Mom and Nickname

[FonzesLeatherJacket]

Did Gidget ever have a mom? Did they ever mention her in the show? If so what happened to her?

Where did Gidgie get her nickname from? Her real name is Francis.


Thanks! :)

[gidgetgirly]

hi, i don't know what happened to gidget's mom, but gidget got her nickname from a combo of "girl midget". the real gidget was only about 5'2" or so, and when she first met the surfer guys on the beach they called her gidget, a combination of girl and midget. yes, there really was a real gidget, just pick up the book entitled "gidget". her father wrote it about her!:)

[FonzesLeatherJacket]

Thanks for explaning the part of how Gidgie got her nickname, and thanks for replying! :)


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[TV Guy]

Gidget's mother was alive in the movies that preceded the series. I guess the producers thought there would be more storyline potential if Russ Lawrence was a widower. A nitpick: Gidget's real name was Frances, rather than Francis (female version vs. male version).

[FonzesLeatherJacket]

Thanks for your reply and help. Also thanks for giving me the correct way to spell the name Frances, as a girl's name. I appreciate your and GidgetGirly's help, and thanks to anyone else who would like to reply too. :)

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