(ABC Primetime, 1965 - 1966, starring Sally Fields;
Syndicated, 1986 - 1988, starring Caryn Richman)
[this light bit of TV fluff starring Sally Fields
was based upon the 1959 Sandra Dee beach bunny movies of
the same name; Gidget hung out with California beach
boys while her boyfriend was away at college...her
character was the younger sister of an over-protective
older sister, and her father was a college professor;
sort of a charmed life which was everyone's California
dream in the mid-sixties; The Columbia Pictures movie
had a title song written by Fred Karger (music) and
Patti Washington (lyrics); but the 1965 TV series
commissioned an original theme from the veteran sitcom
songwriting team of Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller.
In 1986, a sequel was attempted called "The New Gidget"
starring unknown Caryn Richman]
[above is the title as filed for copyright; ASCAP title variations:
aka: "Gidget";
aka: "My Gidget";
aka: "(Wait Til You See) My Gidget"; BMI title
aka: "Gidget Theme"]
Composers: Howard Greenfield (ASCAP/BMI), and
Jack Keller (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: Screen Gems Music (BMI)
2001 Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music (BMI)
c/o EMI Music Publishing
of New York, NY; and
Colgems-EMI Music (ASCAP)
c/o EMI Music Publishing
of New York, NY
Published Copyright Date: Oct. 14, 1965; EP 208 733.
Published Renewal Date: Apr. 12, 1993; RE-623-711.
Recordings:
[ASCAP title variations...
aka: "One In A Million (OP/CL Theme)(Sig)";
aka: "The New Gidget Theme";
BMI Title variation...
aka: "One In A Million"]
Composers: Jeffrey Steven ("Jeff") Vilinsky (ASCAP),
Craig Snyder (ASCAP), and
Marek Norman (Canadian SOCAN/BMI)
1978 Publishers: Golden Torch Music Corp. (ASCAP) and
Gold Horizon Music Corp. (BMI)
2001 Publisher: EMI-Golden Torch Music (ASCAP)
c/o EMI Music Publishing
of New York, NY; and
EMI-Gold Horizon Music (BMI)
c/o EMI Music Publishing
of New York, NY
[registered as a Sound Cassette]:
Copyright Date: Oct. 14, 1986; PAu-912-818.
Recordings: