What Gidget is to the beach, Tammy is to rural America. Tammy and the Bachelor was the beginning of the Tammy franchise. Naturally, it’s the best of all of them, with Debbie Reynolds appearing as the charmingly honest and unsophisticated Tammy Tyree. Tammy and her grandfather live in the swamps of Mississippi. They’re happy as clams. Then there’s an accident
that results in handsome bachelor Peter Brent being nursed back to health by Tammy, who’s smitten from the get-go. Leslie Nielsen plays the merry bachelor.
Eventually, Peter recovers and leaves to return to his home. One day, Tammy follows, and that’s where the real fun begins. We get to hear Reynolds sing the theme song during this segment. I love that song.
