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The Life of Riley · April 22, 1949 · 28 min · 4,377 words
The transcript of “Riley Breaks a Vase with His Bowling Ball”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast April 22, 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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It's new, it's amazing, it's PREL, P-R-E-L-L, PREL, shampoo. Yes, Proctor & Gamble's new radiant cream shampoo in the handy tube. From the stage of the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, where the life of Riley Motion Picture is tonight having its West Coast premiere, PREL brings you the life of Riley.
shampoo that removes a tightly dandruff leaves hair radially lovely presents the life of Riley with William Vendix as Riley. Every day in thousands of American homes someone has a birthday and when it is one of the parents for instance the father the observance of the day is usually simple and unpretentious because dad with his genuine lovable modesty dislikes being fussed over
And will Dad's birthday be any different in the home of Chester A. Riley? There can be only one answer. Yes. At the moment, for example, Riley is heading desperately to his son Junior, that what he'd really like for his birthday is a new bowling ball.
Yes, sir, Junior, I'm afraid this old ball and ball of mine's all shot. It still looks good to me, Pa. Nah, that's done for. This ball is knocked down its last pin boy. Well, then, why don't you get yourself a new one?
Well, I could, but then I'd be stuck with two new bowling balls. Two? Well, sure. In case somebody who's fond of me decided to buy me a bowling ball for a certain occasion that's coming up.
Oh, but Father's Day isn't for another two months. But, Junior, it ain't Father's Day, but you're getting warm. Look, it's a special day we celebrate for somebody in the family that everybody's crazy about. But Boy's Day is past.
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