What kind of dolphin was Flipper?
Was the original Flipper a movie or series?
When was it first released?


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- Flipper is a 1963 American adventure film written by Arthur Weiss[3] based upon a story by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden. Produced by Ivan Tors and directed by James B. Clark, the film centers on a 12-year-old boy living with his parents in the Florida Keys who befriends an injured wild  dolphin. The boy and the dolphin become inseparable, eventually overcoming the misgivings of the boy's fisherman father.
A film sequel, Flipper's New Adventure, was filmed in late 1963 and released in June 1964. That same year, a television series inspired by the movie, also titled Flipper, began and ran until 1967 with a total of 88 episodes. 
A 1990s television revival featured Jessica Alba. In 1996, a movie remake was released, starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood.

-Flipper is an American television program broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967.[1] Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the pet of Porter Ricks, chief warden at Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve (a fictional version of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, Florida), and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud. The show has been dubbed an "aquatic Lassie", and a considerable amount of children's merchandise inspired by the show was produced during its first run.
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What kind of dolphin was Flipper?
Was the original Flipper a movie or series?
When was it first released?


Source Materials Used:

- Flipper is a 1963 American adventure film written by Arthur Weiss[3] based upon a story by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden. Produced by Ivan Tors and directed by James B. Clark, the film centers on a 12-year-old boy living with his parents in the Florida Keys who befriends an injured wild  dolphin. The boy and the dolphin become inseparable, eventually overcoming the misgivings of the boy's fisherman father.
A film sequel, Flipper's New Adventure, was filmed in late 1963 and released in June 1964. That same year, a television series inspired by the movie, also titled Flipper, began and ran until 1967 with a total of 88 episodes. 
A 1990s television revival featured Jessica Alba. In 1996, a movie remake was released, starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood.

-Flipper is an American television program broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967.[1] Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the pet of Porter Ricks, chief warden at Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve (a fictional version of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, Florida), and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud. The show has been dubbed an "aquatic Lassie", and a considerable amount of children's merchandise inspired by the show was produced during its first run.
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Flipper was a bottle-nosed dolphin. The original Flipper feature was an American adventure film released in 1963.
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What kind of dolphin was Flipper?
Was the original Flipper a movie or series?
When was it first released?


Source Materials Used:

- Flipper is a 1963 American adventure film written by Arthur Weiss[3] based upon a story by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden. Produced by Ivan Tors and directed by James B. Clark, the film centers on a 12-year-old boy living with his parents in the Florida Keys who befriends an injured wild  dolphin. The boy and the dolphin become inseparable, eventually overcoming the misgivings of the boy's fisherman father.
A film sequel, Flipper's New Adventure, was filmed in late 1963 and released in June 1964. That same year, a television series inspired by the movie, also titled Flipper, began and ran until 1967 with a total of 88 episodes. 
A 1990s television revival featured Jessica Alba. In 1996, a movie remake was released, starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood.

-Flipper is an American television program broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967.[1] Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the pet of Porter Ricks, chief warden at Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve (a fictional version of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, Florida), and his two young sons, Sandy and Bud. The show has been dubbed an "aquatic Lassie", and a considerable amount of children's merchandise inspired by the show was produced during its first run.</s>
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Flipper was a bottle-nosed dolphin. The original Flipper feature was an American adventure film released in 1963.</s>
