
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…
Comedy • Series • 1953 • 6 seasons
Starring: William Bendix, Marjorie Reynolds, Tom D'Andrea
S1 E1 - 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 • 30m
S1 E2 - 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 • 30m
S1 E3 - 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 • 30m
S1 E4 - The Cake Contest
Riley replaces Peg's baking-contest entry with a store-bought cake.
Jan 23, 1953 • 30m
S1 E5 - Riley's Kiss in the Dark
Riley tries determining the identity of a woman who kissed him in the dark.
Jan 30, 1953 • 30m
S1 E6 - Riley Proves His Manhood
Peg goes to work in a run-down café.
Feb 6, 1953 • 30m
S1 E7 - Riley's Sister Cissy
Riley makes a last-ditch attempt to marry off his sister Cissy.
Feb 13, 1953 • 30m
S1 E8 - Riley and the Bean Contest
Riley goes all out to win a car in a bean-counting contest.
Feb 20, 1953 • 30m
S1 E9 - 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 • 30m
S1 E10 - Riley Invades the Fight Game
Riley is pitted against boxer Lou Nova at a charity bazaar.
Mar 6, 1953 • 30m
S1 E11 - Riley's Lost Weekend
The Rileys swap houses with "Square Head" Malloy for three days.
Mar 13, 1953 • 30m
S1 E12 - Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby
Junior's efforts to build a racer are hampered by unwanted advice.
Mar 20, 1953 • 30m
S1 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.
Mar 27, 1953 • 30m
S1 E14 - Riley's Business Venture
Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.
Apr 3, 1953 • 30m
S1 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.
Apr 10, 1953 • 30m
S1 E16 - Riley Steps Out
Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.
Apr 17, 1953 • 30m
S1 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.
Apr 24, 1953 • 30m
S1 E18 - Riley the Executive Type
Riley is dismayed when his spur-of-the-moment resignation is accepted.
May 1, 1953 • 30m
S1 E19 - Riley Engages an Escort
Riley's efforts to secure a date for Babs to the Sadie Hawkins dance backfire.
May 8, 1953 • 30m
S1 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 • 30m
S1 E21 - Riley's Uncle Baxter
Peg's uncle captivates the Rileys with stories of his war heroism.
May 22, 1953 • 30m
S1 E22 - Riley Outwits Cupid
Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.
May 29, 1953 • 30m
S1 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.
Jun 5, 1953 • 30m
S1 E24 - Riley Punishes Junior
Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.
Jun 12, 1953 • 30m
S1 E25 - Riley Meets a Rival
Hoping to make Riley jealous, Peg invites an old flame for dinner.
Jun 19, 1953 • 30m
S1 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.
Jun 26, 1953 • 30m
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The Life Of Riley
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 • TV Series • 1953