(NBC Primetime, 1964 - 1968; NBC Weekends 1968 - 1969) [this children's adventure centered around the improbable story of a Florida family and their dolphin friend, named "Flipper" -- because he had flippers -- it was a kind of coastal version of "Lassie" set at a Florida marine refuge; This Ivan Tors production was spun off from a motion picture he produced, which was distributed by MGM in 1963; a couple of sequels were attempted including a 1994 movie]
[aka: "Theme from 'Flipper'"; ASCAP Title variations... aka: "Flipper Theme"; aka: "Flipper TV Theme"] Composers: music by Henry Vars (ASCAP) and lyric by By Dunham (ASCAP) [professional name of William D. Dunham] 1978 Publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: EMI-Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o EMI Music Publishing, Inc. of New York, NY Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: