Abby Berlin
Director
The Life of Riley (1953)
Season 4
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.
Released Jan. 2, 1953
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: imdb.los-angeles-california, imdb.blue-collar-worker, imdb.riveter, imdb.aircraft-factory, imdb.family-life, imdb.family-sitcom, imdb.clumsiness + 15 more, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.fatherhood, imdb.teenage-girl, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.based-on-radio-show, imdb.character-name-as-series-title, imdb.surname-as-series-title, imdb.four-word-series-title, imdb.teenage-boy, imdb.airplane, imdb.sitcom, imdb.factory-worker, tmdb.blue-collar, tmdb.sitcom, tmdb.1950s
Watch Providers: Tubi TV
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Letter of Introduction
Sept. 16, 1955, midnight
S4E2 - The Big Sacrifice
Sept. 23, 1955, midnight
S4E3 - The Marines Have Landed
Babs is worried when she hasn't heard from her marine boyfriend for awhile. Riley comes up with an outrageous scheme to cheer his little girl up which goes wrong and makes things worse.
Sept. 30, 1955, midnight
S4E4 - Love Comes to Waldo Binney
Waldo Binny's sister, Mrs. Lindsey, knocks on Riley door looking for her brother. She wants Waldo to babysit her son, Drake, for the weekend but Waldo is hiding because he knows his little nephew is a monster. Besides, Waldo has a big date tonight with his new love, Millicent. Mrs. Lindsey leaves Drake in Riley's care but now no one wants responsibility to babysit the difficult child.
Oct. 7, 1955, midnight
S4E5 - Darling, Am I Growing Old
Oct. 14, 1955, midnight
S4E6 - Do It Yourself
Having promised a fishing trip to Hawkins, and then forgetting to rent a boat, Riley and Otto borrow Muley's rowboat, but wreck it. They then turn to attempting to assemble a prefab boat, but stupidly put it together in Riley's parlor.
Oct. 21, 1955, midnight
S4E7 - Wedding Plans for Babs
Oct. 28, 1955, midnight
S4E8 - Dudley the Burglar
Chester has misplaced his watch and Dudley puts it in a vase for safekeeping. Riley gets the notion he is a thief from his actions and intends to not only reform his pal from his life of crime, but also get his timepiece back.
Nov. 4, 1955, midnight
S4E9 - Pay the Penalty
Nov. 11, 1955, midnight
S4E10 - Ghost Town
Chester fakes a backache and his boss gives him the entire week off. Riley looks forward to his surprise vacation but things don't go as planned, much to his disappointment.
Nov. 18, 1955, midnight
S4E11 - The Famous Chester A. Riley, Junior
Junior has success on the football field and he lets the praise go to his head. The Riley parents wonder how to handle their son but Junior had his ego deflated in awkward circumstances.
Nov. 25, 1955, midnight
S4E12 - Riley, the Tycoon
Riley gets an unexpected day off from the airplane plant and decides to spend it in the park. Chester's appearance and behavior lead to mistaken ideas about his financial situation.
Dec. 2, 1955, midnight
S4E13 - Repeat Performance
Riley and Peg plan surprise anniversary parties for each other....on the same night.
Dec. 9, 1955, midnight
S4E14 - Middle-Age Blues
Dec. 16, 1955, midnight
S4E15 - Waldo's Mother
To prevent his mother from moving in, Waldo announces he's engaged.
Dec. 23, 1955, midnight
S4E16 - A Shower for Babs
Dec. 30, 1955, midnight
S4E17 - Head of the Family
Jan. 6, 1956, midnight
S4E18 - Riley and the Widow
Jan. 13, 1956, midnight
S4E19 - Babs's Wedding
It's Babs' wedding day and its hard to tell who's more nervous - Chester A. Riley or his daughter, the bride.
Jan. 20, 1956, midnight
S4E20 - Riley's Raffle
Riley thinks it's time the family had a second auto and he will sacrifice his motorcycle to make it happen. Chester holds a raffle for his bike but he befuddles the idea and his plan starts to unravel.
Jan. 27, 1956, midnight
S4E21 - Junior Quits School
Riley's task: persuading Junior to complete his education.
Feb. 3, 1956, midnight
S4E22 - The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn
Feb. 10, 1956, midnight
S4E23 - Babs' New Job
Feb. 17, 1956, midnight
S4E24 - The Train Trip
Feb. 24, 1956, midnight
S4E25 - The Contestant
March 2, 1956, midnight
S4E26 - The Song Writer
March 9, 1956, midnight
S4E27 - His Brother-In-Law's Keeper
Riley shelters his brother-in-law, a compulsive gambler.
March 16, 1956, midnight
S4E28 - Partnership
March 23, 1956, midnight
S4E29 - Riley's Allergy
March 30, 1956, midnight
S4E30 - Stage Door Riley
April 6, 1956, midnight
S4E31 - Riley's Club for Service Wives
April 13, 1956, midnight
S4E32 - Waterfront
April 20, 1956, midnight
S4E33 - Expectantly Yours
Babs leaves out an instruction list from her doctor and Chester finds it. He jumps to the conclusion that Don's mother is expecting. Babs struggles to clear up the misunderstanding and tell her dad his little girl is having a baby.
April 27, 1956, midnight
S4E34 - Junior Gets a Car
May 4, 1956, midnight
S4E35 - From Rags to Riches
May 11, 1956, midnight
S4E36 - House for Sale
May 18, 1956, midnight
S4E37 - Babs Moves Out
May 25, 1956, midnight
S4E38 - Riley Trades His House
June 1, 1956, midnight
S4E39 - When Women Were Women
June 8, 1956, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1740 min.
Released: Jan. 2, 1953
Last Air Date: May 23, 1958, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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