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Gidget's (Sally Field) brand new, custom built surfboard has been stolen from her car. She finds it with a "for sale" sign on it beside the camper of voodoo fortune teller Zangara (Jeanne Gerson). Once she finds her name on it, she and Larue (Lynette Winter) take it and Zangara puts an evil hex on Gidget. She then begins finding herself "skidding around on the world's largest banana peel." After talking with her father Professor Lawrence (Don Porter), Gidget reads his voodoo anthropology book and tries to break the spell to no avail. She now thinks that maybe she's not cursed, but just going crazy. She goes to her sister Anne (Better Conner) and psychology student brother-in-law John (Peter Dual) where a comical ruckus ensues. It now seems that Gidget's father is the only one willing to be around her, and seeing her afraid to do anything leads him to attempt a simple, impactful solution.

First and foremost, Gidget's beloved surfboard (in today's dollars) would be worth 1,000 dollars. Not too shabby. The question remains... who paid for it???

A way goofy episode; Gidget's surf board is stolen and now in the possession of a voodoo fortune teller? And she's weird. There's naturally a war of words and the old lady puts hex on on Gidge. OMG.

Now she has to find a way to get rid of the spell, and its not EZ. Jeanne Gerson plays Zangara, the fortune teller, who owns a real cool van, perhaps an inspiration to the PARTRIDGE FAMILY bus? Gerson was Russian and appeared in many cult films, including the THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

Gidget's dad is always the ship anchor, and especially in a mess like this. There's a couple of wacky scenes; making a mess out of the kitchen and Gidget's attempts (with black vail or towel) to get rid of all the REALLY bad vibes. See to believe.

Aside from everything else. Don Porter's yellow convertible is one smooth ride, future muscle car.

Directed by the EW Swackhamer, behind a ton of classic tv shows. Another camp episode. SEASON 1 EPISODE 18. Remastered color dvd box set.