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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...
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Season 1

  • Bentley and the P.T.A.
    6.8/1028 votes
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    Bentley and the P.T.A.

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1957

    Kelly is anxious for her Uncle Bentley to become active in the PTA at her school. However, Bentley has other things on his mind like a series of dates with a glamarous Italian actress.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts
    7.4/1024 votes
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    Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1957

    Kelly plans to attend a weekend outing with her Girl Scout troop. Reluctantly, Bentley agrees to escort Kelly to the meeting place and once there encounters glamarous Miss Hesselworth, Kelly's scout leader.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Bentley and the Lady Doctor
    7.6/1026 votes
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    Bentley and the Lady Doctor

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1957

    Bentley becomes convinced that he needs the assistance of a psychiatrist in teaching Kelly responsibility. The doctor he chooses turns out to be a breathless beauty and he decides to discuss his problems with her over a candlelight dinner.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Date with Kelly
    6.4/1017 votes
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    Date with Kelly

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/1957

    Bentley promises Kelly that he will take her out on a real "grownup" date. But he becomes involved with a lady client and completly forgets his promise.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Uncle Bentley and the Aunts
    6.8/1021 votes
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    Uncle Bentley and the Aunts

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/1957

    A social group barrs Kelly due to the fact that one of the member's relatives hates Bentley.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers
    7.5/1021 votes
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    Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/24/1957

    Concerned over Kelly's inability to take care of her belongings, Bentley hires a housekeeper to help straighten her out. But he fails to reckon with the resitance Kelly and Peter can put up with.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise
    6.9/1014 votes
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    Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/8/1957

    Kelly thinks her uncle is acquainted with Ronny Mann, a singing idol of the teenage crowd. She thinks Bentley is going to invite him to a party, she's giving. Thus leads Bentley to attempt to produce the young singer to avoid a big let-down for Kelly.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: Jay Sommers

  • Bentley and the Babysitter
    7.7/1022 votes
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    Bentley and the Babysitter

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/22/1957

    When Kelly asks permission to babysit, Uncle Bentley refuses, claiming she's too young. But Kelly persists and finally Bentley relents and even looks in on his neice during her first assignment.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Bentley and the Talent Contest
    6.8/1025 votes
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    Bentley and the Talent Contest

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/1958

    When Bentley learns that Kellt has entered a talent contest at he school, he decides to coach her a little. He reluctantly comes to the conclusion that she has no talent at all.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Bentley, the Homemaker
    7.5/1020 votes
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    Bentley, the Homemaker

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/1958

    Bentley becomes upset when Kelly begins to spend a great deal of time with the Fuller family. He decides to ask Jack Benny to take Kelly on an outing, pointing out to Jack that he is Kelly's favorite comedian.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Bentley and His Junior Image
    7.1/1022 votes
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    Bentley and His Junior Image

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/1958

    Bentley gives his permission to Kelly to go out on a date. Then he learns that she plans to go out with the son of a friend of his.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter
    7.6/1018 votes
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    Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/16/1958

    Bentley lends his houseboy, Peter, to a movie star. However, he finds that Peter likes his new assignment and wants to work for the star permanently.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Bentley and the Social Worker
    7.0/1024 votes
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    Bentley and the Social Worker

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/2/1958

    Bentley decides to adopt Kelly, officially. He is convinced this will be a simple legal matter but the judge sends a social worker to the home to observe Kelly's way of life.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • A Sister for Kelly
    7.5/1020 votes
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    A Sister for Kelly

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/1958

    Kelly decides it's high time for Uncle Bentley to get married. Thus leads her and her friend to play matchmaker and they quickly pick a woman for him.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Waiting Up for Kelly
    7.0/1024 votes
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    Waiting Up for Kelly

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/30/1958

    Kelly goes out on her first real date and promises her Uncle Bentley that she well be home at a reasonable hour. But Kelly fails to arrive home at the proper time.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Woman of the House
    7.5/1018 votes
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    Woman of the House

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/13/1958

    Kelly is heartbroken when she learns that her Uncle Bentley will not let her be hostess at a dinner party to which her idol, Ronnie Burns, has been invited.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Peter Falls in Love
    6.5/1018 votes
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    Peter Falls in Love

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/27/1958

    Peter has fallen in love and his talk of marriage worries Bentley, who doesn't want to lose his services. Meanwhile, Peter's descriptions of marital bliss is so persuasive, however, that Bentley soon begins to think that perhaps he should get married too.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law
    7.6/1019 votes
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    Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/11/1958

    Bentley meets of of Kelly's boyfriends and while he objects to the young man's using the living room as a clubhouse and snack bar, he tries to be nice to him for Kelly's sake.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Bentley's Clubhouse
    6.7/1014 votes
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    Bentley's Clubhouse

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/25/1958

    The mothers of some of Kelly's friends refuse to allow their daughter to visit the Gregg household. They believe that there is a lack of parental discipline at Kelly's home. This leads Bentley to invite the mothers over to explain the situation.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A

  • Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker
    7.8/1019 votes
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    Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/8/1958

    Mrs. Browning thinks that it's high time that Bentley marry. She decides to find a suitable wife for him and Bentley discovers that there is no escape from the well meaning matchmaker's candidates for matrimony.

    Director: Jerry Hopper

    Writer: N/A