Gidget
The War Between Men, Women and Gidget | 1965
25 min. | color | ABC | first aired: december 8, 1965 | s01e13
Gidget’s surf crew tangles with another surf crew for rights to a secluded surfing spot. With Gidget as their leader, the girls from both crews get together and agree to withhold dates from the boys until they can iron out their differences. The plan blows up in the girl’s faces though when the boys make peace… but get new girlfriends. It’s then up to Gidget to sabotage the new romances.
Teleplay by Stephen Kandel
Story by Pauline Townsend & Leo Townsend
Directed by E.W. Swackhamer
Produced by William Sackheim
Executive Producer Harry Ackerman
Creator & Script Consultant Frederick Kohner
Associate Producer Stan Schwimmer
Music by Richard Wess
Title Song by Howard Greenfield & Jack Keller
Title Song Sung by: Johnny Tillotson
Gidget… Sally Field
Russell Lawrence… Don Porter
Larue… Lynette Winter
Bret… Randy Kirby
Patty… Linda Gaye Scott
Darcy… Charla Doherty
Karen… Caroline Kido
Casey… Mako
Surfer… Johnny Fain (uncredited)
Director of Photography… Gert Anderson, A.S.C.
Art Director… Ross Bellah
Film Editor… Howard Kunin
Set Decorator… Louis Diage
Make-up Supervision… Ben Lane, S.M.A.
Surfing Technical Consultant… Phil Sauers
Production Supervisor… Seymour Friedman
Post-production Supervisor… Lawrence Werner
Assistant Director… Jerrold Bernstein
Music Supervisor… Ed Forsyth
Sound Effects… Fred J. Brown
Don Porter’s Wardrobe by Lebow Clothes
Color by Pathé