Life of Riley
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.
Bab's School ElectionBabs is running for President of her college's freshman class. Riley attempts to provide unwanted assistance to her election campaign meet with predictable disaster. | Family ReunionRiley's family is selected to appear in a radio program that brings parents and a child together for a family reunion - and plants hidden microphones throughout the house to capture their unrehearsed reactions to the event. | Riley's Business VentureRiley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand. | Riley Camps OutFeeling that their families don't sufficiently appreciate them, Riley and Gillis decide to spend their vacation camping at a remote mountain cabin - and come to appreciate their lives back in the suburbs. |
Riley Steps OutWhen Riley finds two banquet tickets discarded by his boss he decides to surprise Peg. | Riley's OperationRiley's sore throat is traced to his tonsils and he's ordered to have them removed. It's all his family and friends can do to get him to the hospital for his operation. | Riley the Executive TypeRiley is convinced he deserves better pay, but his boss accepts his resignation. | Riley's StomachacheRiley makes a midnight raid on the icebox and winds up with an upset stomach. |
Riley the Animal LoverRiley buys a junkman's broken-down horse to save it from the glue factory, but he can't find a place to keep it. | Riley's Burning AmbitionWhen the plant foreman is sent out of town on a special job, Riley takes his place. | Riley's SeparationRiley and Peg plan surprise parties for each other. | Riley the WorrierRiley fixes Babs up with a blind date. |
Riley Teaches Junior BoxingRiley teaches Junior to box. | Junior's Double DateJunior has two dates for his first dance. | Riley and the Boss' NieceRiley is a bundle of nerves, after he promises his boss, Mr. Cunningham, that he'll get a football player to escort his big homely niece to the school dance. | Riley's AnniversaryRiley and Peg plan surprise parties for each other. |
Junior's SecretJunior and Egbert plot to buy a boat, but Riley and Gillis misunderstand and think they are planning to get married. | Destination BrooklynThe family heads for Brooklyn when Riley wins a vacation. | The Dog WatchThe boss's dog escapes from Riley. | Come Back Little JuniorJunior and Egbert leave home, with their fathers in hot pursuit. |
Love Comes to Waldo BinneyConfirmed bachelor Waldo falls in love. | 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. | Bab's WeddingIt's Babs' wedding day and its hard to tell who's more nervous - Chester A. Riley or his daughter, the bride. | Junior Quits SchoolRiley's task is to persuade Junior to complete his education. |
Destination Del Mar VistaRiley and Gillis go house-hunting in Del Mar Vista. | Friends Are Where You Find ThemFurious with one another after arguing, best friends Riley and Gillis compete to meet other people and make new friends. | Juvenile DelinquentJunior announces his intention to buy a hot rod. | Deep In The Heart of TexasRiley and Gillis startle the town with a midnight horse ride. |
A Young Man's FancyRiley steps in when he suspects Junior is dating an older woman. | Bab's Dream HouseBabs tells Peg that she and her husband have hired a famous architect to design their new home. Riley isn't convinced that the designer knows his business and soon the two men are butting heads over the project's blueprints. | Vacation PlansWhen Riley is furlough temporarily from his job, he decides to surprise the family and take them on a spring vacation, but Peg, Babs and Junior aren't too keen on the prospect. | Help From HoneybeeGillis and Honeybee stage a split-up to stop Riley from meddling in their affairs. |