What happens
Chester A. Riley is dismayed when his son Junior ignores the national soapbox derby, and he insists on drawing blueprints for the boy to follow. Junior insists on building his racer alone and refuses the plans, and when Riley boasts that he designed the winning car, Junior is disqualified after the judges learn the claim. The Life of Riley is a radio comedy from the Blue Network/ABC and NBC, and this episode aired on June 14, 1947. William Bendix plays Riley, with Paula Winslowe as his wife Peg, Hans Conried, and Alan Reed in the cast. Riley's pride and his need to be a good father drive the story as the family tries to sort out who built what.
The Riley household and a soapbox derby race in the city, with later scenes at Mr. Gilbert's mansion.
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Junior, Peg Riley, Bob, Mary, Mr. Gilbert, Riley's senior
Listen for: Riley's blueprints and the disqualification of Junior after Riley's false claim.
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.