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Bachelor Father

Season 5 1961 - 1962
TV-G

  • 1961-09-21T04:00:00Z on NBC
  • 24m
  • 17h 36m (40 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy, Family
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.

40 episodes

Season Premiere

1961-09-21T04:00:00Z

5x01 Kelly's Graduation

Season Premiere

5x01 Kelly's Graduation

  • 1961-09-21T04:00:00Z30m

Bentley and Kelly clash over graduation plans. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.

1961-10-03T04:00:00Z

5x02 The King's English

5x02 The King's English

  • 1961-10-03T04:00:00Z24m

1961-10-10T04:00:00Z

5x03 Rush Week

5x03 Rush Week

  • 1961-10-10T04:00:00Z24m

5x04 Kelly and the Free Thinker

  • 1961-10-17T04:00:00Z30m

Kelly's interest in philosophy goes to her head. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Steve: Charles Robinson. Bentley: John Forsythe. Olga: Jennifer West. Peter: Sammee Tong.

1961-10-24T04:00:00Z

5x05 A Party for Peter

5x05 A Party for Peter

  • 1961-10-24T04:00:00Z24m

1961-10-31T05:00:00Z

5x06 Never Steal An Owl

5x06 Never Steal An Owl

  • 1961-10-31T05:00:00Z30m

Bentley finds himself the target of a practical joke. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong.

1961-11-07T05:00:00Z

5x07 Bentley's Catered Affair

5x07 Bentley's Catered Affair

  • 1961-11-07T05:00:00Z30m

Kelly schemes to get her own car. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Bentley: John Forsythe. Peter: Sammee Tong. Howard: Jimmy Boyd. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.

1961-11-14T05:00:00Z

5x08 House at Smuggler's Cove

5x08 House at Smuggler's Cove

  • 1961-11-14T05:00:00Z30m

Bentley spends a spooky night in a client's haunted house. Bentley: John Forsythe. Marilyn: Elizabeth Allen. Purvis: William E. Green.

1961-11-21T05:00:00Z

5x09 Peter's Punctured Wedding

5x09 Peter's Punctured Wedding

  • 1961-11-21T05:00:00Z24m

5x11 Bentley and the Time Clock

  • 1961-12-05T05:00:00Z30m

Peter joins a union.

1961-12-12T05:00:00Z

5x12 Birth of a Song

5x12 Birth of a Song

  • 1961-12-12T05:00:00Z24m

Recording artist Penny Patterson needs Bentley's help to break her contract legally then doesn't seem to be in a hurry.

1961-12-19T05:00:00Z

5x13 Deck the Halls

5x13 Deck the Halls

  • 1961-12-19T05:00:00Z24m

1961-12-26T05:00:00Z

5x14 The Law and Kelly Gregg

5x14 The Law and Kelly Gregg

  • 1961-12-26T05:00:00Z24m

1962-01-02T05:00:00Z

5x15 How to Throw Your Voice

5x15 How to Throw Your Voice

  • 1962-01-02T05:00:00Z24m

1962-01-09T05:00:00Z

5x16 Kelly and the Yes Man

5x16 Kelly and the Yes Man

  • 1962-01-09T05:00:00Z30m

Kelly campaigns for class vice president. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Kim: Leslie Parrish. Bentley: John Forsythe.

1962-01-16T05:00:00Z

5x17 Gold in Them Hills

5x17 Gold in Them Hills

  • 1962-01-16T05:00:00Z30m

Peter learns that land he bought is in a ghost town. Peter: Sammee Tong. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Howard: Jimmy Boyd.

1962-01-23T05:00:00Z

5x18 How Howard Won His C

5x18 How Howard Won His C

  • 1962-01-23T05:00:00Z24m

1962-01-30T05:00:00Z

5x19 Pinch That Penny

5x19 Pinch That Penny

  • 1962-01-30T05:00:00Z30m

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson guest stars. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong.

1962-02-06T05:00:00Z

5x20 Blossom Comes to Visit

5x20 Blossom Comes to Visit

  • 1962-02-06T05:00:00Z24m

1962-02-13T05:00:00Z

5x21 Bentley and the Homebody

5x21 Bentley and the Homebody

  • 1962-02-13T05:00:00Z24m

1962-02-20T05:00:00Z

5x22 Summer Romance

5x22 Summer Romance

  • 1962-02-20T05:00:00Z24m

1962-02-27T05:00:00Z

5x23 The Hong Kong Suit

5x23 The Hong Kong Suit

  • 1962-02-27T05:00:00Z24m

5x24 Will Success Spoil Jasper?

  • 1962-03-06T05:00:00Z24m

1962-03-13T05:00:00Z

5x25 Strictly Business

5x25 Strictly Business

  • 1962-03-13T05:00:00Z24m

1962-03-20T05:00:00Z

5x26 On the Old Camp Ground

5x26 On the Old Camp Ground

  • 1962-03-20T05:00:00Z24m

1962-03-27T05:00:00Z

5x27 A Visit to the Bergens

5x27 A Visit to the Bergens

  • 1962-03-27T05:00:00Z24m

1962-04-03T05:00:00Z

5x28 The Richest Cat

5x28 The Richest Cat

  • 1962-04-03T05:00:00Z30m

Chaos begins when a family of cats invades the basement. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Cal: Del Moore.

1962-04-10T05:00:00Z

5x29 The Twain Shall Meet

5x29 The Twain Shall Meet

  • 1962-04-10T05:00:00Z24m

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.

1962-04-17T05:00:00Z

5x30 Bentley Goes to Bat

5x30 Bentley Goes to Bat

  • 1962-04-17T05:00:00Z24m

1962-04-24T05:00:00Z

5x31 Kelly's Engagement

5x31 Kelly's Engagement

  • 1962-04-24T05:00:00Z30m

Kelly wants Warren to handle her business affairs. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Warren: Aron Kincaid. Peter: Sammee Tong.

1962-05-01T04:00:00Z

5x32 Kelly, the Home Executive

5x32 Kelly, the Home Executive

  • 1962-05-01T04:00:00Z30m

Kelly and Warren get engaged. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Warren: Aron Kincaid. Horace: David Lewis.

5x33 Blossom Time at the Greggs

  • 1962-05-08T04:00:00Z24m

1962-05-15T04:00:00Z

5x34 What Men Don't Know

5x34 What Men Don't Know

  • 1962-05-15T04:00:00Z30m

Joanna Barnes guest stars in this episode. Peter: Sammee Tong. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Warren: Aron Kincaid. Bentley: John Forsythe. Glenn: Martin Braddock.

1962-05-22T04:00:00Z

5x35 Marry Thy Neighbor

5x35 Marry Thy Neighbor

  • 1962-05-22T04:00:00Z24m

1962-05-29T04:00:00Z

5x36 Bentley Takes it Easy

5x36 Bentley Takes it Easy

  • 1962-05-29T04:00:00Z30m

Bentley takes a week off from work.

1962-06-05T04:00:00Z

5x37 Boys Will Be

5x37 Boys Will Be

  • 1962-06-05T04:00:00Z30m

A social worker tries to talk Bentley into supervising a group of boys.

1962-06-12T04:00:00Z

5x38 Divided House

5x38 Divided House

  • 1962-06-12T04:00:00Z24m

1962-06-19T04:00:00Z

5x39 Peter, the Medicine Man

5x39 Peter, the Medicine Man

  • 1962-06-19T04:00:00Z24m

Season Finale

1962-06-26T04:00:00Z

5x40 Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

Season Finale

5x40 Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

  • 1962-06-26T04:00:00Z30m

Bentley's strict curfew prompts Kelly to move out. Bentley: John Forsythe. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.

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