Bachelor Father — Season 2

Aired 14 September 1958

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.

Aired 28 September 1958

Kelly urges her Uncle Bentley to try out for the leading role in a forthcoming PTA play. Bentley allows himself to be persuaded but during the rehearsal he argues with the leading lady and walks out on the play.

Aired 12 October 1958

Bentley's plans for a weekend vacation run into an unexpected snag. He has made arrangements to place Kelly's dog, Jasper, in a kennel during their short holiday, but Jasper runs away.

Aired 26 October 1958

Kelly loses her self confidence when a teen-age siren at schol makes a vivid impression on the boys. Bentley tries to help Kelly feel that she's attractive too.

Aired 9 November 1958

Peter enrolls in high school in an attempt to improve his English. Bentley, who tries to help Peter, is impressed by the pretty teacher in charge of Peter's class.

Aired 23 November 1958 • 30 min

The wife of an important client decides that Bentley would be the ideal husband for her plain neice.

Aired 7 December 1958

Kelly gets a crush on Ronnie Burns and talks of nothing else. Kelly's boy friend doesn't like this turn of events one bit and even considers Bentley, partly to blame.

Aired 21 December 1958

Bentley represents a wealthy client in a minor accident case and finds himself opposing Peter, who is acting as his own counsel.

Aired 4 January 1959

Bentley decides to place the household on a stringent budget, but with very unhappy results.

Aired 18 January 1959 • 30 min

When two boys ask Kelly to the prom, she can't decide which invitation to accept. She takes her problem to Bentley who quickly finds that she is the just the first of a chain of people who call upon him to make their decisions.

Aired 1 February 1959

Kelly wants to discourage Bentley from checking up on her every move, so she decides to give him something big to worry about. She pressures her boyfriend, Howard, into taking objects from the Gregg household, creating the impression that the young man is a kleptomaniac.

Aired 15 February 1959

Bentley starchly refuses Kelly's plea for a second telephone in the house but Kelly is determined to make him change his mind.

Aired 1 March 1959

Kelly's boyfriend, Howard is always hanging around and Bentley reasons that if Howard's singing career took up more of his time, Bentley would see less of him. So Bentley decides to give Howard's career a push.

Aired 15 March 1959

Bentley feels that Kelly should be more popular with the boys. He decides to change her personality and campaigns to have her named queen of the carnival.

Aired 29 March 1959

Concerned over Kelly's lack of discipline, Bentley decides she needs a woman's guidance. He sends for his Aunt Caroline, but her arrival only complicates Bentley's problem.

Aired 12 April 1959

Bentley succumbs to the charms of a lovely girl who operates a health club. He is so impressed that he starts exercising with barbells and eating health foods, hoping to capture the young lady's admiration.

Aired 26 April 1959

Persistant Howard asks Bentley for permission to go steady with Kelly. Bentley refuses on the grounds that Kelly is too young to be held down to one person.

Aired 10 May 1959

Aired 24 May 1959

Bentley takes an avid interest in a beautiful Peruvian girl and helps her to win a talent contest. But he encounters unexpected complications in his campaign to woo her.

Aired 7 June 1959

A girl who has her heart set on breaking into pictures decides that Bentley is just the man to help her. The girl begins by pretending to drown so that Bentley can save her.