Flipper Dolphins Don't Sleep (Season 3, Episode 18)
TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Family

Flipper

Dolphins Don't Sleep (Season 3, Episode 18)

TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Family

Instead of shooting the saw fish with his tranquilizer dart, the hunter shoots Flipper. But dolphins cannot sleep underwater. They boys must get him the antidote before he dies.

Director

Joe Gannon (as Joseph Gannon)

Writers

Peter Dixon (writer) (as Peter L. Dixon) | Laird Koenig (writer)

Producer

James Buxbaum (producer)

Composer

Samuel Matlovsky (music composed and conducted by)

Cinematographer

Howard Winner (director of photography)

Editor

Stan Gilbert

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 4, 1967

Release date

Feb 4, 1967 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
6 cast members

Name	Known for
Brian Kelly Porter Ricks Porter Ricks See fewer	Blade Runner (1982)
Luke Halpin Sandy Ricks Sandy Ricks See fewer	Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Tommy Norden Bud Ricks Bud Ricks See fewer	Flipper (1964)
Flipper Flipper Flipper See fewer	Flipper (1964)
Jean-Pierre Aumont Guy Courtney (as Jean Pierre Aumont) Guy Courtney (as Jean Pierre Aumont) See fewer	Day for Night (1973)
Peter Van Zyl Swimmer Swimmer See fewer	It's Complicated (2009)