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The Life of Riley · October 8, 1948 · 29 min · 4,055 words
The transcript of “How to Pick a Mate”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast October 8, 1948. 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's new, it's amazing, it's Prell, P-R-E-L-L. Procter and Gamble's new radiant cream shampoo in the handy tube. Prell brings you the life of Riley. Who that removes unsightly dandruff in his little as three minutes leaves hair more radiously clean, radiously lovely presents the life of Riley with William Band-X as Riley.
Statistics show that the average American family reads 25 books a year, and the Riley's being pretty average bear out that figure. Wife Peg reads about six books a year, junior four and Babs 15, which makes a total of 25.
Add to this the number of books that Riley reads and you have a grand total of 25. At this very moment however Riley is actually reading a book. In other words the whole basis for a successful marriage is...
pop could you pop what are you doing with that book what do you think i'm doing with it i'm reading you're reading gee stop bothering me jenny oh daddy please put down that book you know you shouldn't swap slides with a book i'm not swatting slides babe i'm reading you're reading yes oh ryan is here are you ryanie don't tell me you're acting yes i'm reading what's the matter can
a guy curdle up with a good book. I'm just a little surprised the last time I thought I was a book whose last summer when you pressed the flower. Oh, very funny. This happens to be a book every married man ought to read. Oh, what is it? It's called How to Choose a Mate. Well, aren't you reading it just about 18 years too late?
Well, I ain't picking a mate for myself. I'm already trapped. Thank you, Dean. I mean, I'm trapped, but I love it. I'm picking a mate for bed. For bed? A mate? For me? Now, please stay out of this bed. This is no concern of yours.
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