Gidget

TV Series
1965–1966
TV-G
30m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

1.9K

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High-Concept Comedy Teen Comedy Comedy

Gidget is a bright, winsome fifteen-and-a-half year old California teenager.Gidget is a bright, winsome fifteen-and-a-half year old California teenager.Gidget is a bright, winsome fifteen-and-a-half year old California teenager.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
In an interview featured on the DVD release of the series, Sally Field said she and Don Porter had a father/daughter-like relationship off screen as well. Field was new to professional acting and, due to nerves and inexperience, sometimes made mistakes that caused others to laugh at her. Acting veteran Porter not only took time to explain things to Field, but often sensed things she didn't know. In one instance during a cold read of the script, the word "symbiosis" appeared in one of Field's lines. Porter pronounced the word quietly so Field would know how to pronounce it.

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

Connections
Featured in The Flying Nun: The Reconversion of Sister Shapiro (1968)

Soundtracks
Wait 'Til You See My Gidget
Music by Jack Keller
Lyrics by Howard Greenfield
Performed by Johnny Tillotson
Copyright 1965--Screen Gems Music Co.

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Featured review

Based on True Story...

One interesting note about this show is that it is based on a real story/situation.

The real life Gidget was the daughter of a professor at Malibu's Pepperdine College. She hung out at the beach, surfed and generally amused her dad enough that he wrote a story about her life. This story later was turned into the movie 'Gidget' and then turned into this TV show.

My mom herself was a surfer in the late 50's so I always found this show interesting when I watched it on re-runs as a kid. Or course it doesn't hurt that Sally Field is unbelievably adorable! The show airs on TV Land right now and is surprisingly fun to watch.