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Riley and Simon, Business Partners

The Life of Riley · January 18, 1947 · 27 min · 4,436 words

The transcript of “Riley and Simon, Business Partners”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast January 18, 1947. 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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It starts with D and there is a T. That's Drith, the greatest sud discovery in 2000 years! Duh-uh, duh-duh, duh-duh, duh-duh, duh-duh. Drith brings you the life of Riley! Duh-duh, duh-duh, duh-duh. Drith, D-R-E-F-T, Drith, Fachten-gambold, sudzing miracle for wanting silks, woolens, nylon stitches, presents the life of Riley, with William Bendix as Riley!

Once a week Chester A. Riley takes his wife to the movies and for days afterwards he imagines himself in the role of the hero. For instance when he saw a child's boy a picture the next day Riley spoke something like this.

Uhh Peggy my beauty called darling has the corn beefing to bite. But tonight they saw Brian Donlevi in a picture about big business. Oh that was a great picture. Oh it was alright. Alright it was terrific.

Imagine in the beginning this brand down levy is just an ignorant laborer and he works himself up to be a millionaire Thank you so true to life Now don't get me crazy ideas. It can't happen to you. Why not? I'm just as eager in his brand down Levy was when he started Why it'd be great to be rich we travel all the six months in California six months in Florida and six months in Brooklyn

No, you got 18 months in a year. Ain't it wonderful what money can do? Gee, I wish we had some. I don't want much had to be satisfied with a means of a million. Well, you'll never save it out of yourself.

Oh, yes, I could, but it would take me 718 years. I once figured it out, you can confound it interesting. You're in 18 years, always. Boy, if I only had a little capital like that, guys, Sears, I could be another robot.

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