Flipper and Lopaka

Flipper and Lopaka
Cover art
Genre	Adventure Comedy
Written by	Glen Dolman Rachel Spratt David Witt
Directed by	Yoram Gross
Voices of	Jodie Dry Robyn Moore (season 1 and 2 only) Jane U'Brien (season 3 only) Jamie Oxenbould (season 1 and 2 only) Carter Hayden (season 3 only) Troy Planet Keith Scott (season 1 and 2 only) John Stocker (season 3 only) Josh Quong Tart Shane Withington
Theme music composer	Clive Harrison
Opening theme	"Flipper's Theme", performed by Mark Williams (1 and 2 only), Gordon Downie and Louise Anton (3 only)
Ending theme	"Flipper's Theme" (Instrumental)
Composer(s)	Guy Gross Clive Harrison
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	78
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sandra Gross (Season 1) Tim Brooke-Hunt (Season 1) Dr. Sylvia Rothblum (Season 2)
Producer(s)	Yoram Gross
Editor(s)	Djorje Lukic (Season 1) Roger Grant (Season 2) Dee Liebenberg (Season 2) David Stiven (Season 2)
Running time	24 minutes
Production company(s)	Animation Filmakers Corporation EM.TV & Merchandising AG Yoram Gross Films Studio (Season 1) Yoram Gross-EM.TV (Season 2–3)
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	1999 – 2005
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Flipper & Lopaka is an Australian animated series produced by the Yoram Gross companies: Yoram Gross Films Studio (only in Season 1) and Yoram Gross-EM.TV (instead in the Seasons 2 and 3). It has previously aired on Australia's Seven Network at various times and has also aired on Australia's ABC3, a channel dedicated to children's television programs.

Setting

The series takes place on the Millhouse island of Illoka. The islanders survive without the use of modern technology, because bamboo and grass don't generate electricity, building huts out of bamboo and fern and eating various fruits found on the island floor. Beneath the surrounding ocean lies Quetso, a sunken Millhouse island now home to many sea creatures. Quetso is now ruled by Flipper's parents.

During Season 3, Flipper and Lopaka discover that Quetso was sunk long ago when King Dextorian brought Neptune's Statue and Trident to the surface. At the same time a sea volcano was set off, sinking Quetso and forming Illoka. The curse of Neptune's Trident is still unleashed on Quetso, and Flipper and Lopaka have to sink the Statue to save everyone.

Characters

All seasons

Lopaka - Lopaka is an 11-year-old Polynesian boy, referred to in the show as a menehune, who has the power to converse with sea creatures, like his dolphin friend Flipper, he can also breathe underwater. He was rescued by Flipper from drowning as a child, and they've been best friends since. The islanders of Iloka often wonder where Lopaka disappears to, but Lopaka must not reveal his underwater secret. He wears a red islanders skirt, and an arm band, which all males wear on Iloka. Lopaka is a very loyal friend, to sea creatures and islanders alike.

Flipper - Flipper is a quick-witted, agile, loyal and friendly bottlenose dolphin, whose parents are ruler Quetzo. When trouble arises in city, the citizens turn to Flipper. And he never fails them. Flipper has light blue underbelly, with a darker blue back. He is the most trusted person in Quetzo

Ottie, Ray and Puffy - A sea otter, a manta ray and a blowfish respectively. They three good friends of Flipper who help Flipper when needed. Ottie is an otter, making him the only one of the three, who can go on land, while Puffy, a puffer fish, uses his strong puff to his advantage (though he underestimates his ability to be of help). Ray, a manta ray, is kind hearted and a great component to both flipper and his friends.

Dexter - Dexter is the giant that is bent on ruling. He is deceiving, manipulative and a downright coward. Many times has Flipper saved him from certain death, but only repays them by concocting a new plan to destroy Flipper. Dexter lives in a grotto. Although he praises himself for his 'excellence', Dexter isn't the brightest around. But he should not be underestimated: when he really wants to, Dexter can be very devious. Unlike normal, Dexter only.

Serge - Serge is the brains of the group. He is bright green, with a devious and sharp mind. Even though he truly the brain troupe, Serge never by his master, but something go wrong, he blame.

Dolores - Dexter's sister who dislikes him because of his selfishness and she's the one person Dexter fears, though she occasionally has him babysit her daughter Inky. She becomes friendly with Flipper and his friends and eventually becomes a famous superstar in Seadom.

Season 2

Professor Troy, Spike and Goose - Professor Troy is a talented scientist who wants to find out the history of Quetso and Illoka, and the reason that it sank. She is good hearted and her son, Spike, is friends with Lopaka and is surprised the Milihune can get along without 20th century essentials. He tries teaching them about it by playing along with them. Goose, Troy's off-beat assistant is a young man of few words; every time he speaks, he does so with an accent. For example, if he were to say "Help me!", he would say it slowly, in a low voice. He wears an aqua vest and jeans.

Season 3

Captain Barnibus Crab, Kim, Simon - Captain Crab is a short, modern-day pirate who has come to the waters of Illoka to search for Neptune's Statue and Neptune's Trident. His niece, 18 or so year-old Kim has come to assist him, and also gain pirating experience. Kim is an eager pirate, and is the technical wiz of the ship. Simon on the other hand, is a large deck hand/chef. He is accident prone, and will commit piracy, but he is really a gentle giant.

Ultra - Ultra is a pink dolphin, who was taken from her parents a baby. She grew up in a science lab, and was taken with the pirates to search the ocean floor. After a few incidents, Ultra proves herself a true, worthy companion, and Flipper gladly takes her into the group. Later in the series, Ultra finds her parents, along with a little sister, Delta.

List of episodes

Season 1

#	Title	Summary	Air Date
1	The Lost City	Lopaka's presence in the sea brings him on trial before Dexter but Lopaka and Flipper rescue everyone from Fishing Ship Drift Net.
2	The Secrets of Quetzo	Dexter plots to take over both the undersea city and Illoka while Lopaka is tasked to take a sacred stone to the Quetzo temple.
3	The Volcano	Dexter is attracting nasty folk into Quetzo and is about to activate the Illoka volcano.
4	The White Whale	Flipper meets a white whale and her calf who are hiding from an exploration ship. Flipper saves the whales, who then save the exploration scientist.
5	Lopaka's Gift	While Lopaka is looking for a gift for Nola's birthday, he goes with Flipper to liberate pearls that Dexter stole.
6	The Showdown	The killer whale Orci returns to Quetzo to settle a score with Flipper, but the dolphin is able to negotiate a peace with him.
7	The Good Shark	Some sawtooth sharks and their big partner Fang invade Quetzo, until Flipper convinces Fang, his partners are not his friends.
8	The Sea Serpent	Dexter's garbage causes pain to a giant serpent. Lopaka is able to help the serpent and his overcome his fear of serpents as well.
9	The Drought	Dexter plans to freeze Illoka with an iceberg, but instead it saves the island from drought.
10	Lights, Camera, Dexter!	Dexter takes the opportunity to star in movie by kidnapping the director, but Lopaka and Flipper come to his rescue.
11	King for a Minute	Dexter's crown switcheroo causes the Illoka Chief to lose his title and put the village at stake, but Flipper and Lopaka restore the Chief's place.
12	The Castaway	Presumbaly the Chief's lost brother Bunty has returned, but it turns out to be Bunty's pet parrot. However Bunty is around on another island.
13	The Little Blue Fish	A fish called Jojo feels out of his depth, but he proves his worth as Dexter's saviour.
14	The Oil Spill	Oil pollution is affecting the people of Illoka. Help from the manatee Charlie reveals it's just one leaky barrel.
15	The Circus	Inspired by the Illokans' new year circus, Dexter starts his own, leaving Lopaka and Flipper to recover from him the Illoka equipment he stole.
16	The Sting of the Stonefish	Some stonefish are ostracised in Quetzo and one of them accidentally poisons Nola. Lopaka provides the cure and the stonefish earn their place.
17	The Secret Weapon	Dexter steals from Callabash a book and uses it secrets to build a cannon and Lopaka manages to prevent Dexter from using it.
18	Dexter's Wedding
19	High Tide
20	Dexter's Delinquents
21	Girl Power
22	Bolo the Runaway
23	Surf's Up!
24	The Trap
25	The Monster from Quetzo	Dexter traps Flipper in the ruins of a dolphin city and uses a diving suit to invade the island, while his sharks attack the fleeing Illokanians.
26	The Homecoming	Dexter finds the Quetzo Crown. Flipper rescues Lopaka's father from a storm and Flipper's parents return and prevent Dexter's coronation.

Season 2

#	Title	Summary	Air Date
1	Mysterious Island	With the absence of Flipper's parents, Dexter returns with allies to retake Quetzo. Meanwhile, Lopaka and Nola follow Bolo's trail on the dangerous Tabu Island.
2	Strangers in Paradise	Dexter relocates to Tabu Island, where a scientist named Troy arrives to study Quetzo, Flipper rescuing her from Dexter. Her son Spike pays a visit to Illoka.
3	The Eclipse	Dexter steers Troy to Quetzo, so he can steal Flipper's throne. When that fails, he uses the sun's eclipse to his advantage. With help from Troy's submarine, Flipper gets his throne back.
4	Secret of the Seven Crystals	Dexter decides to do things Troy's way to reverse the Quetzo disaster. Realising Troy's intentions, Lopaka and Flipper seek to be the first to procure the crystals.
5	Puffy the Pied Piper	Dexter hopes to put Flipper in a bad light during a carnival in Quetzo. He uses Puffy to lure the fish into a trap, but Flipper thwarts the ruse.
6	Treasure Hunt	While Spike is going on a treasure hunt event, Flipper prompts Dexter to drive Troy away from Quetzo so Franny the manatee can safely give birth, but then Lopaka has to come to Troy's rescue.
7	The Big Wave	Dexter plans to switch the Quetzo crown with a fake one to rig his place as ruler of Quetzo. Lopaka warns Illoka of an incoming tsunami.
8	Flying is not for the Foolish	Bolo wants to build a flying machine, prompting everyone else to try. Dexter believes he is destined to fly, which Troy takes advantage of to make money.
9	Dexter's Big Gulp	Troy and Goose brave the Temple of the Four Elements and get one of the crystals. Dexter accidentally swallows the crystal. Only Achuca berries can save his skin.
10	Magic Medicine	Illoka fever has affected Chief Kapuna and Lopaka goes with Flipper to acquire the cure from Dexter's grotto. Troy becomes highly interested in the curing plant.
11	Terrible Titan of Tabu	Dexter gets hold of a Quetzo machine from the Tabu cave to invade Flipper's palace. Nola helps Lopaka find the weakness to the machine.
12	The Crystal Cave	Dexter takes steals a power crystal, while Troy causes a cave in. Flipper comes to the rescue and recovers the crystal while Lopaka set off to prove Spike did not steal Kapuna's mask.
13	Big Bones	Dexter steals from Troy an ancient key to unlock a chamber in Quetzo and accidentally triggers a staff to resurrect a dinosaur. Lopaka lures the dinosaur and reverses the summoning.
14	Ghosts and Monsters	After a failed attemopt to recover an emerald necklace, Lopaka locates Nola and Spike stranded on an island, and helps inhabitants defeat the Morgue beast.
15	Legend of the Sea Dragons	Troy captures a rare sea dragon and Dexter takes a sea dragon egg. Lopaka rescues the sea dragon and her baby and has Dexter takes their place.
16	Goose's Ghost	Spike tricks Goose into searching for Captain Cutlass' sunken ship. However their submersible puts Ray and his family in jeopardy. The ghost matter is cleared up and the ship returned to the seabed.
17	Electric Soup	Lopaka and Flipper discover a power crystal that conjures storms. Goose messes with the crystal forcing Lopaka to head there and recover the crystal.
18	Day of Rest	Dexter babysits his niece Inky, but barracudas kidnap her. Flipper and Lopaka assist in the rescue, while Goose and Spike face a giant spider on their day off.
19	All Great Creatures	Flipper captured along with Dexter and the sharks by Troy as birthday presents for her friend's son Jeffrey. Flipper convinces Jeffrey to allow him to remain free.
20	The Carnival	Dexter gets Orci to run a carnival in Quetzo for him, making Flipper feel left out. Flipper saves Orci's mother from Troy's trap and Flipper returns to reclaim his place at the carnival.
21	The Visitors	Professor Hefty and Jessica come to visit. Dexter unleashes an ancient crab, while Flipper becomes deaf from an explosion. Flipper defeats the crab, while Spike exposes Jessica as a thief.
22	Fire and Ice	Dexter gets hold of the fire power crystal and tries to boil up Quetzo, while the ice power crystal freezes Tabu Island. Lopaka gets the ice crystal and unites with the fire crystal.
23	Flipper's Twin	Dexter recruits a dolphin raised by sharks named Storm to replace Flipper. Lopaka rescues Flipper, who manages to convince Storm, that Dexter used him to conquer Quetzo.
24	Holiday Island	Some holidaymakers come to Illoka, giving the locals a taste of modernisation. Meanwhile, a sea snake rampages due to a tradition neglected, so Lopaka makes a tribute.
25	Mirror, Mirror	Flipper finds the power crystal control panel, then gets hold of a weapon and the final power crystal. Lopaka liberates the weapon and crystal to free Spike and Bolo from a mine.
26	Edge of Doom	Dexter takes all seven crystals from Flipper and delivers them to Troy. Unable to talk Troy out of her sacrificial experiment, Spike does instead. Dexter's attempt to finish the job, destroys Tabu.

Season 3

#	Title	Summary	Air Date
1	Something Old, Something New	A series of earthquakes affects Quetzo. Dexter returns and takes over Quetzo. Flipper and a lab dolphin named Ultra along with Lopaka drive Dexter out.
2	Starstruck	New arrivals come to Illoka consisting of Barnacle Crab, Kim and Simon. They are pirates under the guise of filmmakers. Meanwhile, Flipper aided by a reluctant Dexter rescues Ottie.
3	Sink or Swim	Bolo stows away on Barnacle's sub but gets trapped. Ultra faces her fear of currents to help Flipper and Lopaka rescue Bolo.
4	Island Idol	Illoka is holding a talent show and Lopaka finds out that Barnacle and his crew are actually pirates. At the talent show, Lopaka manages to expose them.
5	Blasts from the Past	Flipper and Lopaka travel to the past, where they return the cursed statue of Neptune to the sea. In another time period they have sink the statue again when Captain Redbeard gets hold of it.
6	Dolphin Deception	Flipper, Lopaka and their friends carry out a plan to remove Barnacle's ship. Ultra is discovered to be spying for the pirates, but she helps thwart Dexter from sabotaging their plan.
7	Murky Waters	The pirates have returned. While Flipper drives Barnacle and Kim away, Lopaka saves Simon from drowning.
8	Leaps of Faith	Simon takes Puffy away. Flipper's rescue attempt gets him captured by the pirates. Bolo trying to attack the pirates gets himself captured. Lopaka rescues them and Ultra joins Flipper.
9	Secrets and Lies	Dexter gets hold of some dynamite from the pirates. Lopaka has no alternative but to reveal his secrets to his people. Together the Milahouni and the dolphins thwart Dexter's plan and dispose of the dynamite.
10	Crash Course Crisis	With Lopaka's secrets out, he can't get any rest. A gigantic shark causes terror, but Flipper is able to get it unwittingly to save Illoka from the unmanned pirate ship.
11	Dads and Lads	Lopaka sustains injuries and is marooned with Bermana on a sand bar. Dexter captures Flipper's father. After Flipper rescues Lopaka, Bermana rescues Flipper's father and Dexter's lot.
12	Charming Disarmings	Captain Barnacle is dumping rubbish in the sea. Sparky, a solitary electric eel encouraged by Flipper helps short circuit the pirate ship.
13	Friends in Need	Fed up with her uncle, Kim leaves, then gets trapped with Nola and Capuna in a ceremonial cave but sends Lopaka and the dolphins to save them. She then rescues Captain Barnacle and Simon who are trapped in a sea abyss.
14	Pipe Dreams	A sour note from Dexter's organ hurts Flipper. Dexter takes Utra hostage, but the Quetzo fish provide Dexter with a pipe allowing Flipper to sabotage the organ and expel Dexter from Quetzo.
15	Dexter's Demons	Dexter brings a demonic statue to life which makes all gargoyle statues in Quetzo awaken. The gargoyles turn against Dexter. Flipper and Dexter work together to dispel the magic of the statues.
16	Tossed, Lost and Bossed	After a terrible tempest storm Flipper has to rescue Inky, who was captured by vampire fish. Dexter traps Flipper, but Dolores makes Dexter rescue him.
17	Bad Boy Flipper	Lopaka and Nola go on the Quest of Courage. Dexter uses a hypnosis charm to get Flipper to do his bidding. Lopaka forfeits the quest and convinces Dexter to help restore Flipper and save Illoka and Quetzo.
18	In Sickness and Health	Dexter gets injuries, while the Pirates go to Illoka seeking food. Captain Barnacle eats a poisonous fruit, but the Milehouni provide the cure, while Quetzo aids Dexter.
19	Space Junked	A piece of space junk crashses right into the Quetzo school. Barnacle retrieves the space junk, but his rival Slapbeard takes it and captures Kim and Lopaka, but the dolphins summon the coast guard.
20	Roboshark	Kim gets a robotic shark but loses the remote to Dexter. Using the roboshark Dexter captures Flipper. The sharks free Flipper to get their jobs back. Lopaka frantically goes after what he thinks is a package of Barnacle's explosives.
21	He Ain't Heavy, He's My Statue	Catfish burgalar Lulu La Rue kidnaps Ottie. Ultra rescues Ottie and notices before her capture the statue of Neptune. The only way to rescue Ultra is to get the pirates to winch her out, thus losing the statue to them.
22	Trident Trickery	Bolo's bluff about the Milehouni having the trident, gets Barnacle to kidnap Chief Kapuna. The Milehouni create a fake trident for Kapuna's release.
23	Guess Who's Coming for Dinner	The dolphins and Lopaka go on a long journey, leaving Dexter free to take over Quetzo. While Ottie, Ray and Puffy outwit Dexter, Flipper's lot rescues a fish named Bluey and the pirates from a big fish.
24	Family Ties	Lopaka manages to put the pirates' radar out of action. Ultra comes across her family and with help from her friends and the pirates drive out a gang of hostile swordfish.
25	Trident Au Go Go	Lopaka, Flipper and Ultra reach the town Seadom, where superstar Dolores has Neptune's trident. Dexter comes, gets the trident and hands it to Barnacle, but Dolores helps recover it.
26	Destiny's Children	Dexter steals the trident and hands it the pirates. As the storms grow, Lopaka manages to persuade Kim to give up the statue. After Flipper and Lopaka drop the statue into the black abyss freeing Quetzo and Illoka from the curses.

References

• http://www.yoramgrossfilms.com.au/completed/flipper.html
• http://www.keyframeonline.com/Animation/Flipper_and_Lopaka/689/
• http://thecia.com.au/reviews/f/flipper-and-lopaka.shtml

External links

• Flipper and Lopaka at IMDb
• Flipper and Lopaka at TV.com
• Flipper and Lopaka at ABC3