Gidget
Gidget is about the father-daughter relationship between Frances "Gidget" Lawrence and her father Russell Lawrence. Episodes follow Gidget's zany adventures in school, at home, and on the nearby beaches. Russell Lawrence has much ado guiding his daughter through her fifteenth year. Married sister Anne and her husband John offer child-rearing tips. Gidget's friend Larue sometimes takes part in her escapades. Episodes typically end with Gidget receiving moral instruction from her father and gaining wisdom from her zany experiences.
Gidget tries to attract the attention of surfer Jeff. Anne, upset that her little sister is staying out all night, reads her diary and misinterprets its contents.
Gidget is unable to find a date for the upcoming luau and convinces her brother-in-law John to accompany her. John tries to fit in with the teenagers, but his behavior puts them off.
Gidget falls for surfer legend Kahuna and even convinces her father to have him invited over. She soon finds out that Kahuna is, when not on the beach, not that interesting.
Convinced by his daughter to visit the beach, Russell there becomes infatuated with Sally Combs. Gidget is very worried when he starts dating the woman.
Feeling neglected by her husband, Anne leaves John. Gidget attempts to bring them back together by signing them up for dancing lessons she has won. However, things don't go the way she planned.
Determined to have her own car, Gidget signs a deal with an untrustworthy man and, much to the irritation of her father and classmates, signs up for mechanics in school.
Gidget feels that her teacher Hardy treats her tougher than the other students because she is the daughter of an English professor. She comes up with a scheme, which soon backfires.
Gidget falls for Larue's sophisticated New Yorker cousin Roger Haimes. Frustrated by Roger treating her as if she were a child, she starts acting as mature as possible.
Feeling her sister isn't ladylike enough, Anne convinces Russell to enroll Gidget in a girls' school in France. Gidget, thinking her father wants back his freedom, pretends she's fine with the decision.
When protest singer Billy Roy Soames comes to town, Gidget gets inspired by his activism. In her own twist, Gidget and Larue get Billy Roy involved in a protest to lower unfair movie ticket prices.
After Larue gets put down by a girl at the beach, Gidget decides Larue needs a make-over. Larue is more interested in an old horse that she wants to buy. Russ tries to help, and Gidget thinks her friend and her Dad are an item.
After a talk with her Dad, Gidget decides that her boyfriend, Mark, needs to learn a little chivalry. Gidget and her girlfriends all gather at her house for a pajama party to teach all their boyfriends a lesson.
A battle for a new surfing beach causes problems between Gidget and her boyfriend Brett. Gidget uses medical subterfuge to get him back from her rival Patty.
Inge, a Swedish college student, stays with the Lawrence's until the dorms open. She changes from meek to wild and steals all the boys - especially Gidget's boyfriend Mark. Gidget fumes until Inga's fiancé Gunnar shows up.
Gidget becomes the inspiration for photography student Tom Brighton. All goes well until Gidget realizes that she wants to be more than his model.
While Gidget's true love, Jeff, is away at college, Gidget enjoys herself by dating the feuding Cook cousins. She happily finds out that Jeff, is coming home for the Founder's Day dance, but then realizes she has three dates for the dance.
Gidget has a crush on an older surf bum she meets at the beach. All is fine until it turns out he's her new math teacher.
After Gidget's surfboard is stolen she is cursed by the gypsy who is trying to sell it.
Larue starts playing the guitar and Gidget ends up fronting the band.
Gidget makes a date with Durf the Drag, the class drip, to buck up his ego. She creates an ego-driven monster and he cancels their date.
Gidget has a luncheon date to meet Jeff's parents for the first time. Mixed-up identities and switched sweaters cause a commotion.
Gidget starts worrying that she and her Dad are too dependent on each other.
The kid's favorite hang-out, The Shaggy Dog, is in danger of being closed to build a new museum. Gidget and her Dad find themselves on opposite sides of the issue.
The Ring-a-Dings, the teen idol group of the moment, are in Los Angeles on mysterious business and Gidget and Larue are determined to meet them.
While her father is out of town Gidget goes to a surfing tournament with her sister and brother-in-law's blessing. They don't quite trust her though and hire a guy to keep tabs on Gidget.
Gidget gets lured out of the house, in her pajamas, to go on a surprise car buying trip to Pasadena. She then spends the whole trip stopping to call her Dad to let him know what's happening.
Gidget gets a job at the new teenage nightclub to pay for a birthday present for her Dad. Unfortunately the family suspects that she is working at someplace a little racier.
Gidget gets a job driving a floral delivery truck. There's just one problem - she doesn't have a driver's license.
Gidget takes over the "Helpful Hannah" teen advice column in the school newspaper to mixed results.
When Russ goes out of town Gidget finds herself unknowingly sharing the house with her father's friend.
Gidget and her boyfriend are joined on all of their dates by his lonely father.
Gidget freezes the dead pet alligator of the little boy next door neighbor. Gidget's sister makes a frozen dinner. Confusion ensues.
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Sally Field | Gidget |
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Don Porter | Professor Russell Lawrence |
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Lynette Winter | Larue |
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Pete Duel | John Cooper |
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Betty Conner | Anne Cooper |
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Michael Nader | Siddo |
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Robert Beach | Toby |
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Rickie Sorensen | Randy |
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Barbara Hershey | Ellen |
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Sue Hamilton | Classmate |
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Monty O'Grady | Hotel Guest |
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Richard Gautier | Mark Hillman |
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Joy Harmon | Blonde Girl Dancing |
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Beverly Washburn | Marcia |
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Pamela McMyler | Betty |
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Robert Random | Mark |
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Ronne Troup | Classmate |
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Bonnie Franklin | Janie |
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Janis Hansen | Girl |
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Johnny Fain | Classmate |
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Rick Cooper | Ted |
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Tim Rooney | Ken |
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Stephen Mines | Jeff (Moondoggie) |
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James M. Crawford | Ben |
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Richard Dreyfuss | Norman |
| Edition | Set |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 3 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) Standard (1.33:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] |
| Subtitles | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Distributor | Mill Creek Entertainment |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | May 20, 2014 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Index | 4249 |
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| Added Date | Mar 26, 2018 01:00:00 |
| Modified Date | Sep 06, 2024 18:22:59 |