Gidget Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Dear Diary-Et Al

First aired: Sep/15/1965
Writer: Ruth Brooks Flippen
Director: William Asher
Guest star: Pete Duel (John Cooper), Pamela Colbert (Cornbread), Betty Conner (Anne Lawrence Cooper), Stephen Mines (Jeff (Moondoggie)), Lynette Winter (Larue)

Anne reads Gidget's diary.

2 :01x02 - In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust

First aired: Sep/22/1965
Writer: Ruth Brooks Flippen
Director: William Asher
Guest star: Beverly Adams (Treasure), Pete Duel (John Cooper), Betty Conner (Anne Lawrence Cooper), Michael Nader (Siddo (as Mike Nader)), Rickie Sorensen (Randy), Heather North (Pokey)

John takes Gidget to a luau.

3 :01x03 - The Great Kahuna

First aired: Sep/29/1965
Director: William Asher
Guest star: Pete Duel (John Cooper), Michael Nader (Siddo (as Mike Nader)), Lynette Winter (Larue), Julie Parrish (Buff), Rickie Sorensen (Randy), Betty Conner (Anne Lawrence Cooper), Martin Milner (Kahuna)

Gidget hero worships a surfer bum called Kahuna.

4 :01x04 - Daddy Come Home

First aired: Oct/06/1965
Writer: Ruth Brooks Flippen
Director: William Asher
Guest star: Pete Duel (John Cooper), Harvey Korman (Joe Hanley), Betty Conner (Anne Lawrence Cooper), Marian Collier (Sally Combs), Joseph V. Perry (Sergeant Kulpepper), Michael Nader (Siddo (as Mike Nader))

Gidget calls the police when her father stays out late.

5 :01x05 - Gidget Gadget

First aired: Oct/13/1965
Writer: Stephen Kandel
Director: E. W. Swackhamer
Guest star: Betty Conner (Anne Lawrence Cooper), Dick Gautier (Mark Hillman), Pete Duel (John Cooper), Lynette Winter (Larue), Janis Hansen (Girl)

Gidget plays marriage counselor for John and Anne.

6 :01x06 - A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse

First aired: Oct/20/1965
Director: William Asher
Guest star: Herb Ellis (Mr. Walters), James Davidson (Jack Collins), Rickie Sorensen (Randy), Richard Sinatra (King Mannix), Michael Nader (Siddo (as Mike Nader))

Gidget becomes part owner of a hearse.

7 :01x07 - Gidget is a Proper Noun

First aired: Oct/27/1965
Writer: Austin Kalish, Irma Kalish
Director: Oscar Rudolph
Guest star: Lynette Winter (Larue), Betty Conner (Anne Lawrence Cooper), George Winters (Stanley), Astrid Warner (Nancy), Noam Pitlik (Donald Hardy), Pete Duel (John Cooper)

Gidget thinks her teacher is prejudiced.

8 :01x08 - Image Scrimmage

First aired: Nov/03/1965
Writer: Barbara Avedon
Director: William Asher
Guest star: Pete Duel (John Cooper), Melissa Murphy (Mary Haliday), Betty Conner (Anne Lawrence Cooper), Jan Crawford (Roger Haimes), Lynette Winter (Larue)

Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin Roger.

9 :01x09 - Is it Love or Symbiosis?

First aired: Nov/10/1965
Director: E. W. Swackhamer
Guest star: Lynette Winter (Larue), Kevin O'Neal (Dick), Donna J. Anderson (Terry Walker), Roy Stuart (Jerry Rodgers), Betty Conner (Anne Lawrence Cooper), Judy Carne (Pat Taylor), Dan Ferrone (Howie), Pete Duel (John Cooper)

Russ decides to send Gidget to school in Paris.

10 :01x10 - All the Best Diseases are Taken

First aired: Nov/17/1965
Writer: Anthony Wilson
Director: E. W. Swackhamer
Guest star: Noah Keen (Mr. Evans), Dick Balduzzi (Mr. Corella), Dick Wilson (Mr. Lefferts), Henry Jaglom (Billy Roy Soames)

Gidget leads a protest over rising movie ticket prices.

11 :01x11 - My Ever Faithful Friend

First aired: Nov/24/1965
Writer: Ruth Brooks Flippen
Director: Gene Reynolds
Guest star: Russ Bender (Tacky), Stephanie Hill (Dolly)

Gidget gives Larue a make-over.

12 :01x12 - Chivalry Isn't Dead

First aired: Dec/01/1965
Director: E. W. Swackhamer
Guest star: Robert Random (Mark), Beverly Washburn (Marcia), Bonnie Franklin (Janie), Bob Beach (Pete)

Gidget and her friends think their boyfriends take them for granted.

13 :01x13 - The War Between Men, Women and Gidget

First aired: Dec/08/1965
Writer: Leo Townsend, Pauline Townsend
Director: E. W. Swackhamer
Guest star: Randy Kirby (Bret), Caroline Kido (Karen), Mako (Casey), Linda Gaye Scott (Patty), Charla Doherty (Darcy)

A beach cove becomes a battleground for the guys and the girls.

14 :01x14 - Gidget's Foreign Policy

First aired: Dec/15/1965
Writer: Stephen Kandel
Director: Jerrold Bernstein
Guest star: Jan Crawford (Ben), Walter Koenig (Gunnar), Brooke Bundy (Inge), Robert Random (Mark)

Gidget tries to educate a foreign bride-to-be.

15 :01x15 - Now There's a Face

First aired: Dec/22/1965
Writer: Dorothy Cooper Foote
Director: E. W. Swackhamer
Guest star: Lillian Adams (Mrs. Daley), Daniel J. Travanti (Tom Brighton), Sabrina Scharf (Penelope Peterson)

Gidget falls for a soon-to-be-married photographer.

16 :01x16 - Too Many Cooks

First aired: Dec/29/1965
Writer: Albert Mannheimer
Director: Oscar Rudolph
Guest star: Don Washbrook (Jimmy Speer), Stephen Mines (Jeff (Moondoggie)), Larry Merrill (Tate), Peter Brooks (Corky), Bonnie Franklin (Jean)

Gidget unintentionally makes a dance date with two brothers.

17 :01x17 - I Love You, I Think

First aired: Jan/05/1966
Writer: Ruth Brooks Flippen
Director: William Asher
Guest star: Maida Severn (Miss O. Stoddard), Leonard Bremen (Janitor), Tom Gilleran (Baxter Stevenson)

Gidget has a crush on a surfer who's a math teacher.

18 :01x18 - Like Voodoo

First aired: Jan/13/1966
Writer: Albert Mannheimer
Director: E. W. Swackhamer
Guest star: Pete Duel (John Cooper), Arthur Adams (Casey), Jeanne Gerson (Zangara), Lynette Winter (Larue), Betty Conner (Anne Lawrence Cooper), Peggy Rea (Fat Lady)

Gidget thinks a gypsy has put a curse on her.

19 :01x19 - Gidget's Career

First aired: Jan/20/1966
Writer: Joanna Lee
Director: E. W. Swackhamer
Guest star: Dennis Oliveri (Drummer), Steve Rinaldi (Boy), Murray MacLeod (Doug (as Murray McLeod)), Sandy Kenyon (Rick Farmer), Jimmy Hawkins (Paul)

Gidget's singing group performs on TV.

20 :01x20 - Ego-A- Go-Go

First aired: Jan/27/1966
Writer: Barbara Avedon
Director: Jerrold Bernstein
Guest star: Richard Dreyfuss (Norman), Sue Yardley (Shari Sue), Leslie Towner (Marilyn), Ed Griffith (Chuck Batson)

Gidget is taken aback when the school nerd drops her as his dance date.

21 :01x21 - In and Out with the In-Laws

First aired: Feb/03/1966
Writer: Ruth Brooks Flippen
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Hazel Court (Laura), Hal March (Jim), Ray Hastings (Noel), Arthur Romans (Max), Janis Hansen (Della Mae), William Long, Jr. (Bert)

Gidget thinks Jeff is going to propose.

22 :01x22 - We Got Each Other

First aired: Feb/10/1966
Writer: John McGreevey
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Kathleen Crowley (Barbara), Penny Kunard (Katie), Anne Bellamy (Meg), Michael York (Perry), Bob Beach (Toby (as Robert Beach)), Pat McCaffrie (Pete), Ila Britton (Helen (as Ila Briton))

Gidget tries to prove she's not jealous of her father's dates.

23 :01x23 - Operation Shaggy Dog

First aired: Feb/17/1966
Writer: Dorothy Cooper Foote
Director: Hal Cooper
Guest star: Bob Beach (Toby), Lew Parker (Socrates), Tim Rooney (Tommy), Burt Douglas (Gary Preeman), Don Edmonds (Buzz)

Gidget's favorite burger joint is slated for demolition.

24 :01x24 - Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat

First aired: Feb/24/1966
Writer: Barbara Avedon
Director: Hal Cooper
Guest star: Jimmy Murphy (Herbie), C. Lindsay Workman (Newsman), Lynne Marta (Ellen (as Lynn Marta)), Dorothy Konrad (Desiree), Andrew Belling (Arthur), Greg Mullavy (Shen (as Gregory Mullavy)), Irwin Charone (Mr. Goodposture), Jeff Burton (Driver - Florist Truck)

Gidget schemes to meet a famous singing duo.

25 :01x25 - Love and the Single Gidget

First aired: Mar/03/1966
Director: Hal Cooper
Guest star: Bridget Hanley (Sally), Pamela McMyler (Janet), David Macklin (Richie Ryan), Carl Reindel (Scott), Barbara Hershey (Karen), Ron Rifkin (Mel), Tim Rooney (Ken)

Gidget is home alone when her father travels out of town.

26 :01x26 - Take a Lesson

First aired: Mar/10/1966
Writer: Ruth Brooks Flippen
Director: Jerrold Bernstein
Guest star: Paul Lynde (Herman Marshall), Jeff Donnell (Hannah), Beverly Washburn (Shirley), Mark Sturges (Willie)

Mr. Lawrence thinks Gidget has been kidnapped.

27 :01x27 - Independence -- Gidget Style

First aired: Mar/17/1966
Writer: Joanna Lee
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Bob Beach (Toby (as Robert Beach)), Richard Bull (Maitre d'), Ralph Leabow (Counterman), Lisa Mitchell (Hatcheck Girl), Rickie Sorensen (Boy Surfer (as Rick Sorensen)), Carole Williams (1st Girl), Celeste Yarnall (2nd Girl), Viola Harris (Miss Conway)

Mr. Lawrence believes Gidget is working in a nightclub.

28 :01x28 - One More for the Road

First aired: Mar/24/1966
Writer: Irma Kalish, Austin Kalish
Director: Jerrold Bernstein
Guest star: Murray Alper (Cab Driver), Doug Lambert (Eric), John McGiver (Franklin Whiting), Jimmy Cross (Policeman)

Gidget's job requires her to drive.

29 :01x29 - Ask Helpful Hannah

First aired: Mar/31/1966
Director: Lee Philips
Guest star: Barbara Hershey (Ellen), Candace Howard (Peggy Bell), Bob Beach (Toby (as Robert Beach)), Sari Price (Librarian), Rick Cooper (Ted), Jim Connell (Norman Crowley), Jewel Jaffe (Kathy), Norma Connolly (Miss Beckley)

Gidget writes an advice column.

30 :01x30 - A Hard Night's Night

First aired: Apr/07/1966
Writer: Barbara Avedon
Director: Don Porter
Guest star: Vince Howard (Policeman #2), Joseph Mell (Herb), Holly Irving (Fonya), Lynette Winter (Larue), Frank DeVol (Stew (as Frank De Vol)), Bill Zuckert (Policeman #1)

Gidget thinks the house is haunted.

31 :01x31 - I Have This Friend Who . . .

First aired: Apr/14/1966
Director: Christopher Cary
Guest star: Joel Fluellen (Officer), Herb Voland (Mel), Bob Beach (Rick)

Gidget discourages her boyfriend's father from tagging along.

32 :01x32 - Don't Defrost the Alligator

First aired: Apr/21/1966
Writer: Ruth Brooks Flippen
Director: Jerrold Bernstein
Guest star: Jack Fletcher (Harry McCann), Robert Cornthwaite (Brian Mack), Frankie Kabott (Davey), Richard Jury (Max), Marvin Kaplan (Jeff Tracy)

Gidget puts a dead alligator in the freezer.