The New Gidget

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

References

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