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The Life Of Riley

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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.

Comedy

3.0 / 5

2nd January 1953 - 31st January 1958
Top Cast
William Bendix
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Babs' School Election
2nd January 1953

Episode 1

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.

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Riley's Gift from the Boss
9th January 1953

Episode 2

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.

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Riley's New Suit
16th January 1953

Episode 3

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.

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The Cake Contest
23rd January 1953

Episode 4

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

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Riley's Kiss in the Dark
30th January 1953

Episode 5

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

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Riley Proves His Manhood
6th February 1953

Episode 6

Peg goes to work in a run-down café.

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Riley's Sister Cissy
13th February 1953

Episode 7

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

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Riley and the Bean Contest
20th February 1953

Episode 8

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

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Riley the Scoutmaster
27th February 1953

Episode 9

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.

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Riley Invades the Fight Game
6th March 1953

Episode 10

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

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Riley's Lost Weekend
13th March 1953

Episode 11

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

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Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby
20th March 1953

Episode 12

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

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Riley's Family Reunion
27th March 1953

Episode 13

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.

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Riley's Business Venture
3rd April 1953

Episode 14

Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.

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Riley Camps Out
10th April 1953

Episode 15

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.

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Riley Steps Out
17th April 1953

Episode 16

Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.

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Riley's Operation
24th April 1953

Episode 17

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.

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Riley the Executive Type
1st May 1953

Episode 18

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

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Riley Engages an Escort
8th May 1953

Episode 19

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

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Riley Cultivates Babs
15th May 1953

Episode 20

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

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Riley's Uncle Baxter
22nd May 1953

Episode 21

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

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Riley Outwits Cupid
29th May 1953

Episode 22

Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.

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Riley Gets Engaged
5th June 1953

Episode 23

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.

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Riley Punishes Junior
12th June 1953

Episode 24

Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.

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Riley Meets a Rival
19th June 1953

Episode 25

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

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Riley the Typical Worker
26th June 1953

Episode 26

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.

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