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