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The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

★ 6.7/10•1953•30m•Comedy
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'What a revoltin' development this is!"

Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 2, 1953

Episodes

E130m

Babs' School Election

Babs is running for President of her college's freshman class. Riley attempts to provide unwanted assistance to her election campaign meet with predictable disaster.

Jan 2, 1953

E230m

Riley's Gift from the Boss

Riley receives a letter from the president of the airplane plant in which he works, Cyrus P. Cunningham, announcing that the company will honor Riley's ten years of service with a luncheon in the boardroom the following day.

Jan 9, 1953

E330m

Riley's New Suit

Riley needs a new suit. When his kids decide to surprise him with one, he begins thinking he's crazy because the only suit he has to use keeps disappearing.

Jan 16, 1953

E430m

The Cake Contest

Riley replaces Peg's baking-contest entry with a store-bought cake.

Jan 23, 1953

E530m

Riley's Kiss in the Dark

Riley tries determining the identity of a woman who kissed him in the dark.

Jan 30, 1953

E630m

Riley Proves His Manhood

Peg goes to work in a run-down café.

Feb 6, 1953

E730m

Riley's Sister Cissy

Riley makes a last-ditch attempt to marry off his sister Cissy.

Feb 13, 1953

E830m

Riley and the Bean Contest

Riley goes all out to win a car in a bean-counting contest.

Feb 20, 1953

E930m

Riley the Scoutmaster

Riley sets up as Scoutmaster when Junior's regular scoutmaster must take a leave of absence for the troop. Also, Riley sets out to show his wife that a man can do all the household duties in half the time a woman can.

Feb 27, 1953

E1030m

Riley Invades the Fight Game

Riley is pitted against boxer Lou Nova at a charity bazaar.

Mar 6, 1953

E1130m

Riley's Lost Weekend

The Rileys swap houses with "Square Head" Malloy for three days.

Mar 13, 1953

E1230m

Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby

Junior's efforts to build a racer are hampered by unwanted advice.

Mar 20, 1953

E1330m

Riley's Family Reunion

Riley's family is selected to appear in a radio program that brings parents and a child together for a family reunion - and plants hidden microphones throughout the house to capture their unrehearsed reactions to the event.

Mar 27, 1953

E1430m

Riley's Business Venture

Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.

Apr 3, 1953

E1530m

Riley Camps Out

Feeling that their families don't sufficiently appreciate them, Riley and Gillis decide to spend their vacation camping at a remote mountain cabin - and come to appreciate their lives back in the suburbs.

Apr 10, 1953

E1630m

Riley Steps Out

Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.

Apr 17, 1953

E1730m

Riley's Operation

Riley's sore throat is traced to his tonsils and he's ordered to have them removed. It's all his family and friends can do to get him to the hospital for his operation.

Apr 24, 1953

E1830m

Riley the Executive Type

Riley is dismayed when his spur-of-the-moment resignation is accepted.

May 1, 1953

E1930m

Riley Engages an Escort

Riley's efforts to secure a date for Babs to the Sadie Hawkins dance backfire.

May 8, 1953

E2030m

Riley Cultivates Babs

When Babs' friends see her out with Riley, rumors fly that she's dating a rich older man.

May 15, 1953

E2130m

Riley's Uncle Baxter

Peg's uncle captivates the Rileys with stories of his war heroism.

May 22, 1953

E2230m

Riley Outwits Cupid

Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.

May 29, 1953

E2330m

Riley Gets Engaged

At the laundromat Chester meets an attractive French miss upset over her visa expiration. The lady explains that if it appears that she's to be married she can stay. Riley becomes engaged to her but explaining to wife Peg is difficult.

Jun 5, 1953

E2430m

Riley Punishes Junior

Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.

Jun 12, 1953

E2530m

Riley Meets a Rival

Hoping to make Riley jealous, Peg invites an old flame for dinner.

Jun 19, 1953

E2630m

Riley the Typical Worker

A trip to Hawaii is offered to the most average employee where Riley is employed. Deciding he has the prize in the the bag Chester acts in ways that jeopardize his chances of winning.

Jun 26, 1953

Actors

William Bendix

William Bendix

Chester A. Riley

Marjorie Reynolds

Marjorie Reynolds

Peg Riley

Tom D'Andrea

Tom D'Andrea

Jim Gillis

Wesley Morgan

Junior Riley

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