Episodes
1. Dear Diary-Et Al
15 Sept 1965 · 25 min
In the pilot episode, Gidget falls in love with two things: surfing and her surf boy Jeff. Life's swell until Gidget's protective older sister Anne, reads her diary and assumes her highly imaginative confessions are true.
2. In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
22 Sept 1965 · 25 min
Anne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.
3. The Great Kahuna
29 Sept 1965 · 25 min
A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.
4. Daddy Come Home
6 Oct 1965 · 25 min
Gidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.
5. Gidget Gadget
13 Oct 1965 · 25 min
Gidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.
6. A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
20 Oct 1965 · 25 min
Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.
7. Gidget is a Proper Noun
27 Oct 1965 · 25 min
An old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.
8. Image Scrimmage
3 Nov 1965 · 25 min
Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.
9. Is it Love or Symbiosis?
10 Nov 1965 · 25 min
Gidget's meddling sister and brother-in-law convince her father he's too dependent on her. So he decides to send Gidget away to a private girl's school in Paris.
10. All the Best Diseases are Taken
17 Nov 1965 · 25 min
Gidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.
11. My Ever Faithful Friend
24 Nov 1965 · 25 min
Gidget thinks Russ and Larue are going to get together. Actually Larue is just getting help and advice from Russ.
12. Chivalry Isn't Dead
1 Dec 1965 · 25 min
Gidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.
13. The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
8 Dec 1965 · 25 min
Gidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach.
14. Gidget's Foreign Policy
15 Dec 1965 · 25 min
Gidget tries to show a foreign girl the ""American way.""
15. Now There's a Face
22 Dec 1965 · 25 min
Gidget falls for a fashion photographer.
16. Too Many Cooks
29 Dec 1965 · 25 min
Gidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.
17. I Love You, I Think
5 Jan 1966 · 25 min
Gidget falls for a surfer who turns out to be her math teacher.
18. Like Voodoo
13 Jan 1966 · 25 min
Gidget is voodoo'd by a fortune teller.
19. Gidget's Career
20 Jan 1966 · 25 min
Gidget joins a folksy singing group. They audition for a teenage music TV show and get the gig! Gidget decides to change the group's image—they become "Gidget and the Gories!"
20. Ego-A-Go-Go
27 Jan 1966 · 25 min
Gidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.
21. In and Out with the In-Laws
3 Feb 1966 · 25 min
Gidget meets Jeff's parents.
22. We Got Each Other
10 Feb 1966 · 25 min
Gidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.
23. Operation Shaggy Dog
17 Feb 1966 · 25 min
Gidget rallies to save the local burger joint.
24. Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat
24 Feb 1966 · 25 min
Gidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.
25. Love and the Single Gidget
3 Mar 1966 · 25 min
Gidget is to be chaperoned by a college student, whom Anne and John paid.
26. Take a Lesson
10 Mar 1966 · 25 min
Gidget gets a late evening phone call from a friend to hurry over to her house. She runs out of the house in her pajamas and a raincoat, not knowing that her friend wants her to go out of town with her to get a car. Along the way Gidget keeps trying to call home to tell Russ where she is but, it just ends up causing friction with the girls dad. Eventually they end up just going back home without a car.
27. Independence -- Gidget Style
17 Mar 1966 · 25 min
Russ gets the idea that Gidget is working at a nightclub. When actually she's taken a job elsewhere to make enough money to buy him a birthday present.
28. One More for the Road
24 Mar 1966 · 25 min
Gidget learns to drive for a new job.
29. Ask Helpful Hannah
31 Mar 1966 · 25 min
Gidget takes over writing for the school's advice column. She then gets caught up trying to put two lonely hearts together.
30. A Hard Night's Night
7 Apr 1966 · 25 min
Russ's friend moves into the Lawrence home, while he is away, to get some peace and quiet. Unfortunately Gidget comes home early from Larue's. With neither one knowing about the other they start to get scared about all the things going bump in the night.
31. I Have This Friend Who . . .
14 Apr 1966 · 25 min
Gidget and her boyfriend try to discourage the boys father from going on dates with them.
32. Don't Defrost the Alligator
21 Apr 1966 · 25 min
A frozen alligator is the cause of some confusion.
Gidget Season 1: quick answers
How many episodes are in Gidget Season 1?
Season 1 of Gidget has 32 episodes, about 13 hours in total.
When did Gidget Season 1 come out?
Season 1 premiered on 15 Sept 1965.