In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust

There's a bit of similarity between GIDGET and DOBIE GILLIS, as we find Gidge the reflecting narrator of each episode. And it works well.

She's got a whole lot to talk about in this one... Gidge is official chairman of the high school luau. Translation: lots of dancin' on da' beach, and it's a wild 60s shindig time. One problem; Gidget has no date... so... who else but analytical brother-in-law John is elected. A wise choice, considering he wants to analyze teens for his psychological college doctorate?

John promises to drop the "research" and go with Gidget as a buff surfer dude called Panther. Peter Duel is pretty darn good in this role, and fun to watch, and boasts some good muscle power.

Two special guests stars; Canadian actress Beverly Adams plays Treasure. Prior to this episode, Beverly played Cassandra in the cult film, HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI. Later in her career she made headlines marrying Vidal Sasoon and became a spokesperson for the company.

Heather North plays Pokey, who went on to become one of the most successful voice actresses in Hollywood, playing Daphne in the SCOOBY DOO series and many other cartoons and animation projects. She is missed (having passed in 2017), and few voice actors to this day have been able to capture her range of characters.

This should have been the FIRST episode as its a real classic, and not to miss Professor Lawrence dressed as a beach hippie. By the way, Gidge looks fabulous in pink.

A gotsta' see. SEASON 1 EPISODE 2 remastered color Columbia dvd box set. Colectors Edition.