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Jayne stars in this excellent episode of Follow The Sun as Scottie, a beautiful woman who doesn't feel she's very smart and who is uncomfortable in high society. Scottie is the girlfriend of a wealthy boar, portrayed by Brian Keith. Scottie endures lots of verbal abuse from Keith until she meets reporter Barry Coe who introduces her to books and some of his friends. This episode is titled The Dumbest Blonde. It's actually a really sweet and endearing episode. It is pretty much a remake of the Judy Holiday classic Born Yesterday, and Jayne does a much better job than Melanie Griffith in the 1993 remake. Anyone who has ever questioned Jayne's acting ability should take a look at this particular performance and see that Jayne was fully capable of handling a dramatic part...and she does. The emphasis isn't on Jayne's great body or her fabulous chest but more her acting chops. She delivers and gives us a glimpse of what could have been had she been given her own television show.

FOLLOW THE SUN – The Dumbest Blonde – 1962

This is episode 21 from the 1961-62 series, FOLLOW THE SUN. The series, which ran for 30 episodes, follows a trio of free-lance magazine writers. The three are played by Barry Coe, Gary Lockwood and Brett Halsey. The gimmick here is that they are based in Honolulu. Also with recurring roles are Gigi Perreau as their secretary and Jay Lanin as their contact with the Police. Of course the three newsmen are always getting involved with the usual assortment of nasty types.

Newsman Barry Coe is in Honolulu doing a magazine story on millionaire oilman, Brian Keith. Also in town at the same hotel is Keith's bit on the side, the statuesque Jayne Mansfield. Mansfield is escorted by George Brenlin, a bodyguard hired by Keith to keep tabs on Mansfield's movements.

Also in the mix is shady business type, Tom Palmer. Palmer and Keith are in the middle of closing a deal with a rich Saudi type. Mansfield is of course nowhere as ditsy as Keith and others think she is. She sees Palmer as the low-life he is. Newsman Coe, wanting a complete story on Keith, hitches onto Mansfield for a bit of q and a.

This leads to some less than friendly moves from Palmer, as he decides that Mansfield and Coe need to be filling a hole somewhere out in the woods. Keith however interrupts Palmer before his plan can be put into effect. A couple of right crosses and a left hook soon dispose of the villain. Keith decides to make an honest woman out of our girl, Jayne.

This is a fun episode with a light comic touch throughout.