Flipper (1964–1967): Season 2, Episode 10 - Dolphin Patrol - full transcript
After a hurricane hits the island, the waters are infested with sharks. Porter doesn't know it, but his sons are in grave danger when they try to go in search of a specimen to keep Bud out of trouble for flunking Science.
- Hurricane Betsy
roared through southern Florida,
leaving in her wake a tragic
aftermath of destruction.
The fierce winds without
regard for life or property
tossed boats and automobiles
about as though they were matchsticks.
But we here in Florida are
old hands at weathering storms
and in the matter of hours
after the winds died down,
we were busy with operation
cleanup and restoration.
We all had our jobs to do.
While I inspected the storm damage,
the boys helped with rescue operations.
Even Flipper pitched in by doing
some inspecting of his own.
And in no time at all,
things were back to normal.
Or so we thought.
I was assisting Ulla in
her underwater research
when we came upon an unexpected problem
left to us by Hurricane Betsy.
- Where did they come from?
- I don't know.
We usually get an invasion
of sharks now and then,
mostly after a storm.
- But what do we do about it?
- There's nothing much we can do.
Except post the shark warning signs
and try to keep everybody
out of the water.
- Thanks, Flipper.
- Thanks, Flipper.
All right, let's go.
♫ 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
♫ Lying there-under, under the sea
- Okay Bud, tell big brother.
- What?
- Well you're not eating your breakfast,
so something must be eating you.
- Very funny.
- Well what is it?
- Nothing, really, nothing.
I heard that Edison once
flunked a course in science.
- Thomas Edison?
- No, no, Bill Edison.
You know, the man that runs the bank
on the other side of town?
He's an important man.
- So that's what's bothering you, huh?
You're gonna flunk science?
- Dad'll murder me.
It was his major in college, remember?
- Maybe if you took a
blood oath or something,
that you'd study harder.
- No, no, it's too late for that.
Miss Pratt's making out
the report card tomorrow.
There's just one chance,
maybe if I came up
with something special like...
- Like a term paper?
- No, no, no.
Something unusual,
that the kids in the
class don't know about.
Like those big worms we saw
on the beach the other day.
Remember those big long ones?
- Bud, if you take some of
those big worms to Miss Pratt,
she's not only gonna flunk
you,she'll expel you!
- I'll get Flipper to help
and I'll find something.
- Look we've got an hour
before school, I'll help you.
- Gee thanks, Sandy!
' Sandy?
Bud?
- Oh they must've left early.
- Yeah, and that's the problem.
Look at that table!
Now those guys know
they're supposed to wash
their dishes before they leave the house.
- Perhaps there's something
more important to do.
- Well what's more important
than obeying orders?
- Oh you were a little boy once, remember?
Or were you?
- Now what's that supposed to mean?
- Well sometimes I think
you're too strict with them.
- Now look, Ulla,
sometimes I have to be strict with them.
- You're right.
You're doing a fine job
and I should not interfere.
- Well I wouldn't mind
a little interference
from you once in a while.
- All right, I interfere right now
by doing the dishes while you
get the warning signs, okay?
- All right.
- Hey you there!
There are sharks out
there, great big ones!
- Well, just a couple more.
I want to get 'em all posted before
the school children break for lunch.
- Oh thank goodness they are in school.
- All right, let's go.
Hi Flipper!
Flipper, I'm busy now.
You'll have to wait till
the boys get out of school.
- We can't play now, Flipper.
Some other time.
- I'm gonna get the rest of the signs
posted over by the entrance.
Don't want anybody coming into the park.
- Flipper!
Hold on, Bud.
Flipper!
Flipper!
Thanks a lot, fellas.
So long.
Sorry, Flipper, not now.
- Ah, we gotta study.
- Sandy, Bud.
' Hi, Dad.
- I hate to interrupt
this rare moment of study,
but I ran into Miss
Pratt when I was in town
and she said you were both
late for school this morning.
- Well Bud bumped his head.
- Yeah, see?
It's nothing serious though, Dad.
- I see.
- What else did Miss Pratt say?
- Well, Bud...
She said you passed all our subjects.
- Even in science?
- Well let's say you just
squeaked by in science.
Now Bud, I can't understand it.
That was my favorite subject in school.
- Dad, I promise I'll study much harder.
I promise!
- Well that's fine, Bud.
But it takes more than reading a textbook
to get to know your subject thoroughly.
And especially with the wonderful
opportunity you boys have here.
- What do you mean, Dad?
- Well there's hundreds
of interesting things
right in front of your own door.
You could go out and collect
an interesting specimen
and take it to class and study it.
I know Miss Pratt would be impressed
and well, you'd get to
know the park better too.
- Sounds okay to me.
- Yeah, sounds like a great idea.
- Sandy, you'll help, won't you?
And I will too, Bud.
As soon as we get these
sharks cleared out of here,
we'll make this a family project.
Now let's see if we can
get that science mark
moved up to an A next year, okay?
- Okay.
- Flipper, for the first time,
I don't think you know
what you're talking about.
♫ 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, is smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper, lives
in a world full of wonder
♫ Lying there-under, under the sea
roared through southern Florida,
leaving in her wake a tragic
aftermath of destruction.
The fierce winds without
regard for life or property
tossed boats and automobiles
about as though they were matchsticks.
But we here in Florida are
old hands at weathering storms
and in the matter of hours
after the winds died down,
we were busy with operation
cleanup and restoration.
We all had our jobs to do.
While I inspected the storm damage,
the boys helped with rescue operations.
Even Flipper pitched in by doing
some inspecting of his own.
And in no time at all,
things were back to normal.
Or so we thought.
I was assisting Ulla in
her underwater research
when we came upon an unexpected problem
left to us by Hurricane Betsy.
- Where did they come from?
- I don't know.
We usually get an invasion
of sharks now and then,
mostly after a storm.
- But what do we do about it?
- There's nothing much we can do.
Except post the shark warning signs
and try to keep everybody
out of the water.
- Thanks, Flipper.
- Thanks, Flipper.
All right, let's go.
♫ 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
♫ Lying there-under, under the sea
- Okay Bud, tell big brother.
- What?
- Well you're not eating your breakfast,
so something must be eating you.
- Very funny.
- Well what is it?
- Nothing, really, nothing.
I heard that Edison once
flunked a course in science.
- Thomas Edison?
- No, no, Bill Edison.
You know, the man that runs the bank
on the other side of town?
He's an important man.
- So that's what's bothering you, huh?
You're gonna flunk science?
- Dad'll murder me.
It was his major in college, remember?
- Maybe if you took a
blood oath or something,
that you'd study harder.
- No, no, it's too late for that.
Miss Pratt's making out
the report card tomorrow.
There's just one chance,
maybe if I came up
with something special like...
- Like a term paper?
- No, no, no.
Something unusual,
that the kids in the
class don't know about.
Like those big worms we saw
on the beach the other day.
Remember those big long ones?
- Bud, if you take some of
those big worms to Miss Pratt,
she's not only gonna flunk
you,she'll expel you!
- I'll get Flipper to help
and I'll find something.
- Look we've got an hour
before school, I'll help you.
- Gee thanks, Sandy!
' Sandy?
Bud?
- Oh they must've left early.
- Yeah, and that's the problem.
Look at that table!
Now those guys know
they're supposed to wash
their dishes before they leave the house.
- Perhaps there's something
more important to do.
- Well what's more important
than obeying orders?
- Oh you were a little boy once, remember?
Or were you?
- Now what's that supposed to mean?
- Well sometimes I think
you're too strict with them.
- Now look, Ulla,
sometimes I have to be strict with them.
- You're right.
You're doing a fine job
and I should not interfere.
- Well I wouldn't mind
a little interference
from you once in a while.
- All right, I interfere right now
by doing the dishes while you
get the warning signs, okay?
- All right.
- Hey you there!
There are sharks out
there, great big ones!
- Well, just a couple more.
I want to get 'em all posted before
the school children break for lunch.
- Oh thank goodness they are in school.
- All right, let's go.
Hi Flipper!
Flipper, I'm busy now.
You'll have to wait till
the boys get out of school.
- We can't play now, Flipper.
Some other time.
- I'm gonna get the rest of the signs
posted over by the entrance.
Don't want anybody coming into the park.
- Flipper!
Hold on, Bud.
Flipper!
Flipper!
Thanks a lot, fellas.
So long.
Sorry, Flipper, not now.
- Ah, we gotta study.
- Sandy, Bud.
' Hi, Dad.
- I hate to interrupt
this rare moment of study,
but I ran into Miss
Pratt when I was in town
and she said you were both
late for school this morning.
- Well Bud bumped his head.
- Yeah, see?
It's nothing serious though, Dad.
- I see.
- What else did Miss Pratt say?
- Well, Bud...
She said you passed all our subjects.
- Even in science?
- Well let's say you just
squeaked by in science.
Now Bud, I can't understand it.
That was my favorite subject in school.
- Dad, I promise I'll study much harder.
I promise!
- Well that's fine, Bud.
But it takes more than reading a textbook
to get to know your subject thoroughly.
And especially with the wonderful
opportunity you boys have here.
- What do you mean, Dad?
- Well there's hundreds
of interesting things
right in front of your own door.
You could go out and collect
an interesting specimen
and take it to class and study it.
I know Miss Pratt would be impressed
and well, you'd get to
know the park better too.
- Sounds okay to me.
- Yeah, sounds like a great idea.
- Sandy, you'll help, won't you?
And I will too, Bud.
As soon as we get these
sharks cleared out of here,
we'll make this a family project.
Now let's see if we can
get that science mark
moved up to an A next year, okay?
- Okay.
- Flipper, for the first time,
I don't think you know
what you're talking about.
♫ 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, is smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper, lives
in a world full of wonder
♫ Lying there-under, under the sea