Bachelor Father - Season 3
Season 3
Network
Episodes37
DatesSep 17, 1959 - Jun 9, 1960
Episodes
Season 3Episode 130 min
Peter Meets His Match
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.
Sep 17, 1959
Season 3Episode 230 min
Bentley and the Dog Trainer
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.
Sep 24, 1959
Season 3Episode 330 min
The Case Against Gisele
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.
Oct 1, 1959
Season 3Episode 430 min
Bentley and the Gullible Guitarist
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.
Oct 8, 1959
Season 3Episode 530 min
Kelly's Idol
Kelly decides that Howard is not very suave and sophisticated. So she decides to change him into the likeness of Uncle Bentley.
Oct 15, 1959
Season 3Episode 630 min
East Meets West
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.
Oct 22, 1959
Season 3Episode 730 min
Bentley and Grandpa Ling
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.
Oct 29, 1959
Season 3Episode 830 min
Kelly the Golddigger
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.
Nov 5, 1959
Season 3Episode 930 min
The Rescue of Rufus
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.
Nov 12, 1959
Season 3Episode 1030 min
A Key for Kelly
Bentley is shocked when huis teenage niece, Kelly, asks him for her own house key. He firmly refuses to let her have one.
Nov 19, 1959
Season 3Episode 1130 min
Bentley's Double Play
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.
Nov 26, 1959
Season 3Episode 1230 min
Bentley and the Brainy Beauty
Bentley encounters a young lady who feels that he ought to live a more purposeful life. She perscribes an active schedule for Bentley.
Dec 3, 1959
Season 3Episode 1330 min
Bentley Plays Cupid
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.
Dec 10, 1959
Season 3Episode 1430 min
Kelly's Secret
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.
Dec 17, 1959
Season 3Episode 1530 min
Bentley Goes to Washington
Bentley decides to accept a job in Washington, D.C. and announces to Kelly and Peter that they are leaving California.
Dec 24, 1959
Season 3Episode 1630 min
Kelly, the Politician
Nominated for president of the student council, Kelly plans a hard hitting campaign.
Dec 31, 1959
Season 3Episode 1730 min
Bentley, the Gentleman Farmer
For a school project, Kelly and Howard must grow something in the garden. In a generous mood, Bentley offers to help them.
Jan 7, 1960
Season 3Episode 1830 min
Bentley and the Combo
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.
Jan 14, 1960
Season 3Episode 1930 min
Bentley and the Bartered Bride
Peter receives a picture of a lovely girl from a marriage broker and falls madly in love.
Jan 21, 1960
Season 3Episode 2030 min
The Blond Issue
Kelly wants to bleach her hair blond to impress a new boyfriend but Bentley won't allow it.
Jan 28, 1960
Season 3Episode 2130 min
Bentley and the Majorette
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.
Feb 4, 1960
Season 3Episode 2230 min
Bentley, the Model Citizen
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.
Feb 18, 1960
Season 3Episode 2330 min
The Fishing Trip
Bentley's friends seem to have dandy times with their sons so this gets Bentley thinking about making Kelly a companion.
Feb 25, 1960
Season 3Episode 2430 min
The Fortune Cookie Caper
Peter turns businessman by selling homemade fortune cookies to restaurants and helping in the operation is Kelly who is acting as an assitant.
Mar 3, 1960
Season 3Episode 2530 min
Kelly and the College Man
Kelly's latest romance shocks Uncle Bentley after she becomes bored with her high school friends and begins dating an older man.
Mar 10, 1960
Season 3Episode 2630 min
Kelly, the Career Woman
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.
Mar 17, 1960
Season 3Episode 2730 min
Bentley's New House
Bentley's latest case is Sense vs. Sentiment when he wants Kelly and and Peter to throw out all of their useles keepsakes.
Mar 24, 1960
Season 3Episode 2830 min
Bentley, the Stage Mother
Kelly wants to be an actress but Uncle Bentley responds with a blunt ""No."" However, the true spirit of ambition prevails.
Apr 7, 1960
Season 3Episode 2930 min
The Woman's Angle
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.
Apr 14, 1960
Season 3Episode 3030 min
Bentley Meets the Perfect Woman
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.
Apr 21, 1960
Season 3Episode 3130 min
Bentley and the Travel Agent
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.
Apr 28, 1960
Season 3Episode 3230 min
The Very Friendly Witness
A witness tries to bribe Bentley (John Forsythe). Elena: Patricia Huston. Chuck: Pat McCaffrie. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran.
May 5, 1960
Season 3Episode 3330 min
Bentley and the Blood Bank
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.
May 12, 1960
Season 3Episode 3430 min
A Man of Importance
Peter decides to become a man of importance when his girlfriend gives him the brushoff. Bentley hatches a plan to boost his ego.
May 19, 1960
Season 3Episode 3530 min
Bentley and the Beach Bum
Kelly is fascinated by a young man who spends all his time at the beach.
May 26, 1960
Season 3Episode 3630 min
Where There's a Will
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.
Jun 2, 1960
Season 3Episode 3730 min
Bentley's Birthday Gift
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.
Jun 9, 1960
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