Gidget
Season 1
1965 • 32 Episodes
Episodes
1. Dear Diary-Et Al
September 15, 1965
In the pilot episode, Gidget falls in love with two things: surfing and her surf boy Jeff. Life's swell until Gidget's protective older sister Anne, reads her diary and assumes her highly imaginative confessions are true.
2. In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
September 22, 1965
Anne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.
3. The Great Kahuna
September 29, 1965
A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.
4. Daddy Come Home
October 6, 1965
Gidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.
5. Gidget Gadget
October 13, 1965
Gidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.
6. A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
October 20, 1965
Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.
7. Gidget is a Proper Noun
October 27, 1965
An old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.
8. Image Scrimmage
November 3, 1965
Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.
9. Is it Love or Symbiosis?
November 10, 1965
Gidget's meddling sister and brother-in-law convince her father he's too dependent on her. So he decides to send Gidget away to a private girl's school in Paris.
10. All the Best Diseases are Taken
November 17, 1965
Gidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.
11. My Ever Faithful Friend
November 24, 1965
Gidget thinks Russ and Larue are going to get together. Actually Larue is just getting help and advice from Russ.
12. Chivalry Isn't Dead
December 1, 1965
Gidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.
13. The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
December 8, 1965
Gidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach.
14. Gidget's Foreign Policy
December 15, 1965
Gidget tries to show a foreign girl the ""American way.""
15. Now There's a Face
December 22, 1965
Gidget falls for a fashion photographer.
16. Too Many Cooks
December 29, 1965
Gidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.
17. I Love You, I Think
January 5, 1966
Gidget falls for a surfer who turns out to be her math teacher.
18. Like Voodoo
January 13, 1966
Gidget is voodoo'd by a fortune teller.
19. Gidget's Career
January 20, 1966
Gidget joins a folksy singing group. They audition for a teenage music TV show and get the gig! Gidget decides to change the group's image—they become "Gidget and the Gories!"
20. Ego-A-Go-Go
January 27, 1966
Gidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.
21. In and Out with the In-Laws
February 3, 1966
Gidget meets Jeff's parents.
22. We Got Each Other
February 10, 1966
Gidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.
23. Operation Shaggy Dog
February 17, 1966
Gidget rallies to save the local burger joint.
24. Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat
February 24, 1966
Gidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.
25. Love and the Single Gidget
March 3, 1966
Gidget is to be chaperoned by a college student, whom Anne and John paid.
26. Take a Lesson
March 10, 1966
Gidget gets a late evening phone call from a friend to hurry over to her house. She runs out of the house in her pajamas and a raincoat, not knowing that her friend wants her to go out of town with her to get a car. Along the way Gidget keeps trying to call home to tell Russ where she is but, it just ends up causing friction with the girls dad. Eventually they end up just going back home without a car.
27. Independence -- Gidget Style
March 17, 1966
Russ gets the idea that Gidget is working at a nightclub. When actually she's taken a job elsewhere to make enough money to buy him a birthday present.
28. One More for the Road
March 24, 1966
Gidget learns to drive for a new job.
29. Ask Helpful Hannah
March 31, 1966
Gidget takes over writing for the school's advice column. She then gets caught up trying to put two lonely hearts together.
30. A Hard Night's Night
April 7, 1966
Russ's friend moves into the Lawrence home, while he is away, to get some peace and quiet. Unfortunately Gidget comes home early from Larue's. With neither one knowing about the other they start to get scared about all the things going bump in the night.
31. I Have This Friend Who . . .
April 14, 1966
Gidget and her boyfriend try to discourage the boys father from going on dates with them.
32. Don't Defrost the Alligator
April 21, 1966
A frozen alligator is the cause of some confusion.