The Life of Riley (1953)

Season 6

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 6

35 Episodes

  • Gossip
    E1
    Gossip
  • Riley's Ups and Downs
    E2
    Riley's Ups and DownsRiley agrees to switch apartments with Gillis and move upstairs at the end of the year.
  • The New Den
    E3
    The New DenPeg decides to turn a spare room into a den creating chaos in the Riley household, most of it caused by Chester.
  • Gillis' Childhood Friend
    E4
    Gillis' Childhood FriendAn old buddy of Jim arrives on the scene and Gillis starts spending all his spare time with the friend. Chester feels lonely and angry but his efforts to intrude create awkward moments.
  • Down for the Count
    E5
    Down for the CountContest enthusiast Riley applies a scientific method to determine the number of beans in a jar.
  • The Gruesome Twosome
    E6
    The Gruesome TwosomePeg and Honeybee take golf lessons so they can join the husbands in their outdoor activities. Chester and Jim are against the notion so they come up with devious plan to derail their wives' plans.
  • Happy Birthday, Little Chester
    E7
    Happy Birthday, Little ChesterRiley's party for baby Chester boomerangs.
  • Babs and the Latin
    E8
    Babs and the LatinRiley and Gillis wonder why Babs has begun acting strangely.
  • Anchors Aweigh
    E9
    Anchors Aweigh
  • Framed
    E10
    Framed
  • Nobody Down Here Likes Me
    E11
    Nobody Down Here Likes MeRiley becomes a recluse when his friends refuse to go fishing with him.
  • Baby Chester's First Words
    E12
    Baby Chester's First Words
  • A Trip for Peg
    E13
    A Trip for PegPeg is upset because Junior has moved out to the Fleming House on the college campus. To cheer her up, Riley insists she goes to the beauty parlor for the works then buy a new outfit. He intends to send her on vacation to Brooklyn to visit his brother and family. The only problem is, his brother's daughter, Annie from Brooklyn, shows up at their door on a mission to cheer Peg up.
  • Going Steady
    E14
    Going SteadyJunior has college finals coming up and needs private time to study without any distractions so he decides not to date his girlfriend Bobby for the next two weeks. Bobby agrees and now it becomes Riley's job to keep the hungry dating wolves away from Junior and Bobby until Junior completes his assignments.
  • A Guest from England
    E15
    A Guest from EnglandRiley has a hard time understanding the Cockney accent of a British exchange student staying at his residence.
  • Little Awful Annie
    E16
    Little Awful AnnieThe food bill soars when Annie falls for heavy-eating Moose.
  • Music Hath Charms
    E17
    Music Hath Charms
  • Movie Struck
    E18
    Movie Struck
  • Bowling Beauties
    E19
    Bowling BeautiesCunningham Aircraft has hired an efficiency expert, Walter Bellflower, to improve the recreational program for the employees. Walter has assigned Riley and Gillis to coach the new ladies bowling team; four old, rough-looking gals. But there's been a mistake, so Walter reassigns the boys to another team of young good looking beauties.
  • The Letter
    E20
    The LetterChester and Gillis persuade a discontented pal to leave his job, and they lend their assistance as he writes a letter of resignation.
  • Ten O'Clock Scholar
    E21
    Ten O'Clock ScholarRiley enrolls in night school to obtain his high-school diploma.
  • The Oily Birds
    E22
    The Oily BirdsBased on their duplex agreement, Riley owns the grounds plus the maintenance and Gillis is responsible for the roof. But Riley is getting tired of doing all the yard work so he starts a rumor that oil has been discovered on their property. When Gillis hears about the oil, he becomes anxious to share in some of the yard work.
  • Mrs. Aircraft Industries
    E23
    Mrs. Aircraft IndustriesBabs is entered in the Mrs. Aircraft Industries beauty contest.
  • After You're Gone
    E24
    After You're GoneRiley decides to be more generous to Peg.
  • A Test for Gillis
    E25
    A Test for Gillis
  • Riley's Burst Bubble
    E26
    Riley's Burst BubbleRiley schemes to reunite Annie with her father.
  • Teenage Troubles
    E27
    Teenage TroublesRiley schemes to prevent other boys from dating Junior's girlfriend.
  • The Otis Yonder Story
    E28
    The Otis Yonder Story
  • The Barracks Bag
    E29
    The Barracks Bag
  • The Price of Fame
    E30
    The Price of FameRiley becomes a hero when he captures a thief.
  • Annie's Radio Romance
    E31
    Annie's Radio RomanceAnnie loves to listen to her favorite radio program, "The Lonesome Guy", starring Charles Chambers. The program is offering a romantic evening out with the lonesome guy for some lucky love starved woman and Annie wins the contest. Unfortunately, it turns out that the "lonesome guy" is not as appealing as his silky voice would imply.
  • Dudley Comes to Town
    E32
    Dudley Comes to TownCalvin Dudley returns for a visit and ropes Riley and Gillis into a phony money-making scheme.
  • Live Modern
    E33
    Live Modern
  • Help for Honeybee
    E34
    Help for Honeybee
  • Here Comes Constance
    E35
    Here Comes ConstanceRiley and Gillis balk at attending cultural events with their wives.

Cast of Season 6

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

 

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