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27 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
Sat, Aug 28, 199940 mins
Tom Hampton's 17-year-old niece, Courtney runs away from home after a row with her mother and shows up at Tom's house unannounced. Tom tries to patch up the relationship between Courtney and her mother, Sarah, but it takes a shipwreck which nearly kills the older woman for Courtney to realize how much she loves her mom.
Episode 2
Sat, Sep 4, 199944 mins
Chris and several other kids took a class in sailing. Mark takes them on a sailing trip and several things go wrong. Courtney gives Alex and Jackie a makeover and Gus helps Tom remodel a room. After several mishaps Gus fondly remembers his daughter.
Episode 3
Sat, Sep 11, 1999
Alex hires her Marine Biologist friend Heather for an important project but Heather has changed a lot since Alex last saw her.
Episode 4
Sat, Sep 18, 1999
Jackie and Courtney befriends a little girl named Shelby. They have plans for Shelby to swim with flipper. However, Shelby's mother Jean is reluctant to let Shelby play or be out of her sight because her little daughter has leukemia. Alex and Jean become good friends. They all learn that Shelby's 'wish' is to be able to swim with flipper. Meanwhile, Chris thinks his little league team has a good chance to win a rival game and make it to the state championship because of Tom, his father's outstanding coaching skills.
Episode 5
Sat, Sep 25, 1999
Tom takes Chris diving on his 12th birthday, but has to go on a rescue soon after. Tom develops the bends because his helicopter has to fly at 20,000 feet to get over a storm. Tom is taken to a hospital, where he spends a few hours in a re-pressurization chamber. After getting out of the hospital, he is put on leave for a few days but is hanging around Search and Rescue when a call comes in about a trapped diver. Off he goes, even though he is not fully recovered.
Episode 6
Sat, Oct 2, 1999
Courtney learns about the perils of drinking.
Episode 7
Sat, Oct 16, 1999
Tom blames himself for the death of a man during a failed rescue attempt. He suffers a crisis of confidence and his family rally around him in support. Tom's moment of truth comes when he is once again called on to save somebody. The rescue is successful, and Tom's faith in himself is restored.
Episode 8
Sat, Nov 6, 199944 mins
Chris gets his first job delivering papers. On the first day, he crashes his bike into a gate belonging to an elderly man. Chris discovers that the man's son died in a boating accident five years earlier. He befriends the grieving father and helps him come to terms with his loss.
Episode 9
Sat, Nov 13, 1999
A hurricane is headed towards Bal Harbour.
Episode 10
Sat, Dec 4, 199944 mins
Champion free-driver, Stephanie, will do anything to break the world free-driving record, including risking her life. Tom and Flipper race to the rescue when Stephanie lapses into unconsciousness hundreds of feet under the ocean surface.
Episode 11
Sat, Dec 25, 1999
Tom and Alex mark their anniversary.
Episode 12
Sat, Jan 1, 200044 mins
Tom takes Jackie an a Princess Weekend. They are teamed with Susie and her dad Lionel, who is having marital problems. The weekend takes an unexpected turn when Susie runs away, believing it to be the only way to save her family. Lionel realizes that he needs to address the problems in his marriage and be honest with Susie about it.
Episode 13
Sat, Jan 15, 2000
A diver looking for Atlantis saves Courtney.
Episode 14
Sat, Jan 22, 200044 mins
A series of dolphin attacks occur in the waters of Bal Harbor and all fingers seem to point at Flipper. The culprit turns out to be an escaped Navy dolphin trained to protect U.S. property.
Episode 15
A wealthy thrill-seeker tries to corrupt the Hamptons.
Episode 16
Sat, Feb 19, 200044 mins
When a routine rescue mission goes awry, Delaney is held responsible. His career hangs in the balance as he is tried for negligence.
Episode 17
Audrey and Skye play matchmaker between Gus and his old flame.
Episode 18
Sat, Mar 25, 2000
Troublesome Occurs While Fun Is Being Had.
Episode 19
Sat, Apr 1, 200044 mins
Delaney helps a young woman who is determined to sail solo around the world. His efforts appear to be in vain as she throws blunt insults at Bal Harbor and its people. When her yacht runs aground, the townspeople team up to help her, teaching her a valuable lesson about human nature in the process.
Episode 20
Sat, Apr 8, 200044 mins
Chris finds an old sword whilst diving, and believes it once belonged to the famous pirate Captain Kidd. And where there's a pirate's sword, there's a pirate's treasure. With his friends, Chris goes on a treasure hunt which turns into a comedy of errors.
Episode 21
Sat, Apr 15, 2000
Alex is called to do Naval training away from home.
Episode 22
Sat, May 20, 200044 mins
Holly and Delaney think they've struck it rich when they find an abandoned yacht adrift. The yacht, however, is under a mysterious spell, which affects both Holly and Delaney. Everyone is relieved when the haunted boat finally sinks to its rightful place in the depths of the ocean.
Episode 23
Sat, May 27, 200044 mins
Flipper brings a sick dolphin to the Institute, placing the other dolphins at risk. Alex intends to release the sick dolphin back to the ocean as soon as possible, but her plans change when the dolphin's history is revealed.
Episode 24
Sat, Jun 3, 200044 mins
Holly and Alex find an Hispanic woman adrift on a life raft. She is suffering from amnesia, and the Immigration Department is keen to deport her as an illegal immigrant. Alex fends them off as Delaney seeks to find out her identity, his only clue being a locket found on the raft.
Episode 25
Sat, Jun 10, 200044 mins
Courtney and Jackie help a young girl who is desperately trying to avoid an arranged marriage. They are both surprised when the girl turns out to be a crown Princess.
Episode 26
Sat, Jun 17, 200044 mins
When Courtney's father goes missing, she is forced to deal with some long-hiding feelings about him. The Hamptons rally to support her, and arrange for the pair to be reunited.
Episode 27
Sat, Jul 1, 2000
Flipper gets caught in a fishing net and then becomes stranded in a tidal lagoon. As the tide recedes, Jackie falls ill, and Flipper's situation is revealed to her in a nightmare.