Gidget Grows Up

Gidget Grows Up (1969) — comedy, tv-movie film. Directed by James Sheldon. Starring Karen Valentine, Edward Mulhare, Paul Petersen, Warner Anderson. This page maps 3 characters and 2 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

Gidget Grows Up (1969) Poster

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A young woman navigates post-college independence, career aspirations, and romantic maturation in New York City.

Comedy, TV Movie · 6.7/10 · 75 min · 1969

Credits

Director

James Sheldon
Cast

as Gidget Lawrence

Karen Valentine
Cast

as Alex MacLaughlin

Edward Mulhare
Cast

as Jeff 'Moondoggie' Griffin

Paul Petersen
Cast

as Ambassador Post

Warner Anderson
Cast

as Russell Lawrence

Robert Cummings
Cast

as Bibi Crosby

Nina Foch
Cast

as Louis B. Latimer

Paul Lynde
Cast

as Diana Otessa

Susan Batson
Cast

as Lee Basumba

Hal Frederick
Cast

as Minnie Chan

Helen Funai
Cast

as Abdul Ahmed III

Mario Aniov
Cast

as Katrina Lund

Gunilla Knudson

Universe & Franchise Timeline

The Gidget Collection — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph
Gidget Quadrilogy — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph
Gidget Saga — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

Gidget Grows Up is title 3 of 6 in the The Gidget Collection release order. Previous: Gidget Goes to Rome (1963). Next: Gidget Gets Married (1972).

Related Movies & Series

Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985) — Spin-off
Gidget Gets Married (1972) — Universe Link

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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q5559697), public domain (CC0).