Gidget starts worrying that she and her Dad are too dependent on each other.Gidget starts worrying that she and her Dad are too dependent on each other.Gidget starts worrying that she and her Dad are too dependent on each other.
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- TriviaWhen Perry tells Gidget that he has John Keats's 'Negative Capability', he paraphrases the English poet by saying, "a man of achievement must have one quality: negative capability." The actual quotation comes from a letter the poet wrote to his brothers in 1817: a man of achievement possesses Negative Capability when that "man is capable of being in uncertainties, Mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact & reason."
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Gidget: Well, my dad says the art of conversation is dying; in fact, he says it's practically dead. He says...
Toby: You know, your dad sure says a lot, and you have to repeat everything he says.
Gidget: Well, why shouldn't I? You got something against my dad?
Toby: No. I, I figure I can hold my own with the rest of the guys who want to date ya, but a father is unfair competition!
Gidget: Well, he's not competing with you.
Toby: Then, why does he keep forgetting to tell you when I call?
Gidget: He's not an answering service. Besides, I think he's always treated you very well.
Toby: What about the time he turned the hose on me?
Gidget: That was an accident.
Toby: But he enjoyed it. We've been introduced like, what? 20 times, and he still forgets my name: 'hey, what's his name is here'. Boy!
Gidget: My father has a lot more important things to remember than your loopy name.
Toby: You know, you two got a closed corporation; you got your father and your father's got you. Who needs anybody else?
Gidget: Toby Prentice, I think I've heard just about enough about me and my father!
Toby: That makes two of us.
The funnist thing about this episode is professor Lawrence is NOT alone. Lots of female companionship. First night, Gidget tries to prepare a romantic dinner for her dad and his latest gal friend, Barbara, played by popular actress Kathleen Crowley.
Everything goes wrong... though Barbara does try to remedy the situation with bouillabaisse, the next time they meet? Enter Meg (played by Anne Bellamy) a day or so later who joins professor Lawrence in a backyard barbeque?
Wait! Barbara returns with the bouillabaisse and its an intimate dinner with TWO ladies? Tag this more a Murphy's Law story and it's a whole lot of fun, especially to watch Gidget's AMAZED experessions.
Also to note, the interior of Gidget's home is beautifully done. The set decorators must have had a lot of free time. In fact, if you watch later episodes, there are noticable changes, such as new draperies, rugs, etc. The place changes all the time --with the exception of the kitchen set, which was also used on HAZEL. Interesting footnote for all us long time fans.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 22 remastered color. Thanks ME TV for running this super sitcom on Saturdays.
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1