Bachelor Father: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Bachelor Father Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Kelly's Graduation
Sep 21, 1961 · 30 min
Bentley and Kelly clash over graduation plans. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.
Kelly and the Free Thinker
Oct 17, 1961 · 30 min
Kelly's interest in philosophy goes to her head. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Steve: Charles Robinson. Bentley: John Forsythe. Olga: Jennifer West. Peter: Sammee Tong.
Never Steal An Owl
Oct 31, 1961 · 30 min
Bentley finds himself the target of a practical joke. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong.
Bentley's Catered Affair
Nov 7, 1961 · 30 min
Kelly schemes to get her own car. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Bentley: John Forsythe. Peter: Sammee Tong. Howard: Jimmy Boyd. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.
House at Smuggler's Cove
Nov 14, 1961 · 30 min
Bentley spends a spooky night in a client's haunted house. Bentley: John Forsythe. Marilyn: Elizabeth Allen. Purvis: William E. Green.
Birth of a Song
Dec 12, 1961
Recording artist Penny Patterson needs Bentley's help to break her contract legally then doesn't seem to be in a hurry.
Kelly and the Yes Man
Jan 9, 1962 · 30 min
Kelly campaigns for class vice president. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Kim: Leslie Parrish. Bentley: John Forsythe.
Gold in Them Hills
Jan 16, 1962 · 30 min
Peter learns that land he bought is in a ghost town. Peter: Sammee Tong. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Howard: Jimmy Boyd.
Pinch That Penny
Jan 30, 1962 · 30 min
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson guest stars. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong.
The Richest Cat
Apr 3, 1962 · 30 min
Chaos begins when a family of cats invades the basement. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Peter: Sammee Tong. Cal: Del Moore.
The Twain Shall Meet
Apr 10, 1962
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
Kelly's Engagement
Apr 24, 1962 · 30 min
Kelly wants Warren to handle her business affairs. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Warren: Aron Kincaid. Peter: Sammee Tong.
Kelly, the Home Executive
May 1, 1962 · 30 min
Kelly and Warren get engaged. Bentley: John Forsythe. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Warren: Aron Kincaid. Horace: David Lewis.
What Men Don't Know
May 15, 1962 · 30 min
Joanna Barnes guest stars in this episode. Peter: Sammee Tong. Kelly: Noreen Corcoran. Warren: Aron Kincaid. Bentley: John Forsythe. Glenn: Martin Braddock.
Boys Will Be
Jun 5, 1962 · 30 min
A social worker tries to talk Bentley into supervising a group of boys.
Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
Jun 26, 1962 · 30 min
Bentley's strict curfew prompts Kelly to move out. Bentley: John Forsythe. Ginger: Bernadette Withers.