"Tammy" is a rural sitcom that ran on ABC for one season from 1965-66. The series was inspired by three previous "Tammy" films: "Tammy and the Bachelor" starring Deborah Reynolds and "Tammy Tell Me True" and "Tammy and the Doctor", both starring Sandra Dee. The show centers around 18-year-old country girl Tammy Tarelton (Debbie Watson) living between her family's bayou houseboat and her wealthy industrial employers' plantation where she works as a secretary. A high society woman interferes, as she wants to marry Mr. Brent and continually schemes to destroy Tammy. The style is essentially is a blend of the film series with the successful "The Beverly Hillbillies" with Tammy's character being similar to Ellie Mae Clampett. The character of Cletus Tarleton is similar to that of Jethro Bodine as well.
In the entry to the series we are introduced to Tammy, an animal-loving country girl. She has just got the secretarial job she applied for with Mr. John Brent (character actor Donald Woods)- the wealthiest man in the region. Tammy says her goodbyes to her grandpa Mordechai Tarleton (Denver Pyle- "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Dukes of Hazzard") and Uncle Lucius (Frank McGrath- "Wagon Train") and leaves for the nearby Brent plantation. Meanwhile, society woman Lavinia Tate (Dorothy Green) brings her daughter Gloria (Linda Marshall) for the secretarial job. Lavinia hopes to marry Mr. Brent and feels her daughter being secretary will go along way toward that goal. Mr. Brent and his right hand man Dwayne Whitt (George Furth) feel Tammy's strong country accent disqualifies her but they are wowed with her outstandingly fast, flawless typing. Mr. Brent gives the job to Tammy and has her to stay at the plantation where she begins settling in as secretary. Lavina Tate pretends to befriend Tammy in a scheme to ruin her.
In the entry to the series we are introduced to Tammy, an animal-loving country girl. She has just got the secretarial job she applied for with Mr. John Brent (character actor Donald Woods)- the wealthiest man in the region. Tammy says her goodbyes to her grandpa Mordechai Tarleton (Denver Pyle- "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Dukes of Hazzard") and Uncle Lucius (Frank McGrath- "Wagon Train") and leaves for the nearby Brent plantation. Meanwhile, society woman Lavinia Tate (Dorothy Green) brings her daughter Gloria (Linda Marshall) for the secretarial job. Lavinia hopes to marry Mr. Brent and feels her daughter being secretary will go along way toward that goal. Mr. Brent and his right hand man Dwayne Whitt (George Furth) feel Tammy's strong country accent disqualifies her but they are wowed with her outstandingly fast, flawless typing. Mr. Brent gives the job to Tammy and has her to stay at the plantation where she begins settling in as secretary. Lavina Tate pretends to befriend Tammy in a scheme to ruin her.
