Tammy (TV series)
| Tammy | |
|---|---|
Universal Studios, Universal City, California, United States | |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production companies | Uni-Bet Productions Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 17, 1965 – March 11, 1966 |
| Related | |
| Tammy and the Millionaire | |
Tammy is an American
Debbie Watson in the title role. Produced by Universal City Studios,[1] 26 color half-hour episodes were aired on ABC
from September 17, 1965, to March 11, 1966.
Tammy was loosely based on the
Jethro Bodine
.
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 a bayou 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.[2]
As with revenuers 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
- 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
- Tee Pee, Indian girl — Peggy Mondo
Episodes
| Nº | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tammy Leaves Home" | Sidney Miller | George Tibbles | September 17, 1965 | |
| Tammy is in trouble when she's tricked into inviting her riverfolk relatives to a white-tie affair. | |||||
| 2 | "The Aristocratic Tates" | Jerry Paris | George Tibbles | September 24, 1965 | |
| Tammy is scorned by Lavinia Tate as not well-born for her son until the Tate kinfolk arrive. | |||||
| 3 | "Tammy Plays Cupid" | Jerry Paris | George Carleton Brown & Frank Gill Jr. | October 1, 1965 | |
| Tammy tries to bring romance into her grandfather's life. | |||||
| 4 | "The Poker Game" | Gene Nelson | David Braverman & Bob Marcus | October 8, 1965 | |
| Uncle Lucius insists on joining a high-stakes poker game with a man who has vowed to get even with him. | |||||
| 5 | "The Tarleton Land Grant" | Sidney Miller | George Tibbles | October 15, 1965 | |
| Lavinia Tate is planning on taking the Tarleton property for back taxes until Grandpa finds an ancient document. | |||||
| 6 | "Prophet and Loss" | Sherman Marks | Robert V. Barron & Jack Marlowe | October 22, 1965 | |
| Lavinia Tate's stock investments are affected by the prophecy of Tammy's Aunt Hannah. | |||||
| 7 | "Will the Real Dwayne Whitt Please Stand Up?" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Ben Starr Teleplay by : Gail Ingram & Ben Starr | October 29, 1965 | |
| With an assist from Tammy, Dwayne gets a writing assignment, and weekends at the houseboat to absorb the authentic atmosphere. | |||||
| 8 | "Still Waters" | Tom Montgomery | Paul David & John L. Greene | November 5, 1965 | |
| Tammy's visiting Uncle Cully takes a job as a gardener to John Brent after he's warned to stay away from stills. | |||||
| 9 | "Mind Your Manners" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Dorothy Cooper Teleplay by : Dorothy Cooper and Frank Gill, Jr. & George Carleton Brown | November 12, 1965 | |
| When Lavinia Tate learns that Tammy has organized a surprise birthday party for John Brent, she decides to take over the event as hostess. | |||||
| 10 | "Grandpa's Old Flame" | Ezra Stone | Gene Thompson | November 19, 1965 | |
| Grandpa learns that his former fiancee is coming to see him based on her impression that he is rich. | |||||
| 11 | "The Riverfyin' of Billy Joe Morgan" | Leslie Goodwins | Sam Locke & Joel Rapp | November 26, 1965 | |
| Tammy and Steven Brent are left in charge of an obstreperous young house guest. | |||||
| 12 | "Grandpa's Secret Love" | Unknown | Unknown | December 3, 1965 | |
| Since Grandpa's new dog is a secret, John and Dwayne think his endearments are meant for a pretty girl entering the houseboat. | |||||
| 13 | "Cletus Comes Callin'" | Unknown | Unknown | December 10, 1965 | |
| The stranger Grandpa rescues from the river turns out to be Tammy's wheeler-dealer cousin. | |||||
| 14 | "The Enoch Bowl" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Stuart Jerome Teleplay by : William Raynor & Myles Wilder | December 17, 1965 | |
| The Tarleton mule quits eating when an antique collector makes off with his bowl. | |||||
| 15 | "A Severe Case of Matrimony" | Unknown | Unknown | December 24, 1965 | |
| Lavinia uses her handsome cousin to make Tammy look like a giddy youngster. | |||||
| 16 | "T' Know Me Is T' Love Me" | Unknown | Unknown | December 31, 1965 | |
| Cletus discovers oil seeping from the ground and predicts the Tarleton's will be millionaires. | |||||
| 17 | "The Law and Mr. Tarleton" | Paul Harrison | William Raynor & Myles Wilder | January 7, 1966 | |
| Amos Potts tickets the Tarleton mule for illegal parking. | |||||
| 18 | "Lavinia's Wedding Day" | Charles Rondeau | Ben Starr & George Tibbles | January 14, 1966 | |
| Tammy and Cletus arrange Lavinia's nuptials with the wrong bridegroom. | |||||
| 19 | "Two for Tee Pee" | Unknown | Unknown | January 21, 1966 | |
| An Indian chief arrives to make Cletus keep a promise and marry his daughter. | |||||
| 20 | "Blue Nose, Wet Nose" | Unknown | Unknown | January 28, 1966 | |
| Lavinia Tate goes all out to have her ill-behaved poodle defeat her rival's dog at obedience trials. | |||||
| 21 | "The Monster from Catfish Bend" | Sherman Marks | William Raynor & Myles Wilder | February 4, 1966 | |
| Cousin Cletus battles to land Big Luke, a 300-pound catfish. | |||||
| 22 | "Larnin' Works Wonders" | Unknown | Unknown | February 11, 1966 | |
| To keep his teaching credentials, Dwayne Whitt holds classes on Grandpa's houseboat. | |||||
| 23 | "Tammy Goes to Paris" | Unknown | Unknown | February 18, 1966 | |
| Lavinia invites herself and Gloria along on John Brent's trip to France. | |||||
| 24 | "The Cinemazation of Tammy Tarleton" | Charles R. Rondeau | Sam Locke & Joel Rapp | February 25, 1966 | |
| Tammy is chosen to act in a TV commercial, but Lavinia plots to get the assignment for her daughter Gloria. | |||||
| 25 | "Uncle Lucius Returns" | Sherman Marks | Story by : Ben Starr Teleplay by : Ben Starr & Andre Stojka | March 4, 1966 | |
| Grandpa Tarleton and his brother Lucius quarrel bitterly at their reunion. | |||||
| 26 | "Uncle Lucius, the Business Man" | Earl Bellamy | Gail Ingram & Mort Green | March 11, 1966 | |
| The Tarletons enter Beulah, a cow that only gives milk when Uncle Lucius sings her favorite song, in a milking contest. | |||||
Tammy and the Millionaire
In 1967, Universal Pictures 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.[4]
International airings
Tammy was originally broadcast in several countries, including Japan, Germany, and Australia. The Tammy series was especially popular in Germany.[1]
References
- ^ a b Vincent LoBrutto, TV in the USA, A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas (3 volumes), page 314, ABC-CLIO, 2018
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Michele Hilmes, Only Connect: A Cultural History of Broadcasting in the United States, page 199, Wadsworth/Thompson Learning, 2002
- ^ Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin’s TV Movies Video Guide, 1991 Edition, page 1143, Plume, 1990
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tammy (TV series).
- Tammy at IMDb
