Bachelor Father (U.S. TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Bachelor Father


caption =
genre = Sitcom
starring = John Forsythe
Noreen Corcoran
Sammee Tong
Jimmy Boyd
opentheme = "Bentley's Theme" by Conrad Salinger
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 5
num_episodes = 157
list_episodes =
exec_producer =
co_exec =
producer =
runtime = 30 mins.
channel = CBS (1957-1958)
NBC (1958-1961)
ABC (1961-1962)
first_aired = September 15, 1957
last_aired = September 25, 1962

"Bachelor Father" is an American sitcom starring John Forsythe that appeared on all three national television networks between 1957 and 1962.cite book|last=Terrace|first=Vincent|title=Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs (1947 - 1979)|publisher=A. S. Barnes and Co.|location=Cranbury, New Jersey|date=1980|pages=pages 39-40|isbn=9-498-02488-1|accessdate=2008-08-29] "Bachelor Father" debuted in the fall of 1957 on CBS. The series was produced by MCA's Revue Studios, which is now part of NBC Universal Television Studio.

Overview

"Bachelor Father" followed the adventures of Bentley Gregg, a wealthy bachelor attorney living in Beverly Hills who assumes the responsibility of raising his niece, Kelly (Noreen Corcoran), after her parents die in an automobile accident. Other members of the Gregg household include houseboy Peter Tong (Sammee Tong), teenage neighbor and Kelly's boyfriend, Howard Meechum (Jimmy Boyd) and Jasper, the dog.

Plots centered on Bentley's adjustments to his new role as an adoptive parent, Bentley's search for the right woman to share his life, Kelly facing the usual problems of adolescence and young adulthood as she goes from high school to college, and, less often, Peter's misadventures with some financial scheme. Had the series made it into the sixth season, plots would have undoubtedly extended to Kelly's impending marriage to Bentley's junior partner, Warren Dawson. The series ended prior to the wedding. One hundred fifty-seven episodes were aired. The program never finished any of its five seasons in the top 25 in the ratings.

Broadcast history

The program was first telecast on CBS on September 15, 1957. It aired on Sunday evenings on alternating weeks with "The Jack Benny Program". The show moved to NBC on Thursday nights in the June 1958 and concluded its run on the network in September 1961. The series moved on to ABC on Tuesday nights in 1961 for its final season. The last episode ran September 25, 1962.

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