"Gidget" (1965) TV series 1965-1966

Creator:

Frederick Kohner

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

15 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Frances "Gidget" Lawrence lives with her widowed college professor father in California. Anne is her older sister who is married to John Cooper...

Plot Keywords:

Surfing | Beach | Sitcom | Growing Up | Teenager

Cast

Sally Field	...	Frances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence (32 episodes, 1965-1966)
Don Porter	...	Professor Russell Lawrence (32 episodes, 1965-1966)
Lynette Winter	...	Larue (26 episodes, 1965-1966)
Pete Duel	...	John Cooper (22 episodes, 1965-1966)
Betty Conner	...	Anne Cooper (21 episodes, 1965-1966)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (32 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

The edifice used for Lawrence house is on the back lot known as the "Columbia Ranch". Gidget's home is situated next door to the principal residence on Bewitched, which was in production at the same time. In select episodes, Samantha and Darrin Stephens' house is visible in exterior shots from Gidget's front yard.

Quotes:

Frances "Gidget" Lawrence: Wait just a dingy minute.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Wait 'Til You See My Gidget

Gidget is curiously addictive

I have to say, in the summertime, it is easy to get latched onto a television show, think about it, American Idol would've never caught on otherwise. I religiously watched Gidget everyday on TV Land at 11:00 pm during the summer. I was spellbound. First of all, Sally Field is so freakishly young, she looks like some wacky apparition or something, like the ghost of careers past. Not to mention its so wonderfully cast (with the exception of Gidget's sister Anne, who just makes me REALLY tired.) And so begins my love affair with Pete Duel (R.I.P.). Overall, Gidget is really a delightful television program. ONE SEASON? ONE SEASON? What was that network thinking?!