Gidget centers on a fun-loving, teenage surf enthusiast known for her boy-crazy antics, navigating life with her widowed father, Russ, a professor at UCLA. Sally Field shines in the title role, while Don Porter portrays her supportive father, Russell Lawrence. Airing on ABC from September 15, 1965, to April 21, 1966, Gidget was one of the network's early color shows. Despite its charm and cultural appeal, the series struggled in the Nielsen ratings, leading to its cancellation after just one season.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Season 1
32 ep
1
Dear Diary-Et Al
2
In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
3
The Great Kahuna
4
Daddy Come Home
5
Gidget Gadget
6
A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
7
Gidget is a Proper Noun
8
Image Scrimmage
9
Is it Love or Symbiosis?
10
All the Best Diseases are Taken
11
My Ever Faithful Friend
12
Chivalry Isn't Dead
13
The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
14
Gidget's Foreign Policy
15
Now There's a Face
16
Too Many Cooks
17
I Love You, I Think
18
Like Voodoo
19
Gidget's Career
20
Ego-A-Go-Go
21
In and Out with the In-Laws
22
We Got Each Other
23
Operation Shaggy Dog
24
Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat
25
Love and the Single Gidget
26
Take a Lesson
27
Independence -- Gidget Style
28
One More for the Road
29
Ask Helpful Hannah
30
A Hard Night's Night
31
I Have This Friend Who . . .
32
Don't Defrost the Alligator
