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''Tammy'' is an American
sitcom
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, starring Debbie Watson in the title role. Produced by Universal City Studios
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,Vincent LoBrutto, ''TV in the USA, A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas'' (3 volumes), page 314, ABC-CLIO, 2018 26 color half-hour episodes were aired on ABC
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from September 17, 1965, to March 11, 1966.
''Tammy'' was loosely based on the three Tammy films; ''Tammy and the Bachelor
''Tammy and the Bachelor'' is a 1957 romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Debbie Reynolds as Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree, Walter Brennan as Grandpa Dinwitty and Leslie Nielsen as Peter Brent. It is the first of the four Tammy fi ...
'' (1957) starring Debbie Reynolds
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; ''Tammy Tell Me True
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The film was based on Cid Ricketts Sumner's 1959 novel of the sam ...
'' (1961); and ''Tammy and the Doctor
''Tammy and the Doctor'' is a 1963 Eastmancolor romantic comedy film directed by Harry Keller and starring Sandra Dee as Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree and Peter Fonda (in his film debut) as Dr. Mark Cheswick. It is the third of the four Tammy films.
Pl ...
'' (1963) both starring Sandra Dee
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.Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present, 1st Edition'', page 612, Ballantine Books, 1979 The films themselves were adaptations of novels by Cid Ricketts Sumner. The series was also partially influenced by other rural-themed TV sitcoms such as ''The Beverly Hillbillies
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''. In particular, there are similarities between Tammy's Cletus Tarleton and ''The Beverly Hillbillies Jethro Bodine
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.
Synopsis
The premise of the program revolves around Tammy Tarleton, an 18-year-old country girl who moves back and forth between her country family, which lives on abayou
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houseboat, and the wealthy Brents, who own a plantation and pancake business. Tammy is hired as a secretary by a powerful industrialist with a handsome young son named Steven. Lavinia Tate, a high society neighbor wants her own daughter, Gloria, to marry Steven, so she repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, tries to smear Tammy’s reputation.
As with ''Gidget
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'', there are many differences between the series and films that inspired it. In the films, Tammy's full name is Tambrey Tyree, shortened to Tammy. The name Tyree was changed to Tarleton. Also, Tammy Tyree had no family other than her grandfather, who was occasionally picked up by revenuers
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for fabricating " corn-likker".
''Tammy'' lasted for one season (26 episodes), and was cancelled in 1966.
Main cast
*Tammy Tarleton — Debbie Watson *Grandpa Mordechai Tarleton —Denver Pyle
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*Uncle Lucius — Frank McGrath
*John Brent — Donald Woods
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*Steven Brent — Jay Sheffield
*Dwayne Whitt — George Furth
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*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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Episodes
''Tammy and the Millionaire''
In 1967,Universal Pictures
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released a cinema movie called ''Tammy and the Millionaire'' which included all the main TV cast (except Cletus Tarleton) and was, in fact, a re-edit from four half-hour 1965 ''Tammy'' TV episodes.Leonard Maltin, ''Leonard Maltin’s TV Movies Video Guide, 1991 Edition'', page 1143, Plume, 1990
International airings
''Tammy'' was originally broadcast in several countries, including Japan, Germany, and Australia. The ''Tammy'' series was especially popular in Germany.References
External links
* {{Tammy 1965 American television series debuts 1966 American television series endings 1960s American sitcoms American Broadcasting Company original programming English-language television shows Television series by Universal Television