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The television series was adapted from Frederick Kohner's 1957 novel Gidget, The Little Girl With the Big Ideas. Kohner is listed in the series credits as both creator and script consultant.
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Gidget is a nickname based on the contraction of 'girl' and 'midget'.
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The television show was intended as a sequel to the 1959 movie Gidget starring Sandra Dee, James Darren, and Cliff Robertson.
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Sally Field was born November 6, 1946 and was 18-19 years old in 1965-1966 when she played 15 year old Gidget Lawrence. Field would play Sister Bertrille in the 1967-1970 TV hit The Flying Nun and the title character in the 1976 TV film Sybil.
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The breakfast nook, back hall and dining room in the Lawrence home appear to be recycled sets from the TV series Hazel. The plant stand in the dining room appears to be another contribution from Hazel. Both Gidget and Hazel were productions from Screen Gems, the television wing of Columbia Pictures.
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"Gidget" theme song by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller:
If you're in doubt about angels being real,
I can arrange to change any doubts you feel.
Wait'll you see my Gidget!
You'll want her for your Valentine.
You're gonna say she's all that you adore
But stay away, Gidget is spoken for.
You're gonna find that Gidget is mine!
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Field exaggerated her surfing experience when applying for the role of Gidget. She had no surfing experience and had to take lessons even to pretend to surf for the cameras.
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18-year-old Sally Field, who had graduated from a Columbia Pictures acting workshop, defeated 75 other teenage girls for the role of Gidget.
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Gidget was among the first regularly-scheduled color programs for ABC.
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After the show's cancellation, Gidget went into syndication, boosting the series' popularity. Two telemovie sequels were produced as a result of the show's posthumous popularity: Gidget Grows Up (1969) and Gidget Gets Married (1972). In the early 1980s, Gidget once again saw a wave of popularity. Another telemovie was produced, Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985), followed in 1986 by the syndicated sitcom, The New Gidget.
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