Bachelor Father (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Bachelor Father

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00

A bachelor raises his adopted teenage niece with the help of his manservant.

Show Details:

Start date: Sep 1957
End date: Jun 1962
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US) / CBS (US) / NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 157 eps
Genre(s): Comedy

Credits:

regulars:
John Forsythe as Bentley Gregg
Noreen Corcoran as Kelly Gregg
Sammee Tong as Peter Tong

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Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	15 Sep 57	Bentley and the P.T.A.
2.	1-2	29 Sep 57	Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts
3.	1-3	13 Oct 57	Bentley and the Lady Doctor
4.	1-4	27 Oct 57	Date with Kelly
5.	1-5	10 Nov 57	Uncle Bentley and the Aunts
6.	1-6	24 Nov 57	Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers
7.	1-7	08 Dec 57	Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise
8.	1-8	22 Dec 57	Bentley and the Babysitter
9.	1-9	05 Jan 58	Bentley and the Talent Contest
10.	1-10	19 Jan 58	Bentley, the Homemaker
11.	1-11	02 Feb 58	Bentley and His Junior Image
12.	1-12	16 Feb 58	Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter
13.	1-13	02 Mar 58	Bentley and the Social Worker
14.	1-14	16 Mar 58	A Sister for Kelly
15.	1-15	30 Mar 58	Waiting Up for Kelly
16.	1-16	13 Apr 58	Woman of the House
17.	1-17	27 Apr 58	Peter Falls in Love
18.	1-18	11 May 58	Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law
19.	1-19	25 May 58	Bentley's Clubhouse
20.	1-20	08 Jun 58	Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker

Season 2

21.	2-1	14 Sep 58	Bentley and the Finishing School
22.	2-2	28 Sep 58	Parent's Night
23.	2-3	12 Oct 58	Bentley Leads a Dog's Life
24.	2-4	26 Oct 58	Bentley and the Teenage Siren
25.	2-5	09 Nov 58	Bentley and Peter's Teacher
26.	2-6	23 Nov 58	Bentley and the Wedding Bells
27.	2-7	07 Dec 58	Kelly's Mad Crush
28.	2-8	21 Dec 58	Bentley's Big Case
29.	2-9	04 Jan 59	Bentley's Economy Wave
30.	2-10	18 Jan 59	Decisions, Decisions
31.	2-11	01 Feb 59	Bentley and the Kleptomaniac
32.	2-12	15 Feb 59	A Phone for Kelly
33.	2-13	01 Mar 59	Bentley the Starmaker
34.	2-14	15 Mar 59	Bentley the Proud Father
35.	2-15	29 Mar 59	Bentley's Aunt Caroline
36.	2-16	12 Apr 59	Bentley, Man of Steel
37.	2-17	26 Apr 59	Bentley and the Motorcycle
38.	2-18	10 May 59	Bentley the Organizer
39.	2-19	24 May 59	Bentley and the Beauty Contest
40.	2-20	07 Jun 59	Bentley the Hero

Season 3

41.	3-1	17 Sep 59	Peter Meets His Match
42.	3-2	24 Sep 59	Bentley and the Dog Trainer
43.	3-3	01 Oct 59	The Case Against Gisele
44.	3-4	08 Oct 59	Bentley and the Gullible Guitarist
45.	3-5	15 Oct 59	Kelly's Idol
46.	3-6	22 Oct 59	East Meets West
47.	3-7	29 Oct 59	Bentley and Grandpa Ling
48.	3-8	05 Nov 59	Kelly the Golddigger
49.	3-9	12 Nov 59	The Rescue of Rufus
50.	3-10	19 Nov 59	A Key for Kelly
51.	3-11	26 Nov 59	Bentley's Double Play
52.	3-12	03 Dec 59	Bentley and the Brainy Beauty
53.	3-13	10 Dec 59	Bentley Plays Cupid
54.	3-14	17 Dec 59	Kelly's Secret
55.	3-15	24 Dec 59	Bentley Goes to Washington
56.	3-16	31 Dec 59	Kelly, the Politician
57.	3-17	07 Jan 60	Bentley, the Gentleman Farmer
58.	3-18	14 Jan 60	Bentley and the Combo
59.	3-19	21 Jan 60	Bentley and the Bartered Bride
60.	3-20	28 Jan 60	The Blond Issue
61.	3-21	04 Feb 60	Bentley and the Majorette
62.	3-22	18 Feb 60	Bentley, the Model Citizen
63.	3-23	25 Feb 60	The Fishing Trip
64.	3-24	03 Mar 60	The Fortune Cookie Caper
65.	3-25	10 Mar 60	Kelly and the College Man
66.	3-26	17 Mar 60	Kelly, the Career Woman
67.	3-27	24 Mar 60	Bentley's New House
68.	3-28	07 Apr 60	Bentley, the Stage Mother
69.	3-29	14 Apr 60	The Woman's Angle
70.	3-30	21 Apr 60	Bentley Meets the Perfect Woman
71.	3-31	28 Apr 60	Bentley and the Travel Agent
72.	3-32	05 May 60	The Very Friendly Witness
73.	3-33	12 May 60	Bentley and the Blood Bank
74.	3-34	19 May 60	A Man of Importance
75.	3-35	26 May 60	Bentley and the Beach Bum
76.	3-36	02 Jun 60	Where There's a Will
77.	3-37	09 Jun 60	Bentley's Birthday Gift

Season 4

78.	4-1	15 Sep 60	Jasper the Second
79.	4-2	22 Sep 60	Kelly Learns to Drive
80.	4-3	29 Sep 60	Trail Separation
81.	4-4	06 Oct 60	Mystery Witness
82.	4-5	13 Oct 60	A Crush on Bentley
83.	4-6	20 Oct 60	Peter Gets Jury Notice
84.	4-7	27 Oct 60	Hilda the Jewel
85.	4-8	03 Nov 60	It Happens in November
86.	4-9	10 Nov 60	How to Catch a Man
87.	4-10	17 Nov 60	Kelly, the Matchmaker
88.	4-11	24 Nov 60	Bentley Cracks the Whip
89.	4-12	01 Dec 60	Bentley and the Big Board
90.	4-13	15 Dec 60	Dear Bentley
91.	4-14	22 Dec 60	Bentley and the Lost Chord
92.	4-15	29 Dec 60	Ginger's Big Romance
93.	4-16	05 Jan 61	Bentley the Angel
94.	4-17	12 Jan 61	Bentley and the Woodpecker
95.	4-18	19 Jan 61	Bentley Goes to Europe
96.	4-19	26 Jan 61	The Greggs in Rome
97.	4-20	02 Feb 61	The Greggs in London
98.	4-21	16 Feb 61	The Greggs in Paris
99.	4-22	23 Feb 61	Encore in Paris
100.	4-23	02 Mar 61	There's No Place Like Home
101.	4-24	09 Mar 61	Bentley Swims Upstream
102.	4-25	16 Mar 61	A Man Among Men
103.	4-26	23 Mar 61	Peter's China Doll
104.	4-27	30 Mar 61	Bentley and the Counterspy
105.	4-28	06 Apr 61	Peter Plays Cupid
106.	4-29	13 Apr 61	Bentley and the Great Debate
107.	4-30	20 Apr 61	Bentley and the Nature Girl
108.	4-31	27 Apr 61	Bentley's Mad Friends
109.	4-32	04 May 61	Hilda Rides Again
110.	4-33	11 May 61	Kelly's Charge Account
111.	4-34	18 May 61	Bentley Builds a Pool
112.	4-35	25 May 61	Bentley Slays a Dragon
113.	4-36	01 Jun 61	A Favor for Bentley
114.	4-37	08 Jun 61	Kelly Gets a Job
115.	4-38	15 Jun 61	Kelly's Tangled Web
116.	4-39	22 Jun 61	Bentley's Barbecue
117.	4-40	06 Jul 61	Drop That Calorie

Season 5

118.	5-1	21 Sep 61	Kelly's Graduation
119.	5-2	03 Oct 61	The King's English
120.	5-3	10 Oct 61	Rush Week
121.	5-4	17 Oct 61	Kelly and the Free Thinker
122.	5-5	24 Oct 61	A Party for Peter
123.	5-6	31 Oct 61	Never Steal an Owl
124.	5-7	07 Nov 61	Bentley's Catered Affair
125.	5-8	14 Nov 61	House at Smuggler's Cove
126.	5-9	21 Nov 61	Peter's Punctured Wedding
127.	5-10	28 Nov 61	Star Light, Star Not So Bright
128.	5-11	05 Dec 61	Bentley and the Time Clock
129.	5-12	12 Dec 61	Birth of a Song
130.	5-13	19 Dec 61	Deck the Halls
131.	5-14	26 Dec 61	The Law and Kelly Gregg
132.	5-15	02 Jan 62	How to Throw Your Voice
133.	5-16	09 Jan 62	Kelly and the Yes Man
134.	5-17	16 Jan 62	Gold in Them Hills
135.	5-18	23 Jan 62	How Howard Won His C
136.	5-19	30 Jan 62	Pinch That Penny
137.	5-20	06 Feb 62	Blossom Comes to Visit
138.	5-21	13 Feb 62	Bentley and the Homebody
139.	5-22	20 Feb 62	Summer Romance
140.	5-23	27 Feb 62	The Hong Kong Suit
141.	5-24	06 Mar 62	Will Success Spoil Jasper?
142.	5-25	13 Mar 62	Strictly Business
143.	5-26	20 Mar 62	On the Old Camp Ground
144.	5-27	27 Mar 62	A Visit to the Bergens
145.	5-28	03 Apr 62	The Richest Cat
146.	5-29	10 Apr 62	The Twain Shall Meet
147.	5-30	17 Apr 62	Bentley Goes to Bat
148.	5-31	24 Apr 62	Kelly's Engagement
149.	5-32	01 May 62	Kelly, the Home Executive
150.	5-33	08 May 62	Blossom Time at the Greggs
151.	5-34	15 May 62	What Men Don't Know
152.	5-35	22 May 62	Marry Thy Neighbor
153.	5-36	29 May 62	Bentley Takes It Easy
154.	5-37	05 Jun 62	Boys Will Be
155.	5-38	12 Jun 62	Divided House
156.	5-39	19 Jun 62	Peter, the Medicine Man
157.	5-40	26 Jun 62	Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

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