Dolphin for Sale

Sandy (Luke Halpin) and Bud (Tommy Norden) are playing in the water with Flipper when Ricks (Brian Kelly) arrives; he orders his sons out of the water so they can perform neglected chores. Unbeknownst to the Ricks family, nasty fisherman Ken Drake (as Dorrie Stone) has been spying from some bushes. Mr. Drake is impressed with the tricks he has seen Flipper perform; he captures the dolphin, employing the "horn" he saw the boys using to call their pet. While the Ricks family wonder about their missing pet, Drake plans to sell the trapped Flipper to a traveling water circus - which he does, for $500.00. Will the Ricks family be able to recover their lost pet?

**** Dolphin for Sale (10/24/64) Leon Benson ~ Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden

Two boys play with their pet. Background music and beautiful scenes tell us the boys are having a wonderful time. A father comes home and yells at his kids for leaving the house a mess, then they all go inside. Little did they know a man was hiding behind the bush. He steals the horn used to call flipper. Then, loaded with a bucket-full of bait, this same man leads Flipper to his cage.

The focus of the story is on the boys' trying to get their dolphin back. Po gets involved, then gets the Constable hyped up about it.

The scenery as the boys are playing with Flipper is beautiful. Those are some of my favorite parts.