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The Life of Riley · February 11, 1949 · 29 min · 4,183 words
The transcript of “Babs Elopes, Sells Cards with Simon”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast February 11, 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. Well, brings you the life of Riley. PREL, the shampoo that removes unsightly dandruff, leaves hair radiantly lovely, presents the life of Riley, with William Bandic's as Riley.
Chester A. Riley is a good husband and a loving father, but there are some who think he should have been born a hundred years ago, judging by his stern Victorian attitude toward his 17-year-old daughter, Babs. Right now we find Babs tangling with her father on the subject of boyfriend. But Daddy, why must you take that attitude? I'm not serious about
Simon Bandha Hopper. He's just a friend. So what harm is there if he visits my home? I'll tell you what harm it is. That's Simon as a boy who... He's a boy who... Well, what?
He's a boy. That's enough. Besides, he's a lazy loafer. He'll never amount to anything. But, Daddy, Simon's only 22. 22, do you realize that when I was 22, your mother was supporting me and a baby?
That is, I was supporting your mother. This, Simon's a lazy good for nothing. Well, he is not. He's in business for himself. He sells bubble gum. Yeah, some business, a mouth-to-mouth salesman. Oh, Riley, I don't want to get into this battle, but you really ought to be fair, dear.
Simon seems like a nice boy, and he acts like a gentleman, mother's right. Simon's not like all the other boys. He never tries to kiss a girl. On top of everything else, he's a dope, too.
The main thing is, I just don't like his face. Well, every man can't be good-looking. You ought to know that. Well, okay, so I'm one of the lucky ones. I mean, there's something that Simon's faced.
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