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Series
Bachelor Father
US
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 & Episodes
E1
Bentley and the P.T.A.
1957-09-15
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E2
Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts
1957-09-29
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E3
Bentley and the Lady Doctor
1957-10-13
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E4
Date with Kelly
1957-10-27
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E5
Uncle Bentley and the Aunts
1957-11-10
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E6
Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers
1957-11-24
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E7
Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise
1957-12-08
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E8
Bentley and the Babysitter
1957-12-22
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E9
Bentley and the Talent Contest
1958-01-05
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E10
Bentley, the Homemaker
1958-01-19
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E11
Bentley and His Junior Image
1958-02-02
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E12
Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter
1958-02-16
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E13
Bentley and the Social Worker
1958-03-02
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E14
A Sister for Kelly
1958-03-16
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E15
Waiting Up for Kelly
1958-03-30
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E16
Woman of the House
1958-04-13
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E17
Peter Falls in Love
1958-04-27
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E18
Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law
1958-05-11
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E19
Bentley's Clubhouse
1958-05-25
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E20
Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker
1958-06-08
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E1
Bentley and the Finishing School
1958-09-14
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E2
Parent's Night (a.k.a.) Cyrano De Bergerac
1958-09-28
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E3
Bentley Leads a Dog's Life
1958-10-12
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E4
Bentley and the Teenage Siren
1958-10-26
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E5
Bentley and Peter's Teacher
1958-11-09
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E6
Bentley and the Wedding Bells
1958-11-23
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E7
Kelly's Mad Crush
1958-12-07
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E8
Bentley's Big Case
1958-12-21
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E9
Bentley's Economy Wave
1959-01-04
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E10
Decisions, Decisions
1959-01-18
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E11
Bentley and the Kleptomaniac
1959-02-01
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E12
A Phone for Kelly
1959-02-15
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E13
Bentley the Starmaker
1959-03-01
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E14
Bentley the Proud Father
1959-03-15
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E15
Bentley's Aunt Caroline
1959-03-29
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E16
Bentley, Man of Steel
1959-04-12
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E17
Bentley and the Motorcycle
1959-04-26
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E18
Bentley the Organizer
1959-05-10
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E19
Bentley and the Beauty Contest
1959-05-24
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E20
Bentley the Hero
1959-06-07
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E1
Peter Meets His Match
1959-09-17
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E2
Bentley and the Dog Trainer
1959-09-24
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E3
The Case Against Gisele
1959-10-01
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E4
Bentley and the Gullible Guitarist
1959-10-08
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E5
Kelly's Idol
1959-10-15
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E6
East Meets West
1959-10-22
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E7
Bentley and Grandpa Ling
1959-10-29
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E8
Kelly the Golddigger
1959-11-05
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E9
The Rescue of Rufus
1959-11-12
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E10
A Key for Kelly
1959-11-19
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E11
Bentley's Double Play
1959-11-26
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E12
Bentley and the Brainy Beauty
1959-12-03
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E13
Bentley Plays Cupid
1959-12-10
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E14
Kelly's Secret
1959-12-17
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E15
Bentley Goes to Washington
1959-12-24
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E16
Kelly, the Politician
1959-12-31
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E17
Bentley, the Gentleman Farmer
1960-01-07
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E18
Bentley and the Combo
1960-01-14
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E19
Bentley and the Bartered Bride
1960-01-21
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E20
The Blond Issue
1960-01-28
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E21
Bentley and the Majorette
1960-02-04
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E22
Bentley, the Model Citizen
1960-02-18
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E23
The Fishing Trip
1960-02-25
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E24
The Fortune Cookie Caper
1960-03-03
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E25
Kelly and the College Man
1960-03-10
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E26
Kelly, the Career Woman
1960-03-17
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E27
Bentley's New House
1960-03-24
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E28
Bentley, the Stage Mother
1960-04-07
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E29
The Woman's Angle
1960-04-14
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E30
Bentley Meets the Perfect Woman
1960-04-21
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E31
Bentley and the Travel Agent
1960-04-28
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E32
The Very Friendly Witness
1960-05-05
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E33
Bentley and the Blood Bank
1960-05-12
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E34
A Man of Importance
1960-05-19
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E35
Bentley and the Beach Bum
1960-05-26
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E36
Where There's a Will
1960-06-02
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E37
Bentley's Birthday Gift
1960-06-09
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E1
Jasper the Second
1960-09-15
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E2
Kelly Learns to Drive
1960-09-22
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E3
Trail Separation
1960-09-29
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E4
Mystery Witness
1960-10-06
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E5
A Crush on Bentley
1960-10-13
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E6
Peter Gets Jury Notice
1960-10-20
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E7
Hilda the Jewel
1960-10-27
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E8
It Happens in November
1960-11-03
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E9
How to Catch a Man
1960-11-10
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E10
Kelly, the Matchmaker
1960-11-17
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E11
Bentley Cracks the Whip
1960-11-24
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E12
Bentley and the Big Board
1960-12-01
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E13
Dear Bentley
1960-12-15
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E14
Bentley and the Lost Chord
1960-12-22
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E15
Ginger's Big Romance
1960-12-29
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E16
Bentley the Angel
1961-01-05
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E17
Bentley and the Woodpecker
1961-01-12
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E18
Bentley Goes to Europe
1961-01-19
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E19
The Greggs in Rome
1961-01-26
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E20
The Greggs in London
1961-02-02
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E21
The Greggs in Paris
1961-02-16
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E22
Encore in Paris
1961-02-23
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E23
There's No Place Like Home
1961-03-02
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E24
Bentley Swims Upstream
1961-03-09
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E25
A Man Among Men
1961-03-16
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E26
Peter's China Doll
1961-03-23
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E27
Bentley and the Counterspy
1961-03-30
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E28
Peter Plays Cupid
1961-04-06
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E29
Bentley and the Great Debate
1961-04-13
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E30
Bentley and the Nature Girl
1961-04-20
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E31
Bentley's Mad Friends
1961-04-27
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E32
Hilda Rides Again
1961-05-04
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E33
Kelly's Charge Account
1961-05-11
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E34
Bentley Builds a Pool
1961-05-18
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E35
Bentley Slays a Dragon
1961-05-25
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E36
A Favor for Bentley
1961-06-01
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E37
Kelly Gets a Job
1961-06-08
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E38
Kelly's Tangled Web
1961-06-15
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E39
Bentley's Barbecue
1961-06-22
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E40
Drop That Calorie
1961-07-06
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Kelly's Graduation
1961-09-21
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E2
The King's English
1961-10-03
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E3
Rush Week
1961-10-10
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E4
Kelly and the Free Thinker
1961-10-17
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E5
A Party for Peter
1961-10-24
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E6
Never Steal An Owl
1961-10-31
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E7
Bentley's Catered Affair
1961-11-07
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E8
House at Smuggler's Cove
1961-11-14
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E9
Peter's Punctured Wedding
1961-11-21
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E10
Star Light, Star Not So Bright
1961-11-28
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E11
Bentley and the Time Clock
1961-12-05
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E12
Birth of a Song
1961-12-12
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E13
Deck the Halls
1961-12-19
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E14
The Law and Kelly Gregg
1961-12-26
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E15
How to Throw Your Voice
1962-01-02
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E16
Kelly and the Yes Man
1962-01-09
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E17
Gold in Them Hills
1962-01-16
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E18
How Howard Won His C
1962-01-23
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E19
Pinch That Penny
1962-01-30
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E20
Blossom Comes to Visit
1962-02-06
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E21
Bentley and the Homebody
1962-02-13
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E22
Summer Romance
1962-02-20
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E23
The Hong Kong Suit
1962-02-27
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E24
Will Success Spoil Jasper?
1962-03-06
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E25
Strictly Business
1962-03-13
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E26
On the Old Camp Ground
1962-03-20
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E27
A Visit to the Bergens
1962-03-27
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E28
The Richest Cat
1962-04-03
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E29
The Twain Shall Meet
1962-04-10
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E30
Bentley Goes to Bat
1962-04-17
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E31
Kelly's Engagement
1962-04-24
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E32
Kelly, the Home Executive
1962-05-01
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E33
Blossom Time at the Greggs
1962-05-08
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E34
What Men Don't Know
1962-05-15
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E35
Marry Thy Neighbor
1962-05-22
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E36
Bentley Takes it Easy
1962-05-29
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E37
Boys Will Be
1962-06-05
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E38
Divided House
1962-06-12
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E39
Peter, the Medicine Man
1962-06-19
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E40
Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
1962-06-26
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Production
