Gidget (1965 - 1966)

Scripted TV Show
Audience Score
61
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TV-G September 15th, 1965Comedy1 Seasons, 32 Episodes
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.
StarringDon PorterSally FieldBetty Conner
DirectorsWilliam AsherLee PhilipsDon Porter
WritersJoanna LeeBarbara AvedonJohn McGreevey

TV Show Details

Air Date:September 15th, 1965

Last Air Date:April 21st, 1966

Network:ABC
Status:Ended

Genres:Comedy

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Screen Gems Television
TV Show Tags:
parent child relationshipsingle fathersitcom