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Starring: William Bendix (as Chester A. Riley)
with: Marjorie Reynolds (as Peg Riley). Tom D'Andrea (as Jim Gillis)
Season 1 (NBC) (Early1953)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: John King, Tom Alger, Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
############## The Life of Riley #############
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NBC Fridays 8:30pm
Series Premiere Airdate January 2,1953
26 episodes (to be verified)
1.01 [--] Life of Riley: BAB'S SCHOOL ELECTION
Show no. 1
2Jan53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
Life of Riley- Babs School Election (pt1)
Life of Riley- Babs School Election (pt2)
Life of Riley- Babs School Election (pt3)Riley tries to insure his daughter's election as freshman class president.
1.02 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY'S GIFT FROM THE BOSS
Show no. 2
9Jan53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
Riley has been with the plant for ten years. When he sees the
initials C.A.R. after his name on a memo, he now thinks that
he will be given the car as a reward for all his good work
1.03 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY'S NEW SUIT
Show no. 3
16Jan53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
Riley tears his suit on the way to work. The children plan
to buy him a new one for his birthday and borrow the torn
one to get his measurements.
1.04 [--] Life of Riley: Show no. 4 - no details
23Jan53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
1.05 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY'S KISS IN THE DARK
Show no. 5
30Jan53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
Riley reluctantly accompanies Peg to a fancy dress party.
When the light goes off, an unknown woman kisses him.
1.06 [--] Life of Riley: Show no. 6 - no details
6Feb53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
1.07 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY'S SISTER CISSY
Show no. 7
13Feb53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
1.08 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY AND THE BEAR CONTEST
Show no. 8
20Feb53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
1.09 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY AND THE SOUTMASTER
Show no. 9
27Feb53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
Scoutmaster Riley is boasting again, this time he informs
his wife that he could do her housework in half the time it
takes her to do it.
1.10 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY INVADES THE FIGHT GAME
Show no. 10 [LP26640]
6Mar53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
DPUB: 13Jan53 copyright date
Guest Star:
Lou Nova
Killer Cooper, a boxer, is scheduled to take on Chester
Riley in an exhibition bout.
1.11 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY'S LOST WEEKEND
Show no. 11 [LP26641]
13Mar53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
DPUB: 20Feb53 copyright date
Riley decides to take the family on a trip to the country
to spend a three-day weekend.
1.12 [--] Life of Riley: JUNIOR WINS THE SOAPBOX DERBY
(Possibly Show no. 12)[LP26642]
20Mar53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
DPUB: 27Feb53 copyright date
Riley offers to help build Junios's soapbox racer.
1.13 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY'S FAMILY REUNION
Show no. 13 [LP26643]
27Mar53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
DPUB: 6Mar53 copyright date
A radio program plans a surprise party for Riley.
1.14 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY'S BUSINESS VENTURE
Show no. 14 [LP26644]
3Apr53 NBC orig. airdate
Riley and Dudley decide to go into business for themselves.
1.15 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY CAMPS OUT
Show no. 15
10Apr53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
Riley and Gillis goes on a camping trip to get away from
their daily boredom.
1.16 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY STEPS OUT
a.k.a. "The Rileys Step Out" (copyright title)
Show no. 16 [LP26645]
17Apr53 orig. airdate (to be verified)
When Riley finds two banquet tickets discarded by his boss
he decides to surprise peg.
1.17 [--] Life of Riley: RILEY'S OPERATION
Show no. 17
24Apr53 NBC orig. airdate (to be verified)
Life of Riley- Riley's Operation (pt1)
Life of Riley- Riley's Operation (pt2)
Life of Riley- Riley's Operation (pt3)Produced by Tom McKnight [RF]
Directed by Abby Berlin [RF]
Written for Television by Harry Clork [RF]
Synopsis:
Riley accidentally swallows a fishbone and the company doctor
insists that he has to have his tonsels removed.