The Most Beloved Animals and Pets on TV

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Flipper, dolphin Flipper (1964-67) No! Not the 1995 TV version with Jessica Alba in a wet suit, which does exist. In the 1964 original series, Flipper, the beloved shark-tail-kicking pet dolphin, helps his owner Ranger Porter Ricks protect the people and fish of Coral Key park, Florida. The Lassie of the sea, was he (and with quite the catchy theme song). Flipper's last reincarnation was a 1996 movie with a ... more 

Photo by: Everett Collection

Flipper, dolphin Flipper (1964-67) No! Not the 1995 TV version with Jessica Alba in a wet suit, which does exist. In the 1964 original series, Flipper, the beloved shark-tail-kicking pet dolphin, helps his owner Ranger Porter Ricks protect the people and fish of Coral Key park, Florida. The Lassie of the sea, was he (and with quite the catchy theme song). Flipper's last reincarnation was a 1996 movie with a prepubescent, pre-Middle Earth Elijah Wood. less