Gidget

Gidget

  • 1965
  • 1 Seasons
  • 32 Episodes
  •  6.571  (14)
  •   Ended

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.

Gidget
Seasons
Don't Defrost the Alligator
32. Don't Defrost the Alligator
April 21, 1966
A frozen alligator is the cause of some confusion.
I Have This Friend Who . . .
31. I Have This Friend Who . . .
April 14, 1966
Gidget and her boyfriend try to discourage the boys father from going on dates with them.
A Hard Night's Night
30. A Hard Night's Night
April 07, 1966
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.
Ask Helpful Hannah
29. Ask Helpful Hannah
March 31, 1966
Gidget takes over writing for the school's advice column. She then gets caught up trying to put two lonely hearts together.
One More for the Road
28. One More for the Road
March 24, 1966
Gidget learns to drive for a new job.
Independence -- Gidget Style
27. Independence -- Gidget Style
March 17, 1966
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.
Take a Lesson
26. Take a Lesson
March 10, 1966
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.
Love and the Single Gidget
25. Love and the Single Gidget
March 03, 1966
Gidget is to be chaperoned by a college student, whom Anne and John paid.
Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat
24. Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat
February 24, 1966
Gidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.
Operation Shaggy Dog
23. Operation Shaggy Dog
February 17, 1966
Gidget rallies to save the local burger joint.
We Got Each Other
22. We Got Each Other
February 10, 1966
Gidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.
In and Out with the In-Laws
21. In and Out with the In-Laws
February 03, 1966
Ego-A-Go-Go
20. Ego-A-Go-Go
January 27, 1966
Gidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.
Gidget's Career
19. Gidget's Career
January 20, 1966
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!"
Like Voodoo
18. Like Voodoo
January 13, 1966
Gidget is voodoo'd by a fortune teller.
I Love You, I Think
17. I Love You, I Think
January 05, 1966
Gidget falls for a surfer who turns out to be her math teacher.
Too Many Cooks
16. Too Many Cooks
December 29, 1965
Gidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.
Now There's a Face
15. Now There's a Face
December 22, 1965
Gidget falls for a fashion photographer.
Gidget's Foreign Policy
14. Gidget's Foreign Policy
December 15, 1965
Gidget tries to show a foreign girl the ""American way.""
The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
13. The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
December 08, 1965
Gidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach.
Chivalry Isn't Dead
12. Chivalry Isn't Dead
December 01, 1965
Gidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.
My Ever Faithful Friend
11. My Ever Faithful Friend
November 24, 1965
Gidget thinks Russ and Larue are going to get together. Actually Larue is just getting help and advice from Russ.
All the Best Diseases are Taken
10. All the Best Diseases are Taken
November 17, 1965
Gidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.
Is it Love or Symbiosis?
9. Is it Love or Symbiosis?
November 10, 1965
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.
Image Scrimmage
8. Image Scrimmage
November 03, 1965
Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.
Gidget is a Proper Noun
7. Gidget is a Proper Noun
October 27, 1965
An old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.
A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
6. A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
October 20, 1965
Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.
Gidget Gadget
5. Gidget Gadget
October 13, 1965
Gidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.
Daddy Come Home
4. Daddy Come Home
October 06, 1965
Gidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.
The Great Kahuna
3. The Great Kahuna
September 29, 1965
A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.
In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
2. In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
September 22, 1965
Anne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.
Dear Diary-Et Al
1. Dear Diary-Et Al
September 15, 1965
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.
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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.
  • Premiere Date
    September 15, 1965
  • Rating
    6.571  (14)