The New Gidget
| The New Gidget | |
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Season 1 title screen
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| 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(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Harry Ackerman Ralph Riskin |
| Producer(s) | Carole Coates George Zateslo Larry Mollin |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Harry Ackerman Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 15, 1986 – May 12, 1988 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Gidget's Summer Reunion |
| Related shows | Gidget |
The New Gidget is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1965–66 sitcom Gidget that 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.
The series features 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 (Gidget's sister, Anne and husband John) 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.
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