Gidget Page #3

Gee, fellows, this is

the way I like it,

the way I always like it.

How's that, angel?

Oh, you know, just kids horsing

around, having picnics.

Easygoing stuff.

None of that

technique business for me.

I'll be right back.

Yeah, get me a hot dog

with the works, honey!

Hey, get me a taco!

I'll have a hamburger

with chips.

Any kind of taco fine for me.

Get me one of each, and get

something for yourself...

Hey, Kahuna,

what are we starting,

a baby farm here?

Relax, man.

It's like this, man...

if you're really

serious about making it

as a full-time

surf bum like me...

Oh, you know I am.

Well, then you got to learn

to take what you can get.

Here, I found

these on the floor.

I guess they fell

out of your pocket.

As long as it was

nothing important.

Let's not kid, huh? You know

it was my allowance check.

Okay, so maybe you think I

shouldn't have torn it up.

Look, kid, you've got

no obligations to me.

I admit it's been getting a

little hungry around here,

but you know the code...

Live and let live.

Well, you know

I buy that, Kahuna.

It's not that.

It's my old man.

He started out on a shoestring

and worked his way up

to be a big wheel.

Yeah...

I mean, how is a guy

to measure up

to someone like him?

I just got to walk out. Quit.

Only, you see,

it's got to be a clean break.

It just wouldn't smell right

if I kept taking handouts.

Yeah...

Yeah.

Hey, chow!

Those hogs. Somebody must

have taken seconds. Here.

Thanks, I'm not hungry.

Oh, but you've got to.

It's delicious.

Come on. Cut it out, will you?

I'm no cruddy sponger.

Well, I should hope not.

Oh, look, I didn't pay

for the eats,

just for the board, remember?

I... I guess Stinky did it.

Come on, try it.

And anyway, what if I had?

Gosh, I owe you my life.

Forget it, will you?

The way we see it around

here, the Kahuna and me,

nobody owes anybody anything.

Not if they play it smart.

Not if they don't let

themselves get involved.

Why don't you

run along home, kid?

Boy, are you a grouch.

Hey, kid.

It's kind of waterlogged.

Yeah, but courtesy of the house,

we throw in a free lesson.

Here.

Come on, doll,

follow your coach.

Hey, this is

the ultimate!

There you go.

There you are, honey.

Flat as a pancake, huh?

Well, almost, anyway.

Well, now, let me see,

can I... can I make you

a little more comfortable?

No, this is fine.

Fine? Fine? Oh, all right. Yeah.

Let me see, it's very simple.

All you do is dig in,

push yourself forward...

Just keep yourself in the

middle of the board. That's it.

That's it,

keep pushing forward, huh.

Hey, come on,

you're tickling me.

He'll coach her.

Just a minute

till I hop on here.

There we go.

Cozy, huh?

Do you like it?

Yeah, it's all right,

but what do I do now?

No hurry, just got to

get used to the feel.

Hey!

Huh. It's pretty good

for the first time, huh?

Now I'll take her in

a little deeper.

She's in deep enough already.

You've had it, coach. Dissolve.

We'll, get him.

Come on, Gidge. Let's go out

and have little fun, huh?

Oh, no. Thanks all the same.

So who needs it.

Come on, Gidget.

Oh, brother, that guy's glands

must be working overtime.

Listen, Gidge,

the kind of lessons you'll pick

up around here aren't for you.

So if you know what's good for

you, you'll take your board

and run along like

a good little girl, huh?

Francie!

Shut off that infernal racket.

Infernal racket...

No wonder they call them

the Lost Generation.

Glad you had such a

good time at the beach.

Oh, yeah, it was creamy.

Tell me about it.

I'd like to hear.

What are these boys like?

Oh gosh, they're all nice boys.

You know, the Kahuna,

he's promised to coach me.

Kahuna, that's a boy's name?

Yeah, well, he's an older boy.

In Hawaiian,

it means, "Big chief".

Hmm...

and is he the one you like best?

Best?

Well, yeah, I guess so.

I mean, they're all nice guys.

Well, that's good.

All except one.

Mom? Hmm?

There's something

I have to ask you.

Shoot.

Well, do you find that there's

anything weird about me?

Francie...

Mom, I mean, gee, I'm serious.

Here I am, almost 17,

the same age as Nan

and the rest of them.

Why don't I like dates?

Darling, you like boys,

don't you?

Well, sure.

I mean, well,

boys are the most fun, but...

well...

I mean, I just can't stand

when they start smooching

and pawing and...

Well, level with me, Mom,

doesn't that kind of stuff

make your skin crawl?

Well, it would depend on who.

Oh, there it is then,

it proves it.

I am different.

Oh, sweetheart,

please believe me,

the only difference between

you and your friends

is you're not a... a manhunter.

You're too genuine to pretend

anything you don't feel yet.

Yet?

Someday, darling, you will.

It'll all be different then because

you'll feel something magic,

like little bells

ringing in your heart.

Oh, gee, you make it sound

real nice,

but are you sure

that's gonna happen to me?

I'm positive.

Huh. Well, that's a relief.

You know, I almost saw myself

pickled in a jar at Harvard.

Oh, well, stop worrying.

Yeah, but when, and I mean,

how am I going to know what...

what boy, or...

When it's the real thing,

you'll know it,

as surely as if you'd been hit

on the head with a sledgehammer.

Good night, dear.

Good night.

Thank you.

It probably won't happen to me

before I'm middle-aged.

Oh, no. Back again?

Any objections?

You want me to reel off

the whole list?

Go ahead. Then I might start.

Better step on it, Moondoggie,

before it bites you.

Relax.

I invited the Gidge to stay.

We can use a mascot around here.

Oh, well, in that case, fellows,

maybe we ought to initiate her.

Go ahead, initiate me.

Whoa, she's asking for it.

Hey, fellows! Let go! Hey! Hey!

Go on down and cut some kelp.

Hey, you still want

to be a member?

Sure! Sure...

Okay. Keep cutting.

G-gee, fellows,

this is g-great fun.

I'm glad you like it.

What happened?

You got tangled in some kelp.

Now, take it easy, you hear.

You're still on the blue side.

Hey, I... I made it, didn't I?

I'm a real member now, huh?

You crazy tomboy.

Yeah, I guess

you're a member now.

Oh...

Are you okay?

Sure. I never felt better

in my life.

If... If I had to,

I'd... I'd do it all over again.

Yeah, I bet you would.

It very well may be

She's just a baby

Speaking romantically

If that's your bad feature

I'll be the teacher

That's the way it's gonna be

Gidget is the one for me...

Hey, you know...

I kind of like

being called that now.

What's that, Gidget?

Although she's just

small fry Just about so-high

Gidget is the one for me

A regular tomboy

But dressed for a prom

Boy, how cute

Can one girl be?

Although she's not king size

Her finger is ring size

Gidget is the one for me

If she says she loves you

You can bet your boots

She loves you

If she says she hates you

That can also mean

She loves you

It very well may be

She's just a baby

Speaking romantically

If that's a bad feature

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