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Junior Is Head of the Household

The Life of Riley · September 22, 1945 · 24 min · 3,529 words

The transcript of “Junior Is Head of the Household”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast September 22, 1945. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Life of Riley plays The Life of Riley free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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with William Bendix as Riley. It's lunch time at the plant where Riley is employed, and that gives him an opportunity to indulge in his two favorite sports, eating, and arguing with his co-worker and friendly enemy, Jim Gillis.

Right now, he and Gillis are at Hammer and Tongues and one of their favorite topics, their children. What's the use to argue in writing? You're a good wiker, a good citizen, and a good husband.

But you just ain't cut out to be a father. That's what you say, Gillis. But my junior and my bads ain't complaining. Junior's been with me for 13 years and bads for 16 years. That's 29 years of fatherhood.

Don't tell me I ain't caught up to be a father. Sure ya kids ain't complaining. What good would it do? They're stuck with you. Yeah. Listen, my kids love their old men. They ain't like your regbert.

My child adores me. He does, huh? All I know is I heard that last Father's Day, your expert went to the zoo and threw rocks at the store. Ha ha! Very humorous. But you don't have to get the salt and rady.

After all, what did I say? I just said you're a big dumb cluck who don't realize your responsibility. That's where you're wrong. I'm one dumb cluck who does. That's a good thing. That's a good thing.

Yeah, well take your junior. Outside of what the law says you got to do for him, what did you ever do? Well, more was doing things for him, trying to make his life a little easier.

Didn't I just buy him a new lawn mower? I'm talking about his future. Now take my voice. I want him to be a doctor. So what do I do? I get friendly with Dr. Calligter and the dark influences eggplant.

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