Tammy | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Written by | Robert V. Barron Cid Ricketts Sumner |
Directed by | Leslie Goodwins Sidney Miller |
Starring | Debbie Watson Denver Pyle Donald Woods Dorothy Green |
Theme music composer | Jay Livingston Ray Evans |
Opening theme | "Tammy" |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer | Dick Wesson |
Production locations | 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 | |
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Tammy is an American sitcom, starring 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 three Tammy films; Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) starring Debbie Reynolds; Tammy Tell Me True (1961); and Tammy and the Doctor (1963) both starring Sandra Dee.[2] 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.[3] In particular, there are similarities between Tammy's Cletus Tarleton and The Beverly Hillbillies' Jethro Bodine. The full series of 26 B/W and colour episodes have been released on DVD. The boxset includes 5 DVDs originally marketed for a German audience. The title is TAMMY - THE COMPLETE SERIES (ABC 1965-66).