What happens
Junior and Babs Riley plan a surprise anniversary dinner for their parents, pooling their savings for the celebration. Their father, Riley, forgets the date and tries to borrow money from his children, then from friends, and is hurt when they refuse. Mother Peg is upset by the family tension, and the children's secret plans for the evening come into play. William Bendix stars as Riley, with Paula Winslowe as Peg, in this episode of The Life of Riley, first broadcast on November 8, 1947, on the Blue Network and NBC.
The Riley home and a local restaurant, with the family and friends preparing for their wedding anniversary.
Characters: Riley, Peg, Junior, Babs, Waldo, Gillis, Takers
Listen for: Riley's attempts to borrow money from his children and friends, and the children's plan for the anniversary dinner.
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.