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The Life of Riley · October 6, 1945 · 29 min · 4,006 words
The transcript of “Riley Refuses to Let Babs See Simon - Thinks He's a Suicide”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast October 6, 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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Hello? Yes, this is the Chief of Police. What? You spotted the two bandits who held up the Fourth National Bank? Say, that's capital. No, we can't send any policemen over just now. Yes, I know there's a $50,000 reward, but what's money?
We're listening to the Life of Riley. T-E-E-L, T-E-L, the amazing liquid Dennifress. That's it. T-E-E-E-L. Amazing liquid deiferous brings you the life of Riley with William Bendix as Riley. It's for beautiful smiles, it's T-E-E-L-T-L, and just for laughs it's R-I-L-E-Y, Riley in the life of Riley.
Sometimes teenage daughters are a problem to their bewildered fathers, and this holds true for Riley and his 16-year-old daughter, Babs. Right now a problem is shaping up in the kitchen of Riley's little California bungalow.
But Daddy, I'm not an infant any longer. I'm 16 years old and I don't see why Simon van der Hopper can't come to my house. Come on, Daddy, what do you say? Well, I say...
Now, Riley, I don't see any harm in it. If you have any real objections, we'd like to hear them. Well, I... You're always objecting to my boyfriend. If you have anything definite against Simon, why don't you come right out and say it?
Well, now it's no use to know it. I know you know you're... Why, why, you can't be like a firefighter. No, I didn't. No, I didn't. Well, say something, Riley. Well, don't just stand there.
Don't you two know we just finished fighting a war for free speech. And it so happens we want it. So let me talk, will you? Well, go on and talk, Riley. Goodness knows we've been waiting.
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