NBC ADDS FLIPPER TO FALL 2009 LINEUP

Burbank, CA - In a move that caught both GE shareholders and animal rights activists off guard, NBC announced it will be taping a new series of Flipper and building its fall 2009 schedule around it.

"We were in a brainstorming meeting when it suddenly occurred to us," explained NBC CEO Jeff Zucker, "Its been awhile since we had a prime time sitcom featuring a Bottlenose Dolphin! That's exactly what everyone needs now."

The original series ran for three seasons on NBC from 1964 to '67. The remake, tentatively titled either "Flipper 2.0" or "So You Think You Can Tail Walk?", will set Flipper in Lake Michigan helping inner-city Chicago youth overcome their day-to-day problems with humorous attitude.