Over on my Facebook, I’ve been regaling friends with reactions as my son and I watch old episodes of Flipper (streaming on Netflix).
Part of the appeal is seeing the character actors that go on to larger success (Jessica Walter appeared in the first episode, Burt Reynolds appeared in another).
My son enjoys keeping track on the number of kills Flipper has had in the series. In season 1, he took out one shark and one alligator. When Flipper took out his second shark in season 2, my son (jokingly) started singing: “Another one bites the dust!”
But last night, my son caught the continuity gaffe of an offcamera trainer throwing a ball at Flipper to get him to do a trick. Really, when a pop culture dad has this moment with his child-there are no words to capture the elation.
Follow the ball, Flipper!
After we took the photo, my son eagerly asked: “Is this going on Facebook or your blog?” Blog it is, my wonderful son.
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