Tammy (TV series)

"Tammy" was an American TV sitcom. Produced by Universal City Studios, 26 color half-hour episodes were aired on ABC from September 17, 1965 to March 11, 1966.

The "Tammy" TV series was loosely based on the three Tammy movies; "Tammy and the Bachelor" (1957) starring Debbie Reynolds; "Tammy Tell me True" (1961) starring Sandra Dee; and "Tammy and the Doctor" (1963) starring Sandra Dee. The movies themselves were adaptations of novels by Cid Ricketts Sumner. They launched and recycled the hit theme song "Tammy".

"Tammy" was also partially influenced by other rural themed TV sitcoms such as "The Beverly Hillbillies". In particular, there are similarities between Tammy's Cletus Tarleton and "The Beverly Hillbillies"' Jethro Bodine.

The premise of the program revolves around Tammy Parker, an 18-year-old country girl who moves back and forth between her country family, who lives on a bayou houseboat, and the wealthy Brents, who own a plantation and pancake business.

Tammy, played by Debbie Watson, is hired as a secretary by a powerful industrialist with a handsome young son. A high society dame who wants her own daughter to marry the son, repeatedly but unsuccessfully tries to smear Tammy’s reputation.

As with "Gidget", there are many differences between the series and films that inspired it. In the movies, Tammy's full name is Tambrey Tyree, shortened to Tammy. The Tyree was changed to Tarleton. Also, Tammy Tyree had no family other than her grandfather, who is occasionally picked up by revenuers for fabricating "corn-likker".

"Tammy" lasted for one season (26 episodes). The show was cancelled in 1966 and has not yet been officially released on DVD.

In 1967, a cinema movie called "Tammy and the Millionaire" was released which included all the main TV cast (except Cletus Tarleton) and was a re-edit from four half-hour 1965 "Tammy" TV episodes.

The TV-Title in Germany: "Tammy, das Mädchen vom Hausboot"

Episodes

*Tammy Leaves Home (17/9/1965) - pilot episode
*The Aristocratic Tates (24/9/1965)
*Tammy Plays Cupid (1/10/1965)
*The Poker Game (8/10/1965)
*The Tarleton Land Grant (15/10/1965)
*Prophet And Loss (22/10/1965)
*Will The Real Dwayne Whitt Please Stand Up? (29/10/1965)
*Still Waters (5/11/1965)
*Mind Your Manners (12/11/1965)
*Grandpa's Old Flame (19/11/1965)
*The Riverfyin' Of Billy Joe Morgan (26/11/1965)
*Grandpa's Secret Love (3/12/1965)
*Cletus Comes Callin' (10/12/1965)
*The Enoch Bowl (17/12/1965)
*A Severe Case Of Matrimony (24/12/1965)
*T' Know Me Is T' Love Me (31/12/1965)
*The Law And Mr. Tarleton (7/1/1966)
*Lavinia's Wedding Day (14/1/1966)
*Two For Tee Pee (21/1/1966)
*Blue Nose, Wet Nose (28/1/1966)
*The Monster From Catfish Bend (4/2/1966)
*Larnin' Works Wonders (11/2/1966)
*Tammy Goes To Paris (18/2/1966)
*The Cinemazation Of Tammy Parker (25/2/1966)
*Uncle Lucius Returns (4/3/1966)
*Uncle Lucius, The Business Man (11/3/1966)

Main cast

*Tammy Tarleton — Debbie Watson
*Grandpa Lancelot Tarleton — Denver Pyle
*Uncle Lucius — Frank McGrath
*John Brent — Donald Woods
*Steven Brent — Jay Sheffield
*Dwayne Whitt — George Furth
*Cousin Cletus Tarleton — Dennis Robertson
*Lavinia Tate — Dorothy Green
*Gloria Tate — Linda Marshall
*Peter Tate — David Macklin
*Mrs. Brent — Doris Packer

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Production Crew
*George Tibbles (writer)
*Sidney Miller (director)
*Leslie Goodwins (director)
*Ezra Stone (director)

External links

*imdb title|id=0058849|title=Tammy
* [http://www.tv-nostalgie.de/Sound/Tammy.htm Tammy German Fan Page]