GIDGET
by Vincent Terrace
The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs, 1979
California. Swimming and befelled by a cramp, fifteen-and-a-half-year-old Frances Lawrence is rescued by surfer Jeff Matthews, called Moon Doogie by other surfers. Nicknamed "Gidget"* (*According to the movie, a reference to height for a girl who is approximately five feet two; not tall yet not a midget.) she befriends Jeff and discovers a new life: the world of surfing.
 
Stories relate her experiences as she and her friends become actively involved in the exciting world of surfing. Based on the movie, Gidget, which stars Sandra Dee.
 
CAST
 
Frances "Gidget" Lawrence........................................................................Sally Field
Russell Lawrence, her father, a widowed, an English Professsor..........Don Porter
Anne, her married sister..............................................................................Betty Connor
John, Anne's husband, a psychiatrist.........................................................Peter Deuel
Jeff Matthews................................................................................................Steven Miles
 
Gidget's Friends:
Larue...............................................................................................................Lynette Winter
Treasure.........................................................................................................Beverly Adams
Becky...............................................................................................................Heather North
Sally.................................................................................................................Bridget Hanley
Mel...................................................................................................................Ron Rifkin
Betty................................................................................................................Barbara Hershey
Ken...................................................................................................................Tim Rooney
Ellen.................................................................................................................Pam McMyler
Randy..............................................................................................................Rickie Sorensen
Siddo................................................................................................................Mike Nader
 
Music: Howard Greenfield; Jack Keller.
 
GIDGET--30 minutes--ABC--September 15, 1965 - September 1, 1966. Syndicated. 32 episodes.

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