The New Gidget

The New Gidget is an American television sitcom that aired in syndication from 1986 to 1988. The series was produced by original Gidget series producer Harry Ackerman and was launched after the television movie Gidget's Summer Reunion starring Caryn Richman as Gidget aired in 1985. Richman would go on to reprise the role of Gidget in the series.

Creators and Cast

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Cast

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Sydney Penny

Danielle 'Dani' Collins-Griffin

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Caryn Richman

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Dean Butler

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William Schallert

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Lili Haydn

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Jill Jacobson

Episodes

Specials

1 episode

S0 E1 · Gidget's Summer Reunion

1985-06-01

Former beach bunny/girl surfer Francine "Gidget" Lawrence is an adult and married to her long-term beau Jeff "Moondoggie" Griffin. She deals with a variety of marital spats, as well as running her own travel agency, running interferences with her teenage niece, and trying to arrange a reunion of her husband's old surfing friends. Meanwhile, Jeff works as an architect and must fend off romantic advances from his beautiful and lascivious boss. Gidget's niece wants to learn how to surf and gets too much when she sneaks out to see a suave, self-serving beach bum behind the back of her nerdy boyfriend.

Season 1

22 episodes

S1 E1 · Wind Surfing Lesson

1986-09-15

Danni's wind surfing teacher develops a crush on Gidget, and she must find a way to set him straight without hurting his feelings

S1 E2 · The Project

1986-09-22

Gidget tries to make a plain girl look beautiful for a school dance.

S1 E3 · Crime and Punishment

1986-09-29

Gidget must punish Danni after she repeatedly doesn't obey, and lets a friend use Gidget's and Jeff's credit card.

S1 E4 · On Account of Danni

1986-10-06

Danni starts her own business in order to make enough money to buy an expensive stereo.

S1 E5 · Fighting City Hall

1986-10-13

Gidget starts a campaign to save a local park after it is ordered destroyed by the planning board, which Jeff is a part.

S1 E6 · The List

1986-10-20

Danni attempt to finish a household chore list in order to go on vacation to Balboa.

S1 E7 · Jeff's Anniversary

1986-10-27

Jeff perseveres with his monotonous workout in the ball cage with the ""old standard pitching machine"" but wishes he had a real human being to challenge him. Being that it's Jeff & Gidget's 8th wedding anniversary, Gidget exhaustingly tries to get the most amazing gift of obtaining professional baseball pitcher Jerry McGibbon (Jeff Yagher) to pitch to Jeff.

S1 E8 · The Concert

1986-11-03

Gail's band delights a children's birthday party as their first 'gig'. During the party, Danny joins the band bringing vocals and sparks an interested talent-scout from a TV show (Rock Hunt), which progresses the band to audition. A musical metamorphosis starts to take place in the band so that it leads ""some"" of the band members down a selfish, uncompromising path that excludes the only band member who really has the composing talent, Gail.

S1 E9 · The Baby

1986-11-10

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S1 E10 · Super Gidget

1986-11-17

Gidget and Jeff try to improve themselves.

S1 E11 · 65 Mustang (a.k.a) Jeff Wins A 65 Mustang

1986-11-24

Jeff wins a '65 Mustang in a radio contest, but has it stolen just after getting the car.

S1 E12 · Stand Up And Cheer (a.k.a) Danni Becomes A Ceerleader

1986-12-01

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S1 E13 · Kahunna For Sale

1986-12-08

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S1 E14 · Passion For Fashion

1986-12-15

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S1 E15 · The Perfect Man

1986-12-22

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S1 E16 · The Royal Bluff

1986-12-29

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S1 E17 · Citizen Moondoggy

1987-01-05

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S1 E18 · It's Only Rock ‘n' Roll

1987-01-12

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S1 E19 · Oddballs

1987-01-19

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S1 E20 · Jake's Skakes

1987-01-26

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S1 E21 · Does Paul Know?

1987-02-02

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S1 E22 · Dead Man's Curl

1987-02-09

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Season 2

22 episodes

S2 E1 · Gilligidge Island

1987-09-17

Gidget and the family go on a cruise and are shipwrecked on a deserted island.

S2 E2 · Bred To Shred

1987-09-24

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S2 E3 · Invasion Of The Gidget People

1987-10-01

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S2 E4 · Sealed With A Kiss

1987-10-08

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S2 E5 · Hand Over Handlebars

1987-10-22

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S2 E6 · Drag City

1987-10-29

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S2 E7 · Boy Talk

1987-11-05

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S2 E8 · The Getaway

1987-11-12

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S2 E9 · Kahunna Jr.

1987-11-19

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S2 E10 · Malibu Man

1987-11-26

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S2 E11 · Potion Emotion

1987-12-03

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S2 E12 · Calendar Boys

1987-12-10

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S2 E13 · Christmas Carol

1987-12-17

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S2 E14 · Radio Free Malibu

1988-01-07

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S2 E15 · Gidget's Guide To Surfing

1988-01-21

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S2 E16 · Blast From The Past

1988-02-04

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S2 E17 · Rad Chad

1988-02-11

A boy with uncanny skateboard capabilities is in a constant battle with his father's option that skateboarding is a waist of resources, until his son's talents are discovered as ""astonishing"" and becomes the center-stage for a beach commercial.

S2 E18 · Altered Surf

1988-02-18

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S2 E19 · Perky Pirates Of The Pipeline

1988-02-25

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S2 E20 · Avacado Heads

1988-04-28

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S2 E21 · The Bare Facts (a.k.a.) Gidget and Danni Get Arrested

1988-05-05

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S2 E22 · Make Waves, Not War

1988-05-12

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