Gidget Grows Up

Upon finally returning to the United States, a young woman named "Francine 'Gidget' Lawrence" (Karen Valentine) is disappointed to find that her long-time sweetheart "Jeffrey 'Moondoggie' Griffith" (Paul Peterson) has since moved on and found another girlfriend. Of course, one of the factors in that decision was the fact that, while in Europe she continually wrote letters about meeting other men simply to make him jealous. Complicating matters even further, before she has a chance to make amends, Jeff--who is an officer in the United States Air Force--is sent to Greenland at the last minute. So, after watching an ambassador give a rousing speech, she decides to volunteer to work as a low-paid assistant at the United Nations in New York to start life anew. What she doesn't realize, however, is just how difficult that will be. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was an okay romantic-comedy which could have been better with a bit more comedy and a little less romance. I say this because the romantic encounters between Gidget and "Alex MacLaughlin" (Edward Mulhare) was rather dull and boring. Likewise, the made-for-television format certainly didn't help in that regard either. In any case, while I don't consider this to be a good comedy necessarily, I suppose it passed the time well enough, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.