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Gidget Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
31 Episodes 1965 - 1966
Episode 1
Dear Diary...Et Al
Wed, Sep 15, 1965 30 mins
When Anne sneaks a peek at Gidget's diary, Gidget and Russ decide to teach her a lesson about respecting people's privacy. Gidget: Sally Field. Russ: Don Porter.
Episode 2
In God and Nobody Else We Trust
Wed, Sep 22, 1965 30 mins
Anne forces John to escort Gidget to a luau---but has second thoughts when she meets Gidget's friend "Treasure" (Beverly Adams). Gidget: Sally Field.
Episode 3
The Great Kahuna Story
Wed, Sep 29, 1965 30 mins
Gidget fantasizes about "taking the plunge" with a surfer known as the Great Kahuna (Martin Milner). Gidget: Sally Field.
Episode 4
Daddy Come Home
Wed, Oct 6, 1965 30 mins
Gidget urges her father to spend more time at the beach, but she doesn't approve of the young woman he meets there. Sally: Marian Collier. Gidget: Sally Field.
Episode 5
The Gidget Gadget
Wed, Oct 13, 1965 30 mins
Gidget gets caught in the crossfire when she meddles in an argument between Anne and John (Betty Conner, Pete Deuel). Russ: Don Porter. Mark: Dick Gautier.
Episode 6
A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
Wed, Oct 20, 1965 30 mins
Gidget plans to buy her own transportation---a broken-down hearse. Russ: Don Porter. Jack Collins: James Davidson.
Episode 7
Gidget is a Proper Noun
Wed, Oct 27, 1965 30 mins
Gidget gets an A for effort when she tries to prove that her English teacher is grading her unjustly. Gidget: Sally Field. Russ: Don Porter.
Episode 8
Image Scrimmage
Wed, Nov 3, 1965 30 mins
Gidget considers revamping her image in order to impress an "older" man (Jan Crawford). Gidget: Sally Field.
Episode 9
Is It Love or Symbiosis?
Wed, Nov 10, 1965 30 mins
Russ considers sending Gidget to school in Paris. Gidget: Sally Field. Jerry: Roy Stuart. John: Pete Deuel.
Episode 10
All the Best Diseases are Taken
Wed, Nov 17, 1965 30 mins
Gidget urges a folk singer to raise his voice against unfair movie prices. Gidget: Sally Field. Lefferts: Dick Wilson. Russ: Don Porter.
Episode 11
My Ever-Faithful, Long-Lasting Lifetime Friend
Wed, Nov 24, 1965 30 mins
Gidget mistakenly thinks that her father (Don Porter) and her best friend are romantically involved. Larue: Lynette Winter.
Episode 12
The War Between Men, and Women and Gidget
Wed, Dec 8, 1965 30 mins
Gidget uses strategy when a rival group invades her stretch of beach. Bret: Randy Kirby. Larue: Lynette Winter.
Episode 13
Gidget's Foreign Policy
Wed, Dec 15, 1965 30 mins
Gidget offers a foreign friend some tips on dealing with American boys. Gidget: Sally Field. Gunnar: Walter Koenig.
Episode 14
Now There's a Face
Wed, Dec 22, 1965 30 mins
Gidget pictures herself in a romance with a student photographer (Daniel J. Travanti). Russ: Don Porter.
Episode 15
Too Many Cooks
Wed, Dec 29, 1965 30 mins
Gidget goofs: she keeps accepting dates for the same night. Corky: Peter Brooks. Jeff: Stephen Mines.
Episode 16
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, I Think
Wed, Jan 5, 1966 30 mins
Gidget is wiped out when the new surfer she digs turns out to be her math teacher. Baxter: Tom Gilleran. Russ: Don Porter.
Episode 17
Like Voodoo
Thu, Jan 13, 1966 30 mins
Gidget fears that a fortuneteller has put a hex on her. Larue: Lynette Winter. Casey: Arthur Adams. Russ: Don Porter.
Episode 18
Gidget's Career
Thu, Jan 20, 1966 30 mins
Gidget's singing group decides to revamp its image for a television appearance. Gidget: Sally Field. Rick Farmer: Sandy Kenyon.
Episode 19
Ego a Go-Go
Thu, Jan 27, 1966 30 mins
To boost his confidence, Gidget invites "Durf the Drag" to the Spinster Hop---and then he ditches her. Sally Field. Chuck: Ed Griffith.
Episode 20
In and Out with the In-laws
Thu, Feb 3, 1966 30 mins
An invitation to meet Jeff's parents is music to Gidget's ears---and the song she's hearing is the "Wedding March." Gidget: Sally Field. Jim Matthews: Hal March.
Episode 21
We Got Each Other
Thu, Feb 10, 1966 30 mins
Gidget sets out to prove that she isn't jealous of her father's dates. Russ: Don Porter. Meg: Anne Bellamy.
Episode 22
Operation Shaggy Dog
Thu, Feb 17, 1966 30 mins
Gidget and Russ are on opposite sides of the battle to close a hangout.
Episode 23
Ring-a-Ding Dingbat
Thu, Feb 24, 1966 30 mins
Gidget's rock-and-roll idols are in town---and Gidget knows where they're staying. Herbie: Jimmy Murphy. Arthur: Andrew Belling. Larue: Lynette Winter.
Episode 24
Love and the Single Gidget
Thu, Mar 3, 1966 30 mins
Anne and John hire a halfback to guard Gidget while Russ is out of town. Anne: Betty Conner. John: Pete Deuel. Gidget: Sally Field. Sally: Bridget Hanley.
Episode 25
Take a Lesson
Thu, Mar 10, 1966 30 mins
Russ is frantic when Gidget dashes out of the house in pajamas and an overcoat. Gidget: Sally Field. Herman: Paul Lynde. Shirley: Beverly Washburn.
Episode 26
Independence Gidget Style
Thu, Mar 17, 1966 30 mins
Gidget considers taking a job at the Tom Cat Club to earn money for her father's birthday present. Russ: Don Porter. Larue: Lynette Winter.
Episode 27
One More for the Road
Thu, Mar 24, 1966 30 mins
Gidget takes a job as a florist's delivery girl---and leaves the driving to Larue (Lynette Winter). Mr. Whiting: John McGiver. Russ: Don Porter. Anne: Betty Conner.
Episode 28
Ask Helpful Hannah
Thu, Mar 31, 1966 30 mins
Gidget gets a job on the school paper---advising the lovelorn. Peggy: Candace Howard. Norman: Jim Connell. Larue: Lynette Winter.
Episode 29
A Hard Night's Night
Thu, Apr 7, 1966 30 mins
With Russ away, Gidget is home alone---or so she thinks. Stew: Frank De Vol. Herb: Joseph Mell. Fonya: Hollis Irving.
Episode 30
I Have This Friend Who...
Thu, Apr 14, 1966 30 mins
Gidget looks for a way to discourage her boyfriend's father from tagging along on dates. Gidget: Sally Field. John: Pete Deuel. Russ: Don Porter.
Episode 31
Don't Defrost the Alligator
Thu, Apr 21, 1966 30 mins
When a young friend's pet alligator dies, Gidget preserves the remains---in the Lawrences' freezer. McCann: Jack Fletcher. Jeff Tracy: Marvin Kaplan. Russ: Don Porter.