M1, T27: Gidget determines to surprise Russ with an expensive camera for his birthday. After her initial efforts to hold a job and earn the money fail, she hears that the Tom Cat Club, a sophisticated hangout, is hiring waitresses. There, both the interviewer, Miss Conway, and Gidget her" a teenage discotheque serving ice cream in a hundred combinations, where she is hired. Meanwhile, Anne and John question Russ about Gidget's strange babysitting schedule. When Anne finds evidence that Gidget may be working at the Tom Cat Club, Russ goes to investigate. Russ doesn't find Gidget there, but later spots her at a bus stop in front of the Tom Cat. Despite a feeling of betrayal, Russ decides not to confront Gidget at this point. Gidget returns home to find her family waiting. She allays their fears by revealing she has been working at the teenage club to buy Russ a birthday present. Russ is elated, even though Gidget tells him he has set a bad example by even going near the Tom Cat Club.