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. His stock answer to every turn of fate became a catch phrase: 'What a revoltin' development this is!"

Where to Watch The Life of Riley (1953) • Season 4

39 Episodes

  • Letter of Introduction
    E1
    Letter of Introduction
  • The Big Sacrifice
    E2
    The Big Sacrifice
  • The Marines Have Landed
    E3
    The Marines Have LandedBabs 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.
  • Love Comes to Waldo Binney
    E4
    Love Comes to Waldo BinneyWaldo 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.
  • Darling, Am I Growing Old
    E5
    Darling, Am I Growing Old
  • Do It Yourself
    E6
    Do It YourselfHaving 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.
  • Wedding Plans for Babs
    E7
    Wedding Plans for Babs
  • Dudley the Burglar
    E8
    Dudley the BurglarChester 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.
  • Pay the Penalty
    E9
    Pay the Penalty
  • Ghost Town
    E10
    Ghost TownChester 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.
  • The Famous Chester A. Riley, Junior
    E11
    The Famous Chester A. Riley, JuniorJunior 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.
  • Riley, the Tycoon
    E12
    Riley, the TycoonRiley 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.
  • Repeat Performance
    E13
    Repeat PerformanceRiley and Peg plan surprise anniversary parties for each other....on the same night.
  • Middle-Age Blues
    E14
    Middle-Age Blues
  • Waldo's Mother
    E15
    Waldo's MotherTo prevent his mother from moving in, Waldo announces he's engaged.
  • A Shower for Babs
    E16
    A Shower for Babs
  • Head of the Family
    E17
    Head of the Family
  • Riley and the Widow
    E18
    Riley and the Widow
  • Babs's Wedding
    E19
    Babs's WeddingIt's Babs' wedding day and its hard to tell who's more nervous - Chester A. Riley or his daughter, the bride.
  • Riley's Raffle
    E20
    Riley's RaffleRiley 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.
  • Junior Quits School
    E21
    Junior Quits SchoolRiley's task: persuading Junior to complete his education.
  • The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn
    E22
    The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn
  • Babs' New Job
    E23
    Babs' New Job
  • The Train Trip
    E24
    The Train Trip
  • The Contestant
    E25
    The Contestant
  • The Song Writer
    E26
    The Song Writer
  • His Brother-In-Law's Keeper
    E27
    His Brother-In-Law's KeeperRiley shelters his brother-in-law, a compulsive gambler.
  • Partnership
    E28
    Partnership
  • Riley's Allergy
    E29
    Riley's Allergy
  • Stage Door Riley
    E30
    Stage Door Riley
  • Riley's Club for Service Wives
    E31
    Riley's Club for Service Wives
  • Waterfront
    E32
    Waterfront
  • Expectantly Yours
    E33
    Expectantly YoursBabs 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.
  • Junior Gets a Car
    E34
    Junior Gets a Car
  • From Rags to Riches
    E35
    From Rags to Riches
  • House for Sale
    E36
    House for Sale
  • Babs Moves Out
    E37
    Babs Moves Out
  • Riley Trades His House
    E38
    Riley Trades His House
  • When Women Were Women
    E39
    When Women Were Women

Cast of Season 4

  • William BendixChester A. Riley
  • Marjorie ReynoldsPeg Riley
  • Tom D'AndreaJim Gillis
  • Lugene SandersBabs Riley
  • Wesley MorganJunior Riley

 

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