Bachelor Father

Name: Bachelor Father
Genre: Comedy, Family
Rating: 6
Cast: John Forsythe, Sammee Tong, Noreen Corcoran

1957

★★★☆☆ 6.0/10

📺 5 Seasons

🎬 157 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

⏱️ 30 min/episode

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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.

Seasons

Season 1

1957 • 20 Episodes

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.

Season 2

1958 • 20 Episodes

Bentley decides to send Kelly to a girls finishing school so that she will acquire some polish. But Kelly doesn't like the idea at all and enlists the aid of Peter in a plot to outwit her uncle.

Season 3

1959 • 37 Episodes

When Peter falls in love the entire Gregg household suffers. Bentley learns that Peter's lady love is employed by the neighborhood supermarket and he offers to give him pointers on how to win the young lady's affections.

Season 4

1960 • 40 Episodes

Loveable Jasper is gone so Kelly and Peter want another dog, but Bentley doesn't feel loveable, he says no.

Season 5

1961 • 40 Episodes

Bentley and Kelly clash over graduation plans. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.