The Life Of Riley (1953)
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.
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Episode 1 - Babs' School Election
Release Date: 1953-01-02Babs is running for President of her college's freshman class. Riley attempts to provide unwanted assistance to her election campaign meet with predictable disaster.
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Episode 2 - Riley's Gift from the Boss
Release Date: 1953-01-09Riley 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.
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Episode 3 - Riley's New Suit
Release Date: 1953-01-16Riley 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.
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Episode 4 - The Cake Contest
Release Date: 1953-01-23Riley replaces Peg's baking-contest entry with a store-bought cake.
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Episode 5 - Riley's Kiss in the Dark
Release Date: 1953-01-30Riley tries determining the identity of a woman who kissed him in the dark.
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Episode 6 - Riley Proves His Manhood
Release Date: 1953-02-06Peg goes to work in a run-down café.
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Episode 7 - Riley's Sister Cissy
Release Date: 1953-02-13Riley makes a last-ditch attempt to marry off his sister Cissy.
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Episode 8 - Riley and the Bean Contest
Release Date: 1953-02-20Riley goes all out to win a car in a bean-counting contest.
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Episode 9 - Riley the Scoutmaster
Release Date: 1953-02-27Riley 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.
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Episode 10 - Riley Invades the Fight Game
Release Date: 1953-03-06Riley is pitted against boxer Lou Nova at a charity bazaar.
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Episode 11 - Riley's Lost Weekend
Release Date: 1953-03-13The Rileys swap houses with "Square Head" Malloy for three days.
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Episode 12 - Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby
Release Date: 1953-03-20Junior's efforts to build a racer are hampered by unwanted advice.
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Episode 13 - Riley's Family Reunion
Release Date: 1953-03-27Riley'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.
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Episode 14 - Riley's Business Venture
Release Date: 1953-04-03Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.
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Episode 15 - Riley Camps Out
Release Date: 1953-04-10Feeling 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.
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Episode 16 - Riley Steps Out
Release Date: 1953-04-17Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.
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Episode 17 - Riley's Operation
Release Date: 1953-04-24Riley'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.
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Episode 18 - Riley the Executive Type
Release Date: 1953-05-01Riley is dismayed when his spur-of-the-moment resignation is accepted.
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Episode 19 - Riley Engages an Escort
Release Date: 1953-05-08Riley's efforts to secure a date for Babs to the Sadie Hawkins dance backfire.
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Episode 20 - Riley Cultivates Babs
Release Date: 1953-05-15When Babs' friends see her out with Riley, rumors fly that she's dating a rich older man.
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Episode 21 - Riley's Uncle Baxter
Release Date: 1953-05-22Peg's uncle captivates the Rileys with stories of his war heroism.
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Episode 22 - Riley Outwits Cupid
Release Date: 1953-05-29Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.
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Episode 23 - Riley Gets Engaged
Release Date: 1953-06-05At 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.
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Episode 24 - Riley Punishes Junior
Release Date: 1953-06-12Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.
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Episode 25 - Riley Meets a Rival
Release Date: 1953-06-19Hoping to make Riley jealous, Peg invites an old flame for dinner.
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Episode 26 - Riley the Typical Worker
Release Date: 1953-06-26A 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.