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(peaceful music)

(Flipper squeaking)

- 11 gulls, one flamingo, four egrets.

- And one albatross.

- An albatross, where?

- Right over there.

- That's Pelican Pete.

Boy, wouldn't we look dumb handing in a report

with an albatross in it?

- Well, what's so dumb, the ancient mariner saw one.

- Okay, just because you're going

through an identifying phase.

- A what phase?

- Identifying, every adolescent goes through a period

where he identifies with characters he reads about.

- Oh, hey, there's Flipper.

- Hiya, bov-

(Flipper squeaking)

- Sorry, Flipper, we can't play now, we're working.

Sandy, what's that phase you said I was going through?

- Identifying, you know, you imagine that the people

you read about are real.

Don't worry, we all go through it.

- Well, I think I just might be a very bad case,

'cause I just saw the the ship, the Bounty.

- The what?

- The ship the Bounty in the book, Mutiny on the Bounty.

I just saw it. - Where?

- Look for yourself, right over there.

- I may be going through that phase too.

We'd better call Dad, I think we all flipped.

(Flipper squeaking)

J1 They call him Flipper

J1 Flipper faster than lightning

J1 No one you see

J1 ls smarter than he

J1 And we know Flipper

J1 Lives in a world full of wonder

J1 Lying there under

I! Under the sea

(Flipper squeaking)

(dramatic music)

- What do you make of her, Dad?

- Well, I don't know, Sandy.

We're not close enough to read her registry numbers yet.

- Well, I know what I make of it.

It's a ghost ship, that's what.

- It's the Bounty. - The Bounty?

- I told you it was a ghost ship.

- Bud, there's no such thing as ghost ships.

- But Dad, the Bounty sank over 150 years ago.

I read it in a library book.

- Yeah, I know that, Bud.

Well, we'll know what it is in a minute.

- Sandy, what'd you do with my camera?

- You left it below.

- Ahoy there.

Ahoy there.

- [Jeremiah] Ahoy there, yourself.

- [Bud] Dad, Flipper is scared, maybe we'd better go back.

- Ahoy there.

- Dad, it's a ghost.

- I'm a little substantial for a ghost, don't you think?

Permit me to introduce myself, Captain Jeremiah West,

master of this good ship, the Bounty.

- I'm Porter Ricks.

I'm the park warden here.

These are my two sons, Sandy and Bud.

It gave us quite a turn seeing your ship

here in the waters like this.

- A lot of people, like the lad there,

think they're seeing a ghost ship.

Actually this here vessel is an exact duplicate

of the original Bounty.

We're taking her on a world tour, and then she'll be

on permanent display in St. Petersburg.

- Gosh, can see what she looks like inside?

- No, she's not shipshape as yet,

but as soon as we get back to St. Petersburg,

I'll personally give you a guided tour.

- Well, if there's anything I can do for you

while you're here in the park--

- Well, as a matter of fact, there might be at that.

You see since we hit the becalmed waters,

I gave the men shore leave.

They took the dinghy and now I find myself in need

of a few extra tubes for our radio.

- Oh, I'd be very happy to take you to the shore

and show you where you can buy some.

- Oh, good, I'll let my lookout know,

and then the men can pick me up at your place.

- [Sandy] Boy, that boat's really something, huh, Dad?

- Sure is.

- Yeah, but would like to go on board her now.

- Well, you're gonna have to wait

'til she gets to St. Petersburg, Bud.

(Flipper squeaking)

- Oh, Dad, can Flipper come too?

- Yes, Bud, Flipper can come too.

(Flipper squeaking)

- "The situation looked hopeless indeed.

"The ship was entirely in the hands of the mutineers.

"Captain Bligh turned to Christian shouting,

"Murder, treason, you mutinous dog.

"I'll see you hung."

(Flipper squeaking)

Imagine, Flipper, the Bounty right here in Coral Key.

It's like we were in the story.

(Flipper squeaking)

Even though we can't go aboard, I don't think Captain West

would mind too much if we just swam out there

and looked at her real close.

Do you think he'd mind?

(Flipper squeaking)

Hey, we might even see some of the blood

left over from the mutiny, come on.

(surfboard splashes)

(Flipper squeaking)

(ship creaking)

(bell rings)

(Flipper squeaking)

- You got everything you need?

. YUP-

- Good, I'm sorry Bud wasn't here to say goodbye.

- Well, we'll see him in a few months.

Now that invitation still stands,

just as soon as we get back.

- Right.

- With this wind picking up, we'll set sail right away.

We've got a long first leg of our voyage.

- Where's you first stop?

- The Canary Islands off the coast of Africa.

- Well, look, have a good trip and a safe one.

- Thank you, matey.

(motorboat revs)

(waves crashing)

- "As each day passes, my crew gets

"increasingly out of hand.

"I fear that I must be more firm with them,

"and the fury of the storm is growing hourly."

(wind howling)

(door knob rattling)

Mr. Christian.

(banging on door)

Mr. Christian, Mr. Christian, what is the meaning of this?

I demand to know why I was locked into my own cabin.

And what is it with you guys?

I mean, why aren't you men at your assigned tasks?

- The men have had all they can take

of your bullying, Captain Bligh.

From now on, I am taking over this ship.

- You can't do that, that's mutiny.

- Get him and bring him back.

- Boy, will you look at that, Dad.

- Yeah, that's quite a sight, Sandy.

Here, take a look.

I wish Bud were here to see this.

By the way, did he say where he was going this afternoon?

- He wasn't going anywhere special that I know of.

- Well, I think I'll know what I'll do.

You know that watch I was gonna buy him for his birthday?

I'm gonna buy it now.

He's probably out daydreaming somewhere

and doesn't even know what time it is.

Boy, that's beautiful.

(Flipper squeaking)

- Flipper, Flipper, help. (gasps)

Flipper, Flipper, save me.

Flipper, save me, Flipper.

Flipper, Flipper, save me.

Flipper, Flipper, save me.

- The hatch is all secure, mate.

- Yes, sir.

- Well, I guess we won't be seeing

the good old USA for a while.

I'm gonna miss her.

- [Mate] Yes, sir, she sure is beautiful.

(Flipper squeaking)

(Jeremiah laughs) - What's that?

- That must be Flipper.

- Flipper?

- Yeah, the Ricks boys' pet.

It probably came along to say bon voyage.

Solong,FHppen

(Flipper squeaking)

I'll take over.

- Yes, sir.

(ship creaking)

- Hey, let me out of here.

(banging)

Let me out of here.

Will you let me out?

(door knob rattling)

(waves crashing)

Flipper, Flipper, go get Dad.

I gotta get out of here.

(Flipper squeaking)

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

(hat splashes)

Here, take that, give it to Dad.

(birds chirping)

- Thanks anyway, bye.

He's not at Shorty Flanagan's either.

- Well, try the Griffiths.

They go fishing on Sunday afternoon, maybe he's over there.

(Flipper squeaking)

- There's Flipper, maybe he knows where Bud is.

- Go take a look, I'll call the Griffiths.

Hello, Mrs. Griffiths, Porter Ricks.

I'm fine, thank you.

Mrs. Griffiths, did you and your husband

go fishing this afternoon?

No, no, no, I'm not worried about that, the season's open.

I'm looking for Bud.

- [Sandy] Dad, Dad.

- Just a minute, Mrs. Griffiths.

- Flipper brought this back and he's yakking up a storm.

(Flipper squeaking)

- What is it, it's all wet?

- I have an idea Bud's on it. - Yeah.

I'll call you back, Mrs. Griffiths.

Thank you very much.

Let me see that.

Well, if he is on it, that boat's sailed.

I'm gonna try and get hold of that captain.

(Flipper squeaking)

- Sir, I have just been in radio contact

with Ranger Ricks at Coral Key.

He thinks his son, Bud, is somewhere aboard the ship.

- Bud here?

- Yes sir, it sounds crazy, but he said their pet dolphin

came home wearing the captain's hat.

- What?

- Captain Bligh's hat, sir.

- On.

- Dad, you're not mad, are ya?

- Well, I'm not exactly mad, Bud, but I wish you'd learn

to curb that imagination of yours.

- I promise I will, Dad. (gasps)

- [Sandy] What's the matter?

- The Nautilus. - The what?

- The Nautilus, the submarine.

In Jules Verne's book, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,

I just saw it, I did.

- Dad, I think we'd better supervise his reading

for a while, don't you?

- Yeah, I'd say that would be a pretty good idea, Sandy.

- Ask Flipper.

Flipper, you saw it, didn't you?

(Flipper squeaking)

J1 Everyone loves the king of the sea

J1 Ever so kind and gentle is he

J1 Tricks he will do when children are near

J1 And how they laugh when he's near

J1 They call him Flipper, Flipper

J1 Faster than lightning

J1 No one you see is smarter than he

J1 And we know Flipper

J1 Lives in a world full of wonder

J1 Lying there under, under the sea

(lion roars)