Gidget
We Got Each Other | 1966
25 min. | color | ABC | first aired: february 10, 1966 | s01e22
Gidget worries that she and her father have become too dependent on one another, and that it’s affecting their relationship with other people. When she decides to make herself scarce around the house, everyone sees how lonely Professor Lawrence is and try to cheer him up. Of course things backfire though when Russ has to spend a romantic dinner for two with two of his girlfriends.
Written by John McGreevey
Directed by Bruce Bilson
Produced by William Sackheim
Executive Producer Harry Ackerman
Creator & Script Consultant Frederick Kohner
Associate Producer Stan Schwimmer
Music by Dave Grusin
Title Song Sung by: Johnny Tillotson
Title Song by Howard Greenfield & Jack Keller
Gidget… Sally Field
Russell Lawrence… Don Porter
Larue… Lynette Winter
Anne… Betty Conner
John… Pete Deuel (uncredited)
Meg… Anne Bellamy
Pete… Pat McCaffrie
Toby… Robert Beach
Katie… Penny Kunard
Helen… Ila Briton
Perry… Michael York
Kathleen Crowley... as Barbara
Director of Photography… Andrew J. McIntyre
Art Director… Ross Bellah
Film Editor… Howard Kunin
Set Decorator… Anthony Mondell
Make-up Supervision… Ben Lane, S.M.A.
Surfing Technical Consultant… Phil Sauers
Production Supervisor… Seymour Friedman
Post-production Supervisor… Lawrence Werner
Assistant Director… Mark Sandrich
Music Supervisor… Ed Forsyth
Sound Effects… Fred J. Brown
Don Porter’s Wardrobe by Lebow Clothes
Color by Pathé