Flipper (dolphin)
Flipper is the name of the main character in several American films and television series by Ivan Tors , which are about the fictional experiences of a dolphin . After the movie adaptation in 1963 with the female dolphin Mitzi (* 1958; † 1972) as pinball, the television series was first broadcast on NBC from 1964 to 1967 . From January 1, 1966, the series was shown in a German dubbed version on ZDF . The title role was played by a total of five female bottlenose dolphins . The front fins of dolphins and whales are called " flippers " .
Two of the performing dolphins, Suzy and Cathy, lost their daily task and speech after the shooting and died shortly afterwards of various illnesses. Her trainer at the time, Ric O'Barry , later spoke out against the training of dolphins as film stars, as it meant considerable stress for the animals, and has since been committed to the captivity and hunting of dolphins; In his documentary thriller The Bay (2009) he turned against the Japanese dolphin hunt.
Similar to other animal series stars, such as B. Rin Tin Tin , Lassie and Fury , Flipper is given a human-like intelligence and a mostly superhuman moral integrity (the ability to distinguish good and bad and to follow honorable motives), which makes him a perfect protector and crime fighter in the films .
Movies and series
- Flipper starred in three movies: Flipper from 1963, in the sequel New Adventure with Flipper from 1964 and in the movie Flipper from 1996.
- In 1964, the US television station NBC aired the children's series Flipper for the first time, which was followed by a second season in 1965. 1966 followed a third and final season, again with the main actors Brian Kelly (Porter Ricks), Luke Halpin (Sandy Ricks) and Tommy Norden (Bud Ricks). The ZDF first broadcast the three seasons of the series from 1966 to 1969 in Germany.
- From 1995 to 2000, a remake of the series, Flippers New Adventures , aired in four seasons, starring Jessica Alba among others .
- Flipper & Lopaka , Australian animated series
Web links
- Flipper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Flipper (1963) in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Flippers new adventures in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Flipper (1996) in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Series Season 1964-1967 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Series Season 1995-2000 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Episode guide for the series (1995-2000)
- Flipper Tv Show Theme Song Lyrics
- Pinball at fifitesweb.com
- Pinball at tv-nostalgie.de
- Lyrics ( Memento from August 16, 2002 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Iris Hellmuth: TV series "Flipper": Tragedy in the bottlenose dolphin. In: Spiegel Online . October 1, 2009, accessed December 19, 2014 .
- ↑ ANIMAL GUARDIAN RIC O´BARRY Flippers curse fr-online.de