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Gidget Grows Up is a 1969 American television film directed by James Sheldon with stars Karen Valentine, Edward Mulhare and Paul Petersen as well as alphabetically listed special guest stars Warner Anderson, Bob Cummings, Nina Foch and Paul Lynde. Freely adapted from the novel Gidget Goes New York by Frederick Kohner, the film premiered on ABC on December 30, 1969, and was intended as a pilot for a possible new Gidget series, possibly a sequel to the 1960s sitcom Gidget.
Original Release
12/30/1969
US Release
12/30/1969
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karen Valentine | Gidget Lawrence |
| Edward Mulhare | Alex MacLaughlin |
| Paul Petersen | Moondoggie Griffith / Jeff 'Moondoggie' Griffin |
| Warner Anderson | Ambassador Post |
| Robert Cummings | Russell Lawrence / Russ Lawrence |
| Nina Foch | Bibi Crosby |
| Paul Lynde | Louis B. Latimer |
| Susan Batson | Diana Otessa |
| Hal Frederick | Lee Basumba |
| Helen Funai | Minnie Chan |
Directors
Writers
John McGreevey, Frederick Kohner
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karen Valentine | Gidget Lawrence |
| Edward Mulhare | Alex MacLaughlin |
| Paul Petersen | Moondoggie Griffith / Jeff 'Moondoggie' Griffin |
| Warner Anderson | Ambassador Post |
| Robert Cummings | Russell Lawrence / Russ Lawrence |
| Nina Foch | Bibi Crosby |
| Paul Lynde | Louis B. Latimer |
| Susan Batson | Diana Otessa |
| Hal Frederick | Lee Basumba |
| Helen Funai | Minnie Chan |
| Mario Aniov | Abdul Ahmed III |
| Gunilla Knudson | Katrina Lund |
| Doreen Lang | Mrs. Willard |
| Michael Lembeck | Arnold |
| Davis Roberts | Bukumbu Representative |
| Cynthia Lynn | Dispatcher |
| Donald Symington | Clerk |
| Harlen Carraher | Ben |
| Margot Jane | Rae Ellen |
| Leo G. Morrell | Turkish Delegate |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Harry Ackerman | Executive Producer |
| Jerome Courtland | Producer |
