That Girl: Paper Hats and Everything

That Girl: Paper Hats and Everything
ABC
February 9, 1967
Sitcom
DVD
B-

This is the first of two TG scripts by Sydney Zelinka and has Ann's father taking her out for her birthday, while she's expecting a surprise party.  Richard Dreyfuss plays a "nutty" actor friend, but the guests at the party are mostly forgettable.  Mitzi Hoag had earlier played Helen but is Patty here.  Laurie Main is the Maitre D' and would be Grimsley on a two-parter.

Gidget: Ego-a-Go-Go

Gidget: Ego-a-Go-Go
ABC
January 27, 1966
Sitcom
DVD
B-

While it's fun to see 18-year-old Richard Dreyfuss play a nerd, I think the script could've used another rewrite.  A rivalry is built up between Gidget and a transfer student, but there's no pay-off.  And it looks like Gidget is going to try to go to the "Spinster Hop" with another boy, but that fizzles out.  Kudos though to getting a plausible calendar date for the dance this time: Saturday the 14th, which would place this in either February or March of that year.