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Bread Shortage and the Black Market

The Life of Riley · June 8, 1946 · 28 min · 3,923 words

The transcript of “Bread Shortage and the Black Market”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast June 8, 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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Teal for a beautiful smile, the life of Riley for laughs. Teal, T-E-E-L, teal, the amazing liquid dendafress. That's it. Teal, E-E-L. The amazing liquid dendafress brings you the life of Riley with William Bendix as Riley.

Remember friends for a beautiful smile to see E. E. L. Peele and just for last it's our eye, L. E. Y. Riley in the life of Riley. Most people believe that the pen is mightier than the sword, but Tester E. Riley believes the knife and pork are much more important.

Food is one of the true loves of Riley's life, but every now and then our hero discovers that the course of true love never runs smooth. Junior. Oh, that's an hour, Pop. Honest, I don't know where you get your manners.

That's no way to eat. Goutgeon, the cheddar out of a slice of bread, and then nibble in the crust like a chipmunk. I'm sorry, while you watch me and you learn manners. The etiquette way is to take a slice of bread, fold it neatly in four, and then shove the whole thing in your mouth.

Remember, Junior, people shouldn't make glutton to themselves over food. That's right, Meg. Personally, if I didn't get hungry, I've never touched the stuff. Uh, slice some more bread. That's humphling? You've had one slice, Riley.

We have a new rule in this house. Only one slice to each person from now on. But what about the gravy? I can't eat gravy without bread. It keeps slipping through my fork. Why all of a sudden can I have bread?

Riley, if you read the newspapers once in a while, you'd know why. I read the newspapers all the time. I know everything important that's going on. The nose has been full of Lewis, ain't it?

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