Every beach has one; a legendary Kahuna! Master surfer extraordinairre, and then some. Gidget has the distinct honor of meeting the Great Kahuna (well played by Martin Milner) who has girl problems.
So he uses Gidge to pose as his other "surfer girl" to make his long time steady sooooo jealous!
What a summer bummer deal!
You have to admit, Gidge is a sight to see, sprawled out on his beach bed, and pretending to smoke a cigarette? Mercy! Enter Buff (played by Julie Parish) and sparks fly all over the place. One little problem. Gidget actually thinks Kahuna is into her.
What happens next is a combination of lovesickness and daydreams for Gidge, prompting professor Lawrence to pay a visit to the beach celeb.
Do clothes make a difference? Kahuna stops by the house the next day --with all his clothes on! -- and reveals his true name, which is Cass, a part time surfer dude who is actually just another guy. Will Gidge accept such a revolting SHOCK? Best of it all are Sally Field's priceless expressions.
Martin Milner plays his part fairly well, and not too long before he jumped into unform and joined ADAM 12.
Julie Parrish (as Buff), has a small but good role, who soon after this episode would appear in the Elvis Presley film PARADISE, HAWAIIN STYLE. She later co-starred in the tv series, RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE.
The password is maluna koalakekua. Translation: connected. Temporarily, anyway. SEASON 1 EPISODE 3 remastered color Columbia dvd box set.