Chester A. Riley worries that his son Junior, a junior high football quarterback, is upset because his girlfriend Marilyn likes a rival player, and the winning school will hold a victory dance. Riley tells Junior a story from his own youth, when he was a star football player. He also had a girl, Peg, and a rival named Clinton Badger. In the story, Riley receives a menacing phone call warning him not to win or lose the big game, and he begins to fear for his safety and his romance. The story is set in Brooklyn, and it is told through the Riley household and the football field. The Life of Riley aired on October 27, 1945, on the Blue Network and ABC, with William Bendix as Riley.
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Junior, Mrs. Riley, Peg Winslow, Clinton Badger, Frank, Shrimpy, Trippy
The transcript of “Football Game”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast October 27, 1945. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Search inside this transcript.
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Oh hello Frank, did you hear the good news? Boy I'm the happiest man in the world. Yes it arrived five minutes ago. Cutest little thing you ever saw. Seven pounds, four ounces. No it's not a boy.
It's not a girl either. It's a radio. Now I can hear the life of Riley. Teal, T-E-L, teal, the amazing liquid Dennifress. That's it. Te-E-L, teal, the amazing liquid Dennifress brings you the life of Riley with William Bandic's as Riley.
Remember friends for beautiful smiles, it's T-E-E-L, teal, and just for laughs, it's R-I-L-E-Y, Riley in the life of Riley. Life as the head of a family may be a bowl of cherries, but Chester A. Riley usually gets the pits. His current problem concerns his 13-year-old son, Junior. Right now, Mrs.
Riley is telling the head of the house they detailed. And tonight he didn't need a bite of dinner. Yeah, I noticed that, Dumplin. And for the past few days he's been very moody. So today I decided that I'd try to find out what he's got on his mind.
That's the trouble with that boy. Always thinking. He certainly don't get it from me. Oh, it's his girlfriend, Marilyn, he's worried about. You see, Marilyn likes another boy who's playing football against Junior on Saturday, and the winning school's gonna have a victory dance.
Well, if Junior's team loses, Marilyn's going with the other boy. I knew there was a woman at the bottom of this, women. The root of all evil. And Junior's too young to go around pulling up roots.
I gotta have a talk with that boy. Now don't you let on, I told you. Oh, no, no, I won't. I'm just going to tell them about the time that a girl put me on a spot like that.
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William Bendix appears by arrangement with Hal Roach. The life of Riley is produced by Irving Brecker and is directed by Don Bernard, music by Lou Coslaw. The night's class included follow-in's law, Scotty Beckett, Jerry Hosner, Ken Christie, Tommy Cook, and Jane Morgan.
Until next week, at the same time, this is Ken Carpenter saying, Goodnight for Teal. And remember, for laughs, it's R-I-L-E-Y Riley, for lovely smiles, it's T-E-E-L-T-L. Teal, the amazing liquid deafress, for text teeth beautifully.
Goodnight. Here's a gal with a message. And only 30 seconds to get it across. OK, let's go. Well, I just want to say, these days, nice clothes are still scarce. If you're lucky to find blouses and slips and sweaters in your size and style, they've got to last.
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