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The New Gidget
Season 1 title screen
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Carole Coates Sheree Guitar Chris Miller Larry Mollin Michael Sutton
Directed by	Bob Chenault Doug Rogers Robert Duchowny Ted Lange
Starring	Caryn Richman Dean Butler Lili Haydn Sydney Penny William Schallert
Theme music composer	Marek Norman Craig Snyder Jeffrey Vilinsky
Opening theme	"One in a Million" performed by Marek Norman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	44
Production
Executive producers	Harry Ackerman Ralph Riskin
Producers	Carole Coates George Zateslo Larry Mollin
Running time	Approx. 21:30 each episode
Production companies	Ackerman/Riskin Productions Columbia Pictures Television (1986-1988) (seasons 1-2) Coca-Cola Telecommunications (1987) (season 2)
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 15, 1986 (1986-09-15) – May 12, 1988 (1988-05-12)
Related
Gidget's Summer Reunion Gidget

The New Gidget is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1965–66 sitcom Gidget. It aired in syndication from September 15, 1986, to May 12, 1988. The series was produced by original Gidget series producer Harry Ackerman and was launched after the made-for-television film Gidget's Summer Reunion, starring Caryn Richman as Gidget, aired in 1985.

Plot

The series features Gidget, who is in her late 20s and married to her idol, Jeff Griffin aka "Moondoggie" (Dean Butler).

The couple live in Santa Monica, California, where Moondoggie works as an architect and Gidget runs the "Gidget Travel Agency" with her long-time best friend, Larue (Jill Jacobson).

Also living with her and Jeff is her niece, Danielle "Danni" Collins (Sydney Penny), her older sister, Anne's, daughter.

Anne and her husband were out of the country so Danni was living with her uncle and aunt so her schooling wouldn't be interrupted.

She and her best friend, Gayle, (Lili Haydn) are often getting into mischievous exploits that kind of remind Gidget of her own outlandish exploits when she was her niece's age.

Also living with the family was Gidget's father, retired English professor, Russ Lawrence (William Schallert) who offered solid and sage advice and also to gently remind Gidget that her own exploits were similar to what Danni's are presently.

Cast

Main

• Caryn Richman as Francine "Gidget" Lawrence Griffin
• Dean Butler as Jeff "Moondoggie" Griffin
• Sydney Penny as Danielle "Dani" Collins
• Lili Haydn as Gayle Baker
• William Schallert as Russell "Russ" Lawrence
• Don Stroud as The Great Kahuna
• Jill Jacobson as Larue Wilson
• Richard Paul as Wilton Parmenter
• David Preston as Murph the Surf

Notable guest stars

• Judith Barsi
• Nina Blackwood
• Bob Denver
• Elinor Donahue
• Alice Ghostley
• Alan Hale
• Linda Kaye Henning
• Jan and Dean
• Patricia Morison
• The Safaris
• Timothy Stack
• Frank Stallone
• Jesse White
• Wolfman Jack

Episodes

Season 1 (1986–87)

Season 2 (1987–88)

Stations

References

1. "Retro: Atlanta Sunday, January 11, 1987". Radio Discussions. January 11, 2007.
2. "Retro: Spartanburg SC, Saturday, Dec 6, 1986". Radio Discussions. October 5, 2020.
3. "Retro: Boston MA: Sunday, April 24, 1988". Radio Discussions. January 3, 2019.
4. "Retro:Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia, Saturday 1/10/87 (Excluding PBS)". Radio Discussions. June 1, 2007.
5. "Retro: Denver/Casper/Cheyenne/Rapid City Sat 7/4/87". Radio Discussions. October 3, 2005.
6. WXON TV-20 -The New Gidget Promo(1988) on YouTube
7. 1986 "The New Gidget" promo on YouTube
8. WTRT 26 commercials from August 1987 on YouTube
9. "Northern Indiana - Monday, February 27, 1989". Radio Discussions. October 7, 2006.
10. "Retro:Fresno Sat/Sun 2/21-22/87 (pt 1)". Radio Discussions. August 16, 2005.
11. "Hawaii, November 28-December 2, 1988". Radio Discussions. March 25, 2010.
12. "Retro: Houston Saturday, February 28-Sunday, March 1, 1987". Radio Discussions. March 6, 2010.
13. KTLA The New Gidget Promo 1987 on YouTube
14. KTLA Comedy Preview Promo 1987 on YouTube
15. KTLA Comedy Preview Promo #2 9/14/87 on YouTube
16. KTLA Gidget's Summer Reunion Promo 1987 on YouTube
17. "RETRO: MEMPHIS, SATURDAY, NOV. 1, 1986, By Request". Radio Discussions. October 9, 2012.
18. Off-Air Memories over South Florida - More WSVN and WCIX promos on YouTube
19. "Tape #1069: KMSP-TV; KTMA (Dec. 16 - 17, 1986; Dec. 1986)". December 1986.
20. "Retro: Meriden, CT, Wednesday, January 25, 1989". Radio Discussions. November 7, 2018.
21. "Retro: Fresno Sat/Sun 2/21-22/87 (pt 2)". Radio Discussions. August 16, 2016.
22. "Retro: Orlando, FL, Tuesday, August 7th, 1990". Radio Discussions. October 13, 2010.
23. 80's Commercials Vol. 680 on YouTube
24. 80's Commercials Vol. 679 on YouTube
25. "Retro: Portland, OR, Sat. October 24th, 1987". Radio Discussions. September 15, 2012.
26. May 31, 1987 commercials (Vol. 2) on YouTube
27. "Retro: Yakima, WA; Sat. July 15th, 1989". Radio Discussions. August 2, 2015.
28. WOR TV NEW GIDGET PROMO on YouTube
29. Gidget's Summer Reunion 1985 KPLR TV Movie Promo on YouTube
30. "Hit the Beach!". THE VINTAGE TOLEDO TV SITE.
31. "Retro: Lancaster/Baltimore/DC, Tue. November 22nd, 1988". Radio Discussions. November 22, 2013.
32. "Retro: Western Massachusetts Wed, Oct 5, 1988". Radio Discussions. June 4, 2010.
33. Retro Commercials Vol 297 (1986-HD) on YouTube
34. "Retro: Columbus/Zanesville Sat, June 18, 1988". Radio Discussions. June 29, 2011.

External links

• The New Gidget at IMDb

• 1986 American television series debuts
• 1988 American television series endings
• 1980s American sitcoms
• American English-language television shows
• First-run syndicated sitcoms
• Gidget
• American sequel television series
• Television series by Fremantle (company)
• Television series by Sony Pictures Television
• Television shows set in Santa Monica, California