Bachelor Father

1. Bentley and the P.T.A.

Air Date: 1957-09-15

Kelly is anxious for her Uncle Bentley to become active in the PTA at her school. However, Bentley has other things on his mind like a series of dates with a glamarous Italian actress.

2. Bentley Versus the Girl Scouts

Air Date: 1957-09-29

Kelly plans to attend a weekend outing with her Girl Scout troop. Reluctantly, Bentley agrees to escort Kelly to the meeting place and once there encounters glamarous Miss Hesselworth, Kelly's scout leader.

3. Bentley and the Lady Doctor

Air Date: 1957-10-13

Bentley becomes convinced that he needs the assistance of a psychiatrist in teaching Kelly responsibility. The doctor he chooses turns out to be a breathless beauty and he decides to discuss his problems with her over a candlelight dinner.

4. Date with Kelly

Air Date: 1957-10-27

Bentley promises Kelly that he will take her out on a real ""grownup"" date. But he becomes involved with a lady client and completly forgets his promise.

5. Uncle Bentley and the Aunts

Air Date: 1957-11-10

A social group barrs Kelly due to the fact that one of the member's relatives hates Bentley.

6. Bentley and the Revolving Housekeepers

Air Date: 1957-11-24

Concerned over Kelly's inability to take care of her belongings, Bentley hires a housekeeper to help straighten her out. But he fails to reckon with the resitance Kelly and Peter can put up with.

7. Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise

Air Date: 1957-12-08

Kelly thinks her uncle is acquainted with Ronny Mann, a singing idol of the teenage crowd. She thinks Bentley is going to invite him to a party, she's giving. Thus leads Bentley to attempt to produce the young singer to avoid a big let-down for Kelly.

8. Bentley and the Babysitter

Air Date: 1957-12-22

When Kelly asks permission to babysit, Uncle Bentley refuses, claiming she's too young. But Kelly persists and finally Bentley relents and even looks in on his neice during her first assignment.

9. Bentley and the Talent Contest

Air Date: 1958-01-05

When Bentley learns that Kellt has entered a talent contest at he school, he decides to coach her a little. He reluctantly comes to the conclusion that she has no talent at all.

10. Bentley, the Homemaker

Air Date: 1958-01-19

Bentley becomes upset when Kelly begins to spend a great deal of time with the Fuller family. He decides to ask Jack Benny to take Kelly on an outing, pointing out to Jack that he is Kelly's favorite comedian.

11. Bentley and His Junior Image

Air Date: 1958-02-02

Bentley gives his permission to Kelly to go out on a date. Then he learns that she plans to go out with the son of a friend of his.

12. Uncle Bentley Loans Out Peter

Air Date: 1958-02-16

Bentley lends his houseboy, Peter, to a movie star. However, he finds that Peter likes his new assignment and wants to work for the star permanently.

13. Bentley and the Social Worker

Air Date: 1958-03-02

Bentley decides to adopt Kelly, officially. He is convinced this will be a simple legal matter but the judge sends a social worker to the home to observe Kelly's way of life.

14. A Sister for Kelly

Air Date: 1958-03-16

Kelly decides it's high time for Uncle Bentley to get married. Thus leads her and her friend to play matchmaker and they quickly pick a woman for him.

15. Waiting Up for Kelly

Air Date: 1958-03-30

Kelly goes out on her first real date and promises her Uncle Bentley that she well be home at a reasonable hour. But Kelly fails to arrive home at the proper time.

16. Woman of the House

Air Date: 1958-04-13

Kelly is heartbroken when she learns that her Uncle Bentley will not let her be hostess at a dinner party to which her idol, Ronnie Burns, has been invited.

17. Peter Falls in Love

Air Date: 1958-04-27

Peter has fallen in love and his talk of marriage worries Bentley, who doesn't want to lose his services. Meanwhile, Peter's descriptions of marital bliss is so persuasive, however, that Bentley soon begins to think that perhaps he should get married too.

18. Bentley's Prospective Son-in-Law

Air Date: 1958-05-11

Bentley meets of of Kelly's boyfriends and while he objects to the young man's using the living room as a clubhouse and snack bar, he tries to be nice to him for Kelly's sake.

19. Bentley's Clubhouse

Air Date: 1958-05-25

The mothers of some of Kelly's friends refuse to allow their daughter to visit the Gregg household. They believe that there is a lack of parental discipline at Kelly's home. This leads Bentley to invite the mothers over to explain the situation.

20. Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker

Air Date: 1958-06-08

Mrs. Browning thinks that it's high time that Bentley marry. She decides to find a suitable wife for him and Bentley discovers that there is no escape from the well meaning matchmaker's candidates for matrimony.

1. Bentley and the Finishing School

Air Date: 1958-09-14

Bentley decides to send Kelly to a girls finishing school so that she will acquire some polish. But Kelly doesn't like the idea at all and enlists the aid of Peter in a plot to outwit her uncle.

2. Parent's Night (a.k.a.) Cyrano De Bergerac

Air Date: 1958-09-28

Kelly urges her Uncle Bentley to try out for the leading role in a forthcoming PTA play. Bentley allows himself to be persuaded but during the rehearsal he argues with the leading lady and walks out on the play.

3. Bentley Leads a Dog's Life

Air Date: 1958-10-12

Bentley's plans for a weekend vacation run into an unexpected snag. He has made arrangements to place Kelly's dog, Jasper, in a kennel during their short holiday, but Jasper runs away.

4. Bentley and the Teenage Siren

Air Date: 1958-10-26

Kelly loses her self confidence when a teen-age siren at schol makes a vivid impression on the boys. Bentley tries to help Kelly feel that she's attractive too.

5. Bentley and Peter's Teacher

Air Date: 1958-11-09

Peter enrolls in high school in an attempt to improve his English. Bentley, who tries to help Peter, is impressed by the pretty teacher in charge of Peter's class.

6. Bentley and the Wedding Bells

Air Date: 1958-11-23

The wife of an important client decides that Bentley would be the ideal husband for her plain neice.

7. Kelly's Mad Crush

Air Date: 1958-12-07

Kelly gets a crush on Ronnie Burns and talks of nothing else. Kelly's boy friend doesn't like this turn of events one bit and even considers Bentley, partly to blame.

8. Bentley's Big Case

Air Date: 1958-12-21

Bentley represents a wealthy client in a minor accident case and finds himself opposing Peter, who is acting as his own counsel.

9. Bentley's Economy Wave

Air Date: 1959-01-04

Bentley decides to place the household on a stringent budget, but with very unhappy results.

10. Decisions, Decisions

Air Date: 1959-01-18

When two boys ask Kelly to the prom, she can't decide which invitation to accept. She takes her problem to Bentley who quickly finds that she is the just the first of a chain of people who call upon him to make their decisions.

11. Bentley and the Kleptomaniac

Air Date: 1959-02-01

Kelly wants to discourage Bentley from checking up on her every move, so she decides to give him something big to worry about. She pressures her boyfriend, Howard, into taking objects from the Gregg household, creating the impression that the young man is a kleptomaniac.

12. A Phone for Kelly

Air Date: 1959-02-15

Bentley starchly refuses Kelly's plea for a second telephone in the house but Kelly is determined to make him change his mind.

13. Bentley the Starmaker

Air Date: 1959-03-01

Kelly's boyfriend, Howard is always hanging around and Bentley reasons that if Howard's singing career took up more of his time, Bentley would see less of him. So Bentley decides to give Howard's career a push.

14. Bentley the Proud Father

Air Date: 1959-03-15

Bentley feels that Kelly should be more popular with the boys. He decides to change her personality and campaigns to have her named queen of the carnival.

15. Bentley's Aunt Caroline

Air Date: 1959-03-29

Concerned over Kelly's lack of discipline, Bentley decides she needs a woman's guidance. He sends for his Aunt Caroline, but her arrival only complicates Bentley's problem.

16. Bentley, Man of Steel

Air Date: 1959-04-12

Bentley succumbs to the charms of a lovely girl who operates a health club. He is so impressed that he starts exercising with barbells and eating health foods, hoping to capture the young lady's admiration.

17. Bentley and the Motorcycle

Air Date: 1959-04-26

Persistant Howard asks Bentley for permission to go steady with Kelly. Bentley refuses on the grounds that Kelly is too young to be held down to one person.

18. Bentley the Organizer

Air Date: 1959-05-10

19. Bentley and the Beauty Contest

Air Date: 1959-05-24

Bentley takes an avid interest in a beautiful Peruvian girl and helps her to win a talent contest. But he encounters unexpected complications in his campaign to woo her.

20. Bentley the Hero

Air Date: 1959-06-07

A girl who has her heart set on breaking into pictures decides that Bentley is just the man to help her. The girl begins by pretending to drown so that Bentley can save her.

1. Peter Meets His Match

Air Date: 1959-09-17

When Peter falls in love the entire Gregg household suffers. Bentley learns that Peter's lady love is employed by the neighborhood supermarket and he offers to give him pointers on how to win the young lady's affections.

2. Bentley and the Dog Trainer

Air Date: 1959-09-24

Bentley's dog, Jasper, decides a neighbor's prize winning camellias are even tastier than dog biscuits, which leads the neighbor to threaten a lawsuit.

3. The Case Against Gisele

Air Date: 1959-10-01

Bentley, Kelly and Peter visit Gisele MacKenzie on a movie set. While they are there Peter trips and later his cousin talks him into suing Gisele.

4. Bentley and the Gullible Guitarist

Air Date: 1959-10-08

Kelly plans a party hoping to take advantage of her friends' talents. Bentley, realizing that he and others are serving as Kelly's means to an end decides it's time to teach her a lesson.

5. Kelly's Idol

Air Date: 1959-10-15

Kelly decides that Howard is not very suave and sophisticated. So she decides to change him into the likeness of Uncle Bentley.

6. East Meets West

Air Date: 1959-10-22

Peter decides he needs a television set in the kitchen so that he can watch his favorite western show. But Bentley firmly refuses to grant Peter's wish.

7. Bentley and Grandpa Ling

Air Date: 1959-10-29

Eccentric Grandpa Ling, a relative of Peter's comes to visit. Bentley discovers that Grandpa has a habit of taking things he likes and leaving an item he considers of equal value in exchange.

8. Kelly the Golddigger

Air Date: 1959-11-05

Kelly develops a warped attitude about money after she has dated a millionaire. To teach her a lesson, Bentley decides to play the part of a fortune hunter.

9. The Rescue of Rufus

Air Date: 1959-11-12

Rufus, a dog belonging to a friend of Kelly's, is accused of biting a man. Kelly persuades Bentley to defend Rufus in a court hearing.

10. A Key for Kelly

Air Date: 1959-11-19

Bentley is shocked when huis teenage niece, Kelly, asks him for her own house key. He firmly refuses to let her have one.

11. Bentley's Double Play

Air Date: 1959-11-26

Bentley is going to direct Kelly's high school play, ""The Courtship of Miles Standish."" Peter wants to play the part of John Alden but Bentley refuses to cast him.

12. Bentley and the Brainy Beauty

Air Date: 1959-12-03

Bentley encounters a young lady who feels that he ought to live a more purposeful life. She perscribes an active schedule for Bentley.

13. Bentley Plays Cupid

Air Date: 1959-12-10

Bentley plays cupid when he learns that his secretary and his friend Chuck are dating. Bentley suggests they get married, but Chuck insists that he won't wed until Bentley does.

14. Kelly's Secret

Air Date: 1959-12-17

Bentley is mystified by Kelly's strange behavior and he questions her about it. Kelly shocks her uncle with the news that someone in her high school class is getting married.

15. Bentley Goes to Washington

Air Date: 1959-12-24

Bentley decides to accept a job in Washington, D.C. and announces to Kelly and Peter that they are leaving California.

16. Kelly, the Politician

Air Date: 1959-12-31

Nominated for president of the student council, Kelly plans a hard hitting campaign.

17. Bentley, the Gentleman Farmer

Air Date: 1960-01-07

For a school project, Kelly and Howard must grow something in the garden. In a generous mood, Bentley offers to help them.

18. Bentley and the Combo

Air Date: 1960-01-14

Kelly informs Bentley that the high school combo, slated to play at an upcoming dance, is sadly in need of organization. Bentley tries to solve the problem by talking his friend Chuck into helping the orchestra.

19. Bentley and the Bartered Bride

Air Date: 1960-01-21

Peter receives a picture of a lovely girl from a marriage broker and falls madly in love.

20. The Blond Issue

Air Date: 1960-01-28

Kelly wants to bleach her hair blond to impress a new boyfriend but Bentley won't allow it.

21. Bentley and the Majorette

Air Date: 1960-02-04

Kelly and her friends are practicing hard for an upcoming drum majorette contest but Uncle Bentley notices that one of the teenagers doesn't seem to be interested in rehersals.

22. Bentley, the Model Citizen

Air Date: 1960-02-18

A neighbor asks Bentley to join him in a protest to the city about the location of a traffic signal. Bentley is willing until he meets a pretty girl who favors the present location of the signal.

23. The Fishing Trip

Air Date: 1960-02-25

Bentley's friends seem to have dandy times with their sons so this gets Bentley thinking about making Kelly a companion.

24. The Fortune Cookie Caper

Air Date: 1960-03-03

Peter turns businessman by selling homemade fortune cookies to restaurants and helping in the operation is Kelly who is acting as an assitant.

25. Kelly and the College Man

Air Date: 1960-03-10

Kelly's latest romance shocks Uncle Bentley after she becomes bored with her high school friends and begins dating an older man.

26. Kelly, the Career Woman

Air Date: 1960-03-17

Kelly becomes a career woman when she volunteers to help Uncle Bentley in his law office. However, she impedes not speeds up due process of the law.

27. Bentley's New House

Air Date: 1960-03-24

Bentley's latest case is Sense vs. Sentiment when he wants Kelly and and Peter to throw out all of their useles keepsakes.

28. Bentley, the Stage Mother

Air Date: 1960-04-07

Kelly wants to be an actress but Uncle Bentley responds with a blunt ""No."" However, the true spirit of ambition prevails.

29. The Woman's Angle

Air Date: 1960-04-14

Kelly is back to work in Uncle Bentley's office. This time it's because she doesn't want to be treated like a child.

30. Bentley Meets the Perfect Woman

Air Date: 1960-04-21

Bentley meets the perfect woman but the young lady is dubious about his qualifications and has some interesting ideas about turning him ino the perfect man.

31. Bentley and the Travel Agent

Air Date: 1960-04-28

Bentley visits a travel agency and loses his head when he schedules a resort vacation for Kelly, a visit to San Francisco for Peter and in a final burst of inspiration, a fishing trip for a couple of friends.

32. The Very Friendly Witness

Air Date: 1960-05-05

A witness tries to bribe Bentley (John Forsythe). Elena: Patricia Huston. Chuck: Pat McCaffrie. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran.

33. Bentley and the Blood Bank

Air Date: 1960-05-12

At a Red Cross pep rally, Frank Curtis launches into a wild account of his wartime exploits. His own story a ringing success, he decides to create a similar aura of heroism for Bentley.

34. A Man of Importance

Air Date: 1960-05-19

Peter decides to become a man of importance when his girlfriend gives him the brushoff. Bentley hatches a plan to boost his ego.

35. Bentley and the Beach Bum

Air Date: 1960-05-26

Kelly is fascinated by a young man who spends all his time at the beach.

36. Where There's a Will

Air Date: 1960-06-02

Bentley is about to read the will to a late clients's relatives when the lights go out. When they come on again, the will is gone.

37. Bentley's Birthday Gift

Air Date: 1960-06-09

Kelly is for an idea for Uncle Bentley's birthday gift so a friend of Bentley's suggests a surprise birthday party instead and offers to help select the guest list from Bentley's little black book.

1. Jasper the Second

Air Date: 1960-09-15

Loveable Jasper is gone so Kelly and Peter want another dog, but Bentley doesn't feel loveable, he says no.

2. Kelly Learns to Drive

Air Date: 1960-09-22

Bentley teaches Kelly to drive. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Howard: Jimmy Boyd.

3. Trail Separation

Air Date: 1960-09-29

4. Mystery Witness

Air Date: 1960-10-06

5. A Crush on Bentley

Air Date: 1960-10-13

Bentley's client in a divorce case has a crush on him. Bentley: John Forsythe. Liz: Linda Evanstad. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Ben: Frank Wilcox.

6. Peter Gets Jury Notice

Air Date: 1960-10-20

Peter's on the jury of one of Bentley's cases. Peter: Sammee Tong. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran.

7. Hilda the Jewel

Air Date: 1960-10-27

8. It Happens in November

Air Date: 1960-11-03

9. How to Catch a Man

Air Date: 1960-11-10

10. Kelly, the Matchmaker

Air Date: 1960-11-17

11. Bentley Cracks the Whip

Air Date: 1960-11-24

12. Bentley and the Big Board

Air Date: 1960-12-01

On Bentley's advice, Peter invests money in the stock market but as soon as he does, the bottom drops out of the market.

13. Dear Bentley

Air Date: 1960-12-15

Kelly is coming up in the world when she begins working on a column of advice on teenage problems. Bentley thinks she's a little presumptious because Kelly has her own problems.

14. Bentley and the Lost Chord

Air Date: 1960-12-22

15. Ginger's Big Romance

Air Date: 1960-12-29

16. Bentley the Angel

Air Date: 1961-01-05

17. Bentley and the Woodpecker

Air Date: 1961-01-12

18. Bentley Goes to Europe

Air Date: 1961-01-19

19. The Greggs in Rome

Air Date: 1961-01-26

20. The Greggs in London

Air Date: 1961-02-02

21. The Greggs in Paris

Air Date: 1961-02-16

22. Encore in Paris

Air Date: 1961-02-23

23. There's No Place Like Home

Air Date: 1961-03-02

The Greggs are back from their trip to European tour but they still have that continental air. As if that isn't enough, Bentley has reels of movies of the trip.

24. Bentley Swims Upstream

Air Date: 1961-03-09

25. A Man Among Men

Air Date: 1961-03-16

26. Peter's China Doll

Air Date: 1961-03-23

27. Bentley and the Counterspy

Air Date: 1961-03-30

28. Peter Plays Cupid

Air Date: 1961-04-06

29. Bentley and the Great Debate

Air Date: 1961-04-13

30. Bentley and the Nature Girl

Air Date: 1961-04-20

31. Bentley's Mad Friends

Air Date: 1961-04-27

Bentley patches up the Tatums' marital quarrel.

32. Hilda Rides Again

Air Date: 1961-05-04

33. Kelly's Charge Account

Air Date: 1961-05-11

34. Bentley Builds a Pool

Air Date: 1961-05-18

35. Bentley Slays a Dragon

Air Date: 1961-05-25

36. A Favor for Bentley

Air Date: 1961-06-01

37. Kelly Gets a Job

Air Date: 1961-06-08

38. Kelly's Tangled Web

Air Date: 1961-06-15

39. Bentley's Barbecue

Air Date: 1961-06-22

40. Drop That Calorie

Air Date: 1961-07-06

1. Kelly's Graduation

Air Date: 1961-09-21

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

2. The King's English

Air Date: 1961-10-03

3. Rush Week

Air Date: 1961-10-10

4. Kelly and the Free Thinker

Air Date: 1961-10-17

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

5. A Party for Peter

Air Date: 1961-10-24

6. Never Steal An Owl

Air Date: 1961-10-31

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

7. Bentley's Catered Affair

Air Date: 1961-11-07

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

8. House at Smuggler's Cove

Air Date: 1961-11-14

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

9. Peter's Punctured Wedding

Air Date: 1961-11-21

10. Star Light, Star Not So Bright

Air Date: 1961-11-28

11. Bentley and the Time Clock

Air Date: 1961-12-05

Peter joins a union.

12. Birth of a Song

Air Date: 1961-12-12

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

13. Deck the Halls

Air Date: 1961-12-19

14. The Law and Kelly Gregg

Air Date: 1961-12-26

15. How to Throw Your Voice

Air Date: 1962-01-02

16. Kelly and the Yes Man

Air Date: 1962-01-09

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

17. Gold in Them Hills

Air Date: 1962-01-16

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

18. How Howard Won His C

Air Date: 1962-01-23

19. Pinch That Penny

Air Date: 1962-01-30

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

20. Blossom Comes to Visit

Air Date: 1962-02-06

21. Bentley and the Homebody

Air Date: 1962-02-13

22. Summer Romance

Air Date: 1962-02-20

23. The Hong Kong Suit

Air Date: 1962-02-27

24. Will Success Spoil Jasper?

Air Date: 1962-03-06

25. Strictly Business

Air Date: 1962-03-13

26. On the Old Camp Ground

Air Date: 1962-03-20

27. A Visit to the Bergens

Air Date: 1962-03-27

28. The Richest Cat

Air Date: 1962-04-03

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

29. The Twain Shall Meet

Air Date: 1962-04-10

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.

30. Bentley Goes to Bat

Air Date: 1962-04-17

31. Kelly's Engagement

Air Date: 1962-04-24

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

32. Kelly, the Home Executive

Air Date: 1962-05-01

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

33. Blossom Time at the Greggs

Air Date: 1962-05-08

34. What Men Don't Know

Air Date: 1962-05-15

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

35. Marry Thy Neighbor

Air Date: 1962-05-22

36. Bentley Takes it Easy

Air Date: 1962-05-29

Bentley takes a week off from work.

37. Boys Will Be

Air Date: 1962-06-05

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

38. Divided House

Air Date: 1962-06-12

39. Peter, the Medicine Man

Air Date: 1962-06-19

40. Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight

Air Date: 1962-06-26

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