Gidget is an ABC sitcom that ran from 1965 to 1966. The series centers on the father-daughter relationship between Frances “Gidget” Lawrence (Sally Field) and her widowed father Russell Lawrence (Don Porter). The pilot explained that her boyfriend, Jeff “Moondoggie” Matthews (Stephen Mines), called her Gidget because of her demure, petite build and short stature: "Girl midget, Gidget!”
