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The Life Of Riley

'What a revoltin' development this is!"

1953–19586 Seasons219 Episodes
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.

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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.

Network / Platform
NBC
First Aired
02/Jan/1953
Language
English
Schedule
Friday · 20:30

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S6 E35Here Comes Constance23/May/1958 • 30m
S6 E34Help for Honeybee16/May/1958 • 30m
S6 E33Live Modern09/May/1958 • 30m
S6 E32Dudley Comes to Town02/May/1958 • 30m
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Binge Meter48%Slow Burn
Episode PulseQuiet40% activity
Drop Rate0%Very Low
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Season 60 / 35 watched
S6 E1Gossip13/Sep/1957 • 30m
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S6 E2Riley's Ups and Downs20/Sep/1957 • 30m
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S6 E3The New Den27/Sep/1957 • 30m
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S6 E4Gillis' Childhood Friend04/Oct/1957 • 30m
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S6 E5Down for the Count11/Oct/1957 • 30m
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S6 E6The Gruesome Twosome18/Oct/1957 • 30m
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S6 E7Happy Birthday, Little Chester25/Oct/1957 • 30m
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S6 E8Babs and the Latin01/Nov/1957 • 30m
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S6 E9Anchors Aweigh08/Nov/1957 • 30m
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S6 E10Framed15/Nov/1957 • 30m
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S6 E11Nobody Down Here Likes Me22/Nov/1957 • 30m
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S6 E12Baby Chester's First Words29/Nov/1957 • 30m
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S6 E13A Trip for Peg06/Dec/1957 • 30m
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S6 E14Going Steady13/Dec/1957 • 30m
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S6 E15A Guest from England20/Dec/1957 • 30m
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S6 E16Little Awful Annie03/Jan/1958 • 30m
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S6 E17Music Hath Charms10/Jan/1958 • 30m
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S6 E18Movie Struck24/Jan/1958 • 30m
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S6 E19Bowling Beauties31/Jan/1958 • 30m
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S6 E20The Letter07/Feb/1958 • 30m
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S6 E21Ten O'Clock Scholar14/Feb/1958 • 30m
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S6 E22The Oily Birds21/Feb/1958 • 30m
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S6 E23Mrs. Aircraft Industries28/Feb/1958 • 30m
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S6 E24After You're Gone07/Mar/1958 • 30m
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S6 E25A Test for Gillis14/Mar/1958 • 30m
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S6 E26Riley's Burst Bubble21/Mar/1958 • 30m
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S6 E27Teenage Troubles28/Mar/1958 • 30m
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S6 E28The Otis Yonder Story04/Apr/1958 • 30m
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S6 E29The Barracks Bag11/Apr/1958 • 30m
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S6 E30The Price of Fame18/Apr/1958 • 30m
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S6 E31Annie's Radio Romance25/Apr/1958 • 30m
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S6 E32Dudley Comes to Town02/May/1958 • 30m
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S6 E33Live Modern09/May/1958 • 30m
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S6 E34Help for Honeybee16/May/1958 • 30m
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S6 E35Here Comes Constance23/May/1958 • 30m
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Season 50 / 39 watched
S5 E1A Wire for Gillis14/Sep/1956 • 30m
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S5 E2The First Quarrel21/Sep/1956 • 30m
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S5 E3Buttering Up a Millionaire28/Sep/1956 • 30m
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S5 E4The New Job05/Oct/1956 • 30m
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S5 E5Destination Del Mar Vista12/Oct/1956 • 30m
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S5 E6Uncle Bixby Takes Over19/Oct/1956 • 30m
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S5 E7Friends Are Where You Find Them26/Oct/1956 • 30m
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S5 E8Juvenile Delinquent02/Nov/1956 • 30m
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S5 E9Riley's Lonely Night09/Nov/1956 • 30m
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S5 E10A Man's Pride16/Nov/1956 • 30m
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S5 E11Riley Hires a Nurse23/Nov/1956 • 30m
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S5 E12Blessed Event30/Nov/1956 • 30m
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S5 E13Benefit for Egbert07/Dec/1956 • 30m
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S5 E14Honeybee's Mother14/Dec/1956 • 30m
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S5 E15World's Greatest Grandson21/Dec/1956 • 30m
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S5 E16Double, Double Date28/Dec/1956 • 30m
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S5 E17Riley Wins a Trip04/Jan/1957 • 30m
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S5 E18Aloha Riley, Goodbye11/Jan/1957 • 30m
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S5 E19Change in Command18/Jan/1957 • 30m
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S5 E20Strolling Through the Park25/Jan/1957 • 30m
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S5 E21Deep in the Heart of...01/Feb/1957 • 30m
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S5 E22Candid Camera08/Feb/1957 • 30m
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S5 E23Foreign Intrigue15/Feb/1957 • 30m
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S5 E24All-American Brain22/Feb/1957 • 30m
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S5 E25Getting Riley's Goat01/Mar/1957 • 30m
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S5 E26A Young Man's Fancy08/Mar/1957 • 30m
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S5 E27Babs's Dream House15/Mar/1957 • 30m
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S5 E28A Watch for Gillis22/Mar/1957 • 30m
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S5 E29Junior's Future29/Mar/1957 • 30m
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S5 E30A Day at the Beach05/Apr/1957 • 30m
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S5 E31A House Divided12/Apr/1957 • 30m
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S5 E32Return to Blue View19/Apr/1957 • 30m
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S5 E33The High Cost of Riley26/Apr/1957 • 30m
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S5 E34Babs Comes Home03/May/1957 • 30m
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S5 E35Father-In-Law Versus Father-In-Law10/May/1957 • 30m
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S5 E36The Stray Dog17/May/1957 • 30m
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S5 E37Vacation Plans24/May/1957 • 30m
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S5 E38Homeless Otto31/May/1957 • 30m
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S5 E39Summer Job for Junior07/Jun/1957 • 30m
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Season 40 / 39 watched
S4 E1Letter of Introduction16/Sep/1955 • 30m
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S4 E2The Big Sacrifice23/Sep/1955 • 30m
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S4 E3The Marines Have Landed30/Sep/1955 • 30m
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S4 E4Love Comes to Waldo Binney07/Oct/1955 • 30m
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S4 E5Darling, Am I Growing Old14/Oct/1955 • 30m
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S4 E6Do It Yourself21/Oct/1955 • 30m
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S4 E7Wedding Plans for Babs28/Oct/1955 • 30m
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S4 E8Dudley the Burglar04/Nov/1955 • 30m
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S4 E9Pay the Penalty11/Nov/1955 • 30m
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S4 E10Ghost Town18/Nov/1955 • 30m
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S4 E11The Famous Chester A. Riley, Junior25/Nov/1955 • 30m
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S4 E12Riley, the Tycoon02/Dec/1955 • 30m
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S4 E13Repeat Performance09/Dec/1955 • 30m
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S4 E14Middle-Age Blues16/Dec/1955 • 30m
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S4 E15Waldo's Mother23/Dec/1955 • 30m
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S4 E16A Shower for Babs30/Dec/1955 • 30m
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S4 E17Head of the Family06/Jan/1956 • 30m
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S4 E18Riley and the Widow13/Jan/1956 • 30m
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S4 E19Babs's Wedding20/Jan/1956 • 30m
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S4 E20Riley's Raffle27/Jan/1956 • 30m
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S4 E21Junior Quits School03/Feb/1956 • 30m
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S4 E22The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn10/Feb/1956 • 30m
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S4 E23Babs' New Job17/Feb/1956 • 30m
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S4 E24The Train Trip24/Feb/1956 • 30m
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S4 E25The Contestant02/Mar/1956 • 30m
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S4 E26The Song Writer09/Mar/1956 • 30m
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S4 E27His Brother-In-Law's Keeper16/Mar/1956 • 30m
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S4 E28Partnership23/Mar/1956 • 30m
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S4 E29Riley's Allergy30/Mar/1956 • 30m
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S4 E30Stage Door Riley06/Apr/1956 • 30m
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S4 E31Riley's Club for Service Wives13/Apr/1956 • 30m
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S4 E32Waterfront20/Apr/1956 • 30m
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S4 E33Expectantly Yours27/Apr/1956 • 30m
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S4 E34Junior Gets a Car04/May/1956 • 30m
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S4 E35From Rags to Riches11/May/1956 • 30m
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S4 E36House for Sale18/May/1956 • 30m
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S4 E37Babs Moves Out25/May/1956 • 30m
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S4 E38Riley Trades His House01/Jun/1956 • 30m
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S4 E39When Women Were Women08/Jun/1956 • 30m
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Season 30 / 41 watched
S3 E1Junior's Secret17/Sep/1954 • 30m
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S3 E2Riley in the Wild Blue Yonder24/Sep/1954 • 30m
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S3 E3Riley and the Suggestion Contest01/Oct/1954 • 30m
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S3 E4Destination Brooklyn08/Oct/1954 • 30m
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S3 E5The Dog Watch15/Oct/1954 • 30m
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S3 E6Babs and Junior Try Home Economics22/Oct/1954 • 30m
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S3 E7The Duck Hunting Trip29/Oct/1954 • 30m
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S3 E8Junior, the Chief Magistrate05/Nov/1954 • 30m
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S3 E9Riley Buys a Statue12/Nov/1954 • 30m
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S3 E10Riley Versus Numerology19/Nov/1954 • 30m
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S3 E11Riley, the Friendly Neighbor26/Nov/1954 • 30m
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S3 E12Riley's Wild Oats03/Dec/1954 • 30m
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S3 E13Puppy Love10/Dec/1954 • 30m
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S3 E14The Car Pool17/Dec/1954 • 30m
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S3 E15Job Opening24/Dec/1954 • 30m
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S3 E16Brotherly Love31/Dec/1954 • 30m
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S3 E17Unwelcome Guests07/Jan/1955 • 30m
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S3 E18Come Back, Little Junior14/Jan/1955 • 30m
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S3 E19Riley Buys a Wrestler21/Jan/1955 • 30m
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S3 E20Light-fingered Babs28/Jan/1955 • 30m
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S3 E21Family Activities Planned04/Feb/1955 • 30m
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S3 E22The Auction11/Feb/1955 • 30m
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S3 E23A Bride for Otto18/Feb/1955 • 30m
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S3 E24Sister Cissy Returns25/Feb/1955 • 30m
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S3 E25Night Shift04/Mar/1955 • 30m
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S3 E26Chicken Ranch11/Mar/1955 • 30m
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S3 E27Up to the Jury18/Mar/1955 • 30m
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S3 E28The Gymnasium25/Mar/1955 • 30m
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S3 E29Singing Cowboy01/Apr/1955 • 30m
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S3 E30Look Peg, I'm Dancing08/Apr/1955 • 30m
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S3 E31Meet the Neighbor15/Apr/1955 • 30m
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S3 E32Babs Gets Engaged22/Apr/1955 • 30m
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S3 E33Babs Graduation from College29/Apr/1955 • 30m
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S3 E34Brotherhood of the B.P.L.A.06/May/1955 • 30m
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S3 E35The Blockade13/May/1955 • 30m
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S3 E36The Diet20/May/1955 • 30m
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S3 E37Out to Pasture27/May/1955 • 30m
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S3 E38Top Secret03/Jun/1955 • 30m
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S3 E39Riley Unites the Family10/Jun/1955 • 30m
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S3 E40School Board Critic17/Jun/1955 • 30m
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S3 E41The Stupid Cupid24/Jun/1955 • 30m
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Season 20 / 39 watched
S2 E1Riley's Stomach Ache18/Sep/1953 • 30m
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S2 E2Riley, the Animal Lover25/Sep/1953 • 30m
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S2 E3Riley Faces Fatherhood02/Oct/1953 • 30m
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S2 E4Peg's Birthday Present09/Oct/1953 • 30m
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S2 E5Riley's Surprise Package16/Oct/1953 • 30m
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S2 E6Riley's Old Flame23/Oct/1953 • 30m
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S2 E7Riley Hears Bells30/Oct/1953 • 30m
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S2 E8Riley's Surprise Party06/Nov/1953 • 30m
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S2 E9Junior's Vacation13/Nov/1953 • 30m
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S2 E10Riley's Burning Ambition20/Nov/1953 • 30m
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S2 E11Riley's Haunted House27/Nov/1953 • 30m
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S2 E12Riley's Separation04/Dec/1953 • 30m
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S2 E13Riley the Worrier18/Dec/1953 • 30m
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S2 E14Riley's Second Honeymoon25/Dec/1953 • 30m
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S2 E15Riley Teaches Junior Boxing01/Jan/1954 • 30m
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S2 E16Riley Balances the Budget08/Jan/1954 • 30m
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S2 E17Riley's Love Letters15/Jan/1954 • 30m
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S2 E18Junior's Double Date22/Jan/1954 • 30m
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S2 E19Riley's Uranium Mine29/Jan/1954 • 30m
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S2 E20Riley Brightens the Corner05/Feb/1954 • 30m
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S2 E21Babs' Used Car12/Feb/1954 • 30m
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S2 E22Riley and the Boss' Niece19/Feb/1954 • 30m
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S2 E23Riley and the Cop26/Feb/1954 • 30m
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S2 E24The Circus Comes to Town05/Mar/1954 • 30m
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S2 E25Riley in a Rut12/Mar/1954 • 30m
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S2 E26Riley, Surprise Witness19/Mar/1954 • 30m
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S2 E27Riley and the Beaux Arts Ball26/Mar/1954 • 30m
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S2 E28Riley Holds the Bag02/Apr/1954 • 30m
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S2 E29Riley Takes Up Art09/Apr/1954 • 30m
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S2 E30Riley's Good Deed16/Apr/1954 • 30m
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S2 E31Riley, the Heir23/Apr/1954 • 30m
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S2 E32Riley Takes Out Insurance30/Apr/1954 • 30m
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S2 E33Riley Faces Mother's Day07/May/1954 • 30m
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S2 E34Riley, the Newsboy14/May/1954 • 30m
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S2 E35Riley and the Foreman's Gift21/May/1954 • 30m
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S2 E36Riley Takes a Roomer28/May/1954 • 30m
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S2 E37Riley's Anniversary04/Jun/1954 • 30m
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S2 E38Riley Meets the Press11/Jun/1954 • 30m
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S2 E39Riley in Brooklyn18/Jun/1954 • 30m
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Season 10 / 26 watched
S1 E1Babs' School Election02/Jan/1953 • 30m
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S1 E2Riley's Gift from the Boss09/Jan/1953 • 30m
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S1 E3Riley's New Suit16/Jan/1953 • 30m
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S1 E4The Cake Contest23/Jan/1953 • 30m
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S1 E5Riley's Kiss in the Dark30/Jan/1953 • 30m
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S1 E6Riley Proves His Manhood06/Feb/1953 • 30m
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S1 E7Riley's Sister Cissy13/Feb/1953 • 30m
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S1 E8Riley and the Bean Contest20/Feb/1953 • 30m
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S1 E9Riley the Scoutmaster27/Feb/1953 • 30m
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S1 E10Riley Invades the Fight Game06/Mar/1953 • 30m
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S1 E11Riley's Lost Weekend13/Mar/1953 • 30m
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S1 E12Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby20/Mar/1953 • 30m
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S1 E13Riley's Family Reunion27/Mar/1953 • 30m
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S1 E14Riley's Business Venture03/Apr/1953 • 30m
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S1 E15Riley Camps Out10/Apr/1953 • 30m
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S1 E16Riley Steps Out17/Apr/1953 • 30m
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S1 E17Riley's Operation24/Apr/1953 • 30m
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S1 E18Riley the Executive Type01/May/1953 • 30m
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S1 E19Riley Engages an Escort08/May/1953 • 30m
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S1 E20Riley Cultivates Babs15/May/1953 • 30m
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S1 E21Riley's Uncle Baxter22/May/1953 • 30m
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S1 E22Riley Outwits Cupid29/May/1953 • 30m
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S1 E23Riley Gets Engaged05/Jun/1953 • 30m
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S1 E24Riley Punishes Junior12/Jun/1953 • 30m
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S1 E25Riley Meets a Rival19/Jun/1953 • 30m
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S1 E26Riley the Typical Worker26/Jun/1953 • 30m
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Status
Continuing
Country
United States
Runtime
30 min
External
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Full cast and crew
William BendixChester A. RileyMarjorie ReynoldsPeg RileyTom D'AndreaJim GillisLugene SandersBabs RileyWesley MorganJunior RileyVince BarnettHermanWilliam BoyettCoachDick WesselSquarehead MalloyGloria BlondellHoneybeeNancy KulpCharlotte LindsayTom NolanDrakeZsa Zsa GaborGigiGuinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsFinneganJoe FlynnJenkinsNorma VardenMotherSam FlintJudgeDouglas FowleyEddieArthur ShieldsMr. WinkleyHenry KulkyOtto SchmidlapFrances RobinsonLibrarianOlaf HyttenButlerSterling HollowayWaldo BinneyTaylor HolmesClarence Nesbitt WhiteRalph SanfordHawkinsAbby BerlinDirectorTom McKnightProducerAlbert E. LewinWriterBurt StylerWriter
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