Flipper (1964–1967): Season 2, Episode 22 - Air Power - full transcript
Sandy and Bud buy an air boat with the intention of charging tourists. But when they go into the everglades to mark their route, Flipper follows them and gets stuck under a hot sun.
- How 'bout $25?
- For this air boat?
Sonny, do you realize how
much this boat would cost
if it wasn't slightly used?
- Slightly used?
We don't even know if it'll run.
- Runs like new.
Overhauled it myself.
$100, that's my bottom price,
and I'm losing money on her at that.
- We'd sure like to have
it, but we've only got $25.
Well, thanks, anyway.
- Wait a minute, boys.
Maybe we can work something out.
Suppose you pay me that $25 and then
the rest in monthly
installments, say, $10 a month?
- I don't know, that's
almost our whole allowance.
- Sandy, listen.
We can earn that $10, easy,
make the boat pay for itself.
. How?
- Well, remember you told me
about those audible people?
' Who?
- The bird watchers.
- Oh, the Audubon people.
- Yeah, you remember
how you said they liked
to go out to the Everglades
and see those wild birds
and take pictures of them?
Well, we could take tours in
the Everglades with air boat.
- Good thinking, Bud.
You know, for once, I really
got to hand it to you.
Okay, we'll take it.
20, 25.
- You made a wise purchase, boys.
And don't forget the $10 on
the first of every month.
- Don't worry, Flipper.
It ain't anything to be afraid of, watch!
♫ 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
That ought to do it.
How you doing, Bud?
. Okay-
You know, I think it's a good thing
that we had that accident.
I bet you this boat's in better shape now
than it was when we first bought it.
- It better be.
We still owe $75 on it.
Hi, dad.
- Hello, boys.
Hello,Flipper
- What do you think?
- Boys, I think you got stuck.
- We did?
- Well, figure it out.
You don't have room for more than
two customers on this
boat at any one time.
Now, let's say you're gonna charge, what,
25 cents a head for a tour?
That's 50 cents a tour, right?
All right, now, the most you can do
is one after school and maybe
a couple more on the weekend.
On top of that, you got
your expenses for gas,
oil, repairs, depreciation, and time.
You still have your
chores to do, you know.
I don't know, it's gonna
take an awful lot of tours
and I don't think this
old boat will make it.
Well, anyway.
You're gonna find out
about business in a hurry,
that's for sure.
- Find out about business?
If he only knew how many
tours we really gotta make
to get our money back.
- It ought to take us
about a year to pay it off.
No remarks from you, Flipper.
Let's take it out for a ride.
. Okay-
I can't wait to get to the Everglades.
- It's over there, Bud.
Isn't this keen?
- Oh, and how!
I can't wait to get to the Everglades.
- This is the Everglades, dopey.
- You mean that?
But this is all grass and weeds.
Are you sure we can
take the boat in there?
- Are you kidding?
This thing'll run on a wet sponge.
- Look who caught up with us.
- Flipper, you stay here.
- Sandy, look!
Boy, the wildlife in
there, it's wonderful!
I told you we should have
brought some customers along.
- No, Bud.
You can't bring out customers
until you've chartered your tour.
It doesn't look professional.
And speaking of being
professional, if you're gonna
lead tours, you're gonna have
to get used to the gators.
Let's see.
40 minutes plus a half hour
back and forth to Coral Key.
That ought to be enough of a trip, huh?
- 25 cents?
I think we ought to
raise the price, Sandy.
We should take Flipper out there.
He could be an added attraction.
- No, he'd get caught in
the sawgrass in no time.
- Where is he?
Flipper!
- He might have left
already and gone on home.
- You told him to stay here.
- He's got a mind of his own, Bud.
Maybe he had other things he had to do.
- What else would Flipper have to do?
- Well, he's not here,
so he must have left.
- Hold it.
Listen!
Flipper!
Flipper, are you hurt?
You hurt, boy?
- I don't think so.
But he sure is stranded.
We'll have to lift him up and
get him out into deeper water.
Come on.
This is no good.
- I know, but we just
can't leave him here!
- The sun'll blister him in no time.
Tell you what, you stay
here and keep him wet.
I'll go and get Dad.
- All right.
And hurry!
- I will.
Hi, Pete.
What are you doing here?
Can't you be more constructive
at a time like this?
Boy, with this current,
we'll end up in England
if I don't find something to paddle with.
- Take it easy, boy.
It won't be long before
Sandy comes back with Dad.
You'll be all right.
- Boy, if I had your wings
or you had my brains, we
could work this thing out.
As it is, we're a pretty sad pair.
Better swim to shore.
- Shh, shh, you're okay.
Shh.
- Sandy!
Bud!
Sandy?
Bud?
Charlie?
Porter Rick, are my boys with you?
- No, Porter, they're not here.
What's the matter, worried about 'em?
- No, I'm not worried about them,
I'm worried about that beat-up
old air boat you sold 'em.
- Well, they're not with me.
Possibly up in the Glades.
- Yeah, right, thank you.
You all right, Sandy?
- I'm okay, Dad.
- Where's Bud?
- He's with Flipper in the Glades.
Flipper went aground and
Bud's keeping him wet.
A little more to the left.
They're in through there, Dad.
Wait boy.
Shh... wait.
Get away!
Get away!
Flipper?
- We'll have to get out and wade.
' Dad!
Dad!
Dad, there's an alligator
and he's gonna get Flipper!
Get him!
- You all right, Bud?
- Yeah, I guess so.
Flipper!
Boy, am I glad to see you.
- Yeah, it looks like Flipper is, too.
All right, boy, let's get you out of here.
Hello,Bud.
- Hi, Dad!
- You guys having fun?
'Huh?
- You having fun?
- Oh, yeah, having a ball.
- Well, that's good.
By the way, aren't you supposed
to be doing something else?
- I don't think so.
Did all my chores, cleaned
my room, everything, I guess.
- Since I loaned you the
money to overhaul the air boat,
I thought you boys were gonna
start your tours today and pay me back.
- We did start the tours, Dad.
- Oh, I see.
Sandy runs the tours and you swim.
Is that what you call fair play?
- No, Dad, you see,
Sandy and I made a deal.
Sandy runs the business while
Flip and I clean the boat.
- Now, wait a minute, Bud,
let me get this straight.
Sandy gets the customers,
collects the tickets,
gives the lectures, operates the boat,
bakes in the hot sun, and
all you do is clean the boat?
That sounds cockeyed, to me.
- Well, you see, Dad,
Sandy says if I don't go,
then he can carry more
customers in the boat
and that keeps me and Flipper
out of the Everglades.
- Is that right, Flipper?
♫ 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
- For this air boat?
Sonny, do you realize how
much this boat would cost
if it wasn't slightly used?
- Slightly used?
We don't even know if it'll run.
- Runs like new.
Overhauled it myself.
$100, that's my bottom price,
and I'm losing money on her at that.
- We'd sure like to have
it, but we've only got $25.
Well, thanks, anyway.
- Wait a minute, boys.
Maybe we can work something out.
Suppose you pay me that $25 and then
the rest in monthly
installments, say, $10 a month?
- I don't know, that's
almost our whole allowance.
- Sandy, listen.
We can earn that $10, easy,
make the boat pay for itself.
. How?
- Well, remember you told me
about those audible people?
' Who?
- The bird watchers.
- Oh, the Audubon people.
- Yeah, you remember
how you said they liked
to go out to the Everglades
and see those wild birds
and take pictures of them?
Well, we could take tours in
the Everglades with air boat.
- Good thinking, Bud.
You know, for once, I really
got to hand it to you.
Okay, we'll take it.
20, 25.
- You made a wise purchase, boys.
And don't forget the $10 on
the first of every month.
- Don't worry, Flipper.
It ain't anything to be afraid of, watch!
♫ 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
That ought to do it.
How you doing, Bud?
. Okay-
You know, I think it's a good thing
that we had that accident.
I bet you this boat's in better shape now
than it was when we first bought it.
- It better be.
We still owe $75 on it.
Hi, dad.
- Hello, boys.
Hello,Flipper
- What do you think?
- Boys, I think you got stuck.
- We did?
- Well, figure it out.
You don't have room for more than
two customers on this
boat at any one time.
Now, let's say you're gonna charge, what,
25 cents a head for a tour?
That's 50 cents a tour, right?
All right, now, the most you can do
is one after school and maybe
a couple more on the weekend.
On top of that, you got
your expenses for gas,
oil, repairs, depreciation, and time.
You still have your
chores to do, you know.
I don't know, it's gonna
take an awful lot of tours
and I don't think this
old boat will make it.
Well, anyway.
You're gonna find out
about business in a hurry,
that's for sure.
- Find out about business?
If he only knew how many
tours we really gotta make
to get our money back.
- It ought to take us
about a year to pay it off.
No remarks from you, Flipper.
Let's take it out for a ride.
. Okay-
I can't wait to get to the Everglades.
- It's over there, Bud.
Isn't this keen?
- Oh, and how!
I can't wait to get to the Everglades.
- This is the Everglades, dopey.
- You mean that?
But this is all grass and weeds.
Are you sure we can
take the boat in there?
- Are you kidding?
This thing'll run on a wet sponge.
- Look who caught up with us.
- Flipper, you stay here.
- Sandy, look!
Boy, the wildlife in
there, it's wonderful!
I told you we should have
brought some customers along.
- No, Bud.
You can't bring out customers
until you've chartered your tour.
It doesn't look professional.
And speaking of being
professional, if you're gonna
lead tours, you're gonna have
to get used to the gators.
Let's see.
40 minutes plus a half hour
back and forth to Coral Key.
That ought to be enough of a trip, huh?
- 25 cents?
I think we ought to
raise the price, Sandy.
We should take Flipper out there.
He could be an added attraction.
- No, he'd get caught in
the sawgrass in no time.
- Where is he?
Flipper!
- He might have left
already and gone on home.
- You told him to stay here.
- He's got a mind of his own, Bud.
Maybe he had other things he had to do.
- What else would Flipper have to do?
- Well, he's not here,
so he must have left.
- Hold it.
Listen!
Flipper!
Flipper, are you hurt?
You hurt, boy?
- I don't think so.
But he sure is stranded.
We'll have to lift him up and
get him out into deeper water.
Come on.
This is no good.
- I know, but we just
can't leave him here!
- The sun'll blister him in no time.
Tell you what, you stay
here and keep him wet.
I'll go and get Dad.
- All right.
And hurry!
- I will.
Hi, Pete.
What are you doing here?
Can't you be more constructive
at a time like this?
Boy, with this current,
we'll end up in England
if I don't find something to paddle with.
- Take it easy, boy.
It won't be long before
Sandy comes back with Dad.
You'll be all right.
- Boy, if I had your wings
or you had my brains, we
could work this thing out.
As it is, we're a pretty sad pair.
Better swim to shore.
- Shh, shh, you're okay.
Shh.
- Sandy!
Bud!
Sandy?
Bud?
Charlie?
Porter Rick, are my boys with you?
- No, Porter, they're not here.
What's the matter, worried about 'em?
- No, I'm not worried about them,
I'm worried about that beat-up
old air boat you sold 'em.
- Well, they're not with me.
Possibly up in the Glades.
- Yeah, right, thank you.
You all right, Sandy?
- I'm okay, Dad.
- Where's Bud?
- He's with Flipper in the Glades.
Flipper went aground and
Bud's keeping him wet.
A little more to the left.
They're in through there, Dad.
Wait boy.
Shh... wait.
Get away!
Get away!
Flipper?
- We'll have to get out and wade.
' Dad!
Dad!
Dad, there's an alligator
and he's gonna get Flipper!
Get him!
- You all right, Bud?
- Yeah, I guess so.
Flipper!
Boy, am I glad to see you.
- Yeah, it looks like Flipper is, too.
All right, boy, let's get you out of here.
Hello,Bud.
- Hi, Dad!
- You guys having fun?
'Huh?
- You having fun?
- Oh, yeah, having a ball.
- Well, that's good.
By the way, aren't you supposed
to be doing something else?
- I don't think so.
Did all my chores, cleaned
my room, everything, I guess.
- Since I loaned you the
money to overhaul the air boat,
I thought you boys were gonna
start your tours today and pay me back.
- We did start the tours, Dad.
- Oh, I see.
Sandy runs the tours and you swim.
Is that what you call fair play?
- No, Dad, you see,
Sandy and I made a deal.
Sandy runs the business while
Flip and I clean the boat.
- Now, wait a minute, Bud,
let me get this straight.
Sandy gets the customers,
collects the tickets,
gives the lectures, operates the boat,
bakes in the hot sun, and
all you do is clean the boat?
That sounds cockeyed, to me.
- Well, you see, Dad,
Sandy says if I don't go,
then he can carry more
customers in the boat
and that keeps me and Flipper
out of the Everglades.
- Is that right, Flipper?
♫ 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