As of July 2026, Flipper Season 1 aired in 1964 with 30 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Flipper Season 1

1964 30 Episodes Action & Adventure · Family ⭐ 6/10

Flipper Season 1 has built a real following on and among viewers who do not usually seek out animation. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 56 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Luke Halpin brings more to the role than the format usually demands. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason Flipper Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. Flipper Season 1 treats animation as a medium, not a limitation. Season 1 of Flipper includes 30 episodes. It aired from September 1964 to April 1965. This season stars Luke Halpin, Brian Kelly and Tommy Norden. Luke Halpin and Brian Kelly lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1964. What makes Flipper Season 1 more than a curiosity is writing that would hold up in any format. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Genuinely enjoyable for a wide range of viewers, Flipper Season 1 treats animation as a delivery mechanism, not a limitation. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Luke Halpin's voice work is a big part of what makes it distinctive. If you have been sleeping on it because of the format, the format is not the thing here.

📡 Where to Watch Flipper Season 1

🇦🇺 Australia

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

🇺🇸 United States

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

🇳🇿 New Zealand

Amazon Prime Video

🎬 Flipper Season 1 — Episode Guide

Dr Phil Harmon is attacked by a shark. He radios to bring a rare blood type that can save his life.

The Red Hot Car

The boys find themselves in deep water when they disobey their father and dive down to investigate a car that has been dumped in the ocean.

Flipper comes to the rescue when a submarine gets caught on the bottom of the ocean, trapping its occupant who is fast running out of air.

The Gulf Between

Bud isn't happy with the new woman in his father's life. Feeling alone in the world, Bud stays out in the ocean too late and winds up lost in an underwater cave at high tide.

City boy, Mike Beldon arrives in Corel Key with a huge chip on his shoulder about his mother's new husband. However, a near death accident helps him see his new step-father in a different light.

Dolphin for Sale

Dorrie steals Flipper and sells him to a carnival owner.

Not Necessarily Gospel

Porter is concerned that Bud is taking old Hap Gorman's stories too seriously and warns his son that not everything the old man tells him is true.

Countdown for Flipper

Flipper's days are numbered when he is accused of eating a prized fish worth a lot of money. Just as Flipper is to be cut open to retrieve the fish, Bud and Sandy discover it has been stolen by Jim and race to prove their pet's innocence in before it's too late.

Bud and Sandy hear Flipper say in plain English he wants to leave for London with Professor Marvello, and the professor's circus colleagues bring nets to take Flipper away.

My Brother Flipper

Flipper saves the life of an old Greek sponge poacher in the preserve, but Bud and Sandy tell Po of his illegal activities.

The Second Time Around

Po and Sandy rescue a despondent former water ski champion, now in a wheelchair, and her mother from a hurricane. Flipper gets tangled in a fishnet.

Lady and the Dolphin (1)

Despite their best attempts to impress a visiting Congress woman, Porter and the boys are devastated to learn that she plans to close the park.

Lady and the Dolphin (2)

In a last ditch attempt to convince Congress woman Helen Browning that she should use government funding to keep the Park open, Sandy and Bud take her skin-diving.

Bud and Sandy, on a trip with Hap Gorman to his secret fishing grounds, board an abandoned boat, not knowing that a hidden charge of dynamite is about to blow it to pieces.

The Misanthrope

Sandy, Bud and Flipper decide to become detectives when reports claim that someone has been looting boats in Coral Key Park.

Flipper's Bank Account

When Flipper finds a Spanish doubloon on the ocean bottom and brings it to Bud and Sandy, rumours about Spanish Treausures spread quickly and an underwater gold rush ensues.

Flipper leads Bud to a beach where Lynn Borden lies half conscious after falling off a boat 20 miles at sea.

The Day of the Shark

Porter Ricks, Sandy and Marine Researcher Dr Williams Tollner go to sea to investigate a school of lemon sharks which have invaded Coral Key Park.

Pretty teenager Bonnie McCoy takes Sandy by surprise when she sails into view aboard a floating zoo.

Flipper finds money underwater and presents some of the bills to Bud. Flipper shows Bud where it came from and they collect more from the underwater wreck.

🎭 Cast of Flipper Season 1

Luke Halpin

Brian Kelly

Tommy Norden

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