Earl Bellamy
Director
Bachelor Father (1957)
Season 4
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.
Released Sept. 15, 1957
Episode 30 min
2+
Keywords: imdb.attorney, imdb.lawyer, imdb.uncle-niece-relationship, imdb.asian-american, imdb.house-boy, imdb.sitcom, imdb.single-parent + 2 more, imdb.teenager, imdb.laugh-track
Production Companies: Bachelor Productions, Revue Studios
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Jasper the Second
Loveable Jasper is gone so Kelly and Peter want another dog, but Bentley doesn't feel loveable, he says no.
Sept. 15, 1960, midnight
S4E2 - Kelly Learns to Drive
Bentley teaches Kelly to drive. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Howard: Jimmy Boyd.
Sept. 22, 1960, midnight
S4E3 - Trail Separation
Sept. 29, 1960, midnight
S4E4 - Mystery Witness
Oct. 6, 1960, midnight
S4E5 - A Crush on Bentley
Bentley's client in a divorce case has a crush on him. Bentley: John Forsythe. Liz: Linda Evanstad. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Ben: Frank Wilcox.
Oct. 13, 1960, midnight
S4E6 - Peter Gets Jury Notice
Peter's on the jury of one of Bentley's cases. Peter: Sammee Tong. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran.
Oct. 20, 1960, midnight
S4E7 - Hilda the Jewel
Oct. 27, 1960, midnight
S4E8 - It Happens in November
Nov. 3, 1960, midnight
S4E9 - How to Catch a Man
Nov. 10, 1960, midnight
S4E10 - Kelly, the Matchmaker
Nov. 17, 1960, midnight
S4E11 - Bentley Cracks the Whip
Nov. 24, 1960, midnight
S4E12 - Bentley and the Big Board
On Bentley's advice, Peter invests money in the stock market but as soon as he does, the bottom drops out of the market.
Dec. 1, 1960, midnight
S4E13 - Dear Bentley
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.
Dec. 15, 1960, midnight
S4E14 - Bentley and the Lost Chord
Dec. 22, 1960, midnight
S4E15 - Ginger's Big Romance
Dec. 29, 1960, midnight
S4E16 - Bentley the Angel
Jan. 5, 1961, midnight
S4E17 - Bentley and the Woodpecker
Jan. 12, 1961, midnight
S4E18 - Bentley Goes to Europe
Jan. 19, 1961, midnight
S4E19 - The Greggs in Rome
Jan. 26, 1961, midnight
S4E20 - The Greggs in London
Feb. 2, 1961, midnight
S4E21 - The Greggs in Paris
Feb. 16, 1961, midnight
S4E22 - Encore in Paris
Feb. 23, 1961, midnight
S4E23 - There's No Place Like Home
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.
March 2, 1961, midnight
S4E24 - Bentley Swims Upstream
March 9, 1961, midnight
S4E25 - A Man Among Men
March 16, 1961, midnight
S4E26 - Peter's China Doll
March 23, 1961, midnight
S4E27 - Bentley and the Counterspy
March 30, 1961, midnight
S4E28 - Peter Plays Cupid
April 6, 1961, midnight
S4E29 - Bentley and the Great Debate
April 13, 1961, midnight
S4E30 - Bentley and the Nature Girl
April 20, 1961, midnight
S4E31 - Bentley's Mad Friends
Bentley patches up the Tatums' marital quarrel.
April 27, 1961, midnight
S4E32 - Hilda Rides Again
May 4, 1961, midnight
S4E33 - Kelly's Charge Account
May 11, 1961, midnight
S4E34 - Bentley Builds a Pool
May 18, 1961, midnight
S4E35 - Bentley Slays a Dragon
May 25, 1961, midnight
S4E36 - A Favor for Bentley
June 1, 1961, midnight
S4E37 - Kelly Gets a Job
June 8, 1961, midnight
S4E38 - Kelly's Tangled Web
June 15, 1961, midnight
S4E39 - Bentley's Barbecue
June 22, 1961, midnight
S4E40 - Drop That Calorie
July 6, 1961, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 4710 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 1957
Last Air Date: June 26, 1962, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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