Did you know that Paul Lynde starred in an episode of Gidget? The New Gidget is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1965-66 sitcom Gidget.It aired in syndication from September 15, 1986, to May 12, 1988. Gidget and Larue scheme to meet the popular British rock group the Dingbats. Russell begins to date again, causing Gidget to become jealous, despite her best efforts to prove she is not. /*