Flipper
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Flipper may refer to:
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Music
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Other uses
Film & Television:
- Flipper (1963 film)Flipper (1963 film)Flipper is an American feature film released on August 14, 1963 written by Ricou Browning and Jack Cowden. Produced by Ivan Tors and directed by James B. Clark, it portrays a 12-year old boy living with his parents on the Florida Keys, who befriends an injured wild dolphin...
, a film about an extremely intelligent bottlenose dolphin named Flipper, starring Chuck Connors and Luke Halpin - Flipper's New AdventureFlipper's New AdventureFlipper's New Adventure is an American feature film released on June 24, 1964 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, written by Art Arthur, and directed by Leon Benson...
, a 1964 sequel film starring Luke Halpin and Pamela Franklin - Flipper (1964 TV series)Flipper (1964 TV series)Flipper, from Ivan Tors Films in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, is an American television program first broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, until April 15, 1967. Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin, is the companion animal of Porter Ricks, Chief Warden at fictional Coral Key Park...
, an adaptation of the 1963 film which originally ran from 1964-1967 - Flipper (1995 TV series)Flipper (1995 TV series)Flipper, is an American revival television series of the original 1964 Flipper television series. The first two seasons aired in first-run syndication; seasons 3 and 4 aired on the PAX network....
, a revival of the 1964 series which ran from 1995-2000 - Flipper (1996 film)Flipper (1996 film)Flipper is a 1996 remake of the 1963 film of the same name, starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood. The movie is about a boy who has to spend the summer with his uncle Porter , who lives in the Florida Keys...
, a remake of the 1963 film starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood - Flipper and LopakaFlipper and LopakaFlipper and Lopaka is an animated series produced by the Australian production company Yoram Gross. It previously aired on Australia's Seven Network at various times. It currently airs on Australia's ABC3, a channel dedicated to children's television programs.- Setting :The series takes place on...
, a 1999 Australian animated TV series, with additional stories made in 2005
Music
- Flipper (band)Flipper (band)Flipper is a punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979, continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s, then reuniting in 2005. The band influenced a number of grunge,, punk rock and noise rock bands...
, a punk band from San Francisco - Die FlippersDie FlippersDie Flippers are a German Schlager group formed in 1964. They are one of the most successful Schlager groups of all time, and have been constantly recording and releasing new music since their self-titled debut album was released in 1970. They have released 45 albums, 5 of which have gone...
, a German Schlager group
People:
- Henry Ossian FlipperHenry Ossian FlipperHenry Ossian Flipper was an American soldier and though born into slavery in the American South, was the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877 at the age of 21 and earn a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army.Following Flipper's...
(1856–1940), the first African American cadet to graduate from West Point - Flipper AndersonFlipper AndersonWillie Lee "Flipper" Anderson, Jr. is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams , the Indianapolis Colts , the Washington Redskins , and the Denver Broncos...
, former National Football League wide receiver - Nickname of Brazilian water polo player Leandro Ruiz MachadoLeandro Ruiz MachadoFor the Brazilian football player with the same name see Leandro MachadoLeandro Ruiz Machado is a water polo player from Brazil. Nicknamed Flipper he competed in three consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 1999...
- Nickname of American mobster Carmen MilanoCarmen MilanoCarmen Joseph Milano was a disbarred lawyer who eventually became a member of the American Mafia, serving as Underboss of the Los Angeles crime family. The criminal organization he served is headed by his older brother Peter Milano...
- Flipper (mascot)Flipper (mascot)Flipper was a mascot for the Miami Dolphins from 1966 to 1968. He was situated in a fish tank in the open end of the Orange Bowl, and would jump in the tank when a touchdown or field goal was scored. Flipper was removed from the stadium after 1968 to save costs.-Trivia:* In the movie Ace Ventura:...
, Miami Dolphins mascot from 1966 to 1968
Other uses
- Flipper (anatomy)Flipper (anatomy)A flipper is a typically flat limb evolved for movement through water. Various creatures have evolved flippers, for example penguins , cetaceans A flipper is a typically flat limb evolved for movement through water. Various creatures have evolved flippers, for example penguins (also called...
, a limb on some animals - A speculator who engages in flippingFlippingFlipping is a term used primarily in the United States to describe purchasing a revenue-generating asset and quickly reselling it for profit...
(buying and selling quickly) - A scuba diver's swimfinSwimfinSwimfins, swim fins, fins or flippers are worn on the foot or leg and made from finlike rubber or plastic, to aid movement through the water in water sports activities such as swimming, bodyboarding, bodysurfing, kneeboarding, riverboarding, and various types of underwater diving.Scuba divers use...
- Flipper (pinball), a part of a pinball machine used to strike the ball
- Flipper, the name of the ATi-produced Graphics Processing Unit chip used in the Nintendo GameCube videogame console
- Flipper (cricket)Flipper (cricket)The flipper is the name of a particular bowling delivery used in cricket, generally by a leg spin bowler. In essence it is a back spin ball. Squeezed out of the front of the hand with the thumb and first and second fingers, it keeps deceptively low after pitching and can accordingly be very...
, a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler - Flipper, also known as a malasadaMalasadaA malasada is a Portuguese confection. They were first made by inhabitants of Madeira Island. Malasadas are made of egg-sized balls of yeast dough that are deep-fried in oil and coated with granulated sugar. A popular variation is where they are hand dropped into the oil and people have to guess...
, a fried dough pastry popular on Cape Cod - Another name for the spatulaSpatulaThe term spatula is used to refer to various small implements with a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift materials including foods, drugs, plaster and paints...
cooking instrument - A slang term for a temporary removable partial denture
- Operation FlipperOperation FlipperOperation Flipper was a British commando raid, during the Second World War, that included among its objectives an attack on the headquarters of Erwin Rommel, the commander of the Axis forces in North Africa. It was timed to strike on the night of 17/18 November 1941, just before the start of...
, a British World War II commando raid with the goal of assassinating Erwin Rommel - Another word for a television remote controlRemote controlA remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.The remote control is usually contracted to remote...
- Flipper (robot combat), a device used to flip over opposing robots