Chester A. Riley and his wife worry about being evicted from their rented house after the landlord puts it up for sale. Their son Junior and their neighbour Hobart Morris's daughter Marilyn come home late, and Riley and Morris quarrel over the children. Their children then send each man a note inviting him to dinner, and both men arrive expecting the other to pay. The Life of Riley is a radio comedy series, and this 1946 episode, first broadcast on 22 June 1946 on the Blue Network and ABC, stars William Bendix as Riley, with Paula Winslowe in the cast.
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Mrs. Riley, Junior, Hobart Morris, Marilyn Morris, Digby O'Dell
The transcript of “Morris Buys the Riley House”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast June 22, 1946. 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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Teal for a beautiful smile, the life of Riley for laughs. Teal, T-E-E-L, Teal, the amazing liquid dendafress. That's it. Te-E-E-L. The amazing liquid dendafress brings you the life of Riley, with William Bandic's as Riley.
Remember friends for a beautiful smile, it's T-E-E-L, Teal, and just collapse, it's our eye, L-E-Y Riley, and the life of Riley. Chester A. Riley is a considerate husband, always willing to take over all his family's little worries. Thus leaving the big worries for his wife. Tonight Mrs. Riley, like many a housekeeper these days, is worried about finding a place to live, but Riley is concerned
with other matters. Riley, this is serious. The landlord's put our house up for sale if we don't buy it somebody else will and then what do we do? Hey, I'm worried. Well I should think so.
Ten o'clock and junior ain't home yet. Never mind Junior. What about this house? Not even leaving word where he's going, so does parents shouldn't worry. I never worried my poor mother. When I went out of the house to play, I always left word what day I'd be home.
I was seldom more than a couple of days off. Where can Junior be? Oh, he'll be home any minute. Why don't you worry about finding a place to live? How do we know our Junior isn't robbing a bank at this very minute?
Maybe the same bank I keep my money in. I'm running. I'm warning you. I will not go through another eviction. No, sounds good. Have I ever neglected my duty as head of the house? Ain't I always been the breadwinner? That is when you could get bread.
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William Bendix appears by arrangement with Hal Roach. The life of Riley is produced for Teal by Irving Brecker and is directed by Don Bernard, music by Luca's Law. The script is by Alan Lipschoth and Rubenship and Jack Brecker.
Tonight's cast included Paula Winslow, Tommy Cook, John Brown, Jim Bacchus, Antod and Constance Stone. This is Ken Carpenter on behalf of Teal inviting enlist again next week. Remember, for labs it's R-I-L-E-Y Riley, and for lovely smiles, it's T-E-E-L-T-L.
T-L, the amazing liquid denifress, protects teeth beautifully.
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