Midget? No, it's Gidget 😅 Watch GIDGET GOES HAWAIIAN ('61) Sunday (1/18) at 7p ET for the James Darren Sunday Double Feature on FMC! ✨🌺 | FMC

Originally, James Darren was not selected to play Moondoggie in GIDGET ('59) because the role required him to sing and he was not established in Hollywood as a singer. However, Columbia pictures had him cut a single that ended up charting, so they gave him the role. 🏄‍♀️🏄 The actor went on to be a teen heartthrob, appearing in multiple GIDGET movies. Watch GIDGET ('59) this Friday at 7p ET during Family Movie Night on FMC! | FMC

A memorable scene from S1 Ep 21 of the 1960s Television Series "Gidget", starring a young Sally Field as Gidget and actor Don Porter as her father, Russell Lawrence. | The Forgotten Splendour