Gidget

Gidget

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. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966.

Gidget was among the first regularly scheduled color programs on ABC, but did poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was cancelled at the end of its first season.

Created By

Status

Ended

Original Name

Gidget

First Air Date

September 15, 1965

Last Air Date

April 21, 1966

Seasons

1

Episodes

32

Language

English

Production Companies

Screen Gems Television

Networks

ABC

S01E32

Don't Defrost the Alligator

A frozen alligator is the cause of some confusion.

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