care whether it's a dolphin,

a shark, a barracuda, or
a pink perfume pelican.

I can't afford to stand
around here all day,

let some crazy fish delay me anymore

than I've been delayed already.

- You got a permit to
shoot a motion picture here

for ten days.

That permit doesn't suspend
any of the other regulations

in this park.

Including the one about firearms.

I'm confiscating this rifle,
and it stays confiscated.

I'll let you in on something else,

that crazy fish happens to be
a family pet named Flipper.

- Maybe I was a little hasty.

But one thing for certain,
if that fish shows up here

once more while we're shooting,

we're getting out of here quick.

We'll go some other place.

- That wouldn't break my heart.

- Listen, mister, you're headquarters

wouldn't like that one bit.

They happen to think this
place could use some publicity.

- Mr. Lucius, for your entire stay here,

that dolphin will be confined to its pen.

I'll guarantee its good
manners and its good behavior.

I hope somebody can guarantee yours.

- Okay, we'll print it.

Bring him in for a while, Eddy.

- Yes, sir.

- Pres, let the ranger know.

- Green flare, Dad.

- Ah, let's take a break.

Okay, Sandy, break out the lunch.

- Yeah, don't tell me your troubles.

Guess if you hadn't gotten
so gushy over that ole girl.

I don't see what you see in girls, anyway.

No different than boys, only rounder.

Now you gotta stay in this
ole jail for ten whole days.

And me too, just to make
sure you don't get out.

No, don't ask me to help you break out.

No, sir.

Oh, I know all's I'd have to
do is pull on this old rope,

gate would open and out you'd go.

No, sir, not me.

Anyway, you heard what that man said.

You show up there once more,

and they'd all go someplace else.

Including that girl that
you're so stoked over.

But if they did go someplace else,

you wouldn't have to
stay in this pen anymore.

And things would be right
back to where they oughtta be.

Yeah, nope, not me though.

Not me.

'Cause if I did, Dad
would just tan my hide.

But, if I did, I'd be
doing everybody a favor,

including Dad.

Everybody.

Nope, I just won't do it.

I'm not gonna pull on
this rope, I'm just not.

And don't you try to get a
piece of my carrot, either.

'Cause I just might fall in.

Flipper!

Flipper you come back here!

Get over here!

Oh, well, it was sort of an accident.

- All set to go again?

- Yeah, Skipper.

- Hurry down.
Don's down there waiting.

- Uh oh!

- That tears it.

That dolphin's back again.

You know how to use this thing?

Well use it.

- You can't do that.

Why, that could kill Flipper.

- Listen, my moldy mermaid,
I'm merely making certain

he won't bother us again.

- Why you're a bigger
monster than that monster.

- Miss Bailey, considering
you're not much more

than a super stand-in,
you still can be replaced.

- I think the monster's
gonna get a good shot at him.

- Red flare, Dad.

- Down there!

Down there!

- Don's been hit.

- Mr. Ricks, you gotta go down again.

Don's been hit.

- Look at Flipper, Bud.

- Hey, Miss Ella, guess what.

For the first time today
I could ride my bicycle.

- Oh, well what's so unusual about that?

- Well, you see, it was the
first time since, you know what.

- Oh

- Guess what.

I could even ride on the seat.

- Gee, Dad, don't you
think Bud's done enough?

- Well, not until he's learned
something from all of this.

Well, son, have you?

- Well, one thing I've learned, Dad,

there's lots of different
kinds of monsters,

much worse than the one
Flipper wanted to fight,

including the green eyed monster.

He's just about the worst one there is.

- I guess you did learn something.

That's what they call jealousy alright,

the green eyed monster.

- But, Porter, there isn't
anymore jealousy, is there, Bud?

- Besides, Flipper and you were friends.

You saved his life.

- Then Flipper saved mine.

- I'm sorry, Mr. Ricks.

I've come over to see
if I could make amends

before I leave.

And because I know I owe
everybody an apology,

including you, Ella.

- Thank you.

- And Flipper, too?

- And Flipper, too.

- Oh, boy.

Dad, please can I go, Dad?

Please can I tell Flipper, Dad, please?

- Go, Bud.

laughs)

♫ 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