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Starring: William Bendix (as Chester A. Riley)
with: Marjorie Reynolds (as Peg Riley). Tom D'Andrea (as Jim Gillis)
Season 6 (NBC) (1957-58)
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 #############
 ############## season 6 1957-58 ##############
############### (final season) ###############
NBC Fridays 8:00pm
Show nos. 183-217 inc.
35 episodes

6.01 [183] Life of Riley: GOSSIP
Show no. 183 [LP25636]
13Sep57 NBC orig. airdate
Riley explains to Junior how gossip spreads, but the lessons backfires.

6.02 [184] Life of Riley: RILEY'S UPS AND DOWNS
Show no. 184 [LP25637]
20Sep57 NBC orig. airdate
Riley takes a downstairs apartment and agrees to switch with
Gillis and move upstairs at the end of the year.

6.03 [185] Life of Riley: THE NEW DEN
Show no. 185 [LP25640]
27Sep57 NBC orig. airdate
Peg tries to convert an unused room into a den for Riley.

6.04 [186] Life of Riley: GILLIS'S CHILDHOOD FRIEND
Show no. 186 [LP25638]
4Oct57 NBC orig. airdate
An old friend of Gillis spends so much time with him that Riley
feels neglected.

6.05 [187] Life of Riley: DOWN FOR THE COUNT
a.k.a. RILEY AND THE BEAN CONTEST
Show no. 187 [LP25639]
11Oct57 orig. airdate
Dejected over his failure to provide the family with a car,
Riley sees hope when he discovers a bean counting contest in a
local store in which the first prize is a brand new car.

6.06 [188] Life of Riley: THE GRUESOME TWOSOME
Show no. 188 [LP25641]
18Oct57 NBC orig. airdate
Peg and Honeybee suggest golf lessons as a diversion for their
tired husbands

6.07 [189] Life of Riley: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LITTLE CHESTER
Show no. 189 [LP25642]
25Oct57 orig. airdate
As baby Chester's birthday approaches, Riley decides a surprise
party is in order.

6.08 [190] Life of Riley: BABS AND THE LATIN
Show no. 190 [LP25643]
1Nov57 NBC orig. airdate
Riley and Gillis can't understand why Babs is acting so strange lately.

6.09 [191] Life of Riley: ANCHORS AWAY a.k.a. "Anchors Aweigh"
Show no. 191 [LP25644]
8Nov57 NBC orig. airdate
Riley and Gillis join a team from their factory and enter
a fishing contest.

6.10 [192] Life of Riley: FRAMED
Show no. 192 [LP25646]
15Nov57 NBC orig. airdate
The factory foreman names Riley and Gillis as the organizers
of a charity play.

6.11 [193] Life of Riley: NOBODY DOWN HERE LIKES ME
Show no. 193 [LP25648]
22Nov57 NBC Fri
Synopsis:
In return for Riley's help in repairing his boat, Cunningham offers to let Riley
use his lakeside cabin for a fishing party. Not knowing that Peg has planned a
surprise birthday celebration for him, Riley is crushed when the friends he
invited for a weekend of fishing all cancel out. [RF]

6.12 [194] Life of Riley: BABY CHESTER'S FIRST WORDS
Show no. 194 [LP25650]
29Nov57 NBC orig. airdate
Babysitters Riley and Gillis hear baby Chester talking, so
Riley calls Don in South America and forgets to watch the baby.

6.13 [195] Life of Riley: A TRIP FOR PEG
Show no. 195 [LP25645]
6Dec57 orig. airdate
Riley writes a letter to his relatives informing them that Peg
is going to visit, but the letter isn't clear, so the relatives
misunderstand and a niece arrives at Riley's house for a visit.

6.14 [196] Life of Riley: GOING STEADY
Show no. 196 [LP25647]
13Dec57 NBC orig. airdate
Riley has great plans for father-son activities during Junior's
school vacation, but the plans are upset when Junior starts
to go steady.

6.15 [197] Life of Riley: A GUEST FROM ENGLAND
Show no. 197. [LP25649]
20Dec57 NBC orig. airdate
A young English student comes to spend two weeks at the Riley
household, but Riley has trouble understanding his Cockney way
of speaking.

6.16 [198] Life of Riley: LITTLE AWFUL ANNIE
Show no. 198 [LP25655]
3Jan58 NBC orig. airdate
Annie becomes infatuated with Junior's friend Moose.

6.17 [199] Life of Riley: MUSIC HATH CHARMS
Show no. 199 [LP25657]
10Jan58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.18 [200] Life of Riley: MOVIE STRUCK
Show no. 200 [LP25653]
24Jan58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.19 [201] Life of Riley: BOWLING BEAUTIES
Show no. 201 [LP25654]
31Jan58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.20 [202] Life of Riley: THE LETTER
Show no. 202 [LP25656]
7Feb58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.21 [203] Life of Riley: TEN O'CLOCK SCHOLAR
Show no. 203 [LP25658]
14Feb58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.22 [204] Life of Riley: THE OILY BIRDS
Show no. 204 [LP25659]
21Feb58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.23 [205] Life of Riley: MRS. AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES
Show no. 205 [LP25652]
28Feb58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.24 [206] Life of Riley: AFTER YOU'RE GONE
Show no. 206 [LP25651]
7Mar58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.25 [207] Life of Riley: A TEST FOR GILLIS
Show no. 207 [LP25660]
14Mar58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.26 [208] Life of Riley: RILEY'S BURSTED BUBBLE
a.k.a. "Riley's Busted Bubble"
Show no. 208 [LP25661]
21Mar58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.27 [209] Life of Riley: TEENAGE TROUBLES
Show no. 209 [LP25662]
28Mar58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.28 [210] Life of Riley: THE OTIS YONDER STORY
Show no. 210 [LP25664]
4Apr58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.29 [211] Life of Riley: THE BARRACKS BAG
Show no. 211 [LP25665]
11Apr58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.30 [212] Life of Riley: THE PRICE OF FAME
Show no. 212 [LP25666]
18Apr58 orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.31 [213] Life of Riley: ANNIE'S RADIO ROMANCE
Show no. 213 [LP25663]
25Apr58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.32 [214] Life of Riley: DUDLEY COMES TO TOWN
Show no. 214 [LP25667]
2May58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.33 [215] Life of Riley: LIVE MODERN
Show no. 215 [LP25668]
9May58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.34 [216] Life of Riley: HELP FOR HONEYBEE
Show no. 216 [LP25669]
16May58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

6.35 [217] Life of Riley: HERE COMES CONSTANCE (final episode)
Show no. 217 [LP25670]
23May58 NBC orig. airdate
(no synopsis)

############## The Life of Riley #############
################## the end ###################
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