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The Best Episodes of Gidget Season 1

Every episode of Gidget Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gidget Season 1!

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Gidget is an American sitcom about a surfing, boy-crazy teenager called "Gidget" and her widowed father Russ Lawrence, a UCLA professor. Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Gidget Season 1 Episode 1 - Dear Diary-Et Al
    7.5/10(95 votes)

    #1 - Dear Diary-Et Al

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Gidget Season 1 Episode 2 - In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
    7.5/10(76 votes)

    #2 - In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust

    S1:E2

    Anne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Gidget Season 1 Episode 3 - The Great Kahuna
    7.3/10(80 votes)

    #3 - The Great Kahuna

    S1:E3

    A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Albert Mannheimer

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  4. Gidget Season 1 Episode 4 - Daddy Come Home
    7.5/10(64 votes)

    #4 - Daddy Come Home

    S1:E4

    Gidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Gidget Season 1 Episode 5 - Gidget Gadget
    6.8/10(66 votes)

    #5 - Gidget Gadget

    S1:E5

    Gidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Gidget Season 1 Episode 6 - A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
    6.5/10(80 votes)

    #6 - A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse

    S1:E6

    Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  7. Gidget Season 1 Episode 7 - Gidget is a Proper Noun
    7.4/10(68 votes)

    #7 - Gidget is a Proper Noun

    S1:E7

    An old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Gidget Season 1 Episode 8 - Image Scrimmage
    6.9/10(59 votes)

    #8 - Image Scrimmage

    S1:E8

    Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Barbara Avedon

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  9. Gidget Season 1 Episode 9 - Is it Love or Symbiosis?
    6.7/10(61 votes)

    #9 - Is it Love or Symbiosis?

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Gidget Season 1 Episode 10 - All the Best Diseases are Taken
    6.8/10(57 votes)

    #10 - All the Best Diseases are Taken

    S1:E10

    Gidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Gidget Season 1 Episode 11 - My Ever Faithful Friend
    7.8/10(71 votes)

    #11 - My Ever Faithful Friend

    S1:E11

    Gidget thinks Russ and Larue are going to get together. Actually Larue is just getting help and advice from Russ.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Gidget Season 1 Episode 12 - Chivalry Isn't Dead
    7.7/10(70 votes)

    #12 - Chivalry Isn't Dead

    S1:E12

    Gidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  13. Gidget Season 1 Episode 13 - The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
    7.2/10(60 votes)

    #13 - The War Between Men, Women and Gidget

    S1:E13

    Gidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Gidget Season 1 Episode 14 - Gidget's Foreign Policy
    6.6/10(71 votes)

    #14 - Gidget's Foreign Policy

    S1:E14

    Gidget tries to show a foreign girl the ""American way.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Gidget Season 1 Episode 15 - Now There's a Face
    7.3/10(68 votes)

    #15 - Now There's a Face

    S1:E15

    Gidget falls for a fashion photographer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Gidget Season 1 Episode 16 - Too Many Cooks
    7.4/10(54 votes)

    #16 - Too Many Cooks

    S1:E16

    Gidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Albert Mannheimer

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  17. Gidget Season 1 Episode 17 - I Love You, I Think
    7.3/10(63 votes)

    #17 - I Love You, I Think

    S1:E17

    Gidget falls for a surfer who turns out to be her math teacher.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Gidget Season 1 Episode 18 - Like Voodoo
    7.5/10(57 votes)

    #18 - Like Voodoo

    S1:E18

    Gidget is voodoo'd by a fortune teller.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Albert Mannheimer

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  19. Gidget Season 1 Episode 19 - Gidget's Career
    7.5/10(63 votes)

    #19 - Gidget's Career

    S1:E19

    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!"

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joanna Lee

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  20. Gidget Season 1 Episode 20 - Ego-A-Go-Go
    7.5/10(65 votes)

    #20 - Ego-A-Go-Go

    S1:E20

    Gidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.

    Director:Jerrold Bernstein
    Writer:Barbara Avedon

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  21. Gidget Season 1 Episode 21 - In and Out with the In-Laws
    7.7/10(69 votes)

    #21 - In and Out with the In-Laws

    S1:E21

    Gidget meets Jeff's parents.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Gidget Season 1 Episode 22 - We Got Each Other
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    #22 - We Got Each Other

    S1:E22

    Gidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  23. Gidget Season 1 Episode 23 - Operation Shaggy Dog
    7.0/10(58 votes)

    #23 - Operation Shaggy Dog

    S1:E23

    Gidget rallies to save the local burger joint.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Gidget Season 1 Episode 24 - Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat
    6.9/10(61 votes)

    #24 - Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat

    S1:E24

    Gidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Barbara Avedon

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  25. Gidget Season 1 Episode 25 - Love and the Single Gidget
    7.4/10(57 votes)

    #25 - Love and the Single Gidget

    S1:E25

    Gidget is to be chaperoned by a college student, whom Anne and John paid.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John McGreevey

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Dear Diary-Et Al" is the best rated episode of "Gidget" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/15/1965. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust".