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The Life of Riley · May 3, 1947 · 29 min · 4,580 words
The transcript of “Launching Babs in Society”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast May 3, 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 ends with T. That's Dressed. Frattern gambled, sudzing miracle, 2,000 years newer than soap. Dressed brings you the life of Riley. Dressed brings you the life of Riley. Dressed, America's largest selling brand for washing soaks, milons, woolens, dishes presents the life of Riley with William Bendix as Riley.
Chester I. Riley is a man who's willing to make any sacrifice to make his children happy, but just between us, the children would be a lot happier if Riley didn't try to be so helpful.
Tonight's episode begins with Mr. and Mrs. Riley, entertaining their neighbor Jim Gillis at dinner. Mark, I'll be with you, Mr. Garrett. Don't mind if I do. Yes, sir, I sure appreciate this here. Invite the dinner, righty old pal.
But I hate to put you into Mrs. To all this trouble. It really distresses me. Well, Gillis, for a man in distress, you sure knocked off those eight meatballs. Yeah, but I had to force myself.
Well, do you think you could force yourself to eat another piece of pie? Well, go on. Ask him more pie, Mr. Gillis. OK. I'll have just a trifle. A large trifle. I don't know how you do it, Gillis. Until I see in your jaws in action, I never knew the meaning of perpetual motion.
The way you shovel in that fool... Stop your kidding, Ronnie. Mr. Gillis might think of he crutching the food. Oh, no, not me. I know good old Riley loves to feed a hungry friend. He's got a nice big tender heart.
I stop drooling Gillis, the meat course is over. The way you ride each other, regular children. See, I take note your kids ain't present at this here festival boy. Well, Junior went camping with his boy scouts and Babs is having dinner at a girl's house.
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