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Flipper may refer to:

Common meanings

Flipper (anatomy), a forelimb of an aquatic animal, useful for steering and/or propulsion in water
Alternate name for a swimfin, footwear that boosts human swimming efficiency
Flipper (cricket), a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler
Flipper (pinball), a part of a pinball machine used to strike the ball
A speculator who engages in flipping (buying and selling quickly)
Flipper (tool), used for flipping food over while cooking

Film and television

Flipper (franchise), a multimedia franchise about a bottlenose dolphin named Flipper
- Flipper (1963 film)
- Flipper's New Adventure (1964), sequel to the 1963 film
- Flipper (1996 film), a remake of the 1963 film starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood
- Flipper (1964 TV series), an adaptation of the 1963 film which originally ran from 1964 to 1967
- Flipper (1995 TV series), a revival of the 1964 series which ran from 1995 to 2000
- Flipper, one of the title characters of the Australian animated series Flipper and Lopaka

Music

Die Flippers, a German Schlager group
- Die Flippers (album), the group's first studio album, released in 1970
Flipper (band), a punk band from San Francisco, California
Flipper, a former member of the lesbian punk band Tribe 8

Military

Operation Flipper, a British World War II commando raid with the goal of assassinating Erwin Rommel
Flipper, NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152A Soviet fighter aircraft
M138 "Flipper" portable mine layer, see GEMSS mine system

People

Henry Ossian Flipper (1856–1940), first African-American cadet to graduate from West Point
Willie Flipper Anderson (born 1965), former National Football League wide receiver
Kirsten Flipkens (born 1986), Belgian tennis player
Leandro Ruiz Machado (born 1977), Brazilian water polo player
Carmen Milano (1929–2006), American disbarred lawyer and mobster

Other uses

Flipper (mascot), Miami Dolphins mascot from 1966 to 1968
Flipper (US dinghy), an American sailing dinghy design
Flipper (Danish dinghy), a Danish sailing dinghy design
Flipper (robot combat), a device used to flip over opposing robots
the ATI-produced Graphics Processing Unit chip used in the Nintendo GameCube videogame console

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+{{wiktionary|Flipper|flipper}}
-'''''Flipper''''' is the name of several TV series and films featuring extremely intelligent [[bottlenose dolphin]]s of the same name.
+'''Flipper''' may refer to:
+{{TOC right}}
-The original ''Flipper'' was a 1963 film directed by James B. Clark. The most popular ''Flipper'' is surely the TV series that originally ran from 1964-1968 and has subsequently been re-run many times all over the world. Park Ranger Porter Ricks (played by Brian Kelly) and his son Sandy (Luke Halpin) are the "owners" of Flipper, played by a dolphin named Suzy.
+==Common meanings==
+*[[Flipper (anatomy)]], a forelimb of an aquatic animal, useful for steering and/or propulsion in water
+*Alternate name for a [[swimfin]], footwear that boosts human swimming efficiency
+*[[Flipper (cricket)]], a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler
+*[[Flipper (pinball)]], a part of a pinball machine used to strike the ball
+*A speculator who engages in [[flipping]] (buying and selling quickly)
+*[[Flipper (tool)]], used for flipping food over while cooking
+==Film and television==
-The most recent re-telling is the 1996 film starring [[Elijah Wood]] as the main character, Sandy. Sandy is a teenager from Chicago who is sent to live with his uncle Porter ([[Paul Hogan]]) over the summer. While staying there, Sandy meets Flipper, a dolphin, along with some other new friends.
+* [[Flipper (franchise)]], a multimedia franchise about a bottlenose dolphin named Flipper
+** [[Flipper (1963 film)|''Flipper'' (1963 film)]]
+** ''[[Flipper's New Adventure]]'' (1964), sequel to the 1963 film
+** [[Flipper (1996 film)|''Flipper'' (1996 film)]], a remake of the 1963 film starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood
+** [[Flipper (1964 TV series)|''Flipper'' (1964 TV series)]], an adaptation of the 1963 film which originally ran from 1964 to 1967
+** [[Flipper (1995 TV series)|''Flipper'' (1995 TV series)]], a revival of the 1964 series which ran from 1995 to 2000
+** Flipper, one of the title characters of the Australian animated series ''[[Flipper and Lopaka]]''
+==Music==
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+*[[Die Flippers]], a German Schlager group
+**[[Die Flippers (album)|''Die Flippers'' (album)]], the group's first studio album, released in 1970
+*[[Flipper (band)]], a punk band from San Francisco, California
+*Flipper, a former member of the lesbian punk band [[Tribe 8]]
+==Military==
-'''[[Flipper (band)|Flipper]]''' was a [[punk]] band from [[San Francisco]].
+*[[Operation Flipper]], a British World War II commando raid with the goal of assassinating Erwin Rommel
+*Flipper, NATO reporting name of the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152A]] Soviet fighter aircraft
+*M138 "Flipper" portable mine layer, see [[GEMSS mine system]]
+==People==
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+*[[Henry Ossian Flipper]] (1856–1940), first African-American cadet to graduate from West Point
+*Willie [[Flipper Anderson]] (born 1965), former National Football League wide receiver
+*[[Kirsten Flipkens]] (born 1986), Belgian tennis player
+*[[Leandro Ruiz Machado]] (born 1977), Brazilian water polo player
+*[[Carmen Milano]] (1929–2006), American disbarred lawyer and mobster
+==Other uses==
-A '''[[Flipper (cricket)|flipper]]''' is also a type of delivery in the sport of [[Cricket (sport)|cricket]].
+*[[Flipper (mascot)]], Miami Dolphins mascot from 1966 to 1968
+*[[Flipper (US dinghy)]], an American sailing dinghy design
+*[[Flipper (Danish dinghy)]], a Danish sailing dinghy design
+*[[Flipper (robot combat)]], a device used to flip over opposing robots
+*the ATI-produced Graphics Processing Unit chip used in the [[Nintendo GameCube technical specifications|Nintendo GameCube videogame console]]
+== See also ==
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+* [[Flip (disambiguation)]]
+{{disambiguation}}
-A '''flipper''' also refers to the part of a [[pinball]] machine that flips the ball up higher on the game surface.
+[[Category:Nicknames]]