Earl Bellamy
Director
Bachelor Father (1957)
Season 5
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
S5E1 - Kelly's Graduation
Bentley and Kelly clash over graduation plans. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.
Sept. 21, 1961, midnight
S5E2 - The King's English
Oct. 3, 1961, midnight
S5E3 - Rush Week
Oct. 10, 1961, midnight
S5E4 - Kelly and the Free Thinker
Kelly's interest in philosophy goes to her head. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Steve: Charles Robinson. Bentley: John Forsythe. Olga: Jennifer West. Peter: Sammee Tong.
Oct. 17, 1961, midnight
S5E5 - A Party for Peter
Oct. 24, 1961, midnight
S5E6 - Never Steal An Owl
Bentley finds himself the target of a practical joke. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong.
Oct. 31, 1961, midnight
S5E7 - Bentley's Catered Affair
Kelly schemes to get her own car. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Bentley: John Forsythe. Peter: Sammee Tong. Howard: Jimmy Boyd. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.
Nov. 7, 1961, midnight
S5E8 - House at Smuggler's Cove
Bentley spends a spooky night in a client's haunted house. Bentley: John Forsythe. Marilyn: Elizabeth Allen. Purvis: William E. Green.
Nov. 14, 1961, midnight
S5E9 - Peter's Punctured Wedding
Nov. 21, 1961, midnight
S5E10 - Star Light, Star Not So Bright
Nov. 28, 1961, midnight
S5E11 - Bentley and the Time Clock
Peter joins a union.
Dec. 5, 1961, midnight
S5E12 - Birth of a Song
Recording artist Penny Patterson needs Bentley's help to break her contract legally then doesn't seem to be in a hurry.
Dec. 12, 1961, midnight
S5E13 - Deck the Halls
Dec. 19, 1961, midnight
S5E14 - The Law and Kelly Gregg
Dec. 26, 1961, midnight
S5E15 - How to Throw Your Voice
Jan. 2, 1962, midnight
S5E16 - Kelly and the Yes Man
Kelly campaigns for class vice president. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Kim: Leslie Parrish. Bentley: John Forsythe.
Jan. 9, 1962, midnight
S5E17 - Gold in Them Hills
Peter learns that land he bought is in a ghost town. Peter: Sammee Tong. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Howard: Jimmy Boyd.
Jan. 16, 1962, midnight
S5E18 - How Howard Won His C
Jan. 23, 1962, midnight
S5E19 - Pinch That Penny
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson guest stars. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong.
Jan. 30, 1962, midnight
S5E20 - Blossom Comes to Visit
Feb. 6, 1962, midnight
S5E21 - Bentley and the Homebody
Feb. 13, 1962, midnight
S5E22 - Summer Romance
Feb. 20, 1962, midnight
S5E23 - The Hong Kong Suit
Feb. 27, 1962, midnight
S5E24 - Will Success Spoil Jasper?
March 6, 1962, midnight
S5E25 - Strictly Business
March 13, 1962, midnight
S5E26 - On the Old Camp Ground
March 20, 1962, midnight
S5E27 - A Visit to the Bergens
March 27, 1962, midnight
S5E28 - The Richest Cat
Chaos begins when a family of cats invades the basement. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Cal: Del Moore.
April 3, 1962, midnight
S5E29 - The Twain Shall Meet
When a Chinese tradition keeps Mei Lan from seeing her boyfriend Leo Toy, Kelly and Peter try to arrange a secret meeting for the young couple - right under disapproving Bentley's nose.
April 10, 1962, midnight
S5E30 - Bentley Goes to Bat
April 17, 1962, midnight
S5E31 - Kelly's Engagement
Kelly wants Warren to handle her business affairs. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Warren: Aron Kincaid. Peter: Sammee Tong.
April 24, 1962, midnight
S5E32 - Kelly, the Home Executive
Kelly and Warren get engaged. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Warren: Aron Kincaid. Horace: David Lewis.
May 1, 1962, midnight
S5E33 - Blossom Time at the Greggs
May 8, 1962, midnight
S5E34 - What Men Don't Know
Joanna Barnes guest stars in this episode. Peter: Sammee Tong. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Warren: Aron Kincaid. Bentley: John Forsythe. Glenn: Martin Braddock.
May 15, 1962, midnight
S5E35 - Marry Thy Neighbor
May 22, 1962, midnight
S5E36 - Bentley Takes it Easy
Bentley takes a week off from work.
May 29, 1962, midnight
S5E37 - Boys Will Be
A social worker tries to talk Bentley into supervising a group of boys.
June 5, 1962, midnight
S5E38 - Divided House
June 12, 1962, midnight
S5E39 - Peter, the Medicine Man
June 19, 1962, midnight
S5E40 - Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
Bentley's strict curfew prompts Kelly to move out. Bentley: John Forsythe. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.
June 26, 1962, midnight
ABC
30 min/ep
4710 min
Sept. 15, 1957
June 26, 1962, midnight
Ended
TV-G / 2+
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