TV series

Gidget

1965–1966 · 1 season

A sunny, gentle sitcom that breezes by with beachy charm and wholesome life lessons, easy to watch and hard to dislike.

Overview: 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 Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. The series was first broadcast on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966. Gidget was among the first regularly scheduled color programs on ABC, but did poorly in the Nielsen ratings and was cancelled at the end of its first season.
How it feels: Light, warm, whimsical and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, family, parenthood, friendship
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
parenthood
friendship
identity
Places: small town
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none