Flipper (1964–1967): Season 2, Episode 9 - Flipper and the Spy - full transcript
After a mishap with a space shuttle, they report a missing probe that has classified information on it. While Porter and Bud go in search on the high seas, Sandy is left at home to man the radio. But an official comes and orders Sandy and Flipper to help him search for it. The trouble is, the man may not be who he seems.
- And at three p.m.
the temperature is 69 degrees.
Forecast for tomorrow: clear and sunny
with early morning overcast
clearing before noon.
- We really shouldn't
be doing this, you know.
- What, our homework?
- No, dope)!-
If Dad told us once, he
told us a dozen times that...
- That there would be no television
until your homework is done.
- Oh, hiya, Dad.
We didn't expect ya home so early.
- Yeah, I can see that, Bud.
- Alright, turn it off.
- Oh, but Dad, it's only the news.
That's like, educational T.V.
- He's got something there, Dad.
- The historic
inner city beauty pageant ended last night
as three beauty queens walked off
with $5,000 in prize money.
- Uh, that may be educational,
but that has nothing to do with homework.
Now we bring you information
about a most unusual
event which took place
at Cape Kennedy today.
An experimental satellite launched
only a few hours ago veered off course
shortly after the launching.
The body of the satellite
has been recovered,
but an instrument package
lodged in the nosecone
and containing classified information
has not yet been found.
It is believed to be somewhere in the
Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.
Since the package
broadcasts a radio signal
when immersed in water,
authorities do not anticipate
any trouble in retrieving
the valuable instrument.
Observers have charted the probable
position of the instrument package
as being in the vicinity
of Coral Key Park.
- Wow.
That sounds like it's right in our lap.
♫ They call him Flipper, Flipper
♫ Faster than lightning
♫ No one you see
♫ ls smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper
♫ Lives in world full of wonder
♫ Lying there under
♫ Under the sea
Roger Coast Guard, I read you.
Go ahead, Coast Guard.
- What's the big rush?
- I promised I'd take Flipper
fishing before supper.
- You're taking him fishing?
- Yeah, I found this cove outside the park
just full of flounder.
You should see it.
- What makes you think he doesn't
already know about that cove?
- Well, if Flipper did know about it,
there'd be no fish there, right?
Right, so there.
- Roger Coast Guard.
W-n-e-s-s-s out.
- Did they find the missile yet?
- Well, it's not a missile, Sandy,
it's an instrument package.
No, they haven't found it.
Something happened to the radio signal.
It went dead, which means they're
gonna have to search every square inch
of water both in and outside the park.
Now, the Coast Guard's
mounting a search group
and we're gonna join them.
- Well, I finished my
homework, Dad and I'm ready.
- Me, too.
- I thought you were
taking' Flipper fishing.
- Flipper can wait.
This is important, he'll understand.
- Well, I'm gonna Commander Brownell
at the helicopter air station, so, uh,
one of you guys are gonna have to...
- Stay by the radio.
- Well, should we flip?
- Alright.
- Alright, Sandy, you call it.
- Heads.
- Tails.
Sorry, Sandy.
- Can't win 'em all.
- See ya later.
- Hi Flipper, where you been?
Anyway, I'm glad you're here.
Gonna be dullsville around here today.
We can play catch.
I can hear the radio from
here if you'll keep quiet.
Come on, Flipper, toss me a stripe.
Don't you wanna play ball, Flipper?
Well, what's the matter with you?
- It looks as though your friend
has gone on strike, huh?
- You really scared me.
- I'm sorry.
I'm Lieutenant Johnson,
United States Navy.
- Hi, I'm Sandy Ricks.
I guess you wanna see my dad, huh?
Ranger Ricks?
He just left.
Are you here about the instrument package?
- Yes, where did your father go?
- He's out with the Coast Guard
helping them with the search.
- Oh, I see.
I was hoping he'd be
able to go out with me.
I've been assigned to this search area
and I understand that your father
knows this part like the palm of his hand,
is that right?
- He sure does.
Quiet, Flipper.
I'm sorry.
I think he wants me to go with him,
to show me something.
- They're playful creatures.
I saw a dolphin up the coast.
Hey, did you say to show you something?
- Yeah, you know, he's
always finding things.
- Finding things?
- Hey, I wonder if he could've
found that missile package.
- That's ridiculous.
- No, it isn't.
I think I better call my dad.
- No, no, wait a minute.
Couldn't we follow him and
see if your guess is right?
- I can't.
I've got orders to stay here by the radio.
- Well, in that case, I guess I'll just
have to pull rank on your father.
As a Navy officer, I hereby commandeer you
and your dolphin and
that skiff over there.
- Well, orders are orders,
aren't they, Flipper?
- I better radio my dad and
let him know I'm with you.
- No, no, don't do that.
There isn't any time to lose.
- Well, is that an order, too?
- Yes, it is.
Come on, let's go.
- Okay, Flipper, lead on.
- Look, he's breaking for the shore.
- He seems to be heading
for that cove over there.
- I knew it.
- What?
- Nothing around here that I can see.
- There must be something.
Look at him!
It may be up there in the bushes.
- Let's go and look.
- I'll go.
Where is it, Flipper?
I found it!
- Great!
Hurry back with it.
Thank you Mr. Flipper.
You just helped me make a small fortune.
Get aboard so we can get out of here.
- Don't you want me to run the boat?
- No.
Hurry up, we haven't got all day.
- Boy, oh boy.
I can't wait 'til we tell Dad.
Hey, you're heading in
the wrong direction.
Our place is back there.
- Just relax, kid.
I know where your place is.
I got to meet some friends up the coast.
- What do you mean, meet some friends?
We gotta take this to the Coast Guard.
- They'll find out soon enough.
- Hey, wait a minute.
- I said relax.
- You're a spy, aren't you?
- Now, just sit down, will you?
Now, look.
You're a big boy, but I'm a lot bigger.
Besides, I got a gun here.
- What do you want with that?
- There's nothing I
want with it personally.
- Just think of all
the Americans who could
get hurt if some enemy got their hands
on the information that's in there.
Boy, I wish my dad could
get his hands on you.
- He's not going to so
just keep still, will you?
Don't be a fool!
If you don't get back in the boat
by the count of three, I'll use this.
- Get the package, Flipper!
- Come back here, you hear me?
- Well, Porter, what do you wanna do now?
- I don't know.
We've covered the...
- Beg pardon, sir.
Radio's picked up its transmission again.
- Are you sure?
- Positive identification.
It's the instrument package, sir.
Funny thing though, it's
moving at a steady speed,
north along coast, against the tide.
- Come on.
- No, wait a minute, wait a minute.
I think we can it get
it better in the launch.
Let's go.
- w-o-s-s-s-s.
This is radio Coast Guard, come in please.
- That's us, Bud, let me have it.
This is W-D-9-5-9-8.
Go ahead Coast Guard.
- Porter,
according to our radio tracking
device, that instrument
package is being delivered
special delivery right
straight to your house.
- Roger Coast Guard I read you.
We're under way and
proceeding to the dock.
W-n-e-s-s-s out.
- Help, Dad, help!
- Hold it right there.
Now get out.
What's going on, here?
- Dad, this guy tried to
steal the instrument pack.
- Is that right?
Well, we've got him now, Sandy.
- Thanks, Ranger.
That was quite a tackle you threw, son.
- Oh, is he, is he a SPY?
- It's my guess he is,
but we'll soon find out.
- Wouldn't you know it?
The first time I don't
have to stay by the radio,
I miss all the fun.
- Fun?
What fun?
Tell him, Flipper.
- Flipper?
What did the dolphin have to do with it?
- Well, that's a long story, Commander,
very long story.
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 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
the temperature is 69 degrees.
Forecast for tomorrow: clear and sunny
with early morning overcast
clearing before noon.
- We really shouldn't
be doing this, you know.
- What, our homework?
- No, dope)!-
If Dad told us once, he
told us a dozen times that...
- That there would be no television
until your homework is done.
- Oh, hiya, Dad.
We didn't expect ya home so early.
- Yeah, I can see that, Bud.
- Alright, turn it off.
- Oh, but Dad, it's only the news.
That's like, educational T.V.
- He's got something there, Dad.
- The historic
inner city beauty pageant ended last night
as three beauty queens walked off
with $5,000 in prize money.
- Uh, that may be educational,
but that has nothing to do with homework.
Now we bring you information
about a most unusual
event which took place
at Cape Kennedy today.
An experimental satellite launched
only a few hours ago veered off course
shortly after the launching.
The body of the satellite
has been recovered,
but an instrument package
lodged in the nosecone
and containing classified information
has not yet been found.
It is believed to be somewhere in the
Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.
Since the package
broadcasts a radio signal
when immersed in water,
authorities do not anticipate
any trouble in retrieving
the valuable instrument.
Observers have charted the probable
position of the instrument package
as being in the vicinity
of Coral Key Park.
- Wow.
That sounds like it's right in our lap.
♫ They call him Flipper, Flipper
♫ Faster than lightning
♫ No one you see
♫ ls smarter than he
♫ And we know Flipper
♫ Lives in world full of wonder
♫ Lying there under
♫ Under the sea
Roger Coast Guard, I read you.
Go ahead, Coast Guard.
- What's the big rush?
- I promised I'd take Flipper
fishing before supper.
- You're taking him fishing?
- Yeah, I found this cove outside the park
just full of flounder.
You should see it.
- What makes you think he doesn't
already know about that cove?
- Well, if Flipper did know about it,
there'd be no fish there, right?
Right, so there.
- Roger Coast Guard.
W-n-e-s-s-s out.
- Did they find the missile yet?
- Well, it's not a missile, Sandy,
it's an instrument package.
No, they haven't found it.
Something happened to the radio signal.
It went dead, which means they're
gonna have to search every square inch
of water both in and outside the park.
Now, the Coast Guard's
mounting a search group
and we're gonna join them.
- Well, I finished my
homework, Dad and I'm ready.
- Me, too.
- I thought you were
taking' Flipper fishing.
- Flipper can wait.
This is important, he'll understand.
- Well, I'm gonna Commander Brownell
at the helicopter air station, so, uh,
one of you guys are gonna have to...
- Stay by the radio.
- Well, should we flip?
- Alright.
- Alright, Sandy, you call it.
- Heads.
- Tails.
Sorry, Sandy.
- Can't win 'em all.
- See ya later.
- Hi Flipper, where you been?
Anyway, I'm glad you're here.
Gonna be dullsville around here today.
We can play catch.
I can hear the radio from
here if you'll keep quiet.
Come on, Flipper, toss me a stripe.
Don't you wanna play ball, Flipper?
Well, what's the matter with you?
- It looks as though your friend
has gone on strike, huh?
- You really scared me.
- I'm sorry.
I'm Lieutenant Johnson,
United States Navy.
- Hi, I'm Sandy Ricks.
I guess you wanna see my dad, huh?
Ranger Ricks?
He just left.
Are you here about the instrument package?
- Yes, where did your father go?
- He's out with the Coast Guard
helping them with the search.
- Oh, I see.
I was hoping he'd be
able to go out with me.
I've been assigned to this search area
and I understand that your father
knows this part like the palm of his hand,
is that right?
- He sure does.
Quiet, Flipper.
I'm sorry.
I think he wants me to go with him,
to show me something.
- They're playful creatures.
I saw a dolphin up the coast.
Hey, did you say to show you something?
- Yeah, you know, he's
always finding things.
- Finding things?
- Hey, I wonder if he could've
found that missile package.
- That's ridiculous.
- No, it isn't.
I think I better call my dad.
- No, no, wait a minute.
Couldn't we follow him and
see if your guess is right?
- I can't.
I've got orders to stay here by the radio.
- Well, in that case, I guess I'll just
have to pull rank on your father.
As a Navy officer, I hereby commandeer you
and your dolphin and
that skiff over there.
- Well, orders are orders,
aren't they, Flipper?
- I better radio my dad and
let him know I'm with you.
- No, no, don't do that.
There isn't any time to lose.
- Well, is that an order, too?
- Yes, it is.
Come on, let's go.
- Okay, Flipper, lead on.
- Look, he's breaking for the shore.
- He seems to be heading
for that cove over there.
- I knew it.
- What?
- Nothing around here that I can see.
- There must be something.
Look at him!
It may be up there in the bushes.
- Let's go and look.
- I'll go.
Where is it, Flipper?
I found it!
- Great!
Hurry back with it.
Thank you Mr. Flipper.
You just helped me make a small fortune.
Get aboard so we can get out of here.
- Don't you want me to run the boat?
- No.
Hurry up, we haven't got all day.
- Boy, oh boy.
I can't wait 'til we tell Dad.
Hey, you're heading in
the wrong direction.
Our place is back there.
- Just relax, kid.
I know where your place is.
I got to meet some friends up the coast.
- What do you mean, meet some friends?
We gotta take this to the Coast Guard.
- They'll find out soon enough.
- Hey, wait a minute.
- I said relax.
- You're a spy, aren't you?
- Now, just sit down, will you?
Now, look.
You're a big boy, but I'm a lot bigger.
Besides, I got a gun here.
- What do you want with that?
- There's nothing I
want with it personally.
- Just think of all
the Americans who could
get hurt if some enemy got their hands
on the information that's in there.
Boy, I wish my dad could
get his hands on you.
- He's not going to so
just keep still, will you?
Don't be a fool!
If you don't get back in the boat
by the count of three, I'll use this.
- Get the package, Flipper!
- Come back here, you hear me?
- Well, Porter, what do you wanna do now?
- I don't know.
We've covered the...
- Beg pardon, sir.
Radio's picked up its transmission again.
- Are you sure?
- Positive identification.
It's the instrument package, sir.
Funny thing though, it's
moving at a steady speed,
north along coast, against the tide.
- Come on.
- No, wait a minute, wait a minute.
I think we can it get
it better in the launch.
Let's go.
- w-o-s-s-s-s.
This is radio Coast Guard, come in please.
- That's us, Bud, let me have it.
This is W-D-9-5-9-8.
Go ahead Coast Guard.
- Porter,
according to our radio tracking
device, that instrument
package is being delivered
special delivery right
straight to your house.
- Roger Coast Guard I read you.
We're under way and
proceeding to the dock.
W-n-e-s-s-s out.
- Help, Dad, help!
- Hold it right there.
Now get out.
What's going on, here?
- Dad, this guy tried to
steal the instrument pack.
- Is that right?
Well, we've got him now, Sandy.
- Thanks, Ranger.
That was quite a tackle you threw, son.
- Oh, is he, is he a SPY?
- It's my guess he is,
but we'll soon find out.
- Wouldn't you know it?
The first time I don't
have to stay by the radio,
I miss all the fun.
- Fun?
What fun?
Tell him, Flipper.
- Flipper?
What did the dolphin have to do with it?
- Well, that's a long story, Commander,
very long story.
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 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