# The New Gidget

The New Gidget is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1965–66 sitcom Gidget. It aired in syndication from September 15, 1986, to May 12, 1988. The series was produced by original Gidget series producer Harry Ackerman and was launched after the made-for-television film Gidget's Summer Reunion, starring Caryn Richman as Gidget, aired in 1985.

## Plot

The series features Gidget, who is in her late 20s and married to her idol, Jeff Griffin aka "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).
Also living with her and Jeff is her niece, Danielle "Danni" Collins (Sydney Penny), her older sister, Anne's, daughter.
Anne and her husband were out of the country so Danni was living with her uncle and aunt so her schooling wouldn't be interrupted.
She and her best friend, Gayle, (Lili Haydn) are often getting into mischievous exploits that kind of remind Gidget of her own outlandish exploits when she was her niece's age.
Also living with the family was Gidget's father, retired English professor, Russ Lawrence (William Schallert) who offered solid and sage advice and also to gently remind Gidget that her own exploits were similar to what Danni's are presently.

## Cast
### Main

* Caryn Richman as Francine "Gidget" Lawrence Griffin
* Dean Butler as Jeff "Moondoggie" Griffin
* Sydney Penny as Danielle "Dani" Collins
* Lili Haydn as Gayle Baker
* William Schallert as Russell "Russ" Lawrence
* Don Stroud as The Great Kahuna
* Jill Jacobson as Larue Wilson
* Richard Paul as Wilton Parmenter
* David Preston as Murph the Surf

### Notable guest stars

* Judith Barsi
* Nina Blackwood
* Bob Denver
* Elinor Donahue
* Alice Ghostley
* Alan Hale
* Linda Kaye Henning
* Jan and Dean
* Patricia Morison
* The Safaris
* Timothy Stack
* Frank Stallone
* Jesse White
* Wolfman Jack

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1986–87)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Windsurfing Lesson" | Robert Chenault | George Zateslo | September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) |
| 2 | 2 | "The Project" | Unknown | Unknown | September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20) |
| 3 | 3 | "Crime and Punishment" | Unknown | Unknown | September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) |
| 4 | 4 | "On Account of Danni" | Robert Chenault | Joel Tappis & Linda Temkin | October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04) |
| 5 | 5 | "Fighting City Hall" | Robert Chenault | Trish Vradenburg | October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11) |
| 6 | 6 | "The List" | Doug Rogers | Jim Ritz | October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18) |
| 7 | 7 | "Jeff's Anniversary Present" | Doug Rogers | George Zateslo | October 25, 1986 (1986-10-25) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Concert" | Unknown | Unknown | November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01) |
| 9 | 9 | "The Baby" | Doug Rogers | Sheree Guitar | November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08) |
| 10 | 10 | "Super Gidget" | Doug Rogers | Ross Brown | November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15) |
| 11 | 11 | "The '65 Mustang" | Unknown | Unknown | November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22) |
| 12 | 12 | "Stand Up and Cheer" | Unknown | Unknown | November 29, 1986 (1986-11-29) |
| 13 | 13 | "Kahuna for Sale" | Roger Duchowny | Jeri Barchilon & Michele Gendelman | December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06) |
| 14 | 14 | "Passion for Fashion" | Roger Duchowny | Trish Vradenburg | December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13) |
| 15 | 15 | "The Perfect Man" | Unknown | Unknown | December 20, 1986 (1986-12-20) |
| 16 | 16 | "The Royal Bluff" | Roger Duchowny | Story by : Carole J. Coates & Larry Mollin Teleplay by : Deanne Stillman | December 27, 1986 (1986-12-27) |
| 17 | 17 | "Citizen Moondoggie" | Unknown | Unknown | January 3, 1987 (1987-01-03) |
| 18 | 18 | "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" | Roger Duchowny | Story by : Lenny Shulman Teleplay by : Larry Mollin & Carole J. Coates | January 10, 1987 (1987-01-10) |
| 19 | 19 | "Oddballs" | Unknown | Unknown | January 17, 1987 (1987-01-17) |
| 20 | 20 | "Jake's Shakes" | Roger Duchowny | Joel Tappis & Linda Temkin | January 24, 1987 (1987-01-24) |
| 21 | 21 | "Does Paul Know?" | Ted Lange | Story by : Jeri Barchilon & Michele Gendelman & Deanne Stillman Teleplay by : Carole J. Coates & Larry Mollin | January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31) |
| 22 | 22 | "Dead Man's Curl" | Ted Lange | Story by : Deanne Stillman Teleplay by : Jeri Barchilon & Michele Gendelman | February 7, 1987 (1987-02-07) |

### Season 2 (1987–88)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 23 | 1 | "Gilligidge Island" | Doug Rogers | Story by : Larry Mollin Teleplay by : Deanne Stillman | September 17, 1987 (1987-09-17) |
| 24 | 2 | "Bred to Shred" | Ted Lange | Deanne Stillman | September 24, 1987 (1987-09-24) |
| 25 | 3 | "Invasion of the Gidget People" | Unknown | Chris Miller & Michael Sutton | October 1, 1987 (1987-10-01) |
| 26 | 4 | "Sealed with a Kiss" | Unknown | Jeff O'Hare | October 8, 1987 (1987-10-08) |
| 27 | 5 | "Head Over Handlebars" | Unknown | Glenn Leopold & Kevin Hopps | October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26) |
| 28 | 6 | "Drag City" | Unknown | Story by : Norm Chandler Fox Teleplay by : George Zateslo | October 29, 1987 (1987-10-29) |
| 29 | 7 | "Boy Talk" | Unknown | Unknown | November 5, 1987 (1987-11-05) |
| 30 | 8 | "The Getaway" | Unknown | Story by : Larry Mollin Teleplay by : Jeri Barchilon & Michele Gendelman | November 12, 1987 (1987-11-12) |
| 31 | 9 | "Kahuna, Jr." | Jeri Barchilon & Michele Gendelman | Doug Rogers | November 19, 1987 (1987-11-19) |
| 32 | 10 | "Malibu Man" | Ted Lange | Story by : Larry Mollin Teleplay by : Deanne Stillman | November 26, 1987 (1987-11-26) |
| 33 | 11 | "Potion Emotion" | Unknown | Jeri Barchilon & Michele Gendelman | December 3, 1987 (1987-12-03) |
| 34 | 12 | "Calendar Boys" | Doug Rogers | Ron Burla | December 10, 1987 (1987-12-10) |
| 35 | 13 | "A Christmas Curl" | Unknown | Unknown | December 17, 1987 (1987-12-17) |
| 36 | 14 | "Radio Free Malibu" | Unknown | Unknown | January 7, 1988 (1988-01-07) |
| 37 | 15 | "Gidget's Guide to Surfing" | Unknown | Unknown | January 21, 1988 (1988-01-21) |
| 38 | 16 | "Blast From the Past" | Unknown | Unknown | February 4, 1988 (1988-02-04) |
| 39 | 17 | "Rad Chad" | Unknown | Unknown | February 11, 1988 (1988-02-11) |
| 40 | 18 | "Altered Surf" | Unknown | Unknown | February 18, 1988 (1988-02-18) |
| 41 | 19 | "Perky Pirates of the Pipeline" | Unknown | Unknown | February 25, 1988 (1988-02-25) |
| 42 | 20 | "Avocado Heads" | Unknown | Unknown | April 28, 1988 (1988-04-28) |
| 43 | 21 | "The Bare Facts" | Unknown | George Zateslo | May 5, 1988 (1988-05-05) |
| 44 | 22 | "Makes Waves, Not War" | Unknown | Jeri Barchilon & Michele Gendelman | May 12, 1988 (1988-05-12) |

## Stations

| City | Station |
| Atlanta | WSB 2 |
| Anderson | WAXA 40 |
| Boston | WLVI 56 |
| Buffalo | WKBW 7 WNYB 49 |
| Charleston | WVAH 11 |
| Chicago | WPWR 50 |
| Cleveland, OH | WUAB 43 |
| Dallas/Fort Worth | KXTX 39 |
| Denver | KDVR 31 |
| Detroit | WXON 20 |
| Fargo | KVRR 15 |
| Florence | WTRT 26 |
| Fort Wayne | WFFT 55 |
| Fresno | KAIL 53 |
| Honolulu | KHNL 13 |
| Houston | KTXH 20 |
| Indianapolis | WTTV 4 |
| Kansas City | KSMO 62 |
| Lafayette | KADN 15 |
| Las Vegas | KRLR 21 |
| Los Angeles | KTLA 5 |
| Memphis | WMKW 30 |
| Miami | WCIX 6 |
| Minneapolis | KTMA 23 |
| New Orleans | WNOL 38 |
| New York | WNBC 4 WPIX 11 |
| Oakland/San Francisco/San José | KTVU 2 |
| Orlando | WAYQ 26 |
| Philadelphia | WTAF 29 |
| Phoenix | KUTP 45 |
| Pittsburgh | WFAT 19 |
| Portland | KPDX 49 |
| Sacramento | KCRA 3 |
| Salt Lake City | KOOG 30 |
| San Antonio | KABB 29 |
| San Diego | KTTY 69 |
| Seattle | KCPQ 13 |
| Secaucus | WOR 9 |
| St. Louis | KPLR 11 |
| Toledo | WUPW 36 |
| Washington, D.C. | WDCA 20 |
| Waterbury | WTXX 20 |
| Wausau | WAOW 9 |
| Zanesville | WHIZ 18 |