The television series ran for eighty-eight episodes from 1964 to 1967 (with Halpin appearing in all but three episodes) and is still in syndication. It was filmed in the park and waters around Key Biscayne, Florida, at the Ivan Tors (now Greenwich) Studios and the Miami Seaquarium, both in Miami. The series performed strongly in the hotly contested Saturday night TV slot, rating in the Top 25 of all TV shows in its debut 1964-65 season. The series made Halpin a teen idol, especially among adolescent viewers. He was often featured in such magazines as "Bravo", "Teen Life", "16 Magazine", and the earliest issues of "Tiger Beat". On the basis of his appearances in the original "Flipper" feature films, Halpin was a guest 'contestant' on the CBS panel show "To Tell the Truth" just prior to the beginning of filming of the "Flipper (1964 TV series)", on March 30, 1964. He appeared on the show again just prior to the filming of the second season, on April 15, 1965.