What happens
Chester Riley and his son Junior clash after Riley refuses to buy Junior a used car, and Junior threatens to run away from home. Peg Riley worries, while Riley believes his psychology will keep the boy at home by telling him to leave. The Life of Riley aired on September 20, 1947, on the Blue Network and ABC, with William Bendix as Riley and Paula Winslowe as Peg. Hans Conried and Alan Reed also appear in the cast. The story follows Riley's scheme as Junior packs a suitcase and heads out, and his family's worry grows.
The Riley home and the streets of a town in the 1940s, including a city bus route.
Characters: Chester Riley, Junior Riley, Peg Riley, Babs Riley, Digby Odell
Listen for: Riley's attempt to use psychology on Junior, and the mix-up that follows when Junior leaves the house.
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.