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- Good boy, Flipper!

Okay, just once more.

One, two, three!

Go!

Over here, Flipper!

Good boy.

Well, that's all.

- What's all the racket about, Bud?

- Oh, I've been teaching Flipper

how to retrieve the ammo can.

- I tell you, I wasn't dreaming, Dad,

I heard a distress call.

- Somebody hurt?

- Well, maybe.

Sandy thought he heard something a couple minutes ago.

- Dad, listen.

- WK8457, would you come in please?

This is urgent, over.

- WK8157, this is Porter Ricks.

I read you at Coral Key Ranger Station.

Can we relay to Coast Guard, over?

- Ah, Po, thank heavens.

This is Bill Darmon

aboard the Wind Rust.

I need help quickly.

Now, listen carefully,

I've been attacked by a shark.

Severe lacerations of the leg.

Lost a great deal of blood.

Need transfusion.

Blood type A negative.

Repeat, A negative.

Tell... tell Coast Guard try Miami Marine Hospital.

- Roger, WK8157, I read you.

Blood type A negative.

What's your position, Bill?

- About 10, 12 miles due south

Rocky Shoal.

I'm not sure.

Wife diving in park.

Find her.

She'll guide you here.

Oh...

Hurry.

- Sandy, you go up and stay on the camper radio phone.

Coast Guard radio Miami, this is WD9598,

I have urgent traffic for you, over.

Coast Guard radio Miami, this is WD9598,

I have urgent traffic for you, over.

♫ They call him Flipper, Flipper

♫ Faster than lightning

♫ No one you see

♫ ls smarter than he

♫ And we know Flipper

♫ Lives in a world full of wonder

♫ Flying there under

♫ Under the sea

- Hey, Dad, there's a dinghy!

- Looks empty.

- There she is!

- This is WD9598, come in Sandy!

- Hello, Dad.

- Sandy, we've spotted Elena Darmon.

Have you heard anything from her husband yet?

- No, Dad, not at all.

- All right, you stand by.

We'll pick her up and head for the Wind Rust.

Out.

- Bill's hurt.

He needs you.

- What happened?

- Shark.

He's lost some blood.

Coast Guard helicopter's flying plasma out from Miami.

It's a long way from here.

We should beat them there.

- Can I talk to him?

- We haven't been able to raise him since his first call.

Sandy's standing by on our radio phone on shore.

He'll relay any calls to us.

- I never should have left him out there alone.

- Easy, now, it's not your fault.

- Well, it is in a way.

We had a fight this morning,

we decided we were gonna break up.

- I'm sorry to hear that.

- You see, I was his nurse.

He married me in his one moment of weakness.

I never did fit in with the plans

of the successful boy wonder of medicine.

But I love him.

- You sure we're on the right course, Dad?

- According to the compass we are, Bud.

Due south of Rocky Shoals.

Okay?

. Okay-

- Can we go a little faster?

- Wide open now.

- There's the boat, Dad!

- That's it, that's the Wind Rust!

- Now, fire a flare

if you see the Coast Guard helicopter anywhere.

It's down below and it's cocked, so be careful.

- Hello, nurse.

- Plasma's coming, you'll be all right then.

- Water.

I'm dehydrated.

Thanks,Po.

- How you doing, Bill?

- Thank you.

Don't move me.

That's doctor's orders.

- Well, I'll give you something for the pain.

- Not yet.

I want to say something to you first, Elena.

- I'll go look for the helicopter.

- You shouldn't be talking.

- I've got to, while there's still time.

Elena...

I love you, do you know that?

- Bill.

- That's a stupid question.

I've never said it before, have I?

More water.

- Don't worry, Bill.

Now you've said it

and we'll just write it off

as the ravings of a man in shock.

- Elena.

Don't leave me.

- Oh, of course I wouldn't, Bill.

What ever gave you that silly idea?

- I can say one thing for that shark,

it certainly straightened out my sense of values.

- Oh, if it would only come.

He's so terribly weak.

- Look, Dad!

There's the copter!

Now can I shoot the flare, Dad?

- Okay, Bud, now!

- Look, Elena, it's 300 feet down there,

you'll never make it!

- I've got to.

- No, Elena!

- We can't just let him die!

- I'm gonna radio for more plasma.

- Po, there isn't time!

- Dad.

Dad, Flipper could find that box.

- Flipper?

The helicopter could get him before they get more plasma.

It's an hour flight to Miami

and it's only 15 minutes to Coral Key.

- Do you really think he could do it?

- Sure he could do it!

Only...

- Only what, son?

- Well, if that shark's still around that got Dr. Dorman.

- Bud, we gotta take that chance.

There's a man's life at stake here.

- I know.

' Okay?

' Okay!

- All right.

- This is very important, Sandy.

- I understand, Dad.

- Line up all the help you can,

net Flipper, and get him aboard the helicopter.

- I will, Dad.

- It should be there any minute now.

- Yes, Dad, I'll be watching for it.

- We're counting on you, son.

Good luck, out.

- I'll get Rick, Kevin, Barry...

This is the first time up for me, too, Flipper.

Don't worry!

- His pulse is almost gone.

They'll never get here in time.

- I'm freezing.

Must be slipping into coma.

- Hang on, Bill.

They're on their way.

- Bill!

Bill!

- I'm still here, darling.

Mainly because...

I don't want to leave you.

- We've carried a lot of strange things,

but a retriever dolphin?

Brother!

- How long before we're there?

- Oh, couple of minutes.

- You'll be back in the water soon, Flipper.

Just a little bit more.

- Dad, Dad, they're coming!

" Okay, Bud!

- Yes, Dad?

- It's all yours, now.

Yours and Flipper's!

- Come here Flipper!

Come on, boy!

Here, Flipper!

Now, I want you to listen to me very carefully.

No, no, no, not this one!

It's a bigger box and it's on the bottom.

- Try it again, son.

- It's like this one, but only bigger!

And it's way down deep.

Let's try it again.

One, two, three!

Please be careful.

- Nice going, Bud.

- Dad, look!

- The shark!

- Sandy, get the rifle.

- It's too late, he already dove.

Right where Flipper went down.

- Dad, look!

Blood!

Flipper!

Oh, Flipper!

- He made it.

- Nice work, Bud!

Come on.

- Gee, Flipper, you're the greatest!

You and my kid brother.

- I hear your tiger got the shark that almost got me.

- You're darn right.

- Teach him not to mess with our dolphin.

- Did you hear what the Coast Guard said about Flipper?

- They want to adopt him as their water safety mascot.

- Hey, that's great!

But I think we ought to ask Flipper.

Hey!

Want to join the Coast Guard?

- What'd he say, Bud?

- Says it's okay with him.

Just as long as he doesn't have to fly around

in the helicopter.

It makes him airsick.

♫ Everyone loves the king of the sea

♫ Ever so kind and gentle is he

♫ Tricks he will do when children are near

♫ And how they laugh when he's near

♫ They call him Flipper, Flipper

♫ Faster than lightning

♫ No one you see

♫ ls smarter than he

♫ And we know Flipper

♫ Lives in a world full of wonder

♫ Flying there under

♫ Under the sea