6.7
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Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bachelor Father (1957)
Bachelor Father (1957)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
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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Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative subtly reinforces traditional family values by depicting a bachelor's journey to embrace parental responsibility and establish a stable, two-parent-like household for his granddaughter, aligning with conservative ideals of family structure and individual duty.
This 1949 comedy features a predominantly white cast, consistent with the typical Hollywood productions of its time, and does not incorporate visible diversity or intentional race/gender swaps. The narrative focuses on family dynamics and romance, presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive light without any explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The sitcom 'Bachelor Father' (1957-1962) centered on a heterosexual bachelor raising his niece. Reflecting the television landscape of its era, the series did not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or storylines, resulting in no depiction of such themes.
The 1957 sitcom 'Bachelor Father' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The series focused on the domestic life of a bachelor raising his niece, consistent with typical family programming of its era, without engaging with LGBTQ+ topics.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As an original television series from 1957, "Bachelor Father" introduced its own set of characters without drawing from prior source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters had a pre-established gender to be swapped.
Bachelor Father is an original television series from 1957. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which characters' races could have been established and subsequently changed.
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