Season 2 • Episode 22
LatestThe New Gidget is an American sitcom aired in syndication from 1986 to 1988. The series was launched after the 1985 television film Gidget's Summer Reunion, starring Caryn Richman, who would go on to reprise the role of Gidget in the series. Once free spirited, Gidget is in her late twenties and now married to her idol Jeff 'Moondoggie' Griffin. Living in Santa Monica, Gidget co-runs a talent agency with her best friend Larue, and cares for her young niece Dani, who reminds her of younger self in many ways.
Acting
Caryn Richman captures grown-Gidget's spark without cartoonishness.
Production
Santa Monica locations still scream 1986 in the best way.
Creator
Larry Mollin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the FOURTH Gidget TV series attempt—after the 1965 original, 1969's Gidget Grows Up, and 1972's Gidget Gets Married—making Richman the fourth actress to play the character.
The 1985 reunion movie and this series arrived during peak 80s nostalgia mining, when networks couldn't stop reviving 60s properties for aging boomers.
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