Shows Like Flipper

If you liked Flipper (1964), a action & adventure and family series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Flipper (1995)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventure and drama
Flipper is a 1995–2000 American family adventure drama series developed by E.F. Wallengren, Michael Nankin and Reuben Leder, a sequel to Jack Cowden's 1964–67 NBC series of the same name. In and around the Bal Harbor…
2
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
★ 7.3/10Also action & adventure and drama
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
3
The Sweeney (1975)
★ 8.1/10Also action & adventure and drama
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
4
War of the Worlds (1988)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and action & adventure
Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s. The fate of Earth may very well rest in the hands of a small yet courageous band…
5
Police Story (1973)
★ 7/10Also action & adventure and drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
6
Mannix (1967)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventure and drama
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix…
7
The Saint (1962)
★ 7.4/10Also action & adventure and drama
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
8
Burn Notice (2007)
★ 7.5/10Also action & adventure and drama
A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.
9
Skylanders Academy (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also action & adventure and family
Follow the heroic adventures of the Skylanders team, a group of heroes with unique elemental skills and personalities who travel the vast Skylands universe, protecting it from evil-doers and showing the next wave of…
10
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
★ 8/10Also action & adventure and family
In a world of anthropomorphic felines, two demoted fighter pilots battle evil as high flying masked vigilantes.
11
The Rifleman (1958)
★ 7.1/10Also action & adventure and family
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico…
12
MacGyver (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and action & adventure
20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
13
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
★ 6.7/10Also action & adventure and drama
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level…
14
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
★ 7.2/10Also action & adventure and drama
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord…
15
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also action & adventure and drama
Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel…
16
H2O: Just Add Water (2006)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and family
H2O: Just Add Water revolves around three teenage girls facing everyday teen problems with an added twist: they cope with the burden of growing a giant fin and transforming into mermaids whenever they come in contact…
17
Danger Man (1960)
★ 7.3/10Also action & adventure and drama
Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme…
18
Walker (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and action & adventure
Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there's harder work to be done at home.
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MacGyver (1985)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and action & adventure
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along…
20
Mission: Impossible (1988)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and action & adventure
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. The show is a revival of the 1966 TV series of…