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The Life Of Riley

'What a revoltin' development this is!"

Comedy

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.

Jan 2, 19536 seasons219 episodesEndedEN

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William Bendix

Chester A. Riley

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Marjorie Reynolds

Peg Riley

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Tom D'Andrea

Jim Gillis

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Seasons

Season 1

26 episodes

Premiered Jan 2, 1953

Season 2

39 episodes

Premiered Sep 18, 1953

Season 3

41 episodes

Premiered Sep 17, 1954

Season 4

39 episodes

Premiered Sep 16, 1955

Season 5

39 episodes

Premiered Sep 14, 1956

Season 6

35 episodes

Premiered Sep 13, 1957

Episodes

1–6 of 26

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Ep 1

Babs' School Election

Jan 2, 1953

30m

Babs is running for President of her college's freshman class. Riley attempts to provide unwanted assistance to her election campaign meet with predictable disaster.

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Ep 2

Riley's Gift from the Boss

Jan 9, 1953

30m

Riley receives a letter from the president of the airplane plant in which he works, Cyrus P. Cunningham, announcing that the company will honor Riley's ten years of service with a luncheon in the boardroom the following day.

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Ep 3

Riley's New Suit

Jan 16, 1953

30m

Riley needs a new suit. When his kids decide to surprise him with one, he begins thinking he's crazy because the only suit he has to use keeps disappearing.

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Ep 4