The New Gidget

infobox television
show_name = The New Gidget


caption = "The New Gidget" intro screenshot
rating =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
(per episode)
director = Bob Chenault
Doug Rogers
Robert Duchowny
producer = Carole Coates
George Zateslo
Larry Mollin
creator =
starring = Caryn Richman
Dean Butler
Lili Haydn
Sydney Penny
William Schallert
country = flagcountry|United States
network = Syndication
first_aired = September 15, 1986
last_aired = May 12, 1988
preceded_by = "Gidget"
related = "Gidget's Summer Reunion"
num_episodes = 44
list_episodes =
executive_producer = Harry Ackerman
Ralph Riskin
imdb_id = 0090488
tv_com_id = 9802

"The New Gidget" is a television sitcom that aired in syndication from 1986 to 1988. The series was produced by original "Gidget" series producer Harry Ackerman and was launched after the television movie "Gidget's Summer Reunion" starring Caryn Richman as Gidget aired in 1985. Richman would go on to reprise the role of Gidget in the series.

Characters

*Caryn Richman played Francine 'Gidget' Lawrence Griffin
*Dean Butler played Jeff 'Moondoggie' Griffin
*Lili Haydn played Gail Mitchell
*Sydney Penny played Danielle 'Dani' Collins-Griffin
*William Schallert played Russell 'Russ' Lawrence
*Jill Jacobson played Larue Wilson
*Richard Paul played Wilton Parmenter
*David N. Preston played Murph the Surf

Plot

The series featured Gidget, who is in her late 20s and married to her idol, "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).

Gidget and Moondoggie take care of Gidget's niece, Dani (Sydney Penny), who lives with the couple while her parents are overseas. Dani is similar to Gidget when she was a teen and was always getting into trouble with her best friend, Gail (Lili Haydn). Gidget's father, Russ (William Schallert), is on hand to provide advice to the young couple and to remind Gidget that Dani's exploits were similar to the ones she experienced (and sometimes caused) as a teen.

Episodes

eason 1

eason 2

External links

*imdb title|id=0090488|title=The New Gidget
* [http://www.tv.com/the-new-gidget/show/9802/summary.html "The New Gidget" at TV.com]