What happens
Riley, a proud model father and son, is chosen by the Neighborhood Community Council to make a Mother's Day speech in the park. His son Junior writes a song about mothers, and Riley's mother starts baking doughnuts that the family cannot finish. Hobart Morris and the committee hear a distorted report about Riley and confront him. The Life of Riley is a comedy series from the Blue Network/ABC and NBC, first broadcast on 1947-05-10, starring William Bendix as Riley. The episode was originally broadcast on May 10, 1947, with William Bendix in the title role.
Riley's neighborhood community in the late 1940s, including the Riley house, Hobart Morris's house, and the park where the Mother's Day ceremony is held.
Characters: Riley, Hobart Morris, Junior, Mrs. Riley, Gillis, Digby O'Dell
Listen for: Riley's song about his mother, the escalating doughnut business, and Riley's confrontation with the committee.
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.