Bachelor Father (1957)
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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Episode 1 - Jasper the Second
Release Date: 1960-09-15Loveable Jasper is gone so Kelly and Peter want another dog, but Bentley doesn't feel loveable, he says no.
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Episode 2 - Kelly Learns to Drive
Release Date: 1960-09-22Bentley teaches Kelly to drive. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Howard: Jimmy Boyd.
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Episode 3 - Trail Separation
Release Date: 1960-09-29 -
Episode 4 - Mystery Witness
Release Date: 1960-10-06 -
Episode 5 - A Crush on Bentley
Release Date: 1960-10-13Bentley's client in a divorce case has a crush on him. Bentley: John Forsythe. Liz: Linda Evanstad. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Ben: Frank Wilcox.
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Episode 6 - Peter Gets Jury Notice
Release Date: 1960-10-20Peter's on the jury of one of Bentley's cases. Peter: Sammee Tong. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran.
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Episode 7 - Hilda the Jewel
Release Date: 1960-10-27 -
Episode 8 - It Happens in November
Release Date: 1960-11-03 -
Episode 9 - How to Catch a Man
Release Date: 1960-11-10 -
Episode 10 - Kelly, the Matchmaker
Release Date: 1960-11-17 -
Episode 11 - Bentley Cracks the Whip
Release Date: 1960-11-24 -
Episode 12 - Bentley and the Big Board
Release Date: 1960-12-01On Bentley's advice, Peter invests money in the stock market but as soon as he does, the bottom drops out of the market.
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Episode 13 - Dear Bentley
Release Date: 1960-12-15Kelly is coming up in the world when she begins working on a column of advice on teenage problems. Bentley thinks she's a little presumptious because Kelly has her own problems.
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Episode 14 - Bentley and the Lost Chord
Release Date: 1960-12-22 -
Episode 15 - Ginger's Big Romance
Release Date: 1960-12-29 -
Episode 16 - Bentley the Angel
Release Date: 1961-01-05 -
Episode 17 - Bentley and the Woodpecker
Release Date: 1961-01-12 -
Episode 18 - Bentley Goes to Europe
Release Date: 1961-01-19 -
Episode 19 - The Greggs in Rome
Release Date: 1961-01-26 -
Episode 20 - The Greggs in London
Release Date: 1961-02-02 -
Episode 21 - The Greggs in Paris
Release Date: 1961-02-16 -
Episode 22 - Encore in Paris
Release Date: 1961-02-23 -
Episode 23 - There's No Place Like Home
Release Date: 1961-03-02The Greggs are back from their trip to European tour but they still have that continental air. As if that isn't enough, Bentley has reels of movies of the trip.
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Episode 24 - Bentley Swims Upstream
Release Date: 1961-03-09 -
Episode 25 - A Man Among Men
Release Date: 1961-03-16 -
Episode 26 - Peter's China Doll
Release Date: 1961-03-23 -
Episode 27 - Bentley and the Counterspy
Release Date: 1961-03-30 -
Episode 28 - Peter Plays Cupid
Release Date: 1961-04-06 -
Episode 29 - Bentley and the Great Debate
Release Date: 1961-04-13 -
Episode 30 - Bentley and the Nature Girl
Release Date: 1961-04-20 -
Episode 31 - Bentley's Mad Friends
Release Date: 1961-04-27Bentley patches up the Tatums' marital quarrel.
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Episode 32 - Hilda Rides Again
Release Date: 1961-05-04 -
Episode 33 - Kelly's Charge Account
Release Date: 1961-05-11 -
Episode 34 - Bentley Builds a Pool
Release Date: 1961-05-18 -
Episode 35 - Bentley Slays a Dragon
Release Date: 1961-05-25 -
Episode 36 - A Favor for Bentley
Release Date: 1961-06-01 -
Episode 37 - Kelly Gets a Job
Release Date: 1961-06-08 -
Episode 38 - Kelly's Tangled Web
Release Date: 1961-06-15 -
Episode 39 - Bentley's Barbecue
Release Date: 1961-06-22 -
Episode 40 - Drop That Calorie
Release Date: 1961-07-06