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 - Letter of Introduction
Release Date: 1955-09-16 -
Episode 2 - The Big Sacrifice
Release Date: 1955-09-23 -
Episode 3 - The Marines Have Landed
Release Date: 1955-09-30Babs is worried when she hasn't heard from her marine boyfriend for awhile. Riley comes up with an outrageous scheme to cheer his little girl up which goes wrong and makes things worse.
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Episode 4 - Love Comes to Waldo Binney
Release Date: 1955-10-07Waldo Binny's sister, Mrs. Lindsey, knocks on Riley door looking for her brother. She wants Waldo to babysit her son, Drake, for the weekend but Waldo is hiding because he knows his little nephew is a monster. Besides, Waldo has a big date tonight with his new love, Millicent. Mrs. Lindsey leaves Drake in Riley's care but now no one wants responsibility to babysit the difficult child.
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Episode 5 - Darling, Am I Growing Old
Release Date: 1955-10-14 -
Episode 6 - Do It Yourself
Release Date: 1955-10-21Having promised a fishing trip to Hawkins, and then forgetting to rent a boat, Riley and Otto borrow Muley's rowboat, but wreck it. They then turn to attempting to assemble a prefab boat, but stupidly put it together in Riley's parlor.
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Episode 7 - Wedding Plans for Babs
Release Date: 1955-10-28 -
Episode 8 - Dudley the Burglar
Release Date: 1955-11-04Chester has misplaced his watch and Dudley puts it in a vase for safekeeping. Riley gets the notion he is a thief from his actions and intends to not only reform his pal from his life of crime, but also get his timepiece back.
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Episode 9 - Pay the Penalty
Release Date: 1955-11-11 -
Episode 10 - Ghost Town
Release Date: 1955-11-18Chester fakes a backache and his boss gives him the entire week off. Riley looks forward to his surprise vacation but things don't go as planned, much to his disappointment.
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Episode 11 - The Famous Chester A. Riley, Junior
Release Date: 1955-11-25Junior has success on the football field and he lets the praise go to his head. The Riley parents wonder how to handle their son but Junior had his ego deflated in awkward circumstances.
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Episode 12 - Riley, the Tycoon
Release Date: 1955-12-02Riley gets an unexpected day off from the airplane plant and decides to spend it in the park. Chester's appearance and behavior lead to mistaken ideas about his financial situation.
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Episode 13 - Repeat Performance
Release Date: 1955-12-09Riley and Peg plan surprise anniversary parties for each other....on the same night.
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Episode 14 - Middle-Age Blues
Release Date: 1955-12-16 -
Episode 15 - Waldo's Mother
Release Date: 1955-12-23To prevent his mother from moving in, Waldo announces he's engaged.
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Episode 16 - A Shower for Babs
Release Date: 1955-12-30 -
Episode 17 - Head of the Family
Release Date: 1956-01-06 -
Episode 18 - Riley and the Widow
Release Date: 1956-01-13 -
Episode 19 - Babs's Wedding
Release Date: 1956-01-20It's Babs' wedding day and its hard to tell who's more nervous - Chester A. Riley or his daughter, the bride.
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Episode 20 - Riley's Raffle
Release Date: 1956-01-27Riley thinks it's time the family had a second auto and he will sacrifice his motorcycle to make it happen. Chester holds a raffle for his bike but he befuddles the idea and his plan starts to unravel.
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Episode 21 - Junior Quits School
Release Date: 1956-02-03Riley's task: persuading Junior to complete his education.
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Episode 22 - The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn
Release Date: 1956-02-10 -
Episode 23 - Babs' New Job
Release Date: 1956-02-17 -
Episode 24 - The Train Trip
Release Date: 1956-02-24 -
Episode 25 - The Contestant
Release Date: 1956-03-02 -
Episode 26 - The Song Writer
Release Date: 1956-03-09 -
Episode 27 - His Brother-In-Law's Keeper
Release Date: 1956-03-16Riley shelters his brother-in-law, a compulsive gambler.
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Episode 28 - Partnership
Release Date: 1956-03-23 -
Episode 29 - Riley's Allergy
Release Date: 1956-03-30 -
Episode 30 - Stage Door Riley
Release Date: 1956-04-06 -
Episode 31 - Riley's Club for Service Wives
Release Date: 1956-04-13 -
Episode 32 - Waterfront
Release Date: 1956-04-20 -
Episode 33 - Expectantly Yours
Release Date: 1956-04-27Babs leaves out an instruction list from her doctor and Chester finds it. He jumps to the conclusion that Don's mother is expecting. Babs struggles to clear up the misunderstanding and tell her dad his little girl is having a baby.
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Episode 34 - Junior Gets a Car
Release Date: 1956-05-04 -
Episode 35 - From Rags to Riches
Release Date: 1956-05-11 -
Episode 36 - House for Sale
Release Date: 1956-05-18 -
Episode 37 - Babs Moves Out
Release Date: 1956-05-25 -
Episode 38 - Riley Trades His House
Release Date: 1956-06-01 -
Episode 39 - When Women Were Women
Release Date: 1956-06-08