What happens
Chester A. Riley plans a New Year's Eve party for his family and friends after inviting a soldier he met on a bus, Sergeant Biff Lacy. A misunderstanding leads him to believe that two hundred soldiers will arrive, and he scrambles to find enough food and dishes. His wife Peg, son Junior, and daughter Babs are drawn into the preparations, while neighbor Digger Odell and caterer Luigi also become involved. The Life of Riley aired on the Blue Network and NBC on December 31, 1944, starring William Bendix.
Los Angeles, California, at the Riley home on New Year's Eve, 1944
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Peg Riley, Junior Riley, Babs Riley, Sergeant Biff Lacy, Digger Odell, Luigi, Colonel Rogers
Listen for: The misunderstanding over how many soldiers will attend Riley's party, and how Riley tries to solve the food shortage
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.