What happens
Chester Riley's son Junior and his friend Egbert Gillis plan to spend a school holiday at a Boy Scout camp near Lake Arrowhead. Their fathers, Riley and Gillis, forbid the trip, and when the boys insist, both men vow to ignore them. The fathers soon find they miss their sons badly and struggle to keep their promise. Their wives and daughter Babs weigh in as the men grow restless and sentimental. The Life of Riley is a 1949 radio comedy from the Blue Network and ABC, with William Bendix as Riley. This episode aired on May 27, 1949.
Riley and Gillis's neighbouring homes in Los Angeles, and a Boy Scout camp near Lake Arrowhead
Characters: Chester Riley, Junior Riley, Egbert Gillis, Gillis, Peg Riley, Babs, Digby O'Dell
Listen for: Riley's attempts to call Junior at camp and Gillis's suspicion that Riley has broken the pact
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.