Gidget
Frances "Gidget" Lawrence lives with her widowed college-professor father in Southern California. Anne is her older sister who is married to John Cooper, an obtuse but lovable psychology student. Gidget spends most of her free time hanging out with friends and surfing at the beach. She also has a knack for getting in and out of trouble. Gidget speaks to the audience during her journey to adulthood, letting them know exactly what's on her mind and what she's discovered about life. She also receives moral instruction from her father and gains wisdom from her experiences.
- 1965-1966
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy
- TV-G
Frances "Gidget" Lawrence lives with her widowed college-professor father in Southern California. Anne is her older sister who is married to John Cooper, an obtuse but lovable psychology student. Gidget spends most of her free time hanging out with friends and surfing at the beach. She also has a knack for getting in and out of trouble. Gidget speaks to the audience during her journey to adulthood, letting them know exactly what's on her mind and what she's discovered about life. She also receives moral instruction from her father and gains wisdom from her experiences.
Season 1 Episode Guide
32 Episodes 1965 - 1966
Episode 1
Dear Diary - Et Al.
Wed, Sep 15, 1965 30 mins
Gidget tries to attract the attention of surfer Jeff. Anne, upset that her little sister is staying out all night, reads her diary and misinterprets its contents.
Episode 2
In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
Wed, Sep 22, 1965 30 mins
Gidget is unable to find a date for the upcoming luau and convinces her brother-in-law John to accompany her. John tries to fit in with the teenagers, but his behavior puts them off.
Episode 3
The Great Kahuna
Wed, Sep 29, 1965 30 mins
Gidget falls for surfer legend Kahuna and even convinces her father to have him invited over. She soon finds out that Kahuna is, when not on the beach, not that interesting.
Episode 4
Daddy Come Home
Wed, Oct 6, 1965 30 mins
Convinced by his daughter to visit the beach, Russell there becomes infatuated with Sally Combs. Gidget is very worried when he starts dating the woman.
Episode 5
Gidget Gadget
Wed, Oct 13, 1965 30 mins
Feeling neglected by her husband, Anne leaves John. Gidget attempts to bring them back together by signing them up for dancing lessons she has won. However, things don't go the way she planned.
Episode 6
A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
Wed, Oct 20, 1965 30 mins
Determined to have her own car, Gidget signs a deal with an untrustworthy man and, much to the irritation of her father and classmates, signs up for mechanics in school.
Episode 7
Gidget Is a Proper Noun
Wed, Oct 27, 1965 30 mins
Gidget feels that her teacher Hardy treats her tougher than the other students because she is the daughter of an English professor. She comes up with a scheme, which soon backfires.
Episode 8
Image Scrimmage
Wed, Nov 3, 1965 30 mins
Gidget falls for Larue's sophisticated New Yorker cousin Roger Haimes. Frustrated by Roger treating her as if she were a child, she starts acting as mature as possible.
Episode 9
Is It Love or Symbiosis?
Wed, Nov 10, 1965 30 mins
Feeling her sister isn't ladylike enough, Anne convinces Russell to enroll Gidget in a girls' school in France. Gidget, thinking her father wants back his freedom, pretends she's fine with the decision.
Episode 10
All the Best Diseases Are Taken
Wed, Nov 17, 1965 30 mins
When protest singer Billy Roy Soames comes to town, Gidget gets inspired by his activism. In her own twist, Gidget and Larue get Billy Roy involved in a protest to lower unfair movie ticket prices.
Episode 11
My Ever Faithful Friend
Wed, Nov 24, 1965 30 mins
After Larue gets put down by a girl at the beach, Gidget decides Larue needs a make-over. Larue is more interested in an old horse that she wants to buy. Russ tries to help, and Gidget thinks her friend and her Dad are an item.
Episode 12
Chivalry Isn't Dead
Wed, Dec 1, 1965 30 mins
After a talk with her Dad, Gidget decides that her boyfriend, Mark, needs to learn a little chivalry. Gidget and her girlfriends all gather at her house for a pajama party to teach all their boyfriends a lesson.
Episode 13
The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
Wed, Dec 8, 1965 30 mins
A battle for a new surfing beach causes problems between Gidget and her boyfriend Brett. Gidget uses medical subterfuge to get him back from her rival Patty.
Episode 14
Gidget's Foreign Policy
Wed, Dec 15, 1965 30 mins
Inge, a Swedish college student, stays with the Lawrence's until the dorms open. She changes from meek to wild and steals all the boys - especially Gidget's boyfriend Mark. Gidget fumes until Inga's fiancé Gunnar shows up.
Episode 15
Now There's a Face
Wed, Dec 22, 1965 30 mins
Gidget becomes the inspiration for photography student Tom Brighton. All goes well until Gidget realizes that she wants to be more than his model.
Episode 16
Too Many Cooks
Wed, Dec 29, 1965 30 mins
While Gidget's true love, Jeff, is away at college, Gidget enjoys herself by dating the feuding Cook cousins. She happily finds out that Jeff, is coming home for the Founder's Day dance, but then realizes she has three dates for the dance.
Episode 17
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, I Think
Wed, Jan 5, 1966 30 mins
Gidget has a crush on an older surf bum she meets at the beach. All is fine until it turns out he's her new math teacher.
Episode 18
Like Voodoo
Thu, Jan 13, 1966 30 mins
After Gidget's surfboard is stolen she is cursed by the gypsy who is trying to sell it.
Episode 19
Gidget's Career
Thu, Jan 20, 1966 30 mins
Larue starts playing the guitar and Gidget ends up fronting the band.
Episode 20
Ego-a-Go-Go
Thu, Jan 27, 1966 30 mins
Gidget makes a date with Durf the Drag, the class drip, to buck up his ego. She creates an ego-driven monster and he cancels their date.
Episode 21
In and Out with the In-Laws
Thu, Feb 3, 1966 30 mins
Gidget has a luncheon date to meet Jeff's parents for the first time. Mixed-up identities and switched sweaters cause a commotion.
Episode 22
We Got Each Other
Thu, Feb 10, 1966 30 mins
Gidget starts worrying that she and her Dad are too dependent on each other.
Episode 23
Operation Shaggy Dog
Thu, Feb 17, 1966 30 mins
The kid's favorite hang-out, The Shaggy Dog, is in danger of being closed to build a new museum. Gidget and her Dad find themselves on opposite sides of the issue.
Episode 24
Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat
Thu, Feb 24, 1966 30 mins
The Ring-a-Dings, the teen idol group of the moment, are in Los Angeles on mysterious business and Gidget and Larue are determined to meet them.
Episode 25
Love and the Single Gidget
Thu, Mar 3, 1966 30 mins
While her father is out of town Gidget goes to a surfing tournament with her sister and brother-in-law's blessing. They don't quite trust her though and hire a guy to keep tabs on Gidget.
Episode 26
Take a Lesson
Thu, Mar 10, 1966 30 mins
Gidget gets lured out of the house, in her pajamas, to go on a surprise car buying trip to Pasadena. She then spends the whole trip stopping to call her Dad to let him know what's happening.
Episode 27
Independence: Gidget Style
Thu, Mar 17, 1966 30 mins
Gidget gets a job at the new teenage nightclub to pay for a birthday present for her Dad. Unfortunately the family suspects that she is working at someplace a little racier.
Episode 28
One More for the Road
Thu, Mar 24, 1966 30 mins
Gidget gets a job driving a floral delivery truck. There's just one problem - she doesn't have a driver's license.
Episode 29
Ask Helpful Hannah
Thu, Mar 31, 1966 30 mins
Gidget takes over the "Helpful Hannah" teen advice column in the school newspaper to mixed results.
Episode 30
A Hard Night's Night
Thu, Apr 7, 1966 30 mins
When Russ goes out of town Gidget finds herself unknowingly sharing the house with her father's friend.
Episode 31
I Have This Friend Who...
Thu, Apr 14, 1966 30 mins
Gidget and her boyfriend are joined on all of their dates by his lonely father.
Episode 32
Don't Defrost the Alligator
Thu, Apr 21, 1966 30 mins
Gidget freezes the dead pet alligator of the little boy next door neighbor. Gidget's sister makes a frozen dinner. Confusion ensues.