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Bachelor Father Season 1

September. 15,1957
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Bachelor Father

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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Bachelor Father

1957  / TV-G

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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John Forsythe, Sammee Tong
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Bachelor Father Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 20 - Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker
First Aired: June. 08,1958

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.

Episode 19 - Bentley's Clubhouse
First Aired: May. 25,1958

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.

Episode 18 - Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law
Episode 17 - Peter Falls in Love
First Aired: April. 27,1958

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.

Episode 16 - Woman of the House
Episode 15 - Waiting Up for Kelly
Episode 14 - A Sister for Kelly
Episode 13 - Bentley and the Social Worker
First Aired: March. 02,1958

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.

Episode 12 - Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter
Episode 11 - Bentley and His Junior Image
Episode 10 - Bentley, the Homemaker
First Aired: January. 19,1958

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.

Episode 9 - Bentley and the Talent Contest
First Aired: January. 05,1958

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.

Episode 8 - Bentley and the Babysitter
First Aired: December. 22,1957

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.

Episode 7 - Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise
First Aired: December. 08,1957

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.

Episode 6 - Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers
First Aired: November. 24,1957

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.

Episode 4 - Date with Kelly
Episode 3 - Bentley and the Lady Doctor
First Aired: October. 13,1957

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.

Episode 2 - Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts
First Aired: September. 29,1957

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.

Episode 1 - Bentley and the P.T.A.
First Aired: September. 15,1957

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.

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