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stevea · 03-05-2024, 11:01 AM

Good show - bad show - it's all a matter of opinion.

Alan Brady's Hair · 03-05-2024, 12:17 PM

Can't hate a show that set up Gidget with three dates for the same dance.

PF7074 · 03-05-2024, 01:28 PM

I think that the OP's thread title was a bit over the top. While the show wasn't exactly Emmy-worthy, it was hardly "excruciatingly bad". "Gidget" had a sweet, charming quality, and Sally Field's endearing portrayal of the show's title character was responsible for most of that. The supporting characters (and the actors who played them) were good, particularly Gidget's doting Dad (Don Porter and SF had very believable chemistry). The writing in the pilot was a bit clunky (snoopy sister Anne reaching an inexplicable conclusion after reading an innocent passage in Gidget's diary), but it improved in future episodes. The show was aimed at a younger, mid-1960s audience and geared towards that sensibility. In short, it was a funny, likeable series that deserved a longer run.

03-05-2024, 11:01 AM	#16
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,194	Good show - bad show - it's all a matter of opinion.

03-05-2024, 12:17 PM	#17
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,822	Can't hate a show that set up Gidget with three dates for the same dance.

03-05-2024, 01:28 PM	#18
PF7074 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 27, 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 40	I think that the OP's thread title was a bit over the top. While the show wasn't exactly Emmy-worthy, it was hardly "excruciatingly bad". "Gidget" had a sweet, charming quality, and Sally Field's endearing portrayal of the show's title character was responsible for most of that. The supporting characters (and the actors who played them) were good, particularly Gidget's doting Dad (Don Porter and SF had very believable chemistry). The writing in the pilot was a bit clunky (snoopy sister Anne reaching an inexplicable conclusion after reading an innocent passage in Gidget's diary), but it improved in future episodes. The show was aimed at a younger, mid-1960s audience and geared towards that sensibility. In short, it was a funny, likeable series that deserved a longer run.