Gidget (TV series)
Gidget is an American sitcom television series by Screen Gems 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. Reruns were aired until September 1, 1966.
| Gidget | |
|---|---|
Original title screen | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Frederick Kohner (novel) |
| Starring | Sally Field Don Porter Betty Conner Pete Duel Lynette Winter |
| Theme music composer | Jack Keller |
| Opening theme | "(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget", performed by Johnny Tillotson |
| Composers | Dave Grusin Stu Phillips Charles Albertine |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Harry Ackerman |
| Producers | Bob Claver (pilot episode) William Sackheim |
| Running time | 25 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company | Screen Gems |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 15, 1965 – April 21, 1966 |
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Gidget was among the first regularly scheduled color programs on ABC. With a Wednesday-night time slot that put it in direct competition with The Beverly Hillbillies and The Virginian, it did poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was cancelled at the end of its first season.
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