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Riley Is Held Up

The Life of Riley · April 8, 1949 · 25 min · 3,685 words

The transcript of “Riley Is Held Up”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast April 8, 1949. 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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will bring you the life of Riley. Well, the shampoo that removes unsightly dandruff leaves hair radially lovely presents the life of Riley with William Bendix as Riley and a surprise visit by Bert Lancaster. From week to week, Chester A. Riley speculates on the future of his 13-year-old son, Jr.

Last week, Junior showed signs of becoming a baseball player, the week before pilot of a jet bomber. Today his doting father watches him out in the backyard of the Riley's little California bungalow, and the boy is about to reveal talent for still another profession.

What's Junior doing out there Riley? He's playing with Egg Bird Gillis. Well, I can see that, but what's he mixing up in that barrel? Mm, no, it's concrete. Oh, it looks like our little Junior's going to be a building contractor.

Got some money in that. Ah, that's a smart kid I got there. Well, he's stopped mixing the concrete. Look, Riley, he's got a gun. That's just his BB gun. Hey, maybe Junior will go into the army for a career.

Lots of money in that. Great trap games. Well, I don't like him playing with a gun. It gives boys crazy ideas. Oh, don't worry about Junior. He's okay. My son wouldn't do nothing wrong. He's probably...

He's pointing the gun at Eggbert. He's making him stand in that barrel of concrete. No, he's pouring... Eggster! That's your boy, a gangster. Well, what have you got to say now? Lots of money in that too.

I mean, Junior, you stopped that. What's a big idea? Oh, what is this, playing? Eggbert's a stool pigeon and I'm a mobster and I'm giving him the business. Now, you cut it out. I don't want you to grow up to be a gangster.

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