The Tammy Grimes Show
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| The Tammy Grimes Show | |
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| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | George Axelrod |
| Directed by | Don Taylor |
| Starring | Tammy Grimes Hiram Sherman Dick Sargent Maudie Prickett |
| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Composers | John Williams Warren Barker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (4 aired, 12 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | William Dozier |
| Producers | Richard Whorf Alex Gottlieb |
| Cinematography | Ralph Woolsey |
| Running time | 22–26 minutes |
| Production companies | Greenway Productions Tamworth Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 8 – September 29, 1966 |
The Tammy Grimes Show is an American sitcom starring Broadway actress Tammy Grimes that aired during the 1966–67 season on the ABC network. The Tammy Grimes Show was one of the few primetime series of the era canceled after only four episodes.
Grimes played Tammy Ward, a spendthrift heiress under the financial thumb of her Uncle Simon (Hiram Sherman). The series also stars Dick Sargent (billed as Richard) as Tammy's uptight twin brother Terrance, with whom she works at their Uncle Simon's bank. Maudie Prickett appeared as Tammy's nosy housekeeper.[1]
Reception
Upon its September 8, 1966 premiere, the series received generally negative reviews and failed to find an audience. In an unusual move for a major television network at the time, ABC opted to cancel the series after just four episodes.[2][3][4] The Tammy Grimes Show is one of the few primetime series of the era that was canceled after one month as major networks, at the time, generally allowed a series to run a full 13 weeks.[4] Starting from October 6, the show was replaced by The Dating Game.
In a 1967 interview, executive producer William Dozier called the series an "organized disaster". He added, "It was the wrong idea for the wrong person at the wrong time. Movies were not for Mary Martin; television was not for Tammy Grimes."[5]
Production notes
The Tammy Grimes Show was created by George Axelrod and executive produced by William Dozier. The series was produced by Richard Whorf and Alex Gottlieb, and filmed at 20th Century Fox Studios in Century City, Los Angeles.[6]
The theme was written by composer John Williams (credited as "Johnny Williams"), with Lionel Newman. Williams also wrote the incidental music, except for the first episode, which was scored by Warren Barker.
Cast
- Tammy Grimes as Tamantha "Tammy" Ward
- Hiram Sherman as Uncle Simon
- Dick Sargent as Terrence Ward
