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Bachelor Father (1957 – 1962)

Bachelor Father

^{(1957 – 1962)}

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Comedy, Family

September 15th, 1957

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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 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.

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Cast

John Forsythe
Bentley Gregg
Noreen Corcoran
Kelly Gregg
Sammee Tong
Peter Tong
Bernadette Withers
Ginger Farrell
Jimmy Boyd
Howard Meechim
Ralph Brooks
Club Patron
Sue Ane Langdon
Kitty Marsh
Pat McCaffrie
Chuck Forrest
Alice Backes
Vickie
Shirley Mitchell
Kitty Deveraux
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Directors

Earl Bellamy
(82 episodes, 1959-1962)
Jerry Hopper
(15 episodes, 1957-1958)
John Newland
(13 episodes, 1958-1961)
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Producers

Everett Freeman
producer
(128 episodes, 1958-1962)
Harry Ackerman
producer
(16 episodes, 1957-1958)
Robert Sparks
producer
(unknown episodes)
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Writers

Jim Allen
written by
(4 episodes, 1961-1962)
Jim Allen
teleplay
(1 episode, 1961)
R.S. Allen
written by
(4 episodes, 1961-1962)
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Taglines

CBS Television presents a hilarious new comedy program starring John Forsythe as a debonair, unmarried man-about-town whose life is uproariously disrupted when he becomes sole guardian of a spirited 13 year old orphaned niece.

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lawyer
uncle niece relationship
attorney
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

September 15th, 1957 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

Bachelor Father (original title)
Oh, meine Nichte (Austria)
Poikamiehen perhe (Finland)
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Locations

Beverly Hills High School - 241 Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA (opening scene)
Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (1957-1959)
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Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Revue Studios
Bachelor Productions

Distribution Companies

CBS (1957-1959)
CBS (1957-1959)
CBS (1957-1959)
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Other Companies

Lebow Clothes (John Forsythe's clothes by) (as Lebow Bros. Inc.)
Revue Studios (filming location)
American Tobacco Company (original sponsor)
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