About this season
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.
Episodes (40)
1. Jasper the Second
Aired 15 September 1960 • 30 min
Loveable Jasper is gone so Kelly and Peter want another dog, but Bentley doesn't feel loveable, he says no.
2. Kelly Learns to Drive
Aired 22 September 1960 • 30 min
Bentley teaches Kelly to drive. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Howard: Jimmy Boyd.
3. Trail Separation
Aired 29 September 1960
4. Mystery Witness
Aired 6 October 1960
5. A Crush on Bentley
Aired 13 October 1960 • 30 min
Bentley's client in a divorce case has a crush on him. Bentley: John Forsythe. Liz: Linda Evanstad. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Ben: Frank Wilcox.
6. Peter Gets Jury Notice
Aired 20 October 1960 • 30 min
Peter's on the jury of one of Bentley's cases. Peter: Sammee Tong. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran.
7. Hilda the Jewel
Aired 27 October 1960
8. It Happens in November
Aired 3 November 1960
9. How to Catch a Man
Aired 10 November 1960
10. Kelly, the Matchmaker
Aired 17 November 1960
11. Bentley Cracks the Whip
Aired 24 November 1960
12. Bentley and the Big Board
Aired 1 December 1960
On Bentley's advice, Peter invests money in the stock market but as soon as he does, the bottom drops out of the market.
13. Dear Bentley
Aired 15 December 1960
Kelly 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.
14. Bentley and the Lost Chord
Aired 22 December 1960
15. Ginger's Big Romance
Aired 29 December 1960
16. Bentley the Angel
Aired 5 January 1961
17. Bentley and the Woodpecker
Aired 12 January 1961
18. Bentley Goes to Europe
Aired 19 January 1961
19. The Greggs in Rome
Aired 26 January 1961
20. The Greggs in London
Aired 2 February 1961
21. The Greggs in Paris
Aired 16 February 1961
22. Encore in Paris
Aired 23 February 1961
23. There's No Place Like Home
Aired 2 March 1961
The 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.
24. Bentley Swims Upstream
Aired 9 March 1961
25. A Man Among Men
Aired 16 March 1961
26. Peter's China Doll
Aired 23 March 1961
27. Bentley and the Counterspy
Aired 30 March 1961
28. Peter Plays Cupid
Aired 6 April 1961
29. Bentley and the Great Debate
Aired 13 April 1961
30. Bentley and the Nature Girl
Aired 20 April 1961
31. Bentley's Mad Friends
Aired 27 April 1961 • 30 min
Bentley patches up the Tatums' marital quarrel.
32. Hilda Rides Again
Aired 4 May 1961
33. Kelly's Charge Account
Aired 11 May 1961
34. Bentley Builds a Pool
Aired 18 May 1961
35. Bentley Slays a Dragon
Aired 25 May 1961
36. A Favor for Bentley
Aired 1 June 1961
37. Kelly Gets a Job
Aired 8 June 1961
38. Kelly's Tangled Web
Aired 15 June 1961
39. Bentley's Barbecue
Aired 22 June 1961
40. Drop That Calorie
Aired 6 July 1961