About
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.
Cast
Don Porter
as Professor Russell Lawrence
Sally Field
as Frances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence
Betty Conner
as Anne Cooper
Lynette Winter
as Larue
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
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.
In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
Anne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.
The Great Kahuna
A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.
Daddy Come Home
Gidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.
Gidget Gadget
Gidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.
A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.
Gidget is a Proper Noun
An old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.
Image Scrimmage
Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.
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