What happens
Chester A. Riley worries about his seventeen-year-old daughter Babs, who keeps company with the eager young Simon Vanderhopper. Riley repeatedly throws Simon out of the house, while his wife Peg tries to keep the peace. Riley and Simon also clash over an electric bill that Riley insists he has already paid. Meanwhile Simon tries to find steady work and make a good impression on Riley. The story is part of The Life of Riley, a series first broadcast on May 19, 1950, starring William Bendix as Riley, with Paula Winslowe and Hans Conried in the cast.
The Riley home and the surrounding neighborhood.
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Babs, Simon Vanderhopper, Peg Riley, Digger O'Dell
Listen for: Riley's bluster over the electric bill and his treatment of Simon at the door.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.