The Life Of Riley

Jan 02, 1953 (en) Comedy [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jan 02, 1953
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    The Life Of Riley
  • Release
    Jan 02, 1953
  • en
    -

'What a revoltin' development this is!"

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. William Bendix

    Chester A. Riley

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 1 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 1953-01-02)

Babs' School Election

Episode: 1

Riley's Gift from the Boss

Episode: 2

Riley's New Suit

Episode: 3

The Cake Contest

Episode: 4

Riley's Kiss in the Dark

Episode: 5

Riley Proves His Manhood

Episode: 6

Riley's Sister Cissy

Episode: 7

Riley and the Bean Contest

Episode: 8

Riley the Scoutmaster

Episode: 9

Riley Invades the Fight Game

Episode: 10

Riley's Lost Weekend

Episode: 11

Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby

Episode: 12

Riley's Family Reunion

Episode: 13

Riley's Business Venture

Episode: 14

Riley Camps Out

Episode: 15

Riley Steps Out

Episode: 16

Riley's Operation

Episode: 17

Riley the Executive Type

Episode: 18

Riley Engages an Escort

Episode: 19

Riley Cultivates Babs

Episode: 20

Riley's Uncle Baxter

Episode: 21

Riley Outwits Cupid

Episode: 22

Riley Gets Engaged

Episode: 23

Riley Punishes Junior

Episode: 24

Riley Meets a Rival

Episode: 25

Riley the Typical Worker

Episode: 26

Season 2 ( 1953-09-18)

Riley's Stomach Ache

Episode: 1

Riley, the Animal Lover

Episode: 2

Riley Faces Fatherhood

Episode: 3

Peg's Birthday Present

Episode: 4

Riley's Surprise Package

Episode: 5

Riley's Old Flame

Episode: 6

Riley Hears Bells

Episode: 7

Riley's Surprise Party

Episode: 8

Junior's Vacation

Episode: 9

Riley's Burning Ambition

Episode: 10

Riley's Haunted House

Episode: 11

Riley's Separation

Episode: 12

Riley the Worrier

Episode: 13

Riley's Second Honeymoon

Episode: 14

Riley Teaches Junior Boxing

Episode: 15

Riley Balances the Budget

Episode: 16

Riley's Love Letters

Episode: 17

Junior's Double Date

Episode: 18

Riley's Uranium Mine

Episode: 19

Riley Brightens the Corner

Episode: 20

Babs' Used Car

Episode: 21

Riley and the Boss' Niece

Episode: 22

Riley and the Cop

Episode: 23

The Circus Comes to Town

Episode: 24

Riley in a Rut

Episode: 25

Riley, Surprise Witness

Episode: 26

Riley and the Beaux Arts Ball

Episode: 27

Riley Holds the Bag

Episode: 28

Riley Takes Up Art

Episode: 29

Riley's Good Deed

Episode: 30

Riley, the Heir

Episode: 31

Riley Takes Out Insurance

Episode: 32

Riley Faces Mother's Day

Episode: 33

Riley, the Newsboy

Episode: 34

Riley and the Foreman's Gift

Episode: 35

Riley Takes a Roomer

Episode: 36

Riley's Anniversary

Episode: 37

Riley Meets the Press

Episode: 38

Riley in Brooklyn

Episode: 39

Season 3 ( 1954-09-17)

Junior's Secret

Episode: 1

Riley in the Wild Blue Yonder

Episode: 2

Riley and the Suggestion Contest

Episode: 3

Destination Brooklyn

Episode: 4

The Dog Watch

Episode: 5

Babs and Junior Try Home Economics

Episode: 6

The Duck Hunting Trip

Episode: 7

Junior, the Chief Magistrate

Episode: 8

Riley Buys a Statue

Episode: 9

Riley Versus Numerology

Episode: 10

Riley, the Friendly Neighbor

Episode: 11

Riley's Wild Oats

Episode: 12

Puppy Love

Episode: 13

The Car Pool

Episode: 14

Job Opening

Episode: 15

Brotherly Love

Episode: 16

Unwelcome Guests

Episode: 17

Come Back, Little Junior

Episode: 18

Riley Buys a Wrestler

Episode: 19

Light-fingered Babs

Episode: 20

Family Activities Planned

Episode: 21

The Auction

Episode: 22

A Bride for Otto

Episode: 23

Sister Cissy Returns

Episode: 24

Night Shift

Episode: 25

Chicken Ranch

Episode: 26

Up to the Jury

Episode: 27

The Gymnasium

Episode: 28

Singing Cowboy

Episode: 29

Look Peg, I'm Dancing

Episode: 30

Meet the Neighbor

Episode: 31

Babs Gets Engaged

Episode: 32

Babs Graduation from College

Episode: 33

Brotherhood of the B.P.L.A.

Episode: 34

The Blockade

Episode: 35

The Diet

Episode: 36

Out to Pasture

Episode: 37

Top Secret

Episode: 38

Riley Unites the Family

Episode: 39

School Board Critic

Episode: 40

The Stupid Cupid

Episode: 41

Season 4 ( 1955-09-16)

Letter of Introduction

Episode: 1

The Big Sacrifice

Episode: 2

The Marines Have Landed

Episode: 3

Love Comes to Waldo Binney

Episode: 4

Darling, Am I Growing Old

Episode: 5

Do It Yourself

Episode: 6

Wedding Plans for Babs

Episode: 7

Dudley the Burglar

Episode: 8

Pay the Penalty

Episode: 9

Ghost Town

Episode: 10

The Famous Chester A. Riley, Junior

Episode: 11

Riley, the Tycoon

Episode: 12

Repeat Performance

Episode: 13

Middle-Age Blues

Episode: 14

Waldo's Mother

Episode: 15

A Shower for Babs

Episode: 16

Head of the Family

Episode: 17

Riley and the Widow

Episode: 18

Babs's Wedding

Episode: 19

Riley's Raffle

Episode: 20

Junior Quits School

Episode: 21

The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn

Episode: 22

Babs' New Job

Episode: 23

The Train Trip

Episode: 24

The Contestant

Episode: 25

The Song Writer

Episode: 26

His Brother-In-Law's Keeper

Episode: 27

Partnership

Episode: 28

Riley's Allergy

Episode: 29

Stage Door Riley

Episode: 30

Riley's Club for Service Wives

Episode: 31

Waterfront

Episode: 32

Expectantly Yours

Episode: 33

Junior Gets a Car

Episode: 34

From Rags to Riches

Episode: 35

House for Sale

Episode: 36

Babs Moves Out

Episode: 37

Riley Trades His House

Episode: 38

When Women Were Women

Episode: 39

Season 5 ( 1956-09-14)

A Wire for Gillis

Episode: 1

The First Quarrel

Episode: 2

Buttering Up a Millionaire

Episode: 3

The New Job

Episode: 4

Destination Del Mar Vista

Episode: 5

Uncle Bixby Takes Over

Episode: 6

Friends Are Where You Find Them

Episode: 7

Juvenile Delinquent

Episode: 8

Riley's Lonely Night

Episode: 9

A Man's Pride

Episode: 10

Riley Hires a Nurse

Episode: 11

Blessed Event

Episode: 12

Benefit for Egbert

Episode: 13

Honeybee's Mother

Episode: 14

World's Greatest Grandson

Episode: 15

Double, Double Date

Episode: 16

Riley Wins a Trip

Episode: 17

Aloha Riley, Goodbye

Episode: 18

Change in Command

Episode: 19

Strolling Through the Park

Episode: 20

Deep in the Heart of...

Episode: 21

Candid Camera

Episode: 22

Foreign Intrigue

Episode: 23

All-American Brain

Episode: 24

Getting Riley's Goat

Episode: 25

A Young Man's Fancy

Episode: 26

Babs's Dream House

Episode: 27

A Watch for Gillis

Episode: 28

Junior's Future

Episode: 29

A Day at the Beach

Episode: 30

A House Divided

Episode: 31

Return to Blue View

Episode: 32

The High Cost of Riley

Episode: 33

Babs Comes Home

Episode: 34

Father-In-Law Versus Father-In-Law

Episode: 35

The Stray Dog

Episode: 36

Vacation Plans

Episode: 37

Homeless Otto

Episode: 38

Summer Job for Junior

Episode: 39

Season 6 ( 1957-09-13)

Gossip

Episode: 1

Riley's Ups and Downs

Episode: 2

The New Den

Episode: 3

Gillis' Childhood Friend

Episode: 4

Down for the Count

Episode: 5

The Gruesome Twosome

Episode: 6

Happy Birthday, Little Chester

Episode: 7

Babs and the Latin

Episode: 8

Anchors Aweigh

Episode: 9

Framed

Episode: 10

Nobody Down Here Likes Me

Episode: 11

Baby Chester's First Words

Episode: 12

A Trip for Peg

Episode: 13

Going Steady

Episode: 14

A Guest from England

Episode: 15

Little Awful Annie

Episode: 16

Music Hath Charms

Episode: 17

Movie Struck

Episode: 18

Bowling Beauties

Episode: 19
Jan 02, 1953 (en)
Comedy
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Jan 02, 1953
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 60%
Original Title The Life Of Riley
en

'What a revoltin' development this is!"

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer