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Gidget

Gidget
★ 6.7/10•1965•25m•TV-G•Comedy
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Gidget is an American sitcom about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Gidget was among the first regularly scheduled color programs on ABC, but did poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was cancelled at the end of its first season.

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 15, 1965

Episodes

Episode 1 - Dear Diary-Et AlE125m

Dear Diary-Et Al

In the pilot episode, Gidget falls in love with two things: surfing and her surf boy Jeff. Life's swell until Gidget's protective older sister Anne, reads her diary and assumes her highly imaginative confessions are true.

Sep 15, 1965

Episode 2 - In God, and Nobody Else, We TrustE225m

In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust

Anne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.

Sep 22, 1965

Episode 3 - The Great KahunaE325m

The Great Kahuna

A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.

Sep 29, 1965

Episode 4 - Daddy Come HomeE425m

Daddy Come Home

Gidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.

Oct 6, 1965

Episode 5 - Gidget GadgetE525m

Gidget Gadget

Gidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.

Oct 13, 1965

Episode 6 - A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a HearseE625m

A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse

Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.

Oct 20, 1965

Episode 7 - Gidget is a Proper NounE725m

Gidget is a Proper Noun

An old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.

Oct 27, 1965

Episode 8 - Image ScrimmageE825m

Image Scrimmage

Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.

Nov 3, 1965

Episode 9 - Is it Love or Symbiosis?E925m

Is it Love or Symbiosis?

Gidget's meddling sister and brother-in-law convince her father he's too dependent on her. So he decides to send Gidget away to a private girl's school in Paris.

Nov 10, 1965

Episode 10 - All the Best Diseases are TakenE1025m

All the Best Diseases are Taken

Gidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.

Nov 17, 1965

Episode 11 - My Ever Faithful FriendE1125m

My Ever Faithful Friend

Gidget thinks Russ and Larue are going to get together. Actually Larue is just getting help and advice from Russ.

Nov 24, 1965

Episode 12 - Chivalry Isn't DeadE1225m

Chivalry Isn't Dead

Gidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.

Dec 1, 1965

Episode 13 - The War Between Men, Women and GidgetE1325m

The War Between Men, Women and Gidget

Gidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach.

Dec 8, 1965

Episode 14 - Gidget's Foreign PolicyE1425m

Gidget's Foreign Policy

Gidget tries to show a foreign girl the ""American way.""

Dec 15, 1965

Episode 15 - Now There's a FaceE1525m

Now There's a Face

Gidget falls for a fashion photographer.

Dec 22, 1965

Episode 16 - Too Many CooksE1625m

Too Many Cooks

Gidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.

Dec 29, 1965

Episode 17 - I Love You, I ThinkE1725m

I Love You, I Think

Gidget falls for a surfer who turns out to be her math teacher.

Jan 5, 1966

Episode 18 - Like VoodooE1825m

Like Voodoo

Gidget is voodoo'd by a fortune teller.

Jan 13, 1966

Episode 19 - Gidget's CareerE1925m

Gidget's Career

Gidget joins a folksy singing group. They audition for a teenage music TV show and get the gig! Gidget decides to change the group's image—they become "Gidget and the Gories!"

Jan 20, 1966

Episode 20 - Ego-A-Go-GoE2025m

Ego-A-Go-Go

Gidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.

Jan 27, 1966

Episode 21 - In and Out with the In-LawsE2125m

In and Out with the In-Laws

Gidget meets Jeff's parents.

Feb 3, 1966

Episode 22 - We Got Each OtherE2225m

We Got Each Other

Gidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.

Feb 10, 1966

Episode 23 - Operation Shaggy DogE2325m

Operation Shaggy Dog

Gidget rallies to save the local burger joint.

Feb 17, 1966

Episode 24 - Ring-a-Ding-DingbatE2425m

Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat

Gidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.

Feb 24, 1966

Episode 25 - Love and the Single GidgetE2525m

Love and the Single Gidget

Gidget is to be chaperoned by a college student, whom Anne and John paid.

Mar 3, 1966

Episode 26 - Take a LessonE2625m

Take a Lesson

Gidget gets a late evening phone call from a friend to hurry over to her house. She runs out of the house in her pajamas and a raincoat, not knowing that her friend wants her to go out of town with her to get a car. Along the way Gidget keeps trying to call home to tell Russ where she is but, it just ends up causing friction with the girls dad. Eventually they end up just going back home without a car.

Mar 10, 1966

Episode 27 - Independence -- Gidget StyleE2725m

Independence -- Gidget Style

Russ gets the idea that Gidget is working at a nightclub. When actually she's taken a job elsewhere to make enough money to buy him a birthday present.

Mar 17, 1966

Episode 28 - One More for the RoadE2825m

One More for the Road

Gidget learns to drive for a new job.

Mar 24, 1966

Episode 29 - Ask Helpful HannahE2925m

Ask Helpful Hannah

Gidget takes over writing for the school's advice column. She then gets caught up trying to put two lonely hearts together.

Mar 31, 1966

Episode 30 - A Hard Night's NightE3025m

A Hard Night's Night

Russ's friend moves into the Lawrence home, while he is away, to get some peace and quiet. Unfortunately Gidget comes home early from Larue's. With neither one knowing about the other they start to get scared about all the things going bump in the night.

Apr 7, 1966

Episode 31 - I Have This Friend Who . . .E3125m

I Have This Friend Who . . .

Gidget and her boyfriend try to discourage the boys father from going on dates with them.

Apr 14, 1966

Episode 32 - Don't Defrost the AlligatorE3225m

Don't Defrost the Alligator

A frozen alligator is the cause of some confusion.

Apr 21, 1966

Actors

Don Porter

Don Porter

Professor Russell Lawrence

Sally Field

Sally Field

Frances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence

Betty Conner

Anne Cooper

Lynette Winter

Lynette Winter

Larue

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