| Gidget Grows Up | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | Gidget Goes New York by Frederick Kohner |
| Written by | John McGreevey |
| Directed by | James Sheldon |
| Starring | Karen Valentine Edward Mulhare Paul Petersen Guest Stars: Warner Anderson Bob Cummings Paul Lynde Nina Foch |
| Theme music composer | Shorty Rogers lyrics by Kelly Gordon sung by Jean King |
| Composer | Shorty Rogers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Harry Ackerman |
| 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 |
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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 December 28, 1969: L 39 d.