The Life of Riley: Episode Transcripts

246 transcribed episodes of The Life of Riley, 1941–1951, in air-date order. Open one to read the transcript and play from any line, or listen to The Life of Riley free, live around the clock.

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• Life of Riley 19xx-xx-xx (xx) Riley's New Dog 1944 · 30:28
• Riley Goes to War After Reading a 1941 Newspaper 1941 · 28:49
• Butler Part 2 January 30, 1944 · 21:44
• Riley Rents a House and Moves from the Hotel February 6, 1944 · 25:37
• Telephone Story February 13, 1944 · 29:55
• Barber Chair March 26, 1944 · 30:16
• Riley's Birthday - Thinks Baxter Is Giving Party April 2, 1944 · 30:05
• Riley Is Best Dressed Man April 9, 1944 · 59:17
• Proxy Wedding Part 1 April 16, 1944 · 29:40
• Proxy Wedding Part 2 April 23, 1944 · 29:42
• Baxter Goes to New York April 30, 1944 · 59:27
• Dog Catcher May 7, 1944 · 22:15
• Riley Fixes Dinner for Mother's Day May 14, 1944 · 23:11
• Riley Tries to Marry Baxter to Miss Grimshaw, Waldo's Aunt June 25, 1944 · 28:17
• Houseboat Vacation Part 1 August 27, 1944 · 28:58
• Houseboat Vacation Part 2 September 3, 1944 · 25:40
• Making Each Other Jealous September 24, 1944 · 28:12
• Muley's Surprise Party for Riley October 8, 1944 · 28:19
• Boss's Son-In-Law October 22, 1944 · 28:35
• Halloween Haunted House October 29, 1944 · 26:35
• Piano Lessons for Junior November 5, 1944 · 28:45
• Big Football Bet November 12, 1944 · 28:13
• Turkey Hunt November 19, 1944 · 21:27
• Bridesmaid Babs November 26, 1944 · 28:40
• Most Popular Boy December 3, 1944 · 28:32
• Riley's Mash Note at Night School December 10, 1944 · 30:18
• Christmas Present December 17, 1944 · 26:33
• Roswell's a Guest for Christmas December 24, 1944 · 29:47
• New Year's Eve Party December 31, 1944 · 31:00
• Silver Gloves Boxing Tourney January 7, 1945 · 30:01
• Wedding Anniversary January 14, 1945 · 24:01
• Riley's Conscience Bothers Him for Taking Phone Booth Nickels January 21, 1945 · 28:11
• Five Dollars Is Missing January 28, 1945 · 29:12
• BPLA Initiates a New Member February 4, 1945 · 27:49
• Riley Trains Junior's Dog February 11, 1945 · 29:35
• Riley Helps Luigi Pass English Exam to Become US Citizen February 25, 1945 · 28:31
• Expectant Fathers March 4, 1945 · 26:41
• Junior Runs Away March 11, 1945 · 29:49
• Riley Tries to Become a Pal to Junior March 18, 1945 · 29:41
• Missing Five Dollars March 25, 1945 · 29:21
• Riley's Mother-In-Law Visits May 13, 1945 · 27:38
• Feud with New Neighbor Gillis, over Junior's Goat September 15, 1945 · 29:42
• Junior Is Head of the Household September 22, 1945 · 24:48
• Change of Time September 29, 1945 · 29:41
• Riley Refuses to Let Babs See Simon - Thinks He's a Suicide October 6, 1945 · 29:41
• Junior's House Key October 13, 1945 · 29:43
• Peg's Old Boyfriend, Sydney, Is House Guest October 20, 1945 · 28:09
• Football Game October 27, 1945 · 29:18
• Roswell Visits November 3, 1945 · 29:01
• Babs and Simon - Married November 24, 1945 · 28:07
• BPLA Lodge Election - Phonograph Record Saves Riley December 1, 1945 · 28:39
• Riley Takes Job Promotion Exam December 8, 1945 · 29:27
• Grandma's Boyfriend and Captain Riley December 15, 1945 · 28:11
• Riley's Tonsillectomy January 26, 1946 · 24:58
• Junior's School Play February 2, 1946 · 28:12
• Babs Music Scholarship March 9, 1946 · 29:26
• Riley Buys an Insurance Policy March 16, 1946 · 25:15
• Riley Finds a Silver Fox Fur Coat April 6, 1946 · 27:42
• Riley Thinks Junior Is a Shoplifter April 13, 1946 · 28:40
• Giant Easter Bunny April 20, 1946 · 27:35
• Gambling Doesn't Pay April 27, 1946 · 59:14
• Rileys Take in the Gillises After a Fire May 4, 1946 · 27:06
• Junior Forgets Mother's Day May 11, 1946 · 27:12
• Playing Hookey May 18, 1946 · 29:17
• Junior Sells Peanuts at the Circus May 25, 1946 · 28:51
• Riley Family of Actors June 1, 1946 · 28:51
• Bread Shortage and the Black Market June 8, 1946 · 28:40
• A New Suit for Father's Day June 15, 1946 · 27:29
• Morris Buys the Riley House June 22, 1946 · 27:52
• Paper Route Subscription Contest to Go to Camp June 29, 1946 · 29:24
• Riley Thinks He's Been Promoted September 7, 1946 · 1:00:07
• Riley Doesn't Want Peg to Work for Sidney Monahan September 14, 1946 · 29:57
• Riley Hides on Boat to Catch Babs and Her Boyfriend Simon September 21, 1946 · 29:59
• Riley Bribes Junior to Win Football Game September 28, 1946 · 29:29
• Good Neighbor Week October 5, 1946 · 25:52
• School Formal Dance - Helene's Swap Shop Dress For Babs October 12, 1946 · 23:43
• Riley Sues the Bus Company October 19, 1946 · 23:08
• Riley Gets a Job in South America for His Company October 26, 1946 · 29:43
• Peg and Riley Both Run for Park Supervisor November 2, 1946 · 29:36
• Egbert and Junior Go to Boy Scout Camp November 9, 1946 · 29:23
• Music Brings Riley and Peg Together November 16, 1946 · 26:56
• Riley, Football Hero for the Night Club Team November 23, 1946 · 29:04
• Riley Gets Free Medical Advice from Simon's Uncle, a Horse Doctor (1946 November 30, 1946 · 26:03
• New Year's Eve - 10 Dates for Babs December 28, 1946 · 27:39
• Efficiency Expert January 11, 1947 · 27:42
• Riley and Simon, Business Partners January 18, 1947 · 27:57
• Riley's Honeymoon January 25, 1947 · 28:36
• Mr X - Riley Switched as a Baby February 1, 1947 · 29:15
• Riley's Birthday - Forgotten February 8, 1947 · 27:46
• Simon Is 'Advice to the Lovelorn' Column Editor March 15, 1947 · 29:58
• Riley, the Milkman March 22, 1947 · 27:58
• Riley the Gentleman - New Chair March 29, 1947 · 26:55
• Riley, the Child Beater April 5, 1947 · 30:17
• Real Life Soap Opera, `Marriage Can Be Beautiful April 12, 1947 · 29:58
• Riley, the Boxer - Junior, the Coward April 19, 1947 · 29:16
• Simon, the Waiter, Blackmails Riley April 26, 1947 · 31:06
• Launching Babs in Society May 3, 1947 · 29:29
• Model Son, the Mother's Day Speech May 10, 1947 · 29:47
• Accident Insurance Policy May 31, 1947 · 29:50
• Riley Courts Peg at Summer Camp June 7, 1947 · 29:12
• Junior Wins the Soap Box Derby June 14, 1947 · 30:25
• Babs Almost Gets a Job in San Francisco June 21, 1947 · 29:50
• Riley and Gillis Spend a Week at the Lake June 28, 1947 · 30:48
• Riley Thinks Peg Is Leaving Him July 5, 1947 · 30:20
• Riley Enrolls at PIP Instead Of UCLA September 6, 1947 · 28:19
• Babs Has Two Dates September 13, 1947 · 29:47
• Junior Wants to Run Away from Home September 20, 1947 · 29:05
• Venus with a Radio in Her Stomach, Art Object for the Piano September 27, 1947 · 31:17
• Riley Gets a Promotion - Old Age Sets In October 4, 1947 · 29:12
• Riley, the Cop October 11, 1947 · 29:08
• Community Chest Drive October 18, 1947 · 27:29
• Ragamuffin Ball October 25, 1947 · 29:06
• Football Pool Card November 1, 1947 · 27:30
• Junior and Babs Put on Anniversary Party November 8, 1947 · 29:05
• Riley in School Play November 15, 1947 · 29:10
• Win a Buick Contest - Guess the Number of Beans in the Bowl November 22, 1947 · 58:42
• Thanksgiving with the Gillises November 29, 1947 · 29:45
• Greatest Man I Know December 6, 1947 · 29:12
• Babs Is Blackballed at the Sorority December 13, 1947 · 29:28
• First Christmas in Store Window December 20, 1947 · 28:56
• Family Christmas Present - TV or Piano December 27, 1947 · 26:24
• Riley Gets Junior Two Dates for a Dance January 3, 1948 · 26:36
• Women's Equal Rights - Wedding Ring January 10, 1948 · 29:08
• Telephone Is Rationed - Walking Man Contest January 17, 1948 · 29:15
• Babs Quits School January 24, 1948 · 29:43
• Uncle Baxter Returns - Scholarship January 31, 1948 · 29:19
• Father and Son Banquet February 7, 1948 · 29:27
• Riley Sends Peg a Comic Valentine February 14, 1948 · 28:37
• Riley Lies to Peg About Going to a Wrestling Match February 21, 1948 · 29:40
• Babs Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party February 28, 1948 · 29:32
• Nuts and Bolts Club - Riley Punches His Foreman March 6, 1948 · 29:21
• Monkey March 13, 1948 · 28:44
• Suggestion Contest March 20, 1948 · 28:46
• Giant Easter Bunny - Fertilizer March 27, 1948 · 29:20
• Riley, the Crime Buster - Juvenile Delinquency - Curfew April 3, 1948 · 28:42
• Peg Studies French April 10, 1948 · 28:36
• Care Drive April 17, 1948 · 26:23
• Spring Fever April 24, 1948 · 29:58
• Junior's Baseball Uniform - Reform School May 1, 1948 · 28:50
• Riley's Mother's Day Gift Is Explained May 8, 1948 · 28:43
• Riley, Man of Distinction May 15, 1948 · 29:06
• Monahan Spends Weekend with the Rileys May 22, 1948 · 29:19
• Cooperation Picnic - Riley And Gillis Buy a Car Together May 29, 1948 · 29:08
• Babs' Graduation June 12, 1948 · 28:54
• Father's Day - Bathrobes June 19, 1948 · 29:11
• A Vacation on the Prison Farm June 26, 1948 · 28:44
• Riley's Night Job August 27, 1948 · 29:37
• Riley Meets Clem Kadiddlehopper September 3, 1948 · 26:49
• Household Drudge September 10, 1948 · 59:21
• How to Pick a Mate October 8, 1948 · 29:08
• Problem Child October 15, 1948 · 28:43
• Riley Campaigns October 22, 1948 · 29:02
• Riley and the Aardvark October 29, 1948 · 25:39
• Comic Books November 5, 1948 · 29:55
• Riley's Tonsillectomy November 12, 1948 · 24:27
• Father-In-Law Trouble November 19, 1948 · 29:04
• Bab's Elderly Boyfriend November 26, 1948 · 29:23
• Riley Tries to Get Football Tickets - A Foremanship Is up for Grabs (19 December 3, 1948 · 27:43
• Riley's Jilted Sister Visits December 10, 1948 · 29:10
• Riley and Mrs Morris; Buys a Car - Not a Wife December 17, 1948 · 29:06
• Christmas Bonuses from Mr Stevenson December 24, 1948 · 27:32
• Riley Invites Himself to His Boss's New Year's Eve Party December 31, 1948 · 29:39
• Riley Coaches Junior's Basketball Team January 7, 1949 · 23:52
• Riley Gets a Job in Arabia January 14, 1949 · 23:20
• Riley's Old Flame, Bertha January 21, 1949 · 23:27
• A Quiet Evening by the Fireside January 28, 1949 · 28:58
• Riley Talks in His Sleep About 'Gertrude February 4, 1949 · 28:59
• Babs Elopes, Sells Cards with Simon February 11, 1949 · 29:39
• A Valentine Locket from Monahan Is Signed by Riley February 18, 1949 · 28:49
• Sneak Preview of `The Life of Riley' Movie February 25, 1949 · 29:51
• Riley's Are Guests of Universal Film Opening in Cincinnati March 4, 1949 · 28:40
• Wedding Photograph - Wire Recorder March 11, 1949 · 28:38
• Riley's Wedding, Complete with Monahan March 18, 1949 · 29:57
• Babs Runs for UCLA President March 25, 1949 · 28:41
• Riley Won't Let Peg Help Junior with His Homework April 1, 1949 · 28:44
• Riley Is Held Up April 8, 1949 · 25:42
• Riley Breaks a Vase with His Bowling Ball April 22, 1949 · 28:51
• Babs Leaves Home - 3rd Riley Movie Show May 6, 1949 · 28:48
• Riley Waits Tables to Meet Peg (flashback) May 13, 1949 · 28:40
• Junior Has His Own Delivery Business May 20, 1949 · 28:44
• Junior and Egbert Leave for Camp May 27, 1949 · 28:46
• Babs' Wedding - Baby Sitting October 7, 1949 · 29:28
• Geiger Counter October 14, 1949 · 28:49
• Policeman Boarder October 21, 1949 · 28:38
• A Television Set on a 10 Day Free Trial October 28, 1949 · 28:38
• Expectant Father November 4, 1949 · 28:33
• Community Chest Drive November 11, 1949 · 30:14
• Escort Bureau November 18, 1949 · 25:04
• Thanksgiving Dinner with the Boss November 25, 1949 · 29:55
• Riley, the Bookie December 2, 1949 · 26:53
• Babs and the Stevenson's Nephew December 9, 1949 · 27:18
• Riley, the Fireman December 16, 1949 · 26:10
• Christmas Club December 23, 1949 · 29:30
• Riley Drives a Cab for Babs Boyfriend December 30, 1949 · 29:28
• Care Drive January 6, 1950 · 29:47
• Riley's Southern Female Neighbor January 13, 1950 · 25:46
• Junior Is in Love January 27, 1950 · 24:52
• Peg, the Waitress February 17, 1950 · 26:03
• Riley's Step Out February 24, 1950 · 25:30
• Riley Becomes an Actor on TV March 3, 1950 · 24:06
• Riley Has a Rent Controversy with His Landlord March 10, 1950 · 27:43
• Babs Is Allergic to Riley March 17, 1950 · 26:45
• Cissie's Marriage March 24, 1950 · 24:03
• Chivalry Is Dead aka Politeness Story March 31, 1950 · 25:29
• Miracle of the Bells April 7, 1950 · 23:41
• Riley's Anniversary April 14, 1950 · 26:05
• Riley, the Hamburger King April 28, 1950 · 26:34
• Riley Decides to Move May 5, 1950 · 29:53
• Electric Company and Simon and Babs May 19, 1950 · 29:25
• Peg in a Beauty Contest May 26, 1950 · 29:20
• South Pacific June 2, 1950 · 29:10
• A Spicy Book June 9, 1950 · 29:58
• Two TVs for Father's Day June 16, 1950 · 29:05
• A Love Letter from Boopsie June 23, 1950 · 29:50
• Surprise Party Show October 6, 1950 · 29:54
• Riley's First Car - Traffic Court October 13, 1950 · 28:43
• Collection Agency October 20, 1950 · 28:59
• Riley Wants a New Stove for a Cake Baking Contest October 27, 1950 · 29:18
• Babs Elopement November 3, 1950 · 29:14
• Riley Wins a Hudson Guessing the Number of Beans in a Jar November 10, 1950 · 30:10
• Rileys First Date November 17, 1950 · 28:59
• Riley Locks up Babs After Student Riot November 24, 1950 · 29:02
• Riley's Troubles with New Foreman December 1, 1950 · 29:16
• Riley the Coward - Peg Goes to Work December 15, 1950 · 29:19
• Be Kind to Simon December 29, 1950 · 29:05
• Peg's Father Comes to Visit January 5, 1951 · 29:14
• Anniversary Tiff - Riley Pays the Light Bill January 12, 1951 · 28:39
• Scoutmaster Riley - Housekeeping System January 19, 1951 · 29:13
• Tillie Boomer - Riley Becomes Engaged to Two Women January 26, 1951 · 28:55
• Babs Blackballed at the Sorority February 2, 1951 · 29:37
• Charleston Dance Lessons with Louella February 9, 1951 · 28:51
• Riley's Case of Nerves February 16, 1951 · 29:13
• Riley Has Tonsillitis February 23, 1951 · 29:50
• Louella Stays with the Rileys March 2, 1951 · 29:26
• Riley Installs a Time Clock March 16, 1951 · 28:37
• Basketball Game - Bribe March 23, 1951 · 29:06
• Riley, the Rent Collector March 30, 1951 · 28:45
• Old Man Riley April 6, 1951 · 28:35
• Civil Service Exam - Riley Contemplates Changing Jobs April 13, 1951 · 28:50
• Riley and Louella, a Kiss in the Dark April 20, 1951 · 28:47
• Babs Wants Privacy - Moves Out April 27, 1951 · 28:30
• Riley and the Marriage Certificate May 4, 1951 · 29:06
• Riley and the Black Chiffon Nightgown May 11, 1951 · 24:39
• Junior Wins the Soap Box Derby May 18, 1951 · 25:08
• Riley and the Ballet June 1, 1951 · 29:29
• Riley, the Forger June 15, 1951 · 22:57

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