The 25 minute time limit was difficult for dramatic shows because things had to develop and be wrapped up so quickly. The writers at Flipper broke out of this limitation by creating two-part stories that could do so much more with twice the time.
The Ricks family takes time out to camp on Turtle Island for the weekend but trouble arrives in the form of tough guy Burt Reynolds, who gets quite a bit of screen time and of course is great at playing a bad guy.
The episode also develops the characters of Sandy and Bud further with Sandy showing a notable scientific bent and Bud being a bit exasperated with him in typical brotherly fashion.
The Ricks family takes time out to camp on Turtle Island for the weekend but trouble arrives in the form of tough guy Burt Reynolds, who gets quite a bit of screen time and of course is great at playing a bad guy.
The episode also develops the characters of Sandy and Bud further with Sandy showing a notable scientific bent and Bud being a bit exasperated with him in typical brotherly fashion.
