Gidget (sitcom)

Gidget was a 1965 television sitcom starring Sally Field in the lead role of Frances Lawrence, a teenage character adapted for film and television from a novel by Frederick Kohner. Gidget is the nickname her surfing friends give her. The sitcom series was written as a sequel to the three Gidget films.

Related Topics:
Television - Sitcom - Sally Field - Frederick Kohner - Gidget - Gidget films

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Gidget ran for only one season of 32 half-hour episodes. Two collections of episodes have been made available on video, as Beach Blanket Gidget and Gidget-a-go-go.

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Two telemovie sequels were attempted. In the first, Gidget Grows Up (1969) Gidget gives up on her long-standing boyfriend Moondoggie; In the second, Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985) she has married him. A sitcom series The New Gidget followed the 1985 telemovie and ran for two seasons, but neither sequel gained the cult following of the original series.

Related Topics:
Telemovie - Gidget Grows Up - Gidget's Summer Reunion - The New Gidget

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For the original character and other adaptations, see Gidget.

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