<P> The Tammy movies are a series of four light - hearted American films about a naive 17 - year - old girl from Mississippi produced by Universal between 1957 and 1967 . The main character of the movies is Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree, portrayed as a kind, sweet and polite country girl looking for romantic love . Some elements common to each film are: Tammy falling in love; Tammy singing about being in love; Tammy being hurt by sophisticated city folk; city folk learning something from Tammy; Tammy "puckering up" and then comparing the kiss with her first kiss; Tammy praying to God and talking to her grandmother; Tammy quoting from the Bible; and Tammy relating the wisdom of her grandfather, a lay preacher and moonshiner . Tammy's speech is stereotypical of dialects of the rural Deep South . Although Tammy is very unworldly and has little formal education, she possesses considerable natural intelligence and determination, which help to bring about happy endings to each of her tales . </P> <P> The films formed the basis of a later television series, simply called Tammy . </P> <P> Bachelor Peter Brent is rescued by young Tammy and her grandfather when his plane crashes in a swamp, and brought to their houseboat, the Ellen B. When Pete is well enough, he returns home to his fiancée . However, Tammy's grandfather gets caught for moonshining and goes to jail, so he sends Tammy to stay with Pete . Tammy's home cooking, enthusiasm, and sunny personality change Pete and his family . The cast includes Debbie Reynolds as Tammy, Leslie Nielsen as Peter Brent, Walter Brennan as Tammy's grandfather, Mr. Dinwitty, and Fay Wray as Peter's mother, Mrs. Brent . </P> <P> Tammy leaves the river in Mississippi to attend college, where she develops a relationship with Tom Freeman (John Gavin). Sandra Dee replaces Debbie Reynolds in this and the third Tammy movie . This film introduces both a new theme song, "Tammy Tell Me True", and the character of Mrs. Annie Call, played by Beulah Bondi . Mrs. Call ultimately moves in with Tammy in the Ellen B. and serves as the catalyst for the events in the next film, Tammy and the Doctor . </P>

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