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School Formal Dance - Helene's Swap Shop Dress For Babs

The Life of Riley · October 12, 1946 · 23 min · 3,601 words

The transcript of “School Formal Dance - Helene's Swap Shop Dress For Babs”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast October 12, 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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Feel for a beautiful smile the life of Riley for lab Remember friends for beautiful smiles at P E L Teal and right now it's the life of Riley You hear a lot about problem children, but 16 year old babes Riley has a problem parent her father The same opens in the Riley kitchen. Oh, babe. When is the dance being held the Saturday? Isn't it? That's right mother. It's Saturday

Saturday dance what dance beds. I don't want you going to them dance holes. Oh, but dad. All right I've seen what goes on in them dance holes Wrestling from music and then after the dance those kids hop into their parents cars and drive around like crazy 60 miles an hour but by the way the first thing you know there's a smash up and if you think I'm gonna let beds wreck our good car

Rining we haven't got a car. That's right. Throw it up to me I'm not going to a dance hall. It's a school dance. Oh, oh, well, well, I'm not different. Oh, okay, you can go, honey, and have a big night of it.

But be home by ten. No, honey, be fair. Mother, you and daddy needn't quarrel about me. I'm not going to that silly dance. You're not. You've been talking about it for weeks. Why not? Boy, that's all.

Well, you mean you ain't going on a kind of what I said? I said, I apologize honey, I want you to go to that dance. Daddy, I told you I'm not going. But why not?

Well, you must know. No one has asked me. Well, that's ridiculous. I just asked you. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, you mean. Please, I'd rather not discuss it anymore. Oh, with a poor child.

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