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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!

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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Episodes
32
Avg. Rating
7.3
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.5
7.6
7.3

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Dear Diary-Et Al" is the best rated episode of "Gidget" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 79 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by N/A, it aired on 9/15/1965. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust".

  • Dear Diary-Et Al
    7.5/10(79)

    #1 - Dear Diary-Et Al

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/15/1965

    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: N/A

  • In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
    7.6/10(67)

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

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/22/1965

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great Kahuna
    7.3/10(69)

    #3 - The Great Kahuna

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/29/1965

    A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: Albert Mannheimer

  • Daddy Come Home
    7.4/10(52)

    #4 - Daddy Come Home

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/6/1965

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

  • Gidget Gadget
    6.8/10(56)

    #5 - Gidget Gadget

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/13/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
    6.5/10(71)

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

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/20/1965

    Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: John McGreevey

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  • Gidget is a Proper Noun
    7.4/10(59)

    #7 - Gidget is a Proper Noun

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/27/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Image Scrimmage
    7.0/10(49)

    #8 - Image Scrimmage

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/3/1965

    Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: Barbara Avedon

  • Is it Love or Symbiosis?
    6.8/10(52)

    #9 - Is it Love or Symbiosis?

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/10/1965

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All the Best Diseases are Taken
    7.1/10(48)

    #10 - All the Best Diseases are Taken

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/17/1965

    Gidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Ever Faithful Friend
    7.8/10(59)

    #11 - My Ever Faithful Friend

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 11/24/1965

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

    Director: Gene Reynolds

    Writer: N/A

  • Chivalry Isn't Dead
    7.5/10(60)

    #12 - Chivalry Isn't Dead

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/1/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
    7.2/10(51)

    #13 - The War Between Men, Women and Gidget

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/8/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gidget's Foreign Policy
    6.3/10(56)

    #14 - Gidget's Foreign Policy

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/15/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Now There's a Face
    7.4/10(57)

    #15 - Now There's a Face

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 12/22/1965

    Gidget falls for a fashion photographer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Too Many Cooks
    7.4/10(44)

    #16 - Too Many Cooks

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 12/29/1965

    Gidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Albert Mannheimer

  • I Love You, I Think
    7.4/10(52)

    #17 - I Love You, I Think

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/5/1966

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

  • Like Voodoo
    7.5/10(48)

    #18 - Like Voodoo

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 1/13/1966

    Gidget is voodoo'd by a fortune teller.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Albert Mannheimer

  • Gidget's Career
    7.5/10(55)

    #19 - Gidget's Career

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 1/20/1966

    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: N/A

    Writer: Joanna Lee

  • Ego-A-Go-Go
    7.5/10(49)

    #20 - Ego-A-Go-Go

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 1/27/1966

    Gidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Barbara Avedon

  • In and Out with the In-Laws
    7.7/10(58)

    #21 - In and Out with the In-Laws

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/3/1966

    Gidget meets Jeff's parents.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: N/A

  • We Got Each Other
    7.5/10(47)

    #22 - We Got Each Other

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 2/10/1966

    Gidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • Operation Shaggy Dog
    7.1/10(50)

    #23 - Operation Shaggy Dog

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 2/17/1966

    Gidget rallies to save the local burger joint.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat
    6.8/10(52)

    #24 - Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 2/24/1966

    Gidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Barbara Avedon

  • Love and the Single Gidget
    7.4/10(46)

    #25 - Love and the Single Gidget

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 3/3/1966

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey