This episode was a little different. It begins with Bud putting on a great show at a Scout Camporee - he has Flipper harnessed and has him tow him around on his big Mal surf board and ends with a headstand on said board much to the rapturous applause of the other scouts. Porter and Ulla are watching admiringly and Bud ends up travelling home in Ulla's old pickup as Porter had to get back to oversee the opening of water gates for several irrigation canals.
Bud wins a canteen as first place and he and his red haired young friend Stevie also travels with Ulla. Ulla takes a shortcut at Stevie's suggestion down the Slingshot Road but a mad rush of deer crosses the dirt road and Ulla looses control and the pickup careens into the irrigation canal knocking Bud out cold when he hit the windshield.
The local power company engineer closes off the road and drives down it to make sure it's clear before releasing the wall of water but fails to see the crashed pickup as he is distracted and fails to see them.
Flipper senses the danger and takes Bud's canteen and persuades Sandy something is up. Seeing the canteen Porter decides they need to follow Flipper in the launch and they rescue the three after navigating the launch up the narrow canal before the wall water would've drowned them.
Two cool moments: The scouts form two lines in the water and Flipper tail walks through the two lines - very cleverly done. While trapped and frightened, Ulla sings a beautiful Swedish folk song to calm the boys!
Bud wins a canteen as first place and he and his red haired young friend Stevie also travels with Ulla. Ulla takes a shortcut at Stevie's suggestion down the Slingshot Road but a mad rush of deer crosses the dirt road and Ulla looses control and the pickup careens into the irrigation canal knocking Bud out cold when he hit the windshield.
The local power company engineer closes off the road and drives down it to make sure it's clear before releasing the wall of water but fails to see the crashed pickup as he is distracted and fails to see them.
Flipper senses the danger and takes Bud's canteen and persuades Sandy something is up. Seeing the canteen Porter decides they need to follow Flipper in the launch and they rescue the three after navigating the launch up the narrow canal before the wall water would've drowned them.
Two cool moments: The scouts form two lines in the water and Flipper tail walks through the two lines - very cleverly done. While trapped and frightened, Ulla sings a beautiful Swedish folk song to calm the boys!
