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Riley Finds a Silver Fox Fur Coat

The Life of Riley · April 6, 1946 · 27 min · 3,512 words

The transcript of “Riley Finds a Silver Fox Fur Coat”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast April 6, 1946. 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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laughs Teel teel teel the amazing liquid dendafress that's it ee eel Feel the amazing liquid dendafress brings you the life of Riley with William Bendix as Riley Remember friends for beautiful smile to teel teel and just the land to power. I tell you why Riley in the life of Riley Like most of us Chester a Riley believes in the old ad age that honesty is the best policy

But every now and then he's put to the test. For instance, the other evening coming home on the bus, Riley found a large unmarked cardboard box on the empty seat next to him. What do you know?

Somebody got off the bus and forgot a box. Hmm. Quite a box. Two feet long, six inches high. Too big for butter. Too small for a pool queue. Wonder what's in it? Ah-ah-ah. Careful, Riley.

Who's that? You know me, Riley. I am your conscience. Oh, it's you, conscience. Are you back again? Back. I've never been away, Riley. Believe me, you're a full-time job. Oh, yeah, well, get this straight, conscience. I never asked you to move into my head.

You got into this mess yourself. And I'm warning you, don't open that box. Oh, me? You know I wouldn't do a thing like this. Riley, stop fooling with that string. What do you know? The string broke.

I wonder how that happened. Put that knife away. And don't look in that box. I'll stay okay. I won't look. Well, goodbye now. You don't have to worry about me. Riley. Ah-ah-ah. Ah-ah-ah. Ah, just one little peek. A quick one.

What would I told you? Riley. Well, well, look what's in here. A dead cat. And it's an old cat. Look at all the grey hairs it's got. That is a silver fox. A silver fox?

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