Bachelor Father

Sep 15, 1957 (en) Comedy, Family [79] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 15, 1957
  • Production
    Bachelor Productions, Revue Studios
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    Bachelor Father
  • Release
    Sep 15, 1957
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Harry Ackerman

    Producer

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Casts

  1. John Forsythe

    Bentley Gregg

  2. Sammee Tong

    Peter Tong

  3. Noreen Corcoran

    Noreen Corcoran

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 3 / Crews : 1

Season 1 ( 1957-09-15)

Bentley and the P.T.A.

Episode: 1

Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts

Episode: 2

Bentley and the Lady Doctor

Episode: 3

Date with Kelly

Episode: 4

Uncle Bentley and the Aunts

Episode: 5

Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers

Episode: 6

Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise

Episode: 7

Bentley and the Babysitter

Episode: 8

Bentley and the Talent Contest

Episode: 9

Bentley, the Homemaker

Episode: 10

Bentley and His Junior Image

Episode: 11

Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter

Episode: 12

Bentley and the Social Worker

Episode: 13

A Sister for Kelly

Episode: 14

Waiting Up for Kelly

Episode: 15

Woman of the House

Episode: 16

Peter Falls in Love

Episode: 17

Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law

Episode: 18

Bentley's Clubhouse

Episode: 19

Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker

Episode: 20

Season 2 ( 1958-09-14)

Bentley and the Finishing School

Episode: 1

Parent's Night (a.k.a.) Cyrano De Bergerac

Episode: 2

Bentley Leads a Dog's Life

Episode: 3

Bentley and the Teenage Siren

Episode: 4

Bentley and Peter's Teacher

Episode: 5

Bentley and the Wedding Bells

Episode: 6

Kelly's Mad Crush

Episode: 7

Bentley's Big Case

Episode: 8

Bentley's Economy Wave

Episode: 9

Decisions, Decisions

Episode: 10

Bentley and the Kleptomaniac

Episode: 11

A Phone for Kelly

Episode: 12

Bentley the Starmaker

Episode: 13

Bentley the Proud Father

Episode: 14

Bentley's Aunt Caroline

Episode: 15

Bentley, Man of Steel

Episode: 16

Bentley and the Motorcycle

Episode: 17

Bentley the Organizer

Episode: 18

Bentley and the Beauty Contest

Episode: 19

Bentley the Hero

Episode: 20

Season 3 ( 1959-09-17)

Peter Meets His Match

Episode: 1

Bentley and the Dog Trainer

Episode: 2

The Case Against Gisele

Episode: 3

Bentley and the Gullible Guitarist

Episode: 4

Kelly's Idol

Episode: 5

East Meets West

Episode: 6

Bentley and Grandpa Ling

Episode: 7

Kelly the Golddigger

Episode: 8

The Rescue of Rufus

Episode: 9

A Key for Kelly

Episode: 10

Bentley's Double Play

Episode: 11

Bentley and the Brainy Beauty

Episode: 12

Bentley Plays Cupid

Episode: 13

Kelly's Secret

Episode: 14

Bentley Goes to Washington

Episode: 15

Kelly, the Politician

Episode: 16

Bentley, the Gentleman Farmer

Episode: 17

Bentley and the Combo

Episode: 18

Bentley and the Bartered Bride

Episode: 19

The Blond Issue

Episode: 20

Bentley and the Majorette

Episode: 21

Bentley, the Model Citizen

Episode: 22

The Fishing Trip

Episode: 23

The Fortune Cookie Caper

Episode: 24

Kelly and the College Man

Episode: 25

Kelly, the Career Woman

Episode: 26

Bentley's New House

Episode: 27

Bentley, the Stage Mother

Episode: 28

The Woman's Angle

Episode: 29

Bentley Meets the Perfect Woman

Episode: 30

Bentley and the Travel Agent

Episode: 31

The Very Friendly Witness

Episode: 32

Bentley and the Blood Bank

Episode: 33

A Man of Importance

Episode: 34

Bentley and the Beach Bum

Episode: 35

Where There's a Will

Episode: 36

Bentley's Birthday Gift

Episode: 37

Season 4 ( 1960-09-15)

Jasper the Second

Episode: 1

Kelly Learns to Drive

Episode: 2

Trail Separation

Episode: 3

Mystery Witness

Episode: 4

A Crush on Bentley

Episode: 5

Peter Gets Jury Notice

Episode: 6

Hilda the Jewel

Episode: 7

It Happens in November

Episode: 8

How to Catch a Man

Episode: 9

Kelly, the Matchmaker

Episode: 10

Bentley Cracks the Whip

Episode: 11

Bentley and the Big Board

Episode: 12

Dear Bentley

Episode: 13

Bentley and the Lost Chord

Episode: 14

Ginger's Big Romance

Episode: 15

Bentley the Angel

Episode: 16

Bentley and the Woodpecker

Episode: 17

Bentley Goes to Europe

Episode: 18

The Greggs in Rome

Episode: 19

The Greggs in London

Episode: 20

The Greggs in Paris

Episode: 21

Encore in Paris

Episode: 22

There's No Place Like Home

Episode: 23

Bentley Swims Upstream

Episode: 24

A Man Among Men

Episode: 25

Peter's China Doll

Episode: 26

Bentley and the Counterspy

Episode: 27

Peter Plays Cupid

Episode: 28

Bentley and the Great Debate

Episode: 29

Bentley and the Nature Girl

Episode: 30

Bentley's Mad Friends

Episode: 31

Hilda Rides Again

Episode: 32

Kelly's Charge Account

Episode: 33

Bentley Builds a Pool

Episode: 34

Bentley Slays a Dragon

Episode: 35

A Favor for Bentley

Episode: 36

Kelly Gets a Job

Episode: 37

Kelly's Tangled Web

Episode: 38

Bentley's Barbecue

Episode: 39

Drop That Calorie

Episode: 40

Season 5 ( 1961-09-21)

Kelly's Graduation

Episode: 1

The King's English

Episode: 2

Rush Week

Episode: 3

Kelly and the Free Thinker

Episode: 4

A Party for Peter

Episode: 5

Never Steal An Owl

Episode: 6

Bentley's Catered Affair

Episode: 7

House at Smuggler's Cove

Episode: 8

Peter's Punctured Wedding

Episode: 9

Star Light, Star Not So Bright

Episode: 10

Bentley and the Time Clock

Episode: 11

Birth of a Song

Episode: 12

Deck the Halls

Episode: 13

The Law and Kelly Gregg

Episode: 14

How to Throw Your Voice

Episode: 15

Kelly and the Yes Man

Episode: 16

Gold in Them Hills

Episode: 17

How Howard Won His C

Episode: 18

Pinch That Penny

Episode: 19

Blossom Comes to Visit

Episode: 20

Bentley and the Homebody

Episode: 21

Summer Romance

Episode: 22

The Hong Kong Suit

Episode: 23

Will Success Spoil Jasper?

Episode: 24

Strictly Business

Episode: 25

On the Old Camp Ground

Episode: 26

A Visit to the Bergens

Episode: 27

The Richest Cat

Episode: 28

The Twain Shall Meet

Episode: 29

Bentley Goes to Bat

Episode: 30

Kelly's Engagement

Episode: 31

Kelly, the Home Executive

Episode: 32

Blossom Time at the Greggs

Episode: 33

What Men Don't Know

Episode: 34

Marry Thy Neighbor

Episode: 35

Bentley Takes it Easy

Episode: 36

Boys Will Be

Episode: 37

Divided House

Episode: 38

Peter, the Medicine Man

Episode: 39

Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

Episode: 40
Sep 15, 1957 (en)
Comedy, Family
[79] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 15, 1957
  • Production
    Bachelor Productions, Revue Studios
  • Rotten tomato 60%
Original Title Bachelor Father
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Harry Ackerman

    Producer