The Life Of Riley

Season 61953

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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26 Episodes

E01 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.

January 2, 1953

E02 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.

January 9, 1953

E03 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.

January 16, 1953

E04 The Cake Contest

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

January 23, 1953

E05 Riley's Kiss in the Dark

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

January 30, 1953

E06 Riley Proves His Manhood

Peg goes to work in a run-down café.

February 6, 1953

E07 Riley's Sister Cissy

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

February 13, 1953

E08 Riley and the Bean Contest

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

February 20, 1953

E09 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.

February 27, 1953

E10 Riley Invades the Fight Game

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

March 6, 1953

E11 Riley's Lost Weekend

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

March 13, 1953

E12 Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby

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

March 20, 1953

E13 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.

March 27, 1953

E14 Riley's Business Venture

Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.

April 3, 1953

E15 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.

April 10, 1953

E16 Riley Steps Out

Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.

April 17, 1953

E17 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.

April 24, 1953

E18 Riley the Executive Type

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

May 1, 1953

E19 Riley Engages an Escort

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

May 8, 1953

E20 Riley Cultivates Babs

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

May 15, 1953

E21 Riley's Uncle Baxter

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

May 22, 1953

E22 Riley Outwits Cupid

Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.

May 29, 1953

E23 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.

June 5, 1953

E24 Riley Punishes Junior

Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.

June 12, 1953

E25 Riley Meets a Rival

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

June 19, 1953

E26 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.

June 26, 1953

The Life Of Riley

E01 Babs' School Election

E02 Riley's Gift from the Boss

E03 Riley's New Suit

E04 The Cake Contest

E05 Riley's Kiss in the Dark

E06 Riley Proves His Manhood

E07 Riley's Sister Cissy

E08 Riley and the Bean Contest

E09 Riley the Scoutmaster

E10 Riley Invades the Fight Game

E11 Riley's Lost Weekend

E12 Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby

E13 Riley's Family Reunion

E14 Riley's Business Venture

E15 Riley Camps Out

E16 Riley Steps Out

E17 Riley's Operation

E18 Riley the Executive Type

E19 Riley Engages an Escort

E20 Riley Cultivates Babs

E21 Riley's Uncle Baxter

E22 Riley Outwits Cupid

E23 Riley Gets Engaged

E24 Riley Punishes Junior

E25 Riley Meets a Rival

E26 Riley the Typical Worker

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E01 Babs' School Election

E02 Riley's Gift from the Boss

E03 Riley's New Suit

E04 The Cake Contest

E05 Riley's Kiss in the Dark

E06 Riley Proves His Manhood

E07 Riley's Sister Cissy

E08 Riley and the Bean Contest

E09 Riley the Scoutmaster

E10 Riley Invades the Fight Game

E11 Riley's Lost Weekend

E12 Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby

E13 Riley's Family Reunion

E14 Riley's Business Venture

E15 Riley Camps Out

E16 Riley Steps Out

E17 Riley's Operation

E18 Riley the Executive Type

E19 Riley Engages an Escort

E20 Riley Cultivates Babs

E21 Riley's Uncle Baxter

E22 Riley Outwits Cupid

E23 Riley Gets Engaged

E24 Riley Punishes Junior

E25 Riley Meets a Rival

E26 Riley the Typical Worker