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The Life Of Riley: Season 1
January 2, 1953
26 Episodes
~30 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
26
1
Babs' School Election
Jan 2, 1953
30 min
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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2
Riley's Gift from the Boss
Jan 9, 1953
30 min
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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3
Riley's New Suit
Jan 16, 1953
30 min
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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4
The Cake Contest
Jan 23, 1953
30 min
Riley replaces Peg's baking-contest entry with a store-bought cake.
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5
Riley's Kiss in the Dark
Jan 30, 1953
30 min
Riley tries determining the identity of a woman who kissed him in the dark.
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6
Riley Proves His Manhood
Feb 6, 1953
30 min
Peg goes to work in a run-down café.
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7
Riley's Sister Cissy
Feb 13, 1953
30 min
Riley makes a last-ditch attempt to marry off his sister Cissy.
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8
Riley and the Bean Contest
Feb 20, 1953
30 min
Riley goes all out to win a car in a bean-counting contest.
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9
Riley the Scoutmaster
Feb 27, 1953
30 min
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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10
Riley Invades the Fight Game
Mar 6, 1953
30 min
Riley is pitted against boxer Lou Nova at a charity bazaar.
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11
Riley's Lost Weekend
Mar 13, 1953
30 min
The Rileys swap houses with "Square Head" Malloy for three days.
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12
Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby
Mar 20, 1953
30 min
Junior's efforts to build a racer are hampered by unwanted advice.
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13
Riley's Family Reunion
Mar 27, 1953
30 min
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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14
Riley's Business Venture
Apr 3, 1953
30 min
Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.
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15
Riley Camps Out
Apr 10, 1953
30 min
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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16
Riley Steps Out
Apr 17, 1953
30 min
Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.
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17
Riley's Operation
Apr 24, 1953
30 min
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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18
Riley the Executive Type
May 1, 1953
30 min
Riley is dismayed when his spur-of-the-moment resignation is accepted.
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19
Riley Engages an Escort
May 8, 1953
30 min
Riley's efforts to secure a date for Babs to the Sadie Hawkins dance backfire.
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20
Riley Cultivates Babs
May 15, 1953
30 min
When Babs' friends see her out with Riley, rumors fly that she's dating a rich older man.
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21
Riley's Uncle Baxter
May 22, 1953
30 min
Peg's uncle captivates the Rileys with stories of his war heroism.
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22
Riley Outwits Cupid
May 29, 1953
30 min
Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.
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23
Riley Gets Engaged
Jun 5, 1953
30 min
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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24
Riley Punishes Junior
Jun 12, 1953
30 min
Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.
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25
Riley Meets a Rival
Jun 19, 1953
30 min
Hoping to make Riley jealous, Peg invites an old flame for dinner.
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26
Riley the Typical Worker
Jun 26, 1953
30 min
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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