The New Gidget

The New Gidget Information

The New Gidget is an American television sitcom that aired in syndication from 1986 to 1988. The series was produced by original Gidget series producer Harry Ackerman and was launched after the television movie Gidget's Summer Reunion starring Caryn Richman as Gidget aired in 1985. Richman would go on to reprise the role of Gidget in the series.

Characters

Caryn Richman as Francine "Gidget" Lawrence Griffin
Dean Butler as Jeff "Moondoggie" Griffin
Lili Haydn as Gail Mitchell
Sydney Penny as Danielle "Dani" Collins-Griffin
William Schallert as Russell "Russ" Lawrence
Jill Jacobson as Larue Wilson
Richard Paul as Wilton Parmenter
David Preston as Murph the Surf

Plot

The series features Gidget, who is in her late 20s and married to her idol, "Moondoggie" (Dean Butler). The couple live in Santa Monica, California, where Moondoggie works as an architect and Gidget runs the "Gidget Travel Agency" with her long-time best friend, Larue (Jill Jacobson).

Gidget and Moondoggie take care of Gidget's niece, Dani (Sydney Penny), who lives with the couple while her parents (Gidget's sister, Anne and husband John) are overseas. Dani is similar to Gidget when she was a teen and was always getting into trouble with her best friend, Gail (Lili Haydn). Gidget's father, Russ (William Schallert), is on hand to provide advice to the young couple and to remind Gidget that Dani's exploits were similar to the ones she experienced (and sometimes caused) as a teen.

Episodes

Season 1

Episode #	Episode Title	Original Airdate
1	"Windsurfing Lesson"	September 15, 1986
2	"The Project"	September 22, 1986
3	"Crime and Punishment"	September 29, 1986
4	"On Account of Danni"	October 6, 1986
5	"Fighting City Hall"	October 13, 1986
6	"The List"	October 20, 1986
7	"Jeff's Anniversary Present"	October 27, 1986
8	"The Concert"	November 3, 1986
9	"The Baby"	November 10, 1986
10	"Super Gidget"	November 17, 1986
11	"The '65 Mustang (a.k.a. The '65 Convertible)"	November 24, 1986
12	"Stand Up and Cheer (a.k.a. Danni Becomes a Cheerleader)"	December 1, 1986
13	"Kahuna for Sale"	December 18, 1986
14	"Passion for Fashion"	December 15, 1986
15	"The Perfect Man"	December 22, 1986
16	"The Royal Bluff"	August 29, 1986
17	"Citizen Moondoggie"	January 5, 1987
18	"It's Only Rock & Roll"	January 12, 1987
19	"Oddballs"	January 19, 1987
20	"Jake's Shakes"	January 26, 1987
21	"Does Paul Know?"	February 2, 1987
22	"Dead Man's Curl"	February 9, 1987

Season 2

Episode #	Episode Title	Original Airdate
23	"Gilligidge Island"	September 17, 1987
24	"Bred to Shred"	September 24, 1987
25	"Invasion of the Gidget People"	October 1, 1987
26	"Sealed With a Kiss"	October 8, 1987
27	"Head Over Handlebars"	October 26, 1987
28	"Drag City"	October 29, 1987
29	"Boy Talk"	November 5, 1987
30	"The Getaway"	November 12, 1987
31	"Kahuna, Jr."	November 19, 1987
32	"Malibu Man"	November 26, 1987
33	"Potion Emotion"	December 3, 1987
34	"Calendar Boys"	December 10, 1987
35	"A Christmas Curl"	December 17, 1987
36	"Radio Free Malibu"	January 7, 1988
37	"Gidget's Guide to Surfing"	January 21, 1988
38	"Blast From the Past"	February 4, 1988
39	"Rad Chad"	February 11, 1988
40	"Altered Surf"	February 18, 1988
41	"Perky Pirates of the Pipeline"	February 25, 1988
42	"Avocado Heads"	April 28, 1988
43	"The Bare Facts (a.k.a. Gidget and Danni Get Arrested)"	May 5, 1988
44	"Make Waves, Not War"	May 12, 1988

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