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, Sandy helps his father Ranger Ricks deal with the crowds when rumors of a buried treasure in Coral Keys Park is published.
My
favorite scenes are when Sandy is shirtless above water without a
diving mask. In this episode, Sandy is a walking shirtless scene as he helps his father Ranger Ricks deal with the crowds when rumors of a buried treasure in Coral Keys Park is published.
Favorite scenes:
This
is an excellent episode. Sandy is in peak form here, with his shirtless, youthful torso and tousled blond hair presenting a nice contrast with his more mature, uniformed father with his short, brown hair. Sandy's look when he discovers that they are being called to rescue his brother Bud is priceless. Never mind the Spanish doubloon. The youthful, blond, shirtless Luke Halpin as Sandy is the real treasure.
This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy Ricks in the 1964 television series "Flipper".
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