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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.
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- E1 Dear Diary-Et AlNext upSep 15, 1965 · 25 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Pete Duel
- E2 In God, and Nobody Else, We TrustSep 22, 1965 · 25 min
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Anne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.
Guest stars: Beverly Adams, Pete Duel, Michael Nader, Heather North
- E3 The Great KahunaSep 29, 1965 · 25 min
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A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.
Guest stars: Pete Duel, Michael Nader, Julie Parrish, Martin Milner
- E4 Daddy Come HomeOct 6, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.
Guest stars: Harvey Korman, Pete Duel, Michael Nader, Joseph V. Perry
- E5 Gidget GadgetOct 13, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.
Guest stars: Pete Duel, Janis Hansen
- E6 A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a HearseOct 20, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.
Guest stars: Michael Nader
- E7 Gidget is a Proper NounOct 27, 1965 · 25 min
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An old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.
Guest stars: Pete Duel
- E8 Image ScrimmageNov 3, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.
Guest stars: Pete Duel
- E9 Is it Love or Symbiosis?Nov 10, 1965 · 25 min
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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.
Guest stars: Pete Duel, Roy Stuart, Judy Carne, Kevin O'Neal (Dick)
- E10 All the Best Diseases are TakenNov 17, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.
Guest stars: Noah Keen, Dick Wilson
- E11 My Ever Faithful FriendNov 24, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget thinks Russ and Larue are going to get together. Actually Larue is just getting help and advice from Russ.
Guest stars: Russ Bender, Stephanie Hill (Dolly)
- E12 Chivalry Isn't DeadDec 1, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.
Guest stars: Bonnie Franklin, Beverly Washburn, Robert Random
- E13 The War Between Men, Women and GidgetDec 8, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach.
Guest stars: Charla Doherty, Mako
- E14 Gidget's Foreign PolicyDec 15, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget tries to show a foreign girl the ""American way.""
Guest stars: Brooke Bundy, Walter Koenig, Robert Random
- E15 Now There's a FaceDec 22, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget falls for a fashion photographer.
Guest stars: Daniel J. Travanti
- E16 Too Many CooksDec 29, 1965 · 25 min
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Gidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.
Guest stars: Bonnie Franklin, Larry Merrill (Tate)
- E17 I Love You, I ThinkJan 5, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget falls for a surfer who turns out to be her math teacher.
- E18 Like VoodooJan 13, 1966 · 25 min
- E19 Gidget's CareerJan 20, 1966 · 25 min
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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!"
Guest stars: Murray MacLeod, Sandy Kenyon, Jimmy Hawkins
- E20 Ego-A-Go-GoJan 27, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.
Guest stars: Richard Dreyfuss
- E21 In and Out with the In-LawsFeb 3, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget meets Jeff's parents.
Guest stars: Hazel Court, Janis Hansen, Hal March, William Long Jr.
- E22 We Got Each OtherFeb 10, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.
Guest stars: Michael York, Kathleen Crowley
- E23 Operation Shaggy DogFeb 17, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget rallies to save the local burger joint.
Guest stars: Tim Rooney
- E24 Ring-a-Ding-DingbatFeb 24, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.
Guest stars: Lynne Marta (Ella), Irwin Charone (Mr. Goodsposture), Lindsay Workman (Newsman), Dorothy Konrad (Desiree), Jimmy Murphy (Herbie), Jeff Burton (Driver - Florist Truck), Andrew Belling (Arthur)
- E25 Love and the Single GidgetMar 3, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget is to be chaperoned by a college student, whom Anne and John paid.
Guest stars: Tim Rooney, Barbara Hershey, Ron Rifkin
- E26 Take a LessonMar 10, 1966 · 25 min
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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.
Guest stars: Jeff Donnell, Beverly Washburn, Paul Lynde
- E27 Independence -- Gidget StyleMar 17, 1966 · 25 min
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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.
Guest stars: Celeste Yarnall, Richard Bull
- E28 One More for the RoadMar 24, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget learns to drive for a new job.
Guest stars: Murray Alper, Jimmy Cross
- E29 Ask Helpful HannahMar 31, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget takes over writing for the school's advice column. She then gets caught up trying to put two lonely hearts together.
Guest stars: Barbara Hershey
- E30 A Hard Night's NightApr 7, 1966 · 25 min
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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.
Guest stars: Frank De Vol, Joseph Mell
- E31 I Have This Friend Who . . .Apr 14, 1966 · 25 min
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Gidget and her boyfriend try to discourage the boys father from going on dates with them.
Guest stars: Herb Voland, Joel Fluellen
- E32 Don't Defrost the AlligatorApr 21, 1966 · 25 min
Synopsis
A frozen alligator is the cause of some confusion.
Guest stars: Marvin Kaplan, Jack Fletcher (Harry McCann)
Cast & crew
Don Porter
Sally Field
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