Gidget

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1. #001

   In an interview included on the series' DVD release, Sally Field said that she and Don Porter had a father-daughter-like relationship off screen as well. Field was new to professional acting, and her nerves and inexperience sometimes led her to make mistakes that caused others to laugh at her. The veteran actor Porter not only took the time to explain things to Field, he often sensed things she did not know. Once, during a cold reading of the script, the word "symbiosis" appeared in one of Field's lines. Porter pronounced the word silently so that Field would know how to say it.

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2. #002

   The structure used as the Lawrence house is known as the Lindsay House. It stands on the backlot known as "Columbia Ranch" (now known as Warner Bros. Ranch) in Burbank, California. The house was also the Baxters' home in the sitcom Hazel (1961). The Lawrence house sits next to Higgins House, the main residence of Bewitched (1964), which was also in production at the time. In selected episodes, the home of Samantha and Darrin Stephens can be seen in exterior shots taken from Gidget's front yard.

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3. #003

   In an interview, Sally Field admitted that the hairstyle and clothes she wore on the series were her own style and preference.

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4. #004

   Sally Field and Lynette Winter (Gidget and Larue) became best friends in real life, just as they were on the series.

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5. #005

   When the series first aired, the character Gidget was 15 1/2 years old. Sally Field, who played Gidget, was 18.

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6. #006

   The series performed poorly in the ratings when it aired against hit shows such as The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), The Virginian (1962) and Gilligan's Island (1964). ABC cancelled it, but the series then drew high ratings during the summer as teenagers finally discovered it. ABC felt it was too late to renew the series and instead developed a new series for Sally Field. The result was The Flying Nun (1967), which ran for three seasons.

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7. #007

   The original pilot was 30 minutes long and was edited for the series run. The full-length pilot episode was included in the series' first DVD release in 2006.

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8. #008

   Before this, there had been three feature films, each starring a different actress in the lead role. This makes Sally Field the fourth actress to play Gidget.

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9. #009

   Don Porter reprised the role of Russell Lawrence from the film Gidget Goes to Rome (1963).

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10. #010

    On the dresser in Gidget's bedroom there is a figure of a witch in red on a broomstick, likely a nod to the Bewitched house next door.

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11. #011

    Pete Duel, who played Gidget's brother-in-law John Cooper, died by suicide in 1971 at the age of 31. At the time of his death he was in the middle of filming the series "Alias Smith & Jones."

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12. #012

    Gidget's real name is Frances.

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