6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bachelor Father (1957)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
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
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
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
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The series, while featuring a bachelor raising his niece, consistently emphasizes the importance of traditional family values and individual responsibility in providing a stable home, aligning with conservative social themes of its era.
The movie exhibits traditional casting practices typical of its era, with a predominantly white cast and no intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative frames traditional identities in a neutral to positive light, without incorporating themes of diversity, equity, or inclusion.
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 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.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
6.0
Critic Ratings
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