User Reviews

And this is yet another episode about treasures found in the ocean. Of course, Flipper is heavily involved (after all, who's name is on the show title?). I didn't find this episode that appealing. After watching the previous episode where Bud found money, I would think there would have been a bit of leeriness about jumping into another treasure episode. The fact that this actually is a true treasure just adds to the unbelief since the boys have been exploring the ocean probably ever since they were born...

I couldn't even tell you what all happened in this episode. Of course there was a guy hired by Porter Ricks to bring up the treasure and conserve it, but he turned out to be someone else, and Flipper - of course- solves the mystery...

I find this dolphin a bit hard to believe in some episodes. This is one of those episodes! At least the boys seemed to have stayed out of trouble for once.

Flipper flips to Bud a coral encrusted old antique knife and guides him to a sunken treasure chest. Bud excitedly tells Porter and Sandy but he's told to leave it alone because a 'scientist' Dr. James has come with supposed credentials to hunt for sunken treasure that he says he'll donate to a Coral Key museum. Porter enlists the support of the local diving school students who search the Coral Key underwater park but find very little. The scientist is really a treasure hunter with faked credentials who uses this as a ruse to find the treasure chest that Bud found.

Flipper is on to this man and splashes him at the dock and gets in the way as he breaks into the old chest and removes valuable goblets and jewelry. He then hides the treasure in mangroves in the estuary but for a few less valuable items and reports to Porter and Sandy that is was a disappointing venture. Bud expresses skepticism based on Flipper's adverse reaction. James is trying to retrieve his stolen loot and Flipper follows him and then persuades Bud to follow him only to catch James red handed. James tries to deal to Bud but Bud manages to pull his fuel cord preventing his escape and Flipper nose butts the boat over and Flipper prevents him from getting ashore to get Bud in time for Porter to arrive and catch him red handed as it turns out that Porter got a wire from the real Dr. James saying his credentials had been stolen.