Gidget
Gidget's Career | 1966
25 min. | color | ABC | first aired: january 20, 1966 | s01e19
Larue introduces Gidget to a couple guys in her guitar class and, even though Gidget can’t play an instrument, the four start a rock band. Before long Larue is kicked out of the band, causing some friction between her and Gidget. Joanna Lee, the writer of this episode is better known for her role as Tanna in “Plan Nine From Outer Space”.
Written by Joanna Lee
Directed by E.W. Swackhamer
Produced by William Sackheim
Executive Producer Harry Ackerman
Creator & Script Consultant Frederick Kohner
Associate Producer Stan Schwimmer
Music by Stu Phillips
Title Song by Howard Greenfield & Jack Keller
Title Song Sung by: Johnny Tillotson
Gidget… Sally Field
Russell Lawrence… Don Porter
Larue… Lynette Winter
Anne… Betty Conner
John… Pete Deuel
Paul… Jimmy Hawkins
Doug… Murray McLeod
Drummer… Dennis Joel
Peter Stone… Mike Nader
Boy… Steve Rinaldi
Sandy Kenyon... as Rick Farmer
Director of Photography… Gert Anderson, A.S.C.
Art Director… Ross Bellah
Film Editor… Aaron Nibley
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