Five Dollars Is Missing

He is, folks. During the day, he plays in movies like Wake Island and a Bell for a Donnel, but in his off hours, he's a gentleman farmer. Yeah, yeah. And on my farm, I got the smartest little hen you ever saw. This hen lays an egg every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. But on Friday, she lays three eggs.

She likes the weekend to us. The American Meat Institute presents William Bendix in the life of Riley. The meat people of America, providing a great food for a great nation. Five million farmers and ranchers raising fine meat animals.

600,000 men and women in more than 3,500 meat packing plants. 400,000 meat retailers. All doing their level best to fill your daily needs. On behalf of all these, the American Meat Institute brings you the life of Riley.

Well, if peace and quiet ever rain and war worker Chester A. Riley's little California bungalow, leave it to Riley to change the status quo. And right now, something seems to be brewing as we find Riley, his wife Peg, and daughter Babs holding a family council in the kitchen.

Now let's get down to the naked facts. Two weeks ago, I came home from work and I hand you four $5 bills. Yes, yes, we know that. When I say to you, Dumplin, his $20, go out and buy yourself a new mink fur piece, because the rabbit in your old mink fur piece is getting bored.

Yes, Daddy, I remember seeing you give Mother the money. Okay. When I gave you the dough peg, what did you do with it? I told you I put it away in the cupboard here in the cream jug.