Summary
Gidget is an American sitcom about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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Not for scares, brutality or tears.
Gidget episodes
1 season · 32 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Dear Diary - Et Al., 7.5
- S1 E2 In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust, 7.6
- S1 E3 The Great Kahuna, 7.3
- S1 E4 Daddy Come Home, 7.6
- S1 E5 Gidget Gadget, 6.9
- S1 E6 A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse, 6.6
- S1 E7 Gidget Is a Proper Noun, 7.5
- S1 E8 Image Scrimmage, 7.0
- S1 E9 Is It Love or Symbiosis?, 6.8
- S1 E10 All the Best Diseases Are Taken, 6.8
- S1 E11 My Ever Faithful Friend, 7.8
- S1 E12 Chivalry Isn't Dead, 7.7
- S1 E13 The War Between Men, Women and Gidget, 7.2
- S1 E14 Gidget's Foreign Policy, 6.6
- S1 E15 Now There's a Face, 7.4
- S1 E16 Too Many Cooks, 7.6
- S1 E17 I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, I Think, 7.4
- S1 E18 Like Voodoo, 7.6
- S1 E19 Gidget's Career, 7.6
- S1 E20 Ego-a-Go-Go, 7.5
- S1 E21 In and Out with the In-Laws, 7.8
- S1 E22 We Got Each Other, 7.5
- S1 E23 Operation Shaggy Dog, 7.1
- S1 E24 Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat, 7.0
- S1 E25 Love and the Single Gidget, 7.4
- S1 E26 Take a Lesson, 8.0
- S1 E27 Independence: Gidget Style, 7.6
- S1 E28 One More for the Road, 7.3
- S1 E29 Ask Helpful Hannah, 7.1
- S1 E30 A Hard Night's Night, 7.9
- S1 E31 I Have This Friend Who..., 7.5
- S1 E32 Don't Defrost the Alligator, 6.7
Cast
24 of 51 · most episodes first
Don PorterProfessor Russell Lawrence
Sally FieldFrances Elizabeth 'Gidget' Lawrence
Lynette WinterLarue
Brooke Bundy
Beverly Adams
Harvey Korman
Lynne MartaElla
Peggy Rea
Marvin Kaplan
Russ Bender
Frank De Vol
Richard Dreyfuss
Tim Rooney
Murray Alper
Charla Doherty
Bonnie Franklin
Daniel J. Travanti
Hazel Court
Celeste Yarnall
Herb Voland
Pete Duel
Roy Stuart
Noah Keen
Crew
- Directors
- William Asher, Bruce Bilson, Don Porter
- Written by
- John McGreevey, Barbara Avedon, Albert Mannheimer
- Produced by
- Harry Ackerman
Everyone
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Facts
September 15, 1965 · April 21, 1966 · Ended
- First aired
- September 15, 1965
- Last aired
- April 21, 1966
- Status
- Ended
- Length
- 1 season · 32 episodes
- Age rating
- TV-G
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 2 countries
Q&A
6 questions, like "Where can I stream Gidget?"
Questions about Gidget
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is Gidget worth watching?
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 45 (IMDb 6.9).
Is Gidget okay for kids?
Yes: it's rated TV-G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
How long does it take to watch Gidget?
13 h
About 13 hours: 32 episodes in 1 season of about 25 minutes each, aired from 1965 to 1966.
Will Gidget make me laugh?
Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (8 of 10) and slapstick (6 of 10).
Can I half-watch Gidget?
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 2 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.


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