Gidget 1965
What is Gidget?
The television series "Gidget" is an American sitcom that aired on ABC. The show revolves around the life of a surfing, boy-crazy teenager, referred to as "Gidget," and her widowed father.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1965
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 32
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 15, 1965
- Last aired
- Apr 21, 1966
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 from 16 votes
- Format
- 1 season · 32 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~25 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ABC
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Overview
The television series "Gidget" is an American sitcom that aired on ABC. The show revolves around the life of a surfing, boy-crazy teenager, referred to as "Gidget," and her widowed father. Gidget's father is a professor at UCLA. Sally Field stars in the series alongside Don Porter, who portrays Gidget's father. "Gidget" was one of the first regularly scheduled color programs to air on ABC. The series was broadcast on the network for a period of time, concluding with its first season.
Should you watch it?
“Follow a surfing, boy-crazy teenager and her widowed UCLA professor father in this classic sitcom.”
- Features Sally Field in a star-making television role
- Offers a look at early color programming on ABC
- Lasted only a single season due to poor ratings
Watch it if you enjoy classic American television sitcoms from the nineteen sixties.
The show maintains a light and family-friendly comedic tone.
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Season 1 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dear Diary-Et Al Mytharc Sep 15, 1965
- E2 In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust Core Sep 22, 1965
- E3 The Great Kahuna Core Sep 29, 1965
- E4 Daddy Come Home Core Oct 6, 1965
- E5 Gidget Gadget Core Oct 13, 1965
- E6 A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse Core Oct 20, 1965
- E7 Gidget is a Proper Noun Core Oct 27, 1965
- E8 Image Scrimmage Core Nov 3, 1965
- E9 Is it Love or Symbiosis? Core Nov 10, 1965
- E10 All the Best Diseases are Taken Core Nov 17, 1965
- E11 My Ever Faithful Friend Core Nov 24, 1965
- E12 Chivalry Isn't Dead Core Dec 1, 1965
- E13 The War Between Men, Women and Gidget Core Dec 8, 1965
- E14 Gidget's Foreign Policy Core Dec 15, 1965
- E15 Now There's a Face Core Dec 22, 1965
- E16 Too Many Cooks Core Dec 29, 1965
- E17 I Love You, I Think Core Jan 5, 1966
- E18 Like Voodoo Core Jan 13, 1966
- E19 Gidget's Career Core Jan 20, 1966
- E20 Ego-A-Go-Go Core Jan 27, 1966
- E21 In and Out with the In-Laws Core Feb 3, 1966
- E22 We Got Each Other Core Feb 10, 1966
- E23 Operation Shaggy Dog Core Feb 17, 1966
- E24 Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat Core Feb 24, 1966
- E25 Love and the Single Gidget Core Mar 3, 1966
- E26 Take a Lesson Core Mar 10, 1966
- E27 Independence -- Gidget Style Core Mar 17, 1966
- E28 One More for the Road Core Mar 24, 1966
- E29 Ask Helpful Hannah Core Mar 31, 1966
- E30 A Hard Night's Night Core Apr 7, 1966
- E31 I Have This Friend Who . . . Mytharc Apr 14, 1966
- E32 Don't Defrost the Alligator Mytharc Apr 21, 1966
Frequently asked questions
Who stars in the series?
Sally Field stars as Gidget and Don Porter stars as her father, Russell Lawrence.
When was the show broadcast?
The series was broadcast from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966 on ABC.
Who is Gidget's father in the show?
Her father is Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor.
Why was the show cancelled?
It did poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was cancelled at the end of its first season.
Was the series broadcast in color?
Yes, Gidget was among the first regularly scheduled color programs on ABC.
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