Flipper (1964–1967): Season 1, Episode 5 - City Boy - full transcript
Mike Belden gets to spend some time with the Ricks family, after his mother remarries and heads out for a honeymoon. As a city boy he struggles to adapt to the lifestyle of the Florida Keys. He is concerned about his mother remarrying and seems on a path of self destruction, first crashing a speedboat then disobeying diving instructions. Ultimately he talks Sandy into diving a dangerous wreck, where they become trapped and only the quick thinking flipper alerts Sandy's father and the boys are saved just as their air runs out
- Think you're pretty good dontcha?
Think you're ready for
the major leagues huh?
Yeah, well let's see you get this one.
Here boy, come on, come on again.
Come on Flipper, come on boy, up.
Come on.
Come on Flipper, here boy, come on.
Jump Flipper, jump!
- All you crackers down
here get your kicks
by talking to fish?
- Flipper's our pet, and besides
when you talk to him he answers back.
Come on boy.
- If you can do it it can't be too hard.
Chow time, come and get it blubber-head.
Where's your sense of humor, redneck?
- Haha, where's your
sense of humor, city boy?
Cut it out!
- More coffee anyone?
- No thanks.
You know my bringing Amy
down here to the place
where she met Mike's father probably
isn't the brightest thing I've ever done.
- Don't be silly Sam,
it's just a fine place
to start our honeymoon, that's all.
- It's the best.
- Say Amy, our plane leaves
in less than two hours,
maybe we oughta get organized.
- Yes.
Now you're sure you don't
mind my leaving Mike with you?
- Not at all, it'll give me
a chance to get to know him.
- Where you going Dad?
- Down to the dock Bud, I want
Mr. And Mrs. Field to meet
Sandy and Flipper, and they
have to say goodbye to Mike.
- I guess Sandy's okay, but
wait til you see Flipper,
you'll love him.
- Spoken like a true kid brother.
- Sandy should be a good
influence, heaven knows
I'd like to see a change
for the better in Mike,
it hasn't been easy since his father died.
- Well I can sympathize with you,
being both mother and father.
- Dad, Dad, hey Dad!
Come on Sandy, hit him Sandy!
- Alright you guys, come on knock it off!
Come on, up and out.
- Oh this is terrible.
Oh Michael.
- Alright let me handle this Amy.
Alright alright now who started this?
Well?
- I guess I did.
- Oh Michael, how could you?
I'm sorry Po, leaving here
is impossible of course.
- Is this the guy who was
supposed to stay with us?
- Not was, is.
I want you two to shake hands, go ahead.
- It's okay with me.
- Okay, let's get some dry clothes on.
We'd better get going or you're
going to go to the airport
without your luggage.
- Mike?
- It's okay mom, see
you when you get back.
- If you're sure.
- Sure I'm sure, now get going.
- Goodbye son.
You know how to reach me if you need me,
the cable will do it.
- Yeah, thanks.
♫ 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,
♫ Flying there-under, under the sea!
- Good morning sports fans.
- Hi Mike.
- Hey Sandy, there's a carnival in town
and it might be good for some laughs.
Let's cut out.
- I can't.
- Why not, you're not chained
to that crazy canoe are you?
- They're chores Mike, they gotta be done.
- So let the kid do them.
Here, you're rich.
Do a good job here and we may
move you up to the Queen Mary.
Let's go.
Well come on, let's see if
we can find some action.
- Do you mind Bud, just this once?
- Well if you really wanna go.
- Okay then, see you later.
- Hi Dad.
- Good evening, gentlemen.
Did you have a good time?
- Oh it was okay, kind
of cornball but relaxing.
- Yeah Dad a guy has to
relax once in awhile.
- I didn't realize you'd
been under that much tension.
Mike why don't you go ahead and wash up,
I'd like a word with Sandy.
- See what I won Dad?
- Well that's very nice.
- I think I'll give it to Bud,
I figure he'll get a kick out of it.
- Not tonight he won't.
Bud's in bed, he was
too tired to eat dinner
after doing your job and his own too.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
- Well he wasn't chained
to that crazy canoe.
- Crazy canoe?
No he wasn't chained to
it any more than you were,
but somewhere along the line Bud's learned
the meaning of the word responsibility.
- I'm sorry Dad.
- You know Sandy, I've been
bragging about your good sense
and your good character,
but I guess I haven't done
as good a job bringing
you up as I thought.
- It's not your fault Dad,
it won't happen again.
- Okay, let's have dinner.
- Hey man, who owns that monster?
- Jake Darman, he's a pilot
in the New York Miami run.
We're keeping an eye on it for
him while he's in New York.
- Hey, just like a real pilot.
- What are you doing?
- Cool it man, I'm just looking around.
Hey what's this?
- It's the starter, you
just push the button.
- And here's the throttle,
the rest of it's just like driving a car.
- Mike, don't play with
it, come back here!
- I'm sorry Mr. Ricks, I really am.
- Well you should be.
You almost killed yourself today.
You broke every rule of common
sense and safety in the book.
Now why did you do it Mike?
- I thought I'd try it for kicks.
- Oh for kicks.
How do you think your mother woulda felt
if you killed yourself today?
- She'd have gotten over it.
- Never, believe me on that.
- She got over my father's
dying pretty good.
- Oh, that's what's bugging you.
- She's got what she wants
and I'm only in the way,
that's all.
- No, that's not true.
- Oh, isn't it?
If
If I died or disappeared
they'd have it made.
- Now look, Sam is trying
to be a father to you,
but you're not giving
him much of a chance.
- Oh who needs him.
- Well you do as a matter of fact.
Every boy needs a father.
And a mother.
- Yeah, sure.
- Look, you're looking for kicks,
why don't we try a little scuba diving?
- What's scuba, some kind of fish?
- No, it's self-contained
underwater breathing apparatus,
Sandy's very good at
it, maybe you'd like it.
- Maybe.
- Now this tank, it contains
30 minutes of breathing air,
that's tops.
The deeper you go, and the
more energy you expend,
the more air you're going to use.
You understand?
- Yes sir, that means I have to keep
checking my wristwatch regularly, right?
- That's right.
Alright if you guys
are ready, let's do it.
- I can just picture my
stepfather down there.
He's afraid of the water,
hardly even knows how to swim.
- There are all kinds of nerve Mike,
some men that we consider
brave are merely stupid.
Now Sam doesn't have to be
a hero just for you does he?
- I guess not.
Mr. Ricks, we coming out
again tomorrow morning?
- Well I'll be busy in the morning Mike,
but you and Sandy can go if
you promise to be careful.
- Great, okay if I take
over the wheel for awhile?
- Okay, it's all yours.
- Really wild down there!
- Hi boys, how'd it go today?
- He did really well Dad.
- That's great.
- Went just fine.
- Oh by the way, your folks
are coming in this afternoon.
- Today?
- Yep, I'm going down to
the hotel and pick em up.
Then after that you're their problem.
- Well, it was fun while it lasted.
Sandy, what do you say we
take one more trip below?
- My dad wouldn't like it.
- I promise you, we'll be back here before
they return from the hotel.
- I don't know.
- It's my last chance, by tomorrow morning
I'll be back in New York, and
I've got to get another look
at those bars of metal
we saw in that wreck.
- Mike, my dad says that
the wrecks around here
aren't full of treasure,
they're full of traps.
- I'm not saying they're gold or silver,
but wouldn't it be a kick if they were?
Mike Belden and Sandy
Ricks, boy millionaires!
- Boy, what an imagination.
- Well, what do you say?
Come on Sandy.
- Okay, a farewell performance.
- Great.
- Oh that's a whole other story.
Hi Bud, where's Mike?
- Oh him and Sandy sneaked off.
- Sneaked off, where?
- Oh I don't know, they took the outboard,
and Flipper went with them.
They've been gone an
awful long time though.
- Did they take their diving gear?
- Yes, dad.
- Well they probably wanted
one last fling together,
it's no problem, I'll go find them.
- Say, mind if I come along?
- We'll all go.
- Come on, Bud.
- Look Dad, there's Flipper
and he got something in his mouth!
- There's something wrong.
Go Flipper, take us to Sandy!
There's the skiff.
They're alive, they're trapped
in the boat of a wreck,
I'll have to call a coast guard
to help them send out divers.
- But is there time?
- I don't know, maybe not, but
I can't get them out alone.
- Say, you got another set
of that underwater stuff?
I'm going back down there with you,
maybe between the two of us we can do it.
- There's not enough time
to teach you how to use it.
- There isn't enough time for
anything else, start teaching.
- Lead.
Ballast.
This is what you risked your life for.
You wanted a hero didn't you?
But take a real hard look
at the bravest man you've ever seen.
He was willing to give up
his life to save yours.
- It's alright son.
Oh Flipper, I forgot, I'm
sorry, I give you full credit.
♫ 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 called 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,
♫ Flying there under, under the sea.
Think you're ready for
the major leagues huh?
Yeah, well let's see you get this one.
Here boy, come on, come on again.
Come on Flipper, come on boy, up.
Come on.
Come on Flipper, here boy, come on.
Jump Flipper, jump!
- All you crackers down
here get your kicks
by talking to fish?
- Flipper's our pet, and besides
when you talk to him he answers back.
Come on boy.
- If you can do it it can't be too hard.
Chow time, come and get it blubber-head.
Where's your sense of humor, redneck?
- Haha, where's your
sense of humor, city boy?
Cut it out!
- More coffee anyone?
- No thanks.
You know my bringing Amy
down here to the place
where she met Mike's father probably
isn't the brightest thing I've ever done.
- Don't be silly Sam,
it's just a fine place
to start our honeymoon, that's all.
- It's the best.
- Say Amy, our plane leaves
in less than two hours,
maybe we oughta get organized.
- Yes.
Now you're sure you don't
mind my leaving Mike with you?
- Not at all, it'll give me
a chance to get to know him.
- Where you going Dad?
- Down to the dock Bud, I want
Mr. And Mrs. Field to meet
Sandy and Flipper, and they
have to say goodbye to Mike.
- I guess Sandy's okay, but
wait til you see Flipper,
you'll love him.
- Spoken like a true kid brother.
- Sandy should be a good
influence, heaven knows
I'd like to see a change
for the better in Mike,
it hasn't been easy since his father died.
- Well I can sympathize with you,
being both mother and father.
- Dad, Dad, hey Dad!
Come on Sandy, hit him Sandy!
- Alright you guys, come on knock it off!
Come on, up and out.
- Oh this is terrible.
Oh Michael.
- Alright let me handle this Amy.
Alright alright now who started this?
Well?
- I guess I did.
- Oh Michael, how could you?
I'm sorry Po, leaving here
is impossible of course.
- Is this the guy who was
supposed to stay with us?
- Not was, is.
I want you two to shake hands, go ahead.
- It's okay with me.
- Okay, let's get some dry clothes on.
We'd better get going or you're
going to go to the airport
without your luggage.
- Mike?
- It's okay mom, see
you when you get back.
- If you're sure.
- Sure I'm sure, now get going.
- Goodbye son.
You know how to reach me if you need me,
the cable will do it.
- Yeah, thanks.
♫ 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,
♫ Flying there-under, under the sea!
- Good morning sports fans.
- Hi Mike.
- Hey Sandy, there's a carnival in town
and it might be good for some laughs.
Let's cut out.
- I can't.
- Why not, you're not chained
to that crazy canoe are you?
- They're chores Mike, they gotta be done.
- So let the kid do them.
Here, you're rich.
Do a good job here and we may
move you up to the Queen Mary.
Let's go.
Well come on, let's see if
we can find some action.
- Do you mind Bud, just this once?
- Well if you really wanna go.
- Okay then, see you later.
- Hi Dad.
- Good evening, gentlemen.
Did you have a good time?
- Oh it was okay, kind
of cornball but relaxing.
- Yeah Dad a guy has to
relax once in awhile.
- I didn't realize you'd
been under that much tension.
Mike why don't you go ahead and wash up,
I'd like a word with Sandy.
- See what I won Dad?
- Well that's very nice.
- I think I'll give it to Bud,
I figure he'll get a kick out of it.
- Not tonight he won't.
Bud's in bed, he was
too tired to eat dinner
after doing your job and his own too.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
- Well he wasn't chained
to that crazy canoe.
- Crazy canoe?
No he wasn't chained to
it any more than you were,
but somewhere along the line Bud's learned
the meaning of the word responsibility.
- I'm sorry Dad.
- You know Sandy, I've been
bragging about your good sense
and your good character,
but I guess I haven't done
as good a job bringing
you up as I thought.
- It's not your fault Dad,
it won't happen again.
- Okay, let's have dinner.
- Hey man, who owns that monster?
- Jake Darman, he's a pilot
in the New York Miami run.
We're keeping an eye on it for
him while he's in New York.
- Hey, just like a real pilot.
- What are you doing?
- Cool it man, I'm just looking around.
Hey what's this?
- It's the starter, you
just push the button.
- And here's the throttle,
the rest of it's just like driving a car.
- Mike, don't play with
it, come back here!
- I'm sorry Mr. Ricks, I really am.
- Well you should be.
You almost killed yourself today.
You broke every rule of common
sense and safety in the book.
Now why did you do it Mike?
- I thought I'd try it for kicks.
- Oh for kicks.
How do you think your mother woulda felt
if you killed yourself today?
- She'd have gotten over it.
- Never, believe me on that.
- She got over my father's
dying pretty good.
- Oh, that's what's bugging you.
- She's got what she wants
and I'm only in the way,
that's all.
- No, that's not true.
- Oh, isn't it?
If
If I died or disappeared
they'd have it made.
- Now look, Sam is trying
to be a father to you,
but you're not giving
him much of a chance.
- Oh who needs him.
- Well you do as a matter of fact.
Every boy needs a father.
And a mother.
- Yeah, sure.
- Look, you're looking for kicks,
why don't we try a little scuba diving?
- What's scuba, some kind of fish?
- No, it's self-contained
underwater breathing apparatus,
Sandy's very good at
it, maybe you'd like it.
- Maybe.
- Now this tank, it contains
30 minutes of breathing air,
that's tops.
The deeper you go, and the
more energy you expend,
the more air you're going to use.
You understand?
- Yes sir, that means I have to keep
checking my wristwatch regularly, right?
- That's right.
Alright if you guys
are ready, let's do it.
- I can just picture my
stepfather down there.
He's afraid of the water,
hardly even knows how to swim.
- There are all kinds of nerve Mike,
some men that we consider
brave are merely stupid.
Now Sam doesn't have to be
a hero just for you does he?
- I guess not.
Mr. Ricks, we coming out
again tomorrow morning?
- Well I'll be busy in the morning Mike,
but you and Sandy can go if
you promise to be careful.
- Great, okay if I take
over the wheel for awhile?
- Okay, it's all yours.
- Really wild down there!
- Hi boys, how'd it go today?
- He did really well Dad.
- That's great.
- Went just fine.
- Oh by the way, your folks
are coming in this afternoon.
- Today?
- Yep, I'm going down to
the hotel and pick em up.
Then after that you're their problem.
- Well, it was fun while it lasted.
Sandy, what do you say we
take one more trip below?
- My dad wouldn't like it.
- I promise you, we'll be back here before
they return from the hotel.
- I don't know.
- It's my last chance, by tomorrow morning
I'll be back in New York, and
I've got to get another look
at those bars of metal
we saw in that wreck.
- Mike, my dad says that
the wrecks around here
aren't full of treasure,
they're full of traps.
- I'm not saying they're gold or silver,
but wouldn't it be a kick if they were?
Mike Belden and Sandy
Ricks, boy millionaires!
- Boy, what an imagination.
- Well, what do you say?
Come on Sandy.
- Okay, a farewell performance.
- Great.
- Oh that's a whole other story.
Hi Bud, where's Mike?
- Oh him and Sandy sneaked off.
- Sneaked off, where?
- Oh I don't know, they took the outboard,
and Flipper went with them.
They've been gone an
awful long time though.
- Did they take their diving gear?
- Yes, dad.
- Well they probably wanted
one last fling together,
it's no problem, I'll go find them.
- Say, mind if I come along?
- We'll all go.
- Come on, Bud.
- Look Dad, there's Flipper
and he got something in his mouth!
- There's something wrong.
Go Flipper, take us to Sandy!
There's the skiff.
They're alive, they're trapped
in the boat of a wreck,
I'll have to call a coast guard
to help them send out divers.
- But is there time?
- I don't know, maybe not, but
I can't get them out alone.
- Say, you got another set
of that underwater stuff?
I'm going back down there with you,
maybe between the two of us we can do it.
- There's not enough time
to teach you how to use it.
- There isn't enough time for
anything else, start teaching.
- Lead.
Ballast.
This is what you risked your life for.
You wanted a hero didn't you?
But take a real hard look
at the bravest man you've ever seen.
He was willing to give up
his life to save yours.
- It's alright son.
Oh Flipper, I forgot, I'm
sorry, I give you full credit.
♫ 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 called 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,
♫ Flying there under, under the sea.