Review of Flipper — Flipper and the Mermaid

Note: I decided to go into this blind, not having watched an episode of Flipper in about 40 years.

If you’re unfamiliar with the show, it’s about a preternaturally intelligent dolphin given the stupid yet addictive name “Flipper” whose main role in life is to help humans out of jams caused by their own stupidity.

Original airdate: September 18, 1965 — (S02E01)

Flipper loves jumping more than flipping, actually