Series
Gidget
Comedy
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.
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Seasons & episodes
1Dear Diary-Et Al15 Sept 1965 · 25mIn 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.
2In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust22 Sept 1965 · 25mAnne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.
3The Great Kahuna29 Sept 1965 · 25mA 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.
4Daddy Come Home6 Oct 1965 · 25mGidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.
5Gidget Gadget13 Oct 1965 · 25mGidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.
6A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse20 Oct 1965 · 25mGidget decides to buy a used hearse.
7Gidget is a Proper Noun27 Oct 1965 · 25mAn old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.
8Image Scrimmage3 Nov 1965 · 25mGidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.
9Is it Love or Symbiosis?10 Nov 1965 · 25mGidget'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.
10All the Best Diseases are Taken17 Nov 1965 · 25mGidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.
11My Ever Faithful Friend24 Nov 1965 · 25mGidget thinks Russ and Larue are going to get together. Actually Larue is just getting help and advice from Russ.
12Chivalry Isn't Dead1 Dec 1965 · 25mGidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.
13The War Between Men, Women and Gidget8 Dec 1965 · 25mGidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach.
14Gidget's Foreign Policy15 Dec 1965 · 25mGidget tries to show a foreign girl the ""American way.""
15Now There's a Face22 Dec 1965 · 25mGidget falls for a fashion photographer.
16Too Many Cooks29 Dec 1965 · 25mGidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.
17I Love You, I Think5 Jan 1966 · 25mGidget falls for a surfer who turns out to be her math teacher.
18Like Voodoo13 Jan 1966 · 25mGidget is voodoo'd by a fortune teller.
19Gidget's Career20 Jan 1966 · 25mGidget 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!"
20Ego-A-Go-Go27 Jan 1966 · 25mGidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.
21In and Out with the In-Laws3 Feb 1966 · 25mGidget meets Jeff's parents.
22We Got Each Other10 Feb 1966 · 25mGidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.
23Operation Shaggy Dog17 Feb 1966 · 25mGidget rallies to save the local burger joint.
24Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat24 Feb 1966 · 25mGidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.
25Love and the Single Gidget3 Mar 1966 · 25mGidget is to be chaperoned by a college student, whom Anne and John paid.
26Take a Lesson10 Mar 1966 · 25mGidget 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.
27Independence -- Gidget Style17 Mar 1966 · 25mRuss 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.
28One More for the Road24 Mar 1966 · 25mGidget learns to drive for a new job.
29Ask Helpful Hannah31 Mar 1966 · 25mGidget takes over writing for the school's advice column. She then gets caught up trying to put two lonely hearts together.
30A Hard Night's Night7 Apr 1966 · 25mRuss'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.
31I Have This Friend Who . . .14 Apr 1966 · 25mGidget and her boyfriend try to discourage the boys father from going on dates with them.
32Don't Defrost the Alligator21 Apr 1966 · 25mA frozen alligator is the cause of some confusion.
Details
- First aired
- 15 Sept 1965
- Last aired
- 21 Apr 1966
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- ABC
- Episodes
- 32
- Votes
- 16 on TMDB
Cast
Don PorterProfessor Russell Lawrence
Sally FieldFrances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence- BBetty ConnerAnne Cooper
Lynette WinterLarue
