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Riley, the Hamburger King

The Life of Riley · April 28, 1950 · 26 min · 3,909 words

The transcript of “Riley, the Hamburger King”, an episode of The Life of Riley first broadcast April 28, 1950. 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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A life of Riley, starring William Bendix as Riley. Rileys. Every Friday evening an unburying ritual takes place in the little California bungalow of Cester A. Riley. For Friday is payday, but today as Riley's wife asks her usual questions, a wary look comes into our hero's eyes.

All right, dear, where is it? Where is this? Where's what? Now stop, Stalin. Riley, you know what? It's fine, isn't it? Uh, yeah, I feel it. Well, did I say, didn't you? Yeah. Yeah. That is, I, I, I, I.

That is what? Uh, Preg, how would you like to own a Cadillac? Riley, what did you do with your clothes? A beautiful home in Beverly Hills. Riley? Proving to wait on your hand and feet, your clothes from Paris.

Can't you just see yourself in a make night down you might as well tell me what you did with your pay Okay, I bought a business A hamburger stand People open nights and weekends and when I really got it going maybe I'll quit my job and You're right. You need to sit there and tell me you took your whole week's page

Almost every set we have in the world and throw it away. I know now. Wait a minute. Thanks. I didn't throw it away I didn't rush into this without thinking. Look at me. Take a good look at me and tell me what you see.

Don't tempt me. Well, I'll tell you what. You're looking at a sucker. For 20 years I've been slaving, and what have I got the show for? Why ain't I rich? Is it because I'm lazy?

Is it because I ain't got no initiative? Because I ain't got no brain? Junior, leave the room. I want to answer your father. Oh, let me stay, Ma. I'll tell you why I ain't rich because I ain't got no money.

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