Flipper
Created by Ernie Wallengren, Michael Nankin, Reuben Leder
On Syndication, Pax TV
A bright, family-friendly adventure series centered on a dolphin and marine researchers in the Florida Keys, balancing educational content with episodic rescue and discovery narratives.
Flipper is a 1995–2000 American family adventure drama series developed by E.F. Wallengren, Michael Nankin and Reuben Leder, a sequel to Jack Cowden's 1964–67 NBC series of the same name. In and around the Bal Harbor Institute, a marine mammal research facility in beautiful Florida Keys, groundbreaking studies are being conducted on dolphin behavior and everyone's favorite dolphin finds adventure.
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