A wealthy attorney acts as a surrogate father for his niece, leading to all sorts of standard sitcom fare for its day.
Bachelor Father spent 5 seasons across three networks (CBS, ABC, NBC), with John Forsythe in the title role as lawyer Bentley Gregg, and Sammee Tong as his personal assistant, Peter. Currently, the series airs on Cozi TV at last check, but the series was used as replacement programming for cable superstations that had to adhere to the syndication exclusitivity (Syndex) rules of the 90's.
Following is a sample episode about a common social issue of the 50's. Teenagers and phones.
Three years after the series ended, Forsythe returned with a self-titled sitcom that lasted one season on NBC, then returned to CBS with To Rome With Love, which ran for 2 seasons. Finally, he returned to ABC as his career reached its peak (Charlie's Angels, Dynasty).
Rating: B.
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