Sandy Ricks in Lady and the Dolphin II (12/12/1964)

 

 

Introduced in the 1963 film Flipper, Sandy Ricks rescues and befriends an injured dolphin and names him Flipper.  In the 1964 sequel Flipper's New Adventure, his father Porter is widowed and goes to park warden school.  In the 1964 television series, Porter becomes chief warden of Coral Key Park in Florida, and Sandy gains a younger brother Bud.

As played by Luke Halpin, Sandy has a pretty, boyish face, tousled mop of blond hair in the first season, and a slender, athletic swimmer's build.  He is often shirtless, dressed in nothing more than blue cutoff jeans and white sneakers.

In the 1964 series, Sandy's and Bud's job was to appear to translate for the dolphin and to get into trouble so that the animal star could rescue them.  Sandy tends to be the more responsible brother.  He often accompanies Bud in his misadventures or his father in his ranger duties.  

In this episode, the Ricks' attempt to convince a visiting congresswoman about the value of the park finally finally succeeds, but Sandy, Bud, and the congresswoman find themselves in the open ocean in the middle of a tropical storm.

 

Sandy has several underwater scenes showing the visiting congresswoman the park.  He also has some brief moments above the water with a diving mask, bracketing the underwater scenes.

However, my favorite scenes are when Sandy is shirtless above water without a diving mask.  There are two such scenes in this episode, a brief one before he and the congresswoman dive underwater and a lengthy one in which he and Bud are attempting to row the boat out of the storm while the congresswoman bails out the water.

Favorite scenes:

 

 

This is one of my favorite episodes.  The lengthy shirtless scene of Sandy rowing the boat with Bud through a tropical storm, and being in charge of getting his younger brother and the congresswoman to safety, is spectacular.  He even finds time to convince the congresswoman to save the park.  The congresswoman understandably appeared to be especially fond of Sandy, concerned for the boys' safety, and regretful of the danger in which she put them. 

 

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy Ricks in the 1964 television series "Flipper".

For more appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy RIcks, check out the Luke Halpin Gallery.   

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Sandy Ricks in Lady and the Dolphin (12/5/1964)

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Korak in Daily Tarzan (11/22/1971-11/27/1971)

 

 

Korak is the Honorable Jack Clayton, son of English Lord John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, also known as Tarzan, lord of the jungle.  He is the hero of a 1915/6 magazine serial and 1917 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and a 1920 silent movie serial, as well as a character in several other Tarzan stories from 1914 to 1924.  He experienced a revival in 1964 as the star of his own comic book series and as a major character in various Tarzan comic books, pages, and strips from 1966 to 1978.

As depicted in the comic books, pages, and strips, Korak has a lean, athletic physique, broad shoulders and thin waist, almost no clothing, a cute, boyish face, and full, thick hair.  He is also an intelligent, enthusiastic teen-aged boy with excellent natural instincts and a good heart.

Korak strives to emulate his legendary father but lacks his strength, maturity and experience.  Therefore, he is both more likely to enter into dangerous situations and more vulnerable to being defeated.

 

Korak in Daily Tarzan (11/22/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (11/23/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (11/24/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (11/25/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (11/26/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (11/27/1971)

 

As the star of his own comic book series in 1964, Korak is a capable, young hero.  His adventures were somewhat similar to those of his father Tarzan, but independent from them.  

In 1966, ABC released the TV series Batman, featuring the frequently imperiled youthful sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder.  As a fan of seeing cute, young sidekicks in trouble, I watched every episode.

Russ Manning took over the Daily Tarzan strips in 1967.  His Korak tended to have a tall, lean, swimmer's build.  While the son of Tarzan continued to have somewhat autonomous adventures, the slender, handsome youth seemed to be getting into trouble more frequently and more easily.  Moreover, in the Daily Tarzan strips, Korak tended to suffer from more frequent comparisons to his legendary father. 

Previous to this week's adventures, Korak saved a film crew from  a flesh-eating plant and helped them shoot an action movie in the jungle.

 

This week, Korak rejoins Tarzan for further adventures in Pellucidar, a fictional world within the Earth's core.

Korak is about to surrender his hero role this week to his more famous dad.  After demonstrating his physical abilities, destroying the flesh-eating plant and returning to save the crew, the son of Tarzan joins his father for further adventures at the Earth's core.

Manning's artwork is wonderful.  The youthful, handsome son of Tarzan has some excellent face and body shots.

Favorite scene:  11/23/1971, panel c

Previous blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (11/15/1971-11/20/1971)

Next blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (11/29/1971-12/4/1971)

This blog is intended to raise interest in and appreciation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character Korak.  To see this story in context, you may find it in Hillman's ERBzine at the following link:

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This week's adventures can also be found at the following link(s):

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2942.html

Robin in Ogg and I (11/2/1967)

 

 

Robin the Boy Wonder is the eager, youthful sidekick of Batman, the Caped Crusader, the vigilante crime-fighting alias of millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne.  Introduced in 1940 as orphaned acrobat Dick Grayson in the DC comic book series Batman, Robin was played by Burt Ward in the 1966 television series on ABC.

As played by Burt Ward, Robin has a cute, boyish face, clean-cut, brown hair, and a compact, athletic physique which fits perfectly with his character's acrobatic background.  His colorful outfit, with his dark green mask, gloves, and booties, his bright, red shirt, his shiny, yellow cape, his tight, green panties, and his form-fitting, flesh-color leggings, certainly catches the audience's attention.

Due to his youth, inexperience, and smaller size, the Boy Wonder is clearly the weak link in the Dynamic Duo, which their opponents often seek to exploit.  Robin is also cocky, enthusiastic, and overly eager to prove his independent crime-fighting abilities, especially to Batman.  He is often in trouble and in need of rescue.

This week's villains are Egghead and Olga the Bessarovian Cossack Queen.

Favorite shots:

Hiding in a giant brass samovar which Batman correctly deduces that Olga the Bessarovian Cossack Queen would steal, the Dynamic Duo is betrayed by the Bessarovian ambassador, who turns out to be a Cossack.  Olga gasses Batman and Robin when they emerge from the samovar, places the Boy Wonder in a cage with a previously captured Commissioner Gordon, and falls in love with the Caped Crusader.  Her plan is to marry Batman and to have the Bessarovian ambassador make a wedding borscht using Robin and Commissioner Gordon.  When Batgirl intervenes, a fight ensues, allowing Alfred to overpower the Bessarovian ambassador and rescue the Boy Wonder and Commissioner Gordon.

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Burt Ward's portrayal of Robin in the 1966 television series "Batman".  You may purchase both episodes at the following link:

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Robin in Louie the Lilac (10/26/1967) 

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Sandy Ricks in Lady and the Dolphin (12/5/1964)

 

Introduced in the 1963 film Flipper, Sandy Ricks rescues and befriends an injured dolphin and names him Flipper.  In the 1964 sequel Flipper's New Adventure, his father Porter is widowed and goes to park warden school.  In the 1964 television series, Porter becomes chief warden of Coral Key Park in Florida, and Sandy gains a younger brother Bud.

As played by Luke Halpin, Sandy has a pretty, boyish face, tousled mop of blond hair in the first season, and a slender, athletic swimmer's build.  He is often shirtless, dressed in nothing more than blue cutoff jeans and white sneakers.

In the 1964 series, Sandy's and Bud's job was to appear to translate for the dolphin and to get into trouble so that the animal star could rescue them.  Sandy tends to be the more responsible brother.  He often accompanies Bud in his misadventures or his father in his ranger duties.  

In this episode, the Ricks' attempt to convince a visiting congresswoman about the value of the park backfires, leading the congresswoman to threaten to requisition Flipper for naval experimentation and Bud into running away and hiding in a cavern.

My favorite scenes are when Sandy is shirtless above water without a diving mask.  There are two such scenes in this episode, including one where he is waiting on the dock with Bud and Flipper, along with their dad, the congresswoman, and her assistant coming in and out of the scene before, during, and after a tour of the park, and then helping his father find Bud with Flipper's help.

Favorite scenes:

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy Ricks in the 1964 television series "Flipper".

For more appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy RIcks, check out the Luke Halpin Gallery.   

Previous episode:

Sandy Ricks in Second Time Around (11/28/1964)

Next episode:  Sandy Ricks in Lady and the Dolphin II (12/12/1964)