"Bachelor Father" (1957) TV series 1957-1962

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

15 September 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Never-married attorney Bentley Gregg took on the task (with help from his "houseboy", Peter) of raising his young niece Kelly...

Plot Keywords:

Attorney | Niece | Single Parent | Uncle | Sitcom

Cast

John Forsythe	...	Bentley Gregg (157 episodes, 1957-1962)
Noreen Corcoran	...	Kelly Gregg (157 episodes, 1957-1962)
Sammee Tong	...	Peter Tong (157 episodes, 1957-1962)

Runtime:

30 min (157 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Bachelor Productions

Trivia:

Pilot aired on the _"General Electric Theater" A New Girl in His Life (1957)_ in May 1957.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The A-Team: Say It with Bullets (#2.16)" (1984)

Classic Television: Bachelor Father

Bachelor Father (1957-1962) was a rare show that was produced during the late fifties. John Forsythe starred as "The Bachelor Father". An unwed father who lived in a house with his young niece and Chinese manservant. An interesting show when I was a young lad and it was one of my favorites because the manservant served as a comic foil and he would make me laugh. I saw quite a few of these episodes because they would air late at night on a local independent television station. the intro of the show would show the mack daddy John Forsythe, his niece and the manservant tooling around in the family automoblie. Not a great show but a different look at life in the mid to late fifties. A break from the staples like Leave it to Beaver. I'm Mike Tee Vee, keep it on this station!