 Melody Patterson (qv) was only 16 when she auditioned for the  part, not really expecting to get it. When she found out that she  did indeed get it, she and her mother put off telling the shows  producers her real age until just before shooting started. By that  time she had turned 17, still not of legal age. Thats the main  reason that, although youll see Wrangler Jane pursue Wilton  Parmenter at every conceivable opportunity, grabbing and kissing him  whenever she gets the chance, he never kisses her first or even  returns a kiss. In the second season 