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Babs Runs for UCLA President

The Life of Riley · March 25, 1949 · 28 min · 4,535 words

The transcript of “Babs Runs for UCLA President”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast March 25, 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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Today we are privileged to observe a new phase in the life of Chester A. Riley. We see him as a political candidate. It seems he's running for the office of President of the freshman class at UCLA.

Of course, it's really his daughter, Babs, who is the candidate, but to hear Riley talk you'd never know it. Now the way I figure this campaign, Peg, the first thing to do is size up my opponent, this Elaine Bidwell.

Riley, Helene Bidwell's not your opponent. This isn't your campaign and you're not running. Perhaps it's running so please stay out of it. Stay out of it. You're forgetting she's my daughter. She's my daughter too.

Okay, so I own 50% of her and I'm getting my 50% elective. But what do you know about politics? What do I know about... Didn't I work with B.L. Feeney in the last city of Lecia when he ran Anderson for mayor?

Wasn't I his right hand, man? It was a fine candidate you worked for, that Anderson. A crook! He was a great candidate! Well, then, why didn't people vote for Anderson? Because we had no money in our campaign fund.

Anderson skipped town with it. But I learned plenty from Finney, the big boss, and I got a campaign worked out for Bebs. Now she doesn't need your help, so please don't interfere. Now Bebs is smart and she's very popular and she'll win the election if you'll just leave her alone.

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