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Gidget is a comedy TV series that premiered on ABC on September 15, 1965. It has 1 season and 32 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 32 "Don't Defrost the Alligator", aired on April 21, 1966.

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.

  • Comedy

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Episodes

32 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1965 · 32 episodes · Last episode: 60 years ago

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    32. Don't Defrost the Alligator

    Finale

    A frozen alligator is the cause of some confusion.

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    31. I Have This Friend Who . . .

    Gidget and her boyfriend try to discourage the boys father from going on dates with them.

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    30. A Hard Night's Night

    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.

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    29. Ask Helpful Hannah

    Gidget takes over writing for the school's advice column. She then gets caught up trying to put two lonely hearts together.

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    28. One More for the Road

    Gidget learns to drive for a new job.

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    27. Independence -- Gidget Style

    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.

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    26. Take a Lesson

    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.

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    25. Love and the Single Gidget

    Gidget is to be chaperoned by a college student, whom Anne and John paid.

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    24. Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat

    Gidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.

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    23. Operation Shaggy Dog

    Gidget rallies to save the local burger joint.

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    22. We Got Each Other

    Gidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.

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    21. In and Out with the In-Laws

    Gidget meets Jeff's parents.

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    20. Ego-A-Go-Go

    Gidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.

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    19. Gidget's Career

    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!"

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    18. Like Voodoo

    Gidget is voodoo'd by a fortune teller.

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    17. I Love You, I Think

    Gidget falls for a surfer who turns out to be her math teacher.

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    16. Too Many Cooks

    Gidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.

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    15. Now There's a Face

    Gidget falls for a fashion photographer.

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    14. Gidget's Foreign Policy

    Gidget tries to show a foreign girl the ""American way.""

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    13. The War Between Men, Women and Gidget

    Gidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach.

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    12. Chivalry Isn't Dead

    Gidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.

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    11. My Ever Faithful Friend

    Gidget thinks Russ and Larue are going to get together. Actually Larue is just getting help and advice from Russ.

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    10. All the Best Diseases are Taken

    Gidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.

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    9. Is it Love or Symbiosis?

    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.

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    8. Image Scrimmage

    Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.

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    7. Gidget is a Proper Noun

    An old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.

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    6. A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse

    Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.

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    5. Gidget Gadget

    Gidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.

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    4. Daddy Come Home

    Gidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.

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    3. The Great Kahuna

    A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.

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    2. In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust

    Anne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.

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    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.

Cast & crew

  • Brooke Bundy

    Brooke Bundy

  • Beverly Adams

    Beverly Adams

  • Harvey Korman

    Harvey Korman

  • Lynne Marta

    Lynne Marta

    Ella

  • Peggy Rea

    Peggy Rea

  • Marvin Kaplan

    Marvin Kaplan

  • Russ Bender

    Russ Bender

  • Frank De Vol

    Frank De Vol

  • Murray MacLeod

  • Richard Dreyfuss

    Richard Dreyfuss

  • Tim Rooney

    Tim Rooney

  • Murray Alper

    Murray Alper

  • Charla Doherty

    Charla Doherty

  • Bonnie Franklin

    Bonnie Franklin

  • Daniel J. Travanti

    Daniel J. Travanti

  • Hazel Court

    Hazel Court

Gidget FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Gidget?

Gidget has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 21, 1966.

When did the latest episode of Gidget come out?

The most recent episode of Gidget, Season 1 Episode 32 "Don't Defrost the Alligator", aired on April 21, 1966.

How many seasons of Gidget are there?

Gidget has 1 season with 32 episodes in total.

When did Gidget first air?

Gidget first aired on ABC on September 15, 1965.

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