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Father-In-Law Trouble

The Life of Riley · November 19, 1948 · 29 min · 4,481 words

The transcript of “Father-In-Law Trouble”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast November 19, 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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Bendix as Riley. Kester A. Riley is at heart a sentimentalist. He's sentimental about his family, about national holidays, and about his wife's cooking. Small wonder then that the feast of Thanksgiving is Riley's favorite holiday.

And with the event only a few days off, Riley is having trouble containing himself. Pssst, Junior. Aye, Father. Shh. Mother, round. Oh, she's in the bathtub room. Oh, good. Hey, what's in that big parcel?

It's our Thanksgiving turkey. And what you told mom we couldn't afford one this year? I never said no such thing. There's always gonna be turkey in the rally house on Thanksgiving, I'll see to that.

I ain't so poor I can't afford a turkey for my family. I ain't a proper, you know. And if the day ever comes, when I can't go to a bank and take out $15.30. Pop, you open my piggy bank.

I'll join you, wait. Well, it's empty. You only left one quarter. Well, this is Thanksgiving, son. give thanks that I left the quarter. But that was my money. Well, let me finish, son. You don't think I'd steal from you?

You weren't home and I needed it fast. It's just a loan. I left you an IOU in there, see? And what's more, the show my appreciation, this year you won't have to eat the part of the turkey that you eat every year.

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