Karen Valentine Edward Mulhare Paul Petersen Guest Stars:
Warner Anderson Bob Cummings Paul Lynde Nina Foch
Music by
Shorty Rogers lyrics by Kelly Gordon sung by Jean King
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Production
Producers
Harry Ackerman (executive producer) Jerome Courtland
Cinematography
John M. Stephens
Editor
Aaron Nibley
Running time
74 minutes
Production company
Screen Gems
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
December 30, 1969 (December 30, 1969)
Related
Gidget
Gidget Gets Married
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Gidget Grows Up is a 1969 American made-for-television comedy 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.[1]
^GIDGET IS RETURNING TO THE SCREEN--ONLY NOW SHE'S A VALENTINE
Los Angeles Times 28 Dec 1969: l39d.
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