Episode 1
Dear Diary-Et Al
Sep 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.
Episode 2
In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust
Sep 22, 1965
Anne is worried because John goes to a luau with Gidget.
Episode 3
The Great Kahuna
Sep 29, 1965
A 28-year-old surfer dates Gidget.
Episode 4
Daddy Come Home
Oct 6, 1965
Gidget becomes suspicious when she sees her dad with another woman.
Episode 5
Gidget Gadget
Oct 13, 1965
Gidget attempts to get Anne and John to make-up.
Episode 6
A Hearse, a Hearse, My Kingdom for a Hearse
Oct 20, 1965
Gidget decides to buy a used hearse.
Episode 7
Gidget is a Proper Noun
Oct 27, 1965
An old friend of Russ' is now Gidget's English teacher.
Episode 8
Image Scrimmage
Nov 3, 1965
Gidget has a crush on Larue's cousin.
Episode 9
Is it Love or Symbiosis?
Nov 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.
Episode 10
All the Best Diseases are Taken
Nov 17, 1965
Gidget takes a stand against rising movie ticket prices.
Episode 11
My Ever Faithful Friend
Nov 24, 1965
Gidget thinks Russ and Larue are going to get together. Actually Larue is just getting help and advice from Russ.
Episode 12
Chivalry Isn't Dead
Dec 1, 1965
Gidget thinks that all the boys are taking girls for granted.
Episode 13
The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
Dec 8, 1965
Gidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach.
Episode 14
Gidget's Foreign Policy
Dec 15, 1965
Gidget tries to show a foreign girl the ""American way.""
Episode 15
Now There's a Face
Dec 22, 1965
Gidget falls for a fashion photographer.
Episode 16
Too Many Cooks
Dec 29, 1965
Gidget has two too many dates for an upcoming dance.
Episode 17
I Love You, I Think
Jan 5, 1966
Gidget falls for a surfer who turns out to be her math teacher.
Episode 18
Like Voodoo
Jan 13, 1966
Gidget is voodoo'd by a fortune teller.
Episode 19
Gidget's Career
Jan 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!"
Episode 20
Ego-A-Go-Go
Jan 27, 1966
Gidget gets a boy to be more self-confident.
Episode 21
In and Out with the In-Laws
Feb 3, 1966
Gidget meets Jeff's parents.
Episode 22
We Got Each Other
Feb 10, 1966
Gidget becomes jealous of her dad's dates.
Episode 23
Operation Shaggy Dog
Feb 17, 1966
Gidget rallies to save the local burger joint.
Episode 24
Ring-a-Ding-Dingbat
Feb 24, 1966
Gidget helps a singer have a quiet wedding day.
Episode 25
Love and the Single Gidget
Mar 3, 1966
Gidget is to be chaperoned by a college student, whom Anne and John paid.
Episode 26
Take a Lesson
Mar 10, 1966
Gidget gets a late evening phone call from a friend to hurry over to her house. She runs out of the house in her pajamas and a raincoat, not knowing that her friend wants her to go out of town with her to get a car. Along the way Gidget keeps trying to call home to tell Russ where she is but, it just ends up causing friction with the girls dad. Eventually they end up just going back home without a car.
Episode 27
Independence -- Gidget Style
Mar 17, 1966
Russ gets the idea that Gidget is working at a nightclub. When actually she's taken a job elsewhere to make enough money to buy him a birthday present.
Episode 28
One More for the Road
Mar 24, 1966
Gidget learns to drive for a new job.
Episode 29
Ask Helpful Hannah
Mar 31, 1966
Gidget takes over writing for the school's advice column. She then gets caught up trying to put two lonely hearts together.
Episode 30
A Hard Night's Night
Apr 7, 1966
Russ's friend moves into the Lawrence home, while he is away, to get some peace and quiet. Unfortunately Gidget comes home early from Larue's. With neither one knowing about the other they start to get scared about all the things going bump in the night.
Episode 31
I Have This Friend Who . . .
Apr 14, 1966
Gidget and her boyfriend try to discourage the boys father from going on dates with them.
Episode 32
Don't Defrost the Alligator
Apr 21, 1966
A frozen alligator is the cause of some confusion.
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