Saturday 9: Flipper

Sam’s Saturday 9: Flipper (1964)

 

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…

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1) Flipper ran for three seasons, from 1964 to 1967. Are you familiar with the show? Were you a fan?

Not really, it was my show of last resort. When nothing else was on I watched it.

2) Brothers Sandy and Bud consider a bottle-nosed dolphin, named Flipper, their pet. Do you currently share your home with any animals?

Well if you count mice then yes.

3) Bud and Sandy's dad was Chief Warden Porter Ricks of the fictional Coral Key Marine Preserve. In reality, the show was filmed in Miami and Key Biscayne. When were you last in the ocean? Which ocean was it?

Umm…

It is low tide right now and I know that because I can smell the mud flats.

If I don’t like the beach on the bay side that day I can drive a mile and be on the ocean side. But it take a while to get there because I have to cross Rt. 6, sometimes it is easier to make a right turn out of the end of my street and then make a left turn on a to a side street because trying for an opening on both lanes is near impossible.

4) There was no one single "Flipper." In close-ups, the role was played by a dolphin named Susie. While Susie was good at interacting with people, she had trouble with stunts, and sometimes a male dolphin named Clown was brought in for action sequences. Do you consider yourself more social, like Susie? Or are you more athletic, like Clown?

I will have to pick Susie by default, I’m not good with social interactions and I really hate sports.

5) Without looking it up, do you know the difference between a dolphin and a porpoise?

Nope.

I thought they were the same but since you asked they must be different, however I have been to Cape Porpoise and you can get fresh lobsters right off of the boat.

6) Flipper wasn't just a TV pet. He was an industry! During the show's run, Flipper comic books, coloring books and puzzles were very popular. As an adult, do you entertain yourself by reading comics, coloring, or completing jigsaw puzzles?

Jigsaw puzzles… that is Microsoft Jigsaw puzzles.

7) The Flipper lunchbox was also a big seller. It came with a Thermos topped with a red cup. Do you own a Thermos?

Not that brand but I do own a vacuum insulated bottle

Here is question for everyone; how many times did you sit down for lunch and find that the vacuum bottle broke?

 

8) In 1964, when Flipper premiered, it was up against The Outer Limits and The Jackie Gleason Show. If those were your only viewing choices, would you watch the family show about the dolphin, the sci-fi anthology show, or the comedy-variety show? (Or would you rather flip through a magazine?)

Well I think that the long time players of Saturday 9 knows my answer… “The Outer Limits”

9) Random question  -- Which would you be more comfortable explaining: how a car engine works, the current IRS tax brackets, or the rules of baseball?

Um… is there a fourth choice?

Does anyone really knows how to describe the tax brackets, I don’t like baseball, and explaining how a car engine work I probably know best but first I need to know… a gas engine car, an electric car, or a hybrid car?

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