Flipper (1995 TV series)

Flipper (also known as Flipper The New Adventures) is

an American revival television series of the original 1964
Flipper television series.[1] The rst two seasons aired in
rst-run syndication; seasons 3 and 4 aired on the PAX
network.

(Laura Donaldson), moved into a house and the series

began to focus more on their family. Deputy Mark Delaney (Darrin Klimek) also replaced Garnett as Hamptons partner at the substation. At the marine institute,
Holly remained an intern but Dean left. Cap still apAlthough the series was set in Bal Harbour, Florida, it peared throughout Seasons 3 and 4 but is noticeably absent from many episodes.
was largely lmed in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
However three episodes during the rst season, including In Season 4, Toms niece Courtney Gordon (Skye Patch),
the pilot, were lmed in Pigeon Key, Florida and at the moved in with the Hampton/Parker family after being unhappy living with her mother in Washington D.C. Season
Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, Florida.
4 was essentially a continuation of Season 3 with no major changes. Most episodes are self-contained and there
was very little serialized storylines between episodes. The
1 Plot
series ended on a shockingly tragic note as Flipper accidentally became beached on a sand dune and was unable
Season 1 opened with the adult Dr. Keith Bud Ricks to free himself. Upon learning what happened, the entire
(Brian Wimmer) from the original 1964 Flipper series, cast rushed to the scene but arrived too late. Flippers
leading dolphin research at the Bal Harbour Marine In- heart stopped as they were trying to save him. The stitute in the Florida Keys. Dr. Pam Blondell (Colleen nal scene of the series was left somewhat ambiguous as
Flynn), a naval ocer, relocated to the Florida Keys to to whether Flipper was actually dead suggesting that his
join Dr. Ricks at the institute to perform dolphin re- heart may have started again and that he actually survives.
search. Dr. Blondell is accompanied by her son Mike
(Payton Haas), a rebellious teen. Mike was unhappy
about the move until he met Maya Graham (Jessica Alba),
a free spirited 14-year-old girl who had a special connection with Flipper and the ocean.

2 Cast and characters

Brian Wimmer as Dr. Keith Ricks (Season 1)

At the beginning of Season 2, Dr. Ricks, Dr. Blondell,

and her son Mike were written out of the series by leaving
Bal Harbour. Dr. Jennifer Daulton took over as the institutes director. Maya became an intern at the institute
while two new interns, Dean Gregson (Scott Michaelson)
and Holly Myers (Anja Coleby) were introduced. Next
door to the institute, a new substation for Air Sea Rescue
opened introducing Deputies Tom Hampton (Whip Hubley) and Quinn Garnett (Wren T. Brown). The deputies
were responsible for rescuing people in trouble at sea and
performed numerous rescues through the season. Hampton and Dr. Daulton had an on-again, o-again romance
during the season. Edward 'Cap' Daulton (Gus Mercurio), Dr. Daultons estranged father also moved to Bal
Harbour to try and re-establish a relationship with his
daughter. Cap was a charter boat captain and owned his
own boat, the Maria D, named after his late wife.

Colleen Flynn as Dr. Pamela Blondell (Season 1)

Payton Haas as Mike (Season 1)
Jessica Alba as Maya Graham (Seasons 1-2)
Whip Hubley as Tom Hampton (Seasons 2-4)
Elizabeth Morehead as Dr. Jennifer Daulton (Season 2)
Wren T. Brown as Quinn Garnett (Season 2)
Scott Michaelson as Dean Gregson (Season 2)
Anja Coleby as Holly (Seasons 2-4)
Gus Mercurio as Cap (Seasons 2-4)
Tiany Lamb as Alexandra Alex Parker Hampton
(Season 3-4)

In Season 3, Dr. Daulton and Maya were written out of

the series by leaving Bal Harbour to perform research in
the Red Sea and San Diego. Lt. Alex Parker (Tiany
Lamb), a navy marine became the institutes director and
married Tom Hampton. Hampton and Parker, along her
two kids Chris Parker (Craig Marriott) and Jackie Parker

Craig Marriott as Chris Parker (Season 3-4)

Laura Donaldson as Jacqueline Jackie Parker
(Season 3-4)
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5 LOCATIONS
Darrin Klimek as Mark Delaney (Season 3-4)

in Season 2 and was featured until the end of the series.

During Season 1, the Shipwrecks building was the resi Skye Patch as Courtney Gordon (Season 3 (recur- dence of Dr. Keith Ricks.
ring), Season 4)
At the start of Season 3, Tom Hampton married Alex
Nichola Parker as Bianca (Season 4 (recurring))
Parker and they moved into a house with Alexs children, Chris and Jackie. Alex Parker was widowed by Jack
Since Flipper was lmed in Australia, producers had to Parker, who died in a drowning accident about 2 years
rely heavily on Australian talent. Several regular cast before appearing in the series. The house contained an
members and most guest stars spoke their dialogue us- in-ground swimming pool and large dock.
ing non-native American accents. During seasons 3 and
4, Whip Hubley and Gus Mercurio were the only American actors in the cast. All other characters were portrayed 5.1 Filming locations
by Australian actors.
Flipper had many notable guest stars including Alan Dale
(The O.C.), Dwight Schultz (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Nicholas Hammond (The Sound Of Music), Jane
Badler (V), Robert Coleby (father of Anja Coleby), and
Season Hubley (real life sister of Whip Hubley). In fact,
many of these guest stars made more than one appearance, but often portrayed dierent characters each time.
Seasons 3 and 4 regular cast member Darrin Klimek also
appeared briey as a dierent character in the Season 1
episode Treasure Hunt.

Initial production on Flipper began in the Florida Keys

with the pilot and two other episodes being lmed there in
Season 1. Three locations were used for the Bal Harbor
Institute including Pigeon Key and the Dolphin Research
Institute on Grassy Key with a third location being used
for the beach where Maya rst meets Mike. A fourth
location was also used just east of Conch Key adjacent to
Overseas Highway 1 where Maya runs and meets Keith in
the Jeep to inform him Mike is in trouble. This location
is also the same location used in the movie True Lies.

Three dierent lming locations were used to portray the

Marine Institute. The pool area of the institute was lmed
3 Episodes
at Sea World, Gold Coast. The two story building was notable for being the only set used for the entire run of the
series, although it did not appear in every episode. The
Main article: List of Flipper (1995) episodes
same set was also re-used with little modication for other
lm and television productions such as Sabrina Down Under. After lming on Flipper wrapped, the building was
demolished in order to accommodate Sea Worlds Imag4 DVD releases
ine Dolphin Show attraction located nearby. Although
the area is unrecognizable today, an aerial shot in the SeaMGM Home Entertainment released the rst season of
son 1 episode F. Scott shows the original conguration
Flipper- The New Adventures on DVD on June 3, 2010
of the building at Sea World.
via Amazon.coms CreateSpace program.[2] This is a
Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available ex- During the rst two seasons only, indoor oce space for
the institute also appears. It is believed that this was
clusively through Amazon.com.
lmed on a soundstage at either Sea World or Warner
On April 2, 2013, TGG Direct will release seasons 2, 3,
Bros. Movie World.
[3]
& 4 on DVD in Region 1.
The exterior facade of the institutes building along
the waterfront was lmed in park space abutting the
Gold Coast Broadwater located in Southport, Queens5 Locations
land (a suburb of Gold Coast) near Ephraim Island. The
Ephraim Island road bridge is visible in many waterfront
The primary setting for Flipper was The Bal Harbour Ma- shots in the latter half of the series. The same location
rine Institute, a ctional dolphin research facility funded was also used for the Air Sea Rescue Substation and The
by the ctional Bal Harbour University.
Shipwreck. All three buildings along with the beachBetween Seasons 1 and 2, The Air Sea Rescue Substation front and park space were demolished in the early 2000s
was built next door to the Marine Institute when the series (decade) to make way for apartment buildings [4] and a
began focusing less on ocean and dolphin research based small harbour.
plots. The Air Sea Rescue was located directly on the The Hampton/Parker family home was lmed at an acbeach and had access to its own helicopter and hovercraft tual house (now known as McKinnon House) located at 1
for rescues. A speedboat was also added in Season 3.
Howard St. in the Gold Coast suburb of Runaway Bay.[5]
The Shipwreck was a restaurant located between the ma- The house was located just south of the marine institute,
rine institute and the substation. The restaurant opened substation and the shipwreck lming locations. The exte-

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rior of the house today is relatively unchanged since lming wrapped of Flipper in 2000.
Flipper lmed numerous scenes in the water and underwater. Many scenes above water were lmed in the channels and islands of the Gold Coast Broadwater while some
diving scenes were lmed in giant water tanks located at
Warner Bros. Movie World.

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

1996 Outstanding Sound Mixing Paul Brincat,
Kevin Patrick Burns, Jon Taylor, and Christian P.
Minkler (won)
1997 Outstanding Sound Mixing Jon Taylor,
Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr, and Craig Walmsley (won)

International broadcasters
Australia - Seven Network - Currently re-run on its
digital channel 7TWO at 10:00AM Sunday mornings.
USA - Family Net - Currently rerun re-run on its
digital channel at 4:00PM ET Weekdays
India - Pogo - 2004-05

References

[1] SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Second-generation Flipper makes a splash
on KCAL with environmental slant - Los Angeles Times.
Articles.latimes.com. 1995-10-08. Retrieved 2012-1128.
[2] http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/
Flipper-The-New-Adventures-Season-1/13525
[3] http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/
Flipper-Seasons-2-and-3-and-4/18071
[4] 323 Bayview Street, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Google Maps. Maps.google.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
[5] Gold Coast, 1 Howard Street, Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia - Google Maps. Maps.google.com. 197001-01. Retrieved 2012-11-28.

9 External links
Flipper at the Internet Movie Database
Flipper at TV.com

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