Bachelor Father

Season 51957

Bachelor Father is an American sitcom starring John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, and Sammee Tong. The series first premiered on CBS in September 1957 before moving to NBC for the third season in 1959. The series' fifth and final season aired on ABC from 1961 to 1962. A total of 157 episodes were aired. The series was based on "A New Girl in His Life", which aired on General Electric Theater on May 26, 1957. Bachelor Father is the only primetime series ever to run in consecutive years on the three major televisions networks.

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20 Episodes

E01 Bentley and the P.T.A.

Kelly is anxious for her Uncle Bentley to become active in the PTA at her school. However, Bentley has other things on his mind like a series of dates with a glamarous Italian actress.

September 15, 1957

E02 Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts

Kelly plans to attend a weekend outing with her Girl Scout troop. Reluctantly, Bentley agrees to escort Kelly to the meeting place and once there encounters glamarous Miss Hesselworth, Kelly's scout leader.

September 29, 1957

E03 Bentley and the Lady Doctor

Bentley becomes convinced that he needs the assistance of a psychiatrist in teaching Kelly responsibility. The doctor he chooses turns out to be a breathless beauty and he decides to discuss his problems with her over a candlelight dinner.

October 13, 1957

E04 Date with Kelly

Bentley promises Kelly that he will take her out on a real "grownup" date. But he becomes involved with a lady client and completly forgets his promise.

October 27, 1957

E05 Uncle Bentley and the Aunts

A social group barrs Kelly due to the fact that one of the member's relatives hates Bentley.

November 10, 1957

E06 Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers

Concerned over Kelly's inability to take care of her belongings, Bentley hires a housekeeper to help straighten her out. But he fails to reckon with the resitance Kelly and Peter can put up with.

November 24, 1957

E07 Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise

Kelly thinks her uncle is acquainted with Ronny Mann, a singing idol of the teenage crowd. She thinks Bentley is going to invite him to a party, she's giving. Thus leads Bentley to attempt to produce the young singer to avoid a big let-down for Kelly.

December 8, 1957

E08 Bentley and the Babysitter

When Kelly asks permission to babysit, Uncle Bentley refuses, claiming she's too young. But Kelly persists and finally Bentley relents and even looks in on his neice during her first assignment.

December 22, 1957

E09 Bentley and the Talent Contest

When Bentley learns that Kellt has entered a talent contest at he school, he decides to coach her a little. He reluctantly comes to the conclusion that she has no talent at all.

January 5, 1958

E10 Bentley, the Homemaker

Bentley becomes upset when Kelly begins to spend a great deal of time with the Fuller family. He decides to ask Jack Benny to take Kelly on an outing, pointing out to Jack that he is Kelly's favorite comedian.

January 19, 1958

E11 Bentley and His Junior Image

Bentley gives his permission to Kelly to go out on a date. Then he learns that she plans to go out with the son of a friend of his.

February 2, 1958

E12 Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter

Bentley lends his houseboy, Peter, to a movie star. However, he finds that Peter likes his new assignment and wants to work for the star permanently.

February 16, 1958

E13 Bentley and the Social Worker

Bentley decides to adopt Kelly, officially. He is convinced this will be a simple legal matter but the judge sends a social worker to the home to observe Kelly's way of life.

March 2, 1958

E14 A Sister for Kelly

Kelly decides it's high time for Uncle Bentley to get married. Thus leads her and her friend to play matchmaker and they quickly pick a woman for him.

March 16, 1958

E15 Waiting Up for Kelly

Kelly goes out on her first real date and promises her Uncle Bentley that she well be home at a reasonable hour. But Kelly fails to arrive home at the proper time.

March 30, 1958

E16 Woman of the House

Kelly is heartbroken when she learns that her Uncle Bentley will not let her be hostess at a dinner party to which her idol, Ronnie Burns, has been invited.

April 13, 1958

E17 Peter Falls in Love

Peter has fallen in love and his talk of marriage worries Bentley, who doesn't want to lose his services. Meanwhile, Peter's descriptions of marital bliss is so persuasive, however, that Bentley soon begins to think that perhaps he should get married too.

April 27, 1958

E18 Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law

Bentley meets of of Kelly's boyfriends and while he objects to the young man's using the living room as a clubhouse and snack bar, he tries to be nice to him for Kelly's sake.

May 11, 1958

E19 Bentley's Clubhouse

The mothers of some of Kelly's friends refuse to allow their daughter to visit the Gregg household. They believe that there is a lack of parental discipline at Kelly's home. This leads Bentley to invite the mothers over to explain the situation.

May 25, 1958

E20 Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker

Mrs. Browning thinks that it's high time that Bentley marry. She decides to find a suitable wife for him and Bentley discovers that there is no escape from the well meaning matchmaker's candidates for matrimony.

June 8, 1958

Bachelor Father

E01 Bentley and the P.T.A.

E02 Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts

E03 Bentley and the Lady Doctor

E04 Date with Kelly

E05 Uncle Bentley and the Aunts

E06 Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers

E07 Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise

E08 Bentley and the Babysitter

E09 Bentley and the Talent Contest

E10 Bentley, the Homemaker

E11 Bentley and His Junior Image

E12 Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter

E13 Bentley and the Social Worker

E14 A Sister for Kelly

E15 Waiting Up for Kelly

E16 Woman of the House

E17 Peter Falls in Love

E18 Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law

E19 Bentley's Clubhouse

E20 Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker

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E01 Bentley and the P.T.A.

E02 Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts

E03 Bentley and the Lady Doctor

E04 Date with Kelly

E05 Uncle Bentley and the Aunts

E06 Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers

E07 Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise

E08 Bentley and the Babysitter

E09 Bentley and the Talent Contest

E10 Bentley, the Homemaker

E11 Bentley and His Junior Image

E12 Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter

E13 Bentley and the Social Worker

E14 A Sister for Kelly

E15 Waiting Up for Kelly

E16 Woman of the House

E17 Peter Falls in Love

E18 Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law

E19 Bentley's Clubhouse

E20 Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker