The Life of Riley (old-time radio): every episode, 1944-1951

The Life of Riley is an old-time radio comedy series that aired on Blue Network/ABC, NBC from 1944 to 1951, starring William Bendix, Paula Winslowe, Hans Conried. Stupid Potato carries 246 episodes, listed here in the order they first aired, each with its air date. Every episode is free to listen to, as a podcast, a new episode on its schedule: no sign-up, no app.

Series: The Life of Riley
Network: Blue Network/ABC, NBC
Years aired: 1944-1951
Stars: William Bendix, Paula Winslowe, Hans Conried, Alan Reed, Scotty Beckett, Mel Blanc
Genre: Comedy
Episodes on Stupid Potato: 246
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Episode list (246)

Life of Riley 19xx-xx-xx (xx) Riley's New Dog
1944 · 30 min
Butler Part 2
January 30, 1944 · 22 min
Riley Rents a House and Moves from the Hotel
February 6, 1944 · 26 min
Telephone Story
February 13, 1944 · 30 min
Barber Chair
March 26, 1944 · 30 min
Riley's Birthday - Thinks Baxter Is Giving Party
April 2, 1944 · 30 min
Riley Is Best Dressed Man
April 9, 1944 · 59 min
Proxy Wedding Part 1
April 16, 1944 · 30 min
Proxy Wedding Part 2
April 23, 1944 · 30 min
Baxter Goes to New York
April 30, 1944 · 59 min
Dog Catcher
May 7, 1944 · 22 min
Riley Fixes Dinner for Mother's Day
May 14, 1944 · 23 min
Riley Tries to Marry Baxter to Miss Grimshaw, Waldo's Aunt
June 25, 1944 · 28 min
Houseboat Vacation Part 1
August 27, 1944 · 29 min
Houseboat Vacation Part 2
September 3, 1944 · 26 min
Making Each Other Jealous
September 24, 1944 · 28 min
Muley's Surprise Party for Riley
October 8, 1944 · 28 min
Boss's Son-In-Law
October 22, 1944 · 29 min
Halloween Haunted House
October 29, 1944 · 27 min
Piano Lessons for Junior
November 5, 1944 · 29 min
Big Football Bet
November 12, 1944 · 28 min
Turkey Hunt
November 19, 1944 · 21 min
Bridesmaid Babs
November 26, 1944 · 29 min
Most Popular Boy
December 3, 1944 · 29 min
Riley's Mash Note at Night School
December 10, 1944 · 30 min
Christmas Present
December 17, 1944 · 27 min
Roswell's a Guest for Christmas
December 24, 1944 · 30 min
New Year's Eve Party
December 31, 1944 · 31 min
Silver Gloves Boxing Tourney
January 7, 1945 · 30 min
Wedding Anniversary
January 14, 1945 · 24 min
Riley's Conscience Bothers Him for Taking Phone Booth Nickels
January 21, 1945 · 28 min
Five Dollars Is Missing
January 28, 1945 · 29 min
BPLA Initiates a New Member
February 4, 1945 · 28 min
Riley Trains Junior's Dog
February 11, 1945 · 30 min
Riley Helps Luigi Pass English Exam to Become US Citizen
February 25, 1945 · 29 min
Expectant Fathers
March 4, 1945 · 27 min
Junior Runs Away
March 11, 1945 · 30 min
Riley Tries to Become a Pal to Junior
March 18, 1945 · 30 min
Missing Five Dollars
March 25, 1945 · 29 min
Riley's Mother-In-Law Visits
May 13, 1945 · 28 min
Feud with New Neighbor Gillis, over Junior's Goat
September 15, 1945 · 30 min
Junior Is Head of the Household
September 22, 1945 · 25 min
Change of Time
September 29, 1945 · 30 min
Riley Refuses to Let Babs See Simon - Thinks He's a Suicide
October 6, 1945 · 30 min
Junior's House Key
October 13, 1945 · 30 min
Peg's Old Boyfriend, Sydney, Is House Guest
October 20, 1945 · 28 min
Football Game
October 27, 1945 · 29 min
Roswell Visits
November 3, 1945 · 29 min
Babs and Simon - Married
November 24, 1945 · 28 min
BPLA Lodge Election - Phonograph Record Saves Riley
December 1, 1945 · 29 min
Riley Takes Job Promotion Exam
December 8, 1945 · 29 min
Grandma's Boyfriend and Captain Riley
December 15, 1945 · 28 min
Riley's Tonsillectomy
January 26, 1946 · 25 min
Junior's School Play
February 2, 1946 · 28 min
Babs Music Scholarship
March 9, 1946 · 29 min
Riley Buys an Insurance Policy
March 16, 1946 · 25 min
Riley Finds a Silver Fox Fur Coat
April 6, 1946 · 28 min
Riley Thinks Junior Is a Shoplifter
April 13, 1946 · 29 min
Giant Easter Bunny
April 20, 1946 · 28 min
Gambling Doesn't Pay
April 27, 1946 · 59 min
Rileys Take in the Gillises After a Fire
May 4, 1946 · 27 min
Junior Forgets Mother's Day
May 11, 1946 · 27 min
Playing Hookey
May 18, 1946 · 29 min
Junior Sells Peanuts at the Circus
May 25, 1946 · 29 min
Riley Family of Actors
June 1, 1946 · 29 min
Bread Shortage and the Black Market
June 8, 1946 · 29 min
A New Suit for Father's Day
June 15, 1946 · 27 min
Morris Buys the Riley House
June 22, 1946 · 28 min
Paper Route Subscription Contest to Go to Camp
June 29, 1946 · 29 min
Riley Thinks He's Been Promoted
September 7, 1946 · 60 min
Riley Doesn't Want Peg to Work for Sidney Monahan
September 14, 1946 · 30 min
Riley Hides on Boat to Catch Babs and Her Boyfriend Simon
September 21, 1946 · 30 min
Riley Bribes Junior to Win Football Game
September 28, 1946 · 29 min
Good Neighbor Week
October 5, 1946 · 26 min
School Formal Dance - Helene's Swap Shop Dress For Babs
October 12, 1946 · 24 min
Riley Sues the Bus Company
October 19, 1946 · 23 min
Riley Gets a Job in South America for His Company
October 26, 1946 · 30 min
Peg and Riley Both Run for Park Supervisor
November 2, 1946 · 30 min
Egbert and Junior Go to Boy Scout Camp
November 9, 1946 · 29 min
Music Brings Riley and Peg Together
November 16, 1946 · 27 min
Riley, Football Hero for the Night Club Team
November 23, 1946 · 29 min
Riley Gets Free Medical Advice from Simon's Uncle, a Horse Doctor
November 30, 1946 · 26 min
New Year's Eve - 10 Dates for Babs
December 28, 1946 · 28 min
Efficiency Expert
January 11, 1947 · 28 min
Riley and Simon, Business Partners
January 18, 1947 · 28 min
Riley's Honeymoon
January 25, 1947 · 29 min
Mr X - Riley Switched as a Baby
February 1, 1947 · 29 min
Riley's Birthday - Forgotten
February 8, 1947 · 28 min
Simon Is 'Advice to the Lovelorn' Column Editor
March 15, 1947 · 30 min
Riley, the Milkman
March 22, 1947 · 28 min
Riley the Gentleman - New Chair
March 29, 1947 · 27 min
Riley, the Child Beater
April 5, 1947 · 30 min
Real Life Soap Opera, `Marriage Can Be Beautiful
April 12, 1947 · 30 min
Riley, the Boxer - Junior, the Coward
April 19, 1947 · 29 min
Simon, the Waiter, Blackmails Riley
April 26, 1947 · 31 min
Launching Babs in Society
May 3, 1947 · 29 min
Model Son, the Mother's Day Speech
May 10, 1947 · 30 min
Accident Insurance Policy
May 31, 1947 · 30 min
Riley Courts Peg at Summer Camp
June 7, 1947 · 29 min
Junior Wins the Soap Box Derby
June 14, 1947 · 30 min
Babs Almost Gets a Job in San Francisco
June 21, 1947 · 30 min
Riley and Gillis Spend a Week at the Lake
June 28, 1947 · 31 min
Riley Thinks Peg Is Leaving Him
July 5, 1947 · 30 min
Riley Enrolls at PIP Instead Of UCLA
September 6, 1947 · 28 min
Babs Has Two Dates
September 13, 1947 · 30 min
Junior Wants to Run Away from Home
September 20, 1947 · 29 min
Venus with a Radio in Her Stomach, Art Object for the Piano
September 27, 1947 · 31 min
Riley Gets a Promotion - Old Age Sets In
October 4, 1947 · 29 min
Riley, the Cop
October 11, 1947 · 29 min
Community Chest Drive
October 18, 1947 · 27 min
Ragamuffin Ball
October 25, 1947 · 29 min
Football Pool Card
November 1, 1947 · 28 min
Junior and Babs Put on Anniversary Party
November 8, 1947 · 29 min
Riley in School Play
November 15, 1947 · 29 min
Win a Buick Contest - Guess the Number of Beans in the Bowl
November 22, 1947 · 59 min
Thanksgiving with the Gillises
November 29, 1947 · 30 min
Greatest Man I Know
December 6, 1947 · 29 min
Babs Is Blackballed at the Sorority
December 13, 1947 · 29 min
First Christmas in Store Window
December 20, 1947 · 29 min
Family Christmas Present - TV or Piano
December 27, 1947 · 26 min
Riley Gets Junior Two Dates for a Dance
January 3, 1948 · 27 min
Women's Equal Rights - Wedding Ring
January 10, 1948 · 29 min
Telephone Is Rationed - Walking Man Contest
January 17, 1948 · 29 min
Babs Quits School
January 24, 1948 · 30 min
Uncle Baxter Returns - Scholarship
January 31, 1948 · 29 min
Father and Son Banquet
February 7, 1948 · 29 min
Riley Sends Peg a Comic Valentine
February 14, 1948 · 29 min
Riley Lies to Peg About Going to a Wrestling Match
February 21, 1948 · 30 min
Babs Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party
February 28, 1948 · 30 min
Nuts and Bolts Club - Riley Punches His Foreman
March 6, 1948 · 29 min
Monkey
March 13, 1948 · 29 min
Suggestion Contest
March 20, 1948 · 29 min
Giant Easter Bunny - Fertilizer
March 27, 1948 · 29 min
Riley, the Crime Buster - Juvenile Delinquency - Curfew
April 3, 1948 · 29 min
Peg Studies French
April 10, 1948 · 29 min
Care Drive
April 17, 1948 · 26 min
Spring Fever
April 24, 1948 · 30 min
Junior's Baseball Uniform - Reform School
May 1, 1948 · 29 min
Riley's Mother's Day Gift Is Explained
May 8, 1948 · 29 min
Riley, Man of Distinction
May 15, 1948 · 29 min
Monahan Spends Weekend with the Rileys
May 22, 1948 · 29 min
Cooperation Picnic - Riley And Gillis Buy a Car Together
May 29, 1948 · 29 min
Babs' Graduation
June 12, 1948 · 29 min
Father's Day - Bathrobes
June 19, 1948 · 29 min
A Vacation on the Prison Farm
June 26, 1948 · 29 min
Riley's Night Job
August 27, 1948 · 30 min
Riley Meets Clem Kadiddlehopper
September 3, 1948 · 27 min
Household Drudge
September 10, 1948 · 59 min
How to Pick a Mate
October 8, 1948 · 29 min
Problem Child
October 15, 1948 · 29 min
Riley Campaigns
October 22, 1948 · 29 min
Riley and the Aardvark
October 29, 1948 · 26 min
Comic Books
November 5, 1948 · 30 min
Riley's Tonsillectomy
November 12, 1948 · 24 min
Father-In-Law Trouble
November 19, 1948 · 29 min
Bab's Elderly Boyfriend
November 26, 1948 · 29 min
Riley Tries to Get Football Tickets - A Foremanship Is up for Grabs
December 3, 1948 · 28 min
Riley's Jilted Sister Visits
December 10, 1948 · 29 min
Riley and Mrs Morris; Buys a Car - Not a Wife
December 17, 1948 · 29 min
Christmas Bonuses from Mr Stevenson
December 24, 1948 · 28 min
Riley Invites Himself to His Boss's New Year's Eve Party
December 31, 1948 · 30 min
Riley Coaches Junior's Basketball Team
January 7, 1949 · 24 min
Riley Gets a Job in Arabia
January 14, 1949 · 23 min
Riley's Old Flame, Bertha
January 21, 1949 · 23 min
A Quiet Evening by the Fireside
January 28, 1949 · 29 min
Riley Talks in His Sleep About 'Gertrude
February 4, 1949 · 29 min
Babs Elopes, Sells Cards with Simon
February 11, 1949 · 30 min
A Valentine Locket from Monahan Is Signed by Riley
February 18, 1949 · 29 min
Sneak Preview of `The Life of Riley' Movie
February 25, 1949 · 30 min
Riley's Are Guests of Universal Film Opening in Cincinnati
March 4, 1949 · 29 min
Wedding Photograph - Wire Recorder
March 11, 1949 · 29 min
Riley's Wedding, Complete with Monahan
March 18, 1949 · 30 min
Babs Runs for UCLA President
March 25, 1949 · 29 min
Riley Won't Let Peg Help Junior with His Homework
April 1, 1949 · 29 min
Riley Is Held Up
April 8, 1949 · 26 min
Riley Breaks a Vase with His Bowling Ball
April 22, 1949 · 29 min
Riley Goes to War After Reading a 1941 Newspaper
April 29, 1949 · 29 min
Babs Leaves Home - 3rd Riley Movie Show
May 6, 1949 · 29 min
Riley Waits Tables to Meet Peg (flashback)
May 13, 1949 · 29 min
Junior Has His Own Delivery Business
May 20, 1949 · 29 min
Junior and Egbert Leave for Camp
May 27, 1949 · 29 min
Babs' Wedding - Baby Sitting
October 7, 1949 · 29 min
Geiger Counter
October 14, 1949 · 29 min
Policeman Boarder
October 21, 1949 · 29 min
A Television Set on a 10 Day Free Trial
October 28, 1949 · 29 min
Expectant Father
November 4, 1949 · 29 min
Community Chest Drive
November 11, 1949 · 30 min
Escort Bureau
November 18, 1949 · 25 min
Thanksgiving Dinner with the Boss
November 25, 1949 · 30 min
Riley, the Bookie
December 2, 1949 · 27 min
Babs and the Stevenson's Nephew
December 9, 1949 · 27 min
Riley, the Fireman
December 16, 1949 · 26 min
Christmas Club
December 23, 1949 · 30 min
Riley Drives a Cab for Babs Boyfriend
December 30, 1949 · 29 min
Care Drive
January 6, 1950 · 30 min
Riley's Southern Female Neighbor
January 13, 1950 · 26 min
Junior Is in Love
January 27, 1950 · 25 min
Peg, the Waitress
February 17, 1950 · 26 min
Riley's Step Out
February 24, 1950 · 26 min
Riley Becomes an Actor on TV
March 3, 1950 · 24 min
Riley Has a Rent Controversy with His Landlord
March 10, 1950 · 28 min
Babs Is Allergic to Riley
March 17, 1950 · 27 min
Cissie's Marriage
March 24, 1950 · 24 min
Chivalry Is Dead aka Politeness Story
March 31, 1950 · 25 min
Miracle of the Bells
April 7, 1950 · 24 min
Riley's Anniversary
April 14, 1950 · 26 min
Riley, the Hamburger King
April 28, 1950 · 27 min
Riley Decides to Move
May 5, 1950 · 30 min
Electric Company and Simon and Babs
May 19, 1950 · 29 min
Peg in a Beauty Contest
May 26, 1950 · 29 min
South Pacific
June 2, 1950 · 29 min
A Spicy Book
June 9, 1950 · 30 min
Two TVs for Father's Day
June 16, 1950 · 29 min
A Love Letter from Boopsie
June 23, 1950 · 30 min
Surprise Party Show
October 6, 1950 · 30 min
Riley's First Car - Traffic Court
October 13, 1950 · 29 min
Collection Agency
October 20, 1950 · 29 min
Riley Wants a New Stove for a Cake Baking Contest
October 27, 1950 · 29 min
Babs Elopement
November 3, 1950 · 29 min
Riley Wins a Hudson Guessing the Number of Beans in a Jar
November 10, 1950 · 30 min
Rileys First Date
November 17, 1950 · 29 min
Riley Locks up Babs After Student Riot
November 24, 1950 · 29 min
Riley's Troubles with New Foreman
December 1, 1950 · 29 min
Riley the Coward - Peg Goes to Work
December 15, 1950 · 29 min
Be Kind to Simon
December 29, 1950 · 29 min
Peg's Father Comes to Visit
January 5, 1951 · 29 min
Anniversary Tiff - Riley Pays the Light Bill
January 12, 1951 · 29 min
Scoutmaster Riley - Housekeeping System
January 19, 1951 · 29 min
Tillie Boomer - Riley Becomes Engaged to Two Women
January 26, 1951 · 29 min
Babs Blackballed at the Sorority
February 2, 1951 · 30 min
Charleston Dance Lessons with Louella
February 9, 1951 · 29 min
Riley's Case of Nerves
February 16, 1951 · 29 min
Riley Has Tonsillitis
February 23, 1951 · 30 min
Louella Stays with the Rileys
March 2, 1951 · 29 min
Riley Installs a Time Clock
March 16, 1951 · 29 min
Basketball Game - Bribe
March 23, 1951 · 29 min
Riley, the Rent Collector
March 30, 1951 · 29 min
Old Man Riley
April 6, 1951 · 29 min
Civil Service Exam - Riley Contemplates Changing Jobs
April 13, 1951 · 29 min
Riley and Louella, a Kiss in the Dark
April 20, 1951 · 29 min
Babs Wants Privacy - Moves Out
April 27, 1951 · 29 min
Riley and the Marriage Certificate
May 4, 1951 · 29 min
Riley and the Black Chiffon Nightgown
May 11, 1951 · 25 min
Junior Wins the Soap Box Derby
May 18, 1951 · 25 min
Riley and the Ballet
June 1, 1951 · 29 min
Riley, the Forger
June 15, 1951 · 23 min

About The Life of Riley

When did The Life of Riley air?

The Life of Riley aired on Blue Network/ABC, NBC from 1944 to 1951.

Who starred in The Life of Riley?

The Life of Riley starred William Bendix, Paula Winslowe, Hans Conried, Alan Reed, Scotty Beckett, Mel Blanc.

How many episodes of The Life of Riley can I listen to?

Stupid Potato has 246 episodes of The Life of Riley, from 1944 to 1951, in the order they first aired; 5 play on this page right now, and the rest come out in the podcast on its schedule.

Where can I listen to The Life of Riley free?

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Episode list (246)

Life of Riley 19xx-xx-xx (xx) Riley's New Dog

Butler Part 2

Riley Rents a House and Moves from the Hotel

Telephone Story

Barber Chair

Riley's Birthday - Thinks Baxter Is Giving Party

Riley Is Best Dressed Man

Proxy Wedding Part 1

Proxy Wedding Part 2

Baxter Goes to New York

Dog Catcher

Riley Fixes Dinner for Mother's Day

Riley Tries to Marry Baxter to Miss Grimshaw, Waldo's Aunt

Houseboat Vacation Part 1

Houseboat Vacation Part 2

Making Each Other Jealous

Muley's Surprise Party for Riley

Boss's Son-In-Law

Halloween Haunted House

Piano Lessons for Junior

Big Football Bet

Turkey Hunt

Bridesmaid Babs

Most Popular Boy

Riley's Mash Note at Night School

Christmas Present

Roswell's a Guest for Christmas

New Year's Eve Party

Silver Gloves Boxing Tourney

Wedding Anniversary

Riley's Conscience Bothers Him for Taking Phone Booth Nickels

Five Dollars Is Missing

BPLA Initiates a New Member

Riley Trains Junior's Dog

Riley Helps Luigi Pass English Exam to Become US Citizen

Expectant Fathers

Junior Runs Away

Riley Tries to Become a Pal to Junior

Missing Five Dollars

Riley's Mother-In-Law Visits

Feud with New Neighbor Gillis, over Junior's Goat

Junior Is Head of the Household

Change of Time

Riley Refuses to Let Babs See Simon - Thinks He's a Suicide

Junior's House Key

Peg's Old Boyfriend, Sydney, Is House Guest

Football Game

Roswell Visits

Babs and Simon - Married

BPLA Lodge Election - Phonograph Record Saves Riley

Riley Takes Job Promotion Exam

Grandma's Boyfriend and Captain Riley

Riley's Tonsillectomy

Junior's School Play

Babs Music Scholarship

Riley Buys an Insurance Policy

Riley Finds a Silver Fox Fur Coat

Riley Thinks Junior Is a Shoplifter

Giant Easter Bunny

Gambling Doesn't Pay

Rileys Take in the Gillises After a Fire

Junior Forgets Mother's Day

Playing Hookey

Junior Sells Peanuts at the Circus

Riley Family of Actors

Bread Shortage and the Black Market

A New Suit for Father's Day

Morris Buys the Riley House

Paper Route Subscription Contest to Go to Camp

Riley Thinks He's Been Promoted

Riley Doesn't Want Peg to Work for Sidney Monahan

Riley Hides on Boat to Catch Babs and Her Boyfriend Simon

Riley Bribes Junior to Win Football Game

Good Neighbor Week

School Formal Dance - Helene's Swap Shop Dress For Babs

Riley Sues the Bus Company

Riley Gets a Job in South America for His Company

Peg and Riley Both Run for Park Supervisor