What happens
Chester A. Riley, a factory worker, pays off his debts on a Friday payday and is left with almost nothing for his family. At home, his wife Peg and their children press him for money, and his frustration with his own finances boils over. Riley decides to bluff his boss, Mr. Stevenson, into a raise by claiming a job offer from a rival firm, and the plan quickly goes wrong. The Life of Riley, a comedy series, first aired on February 17, 1950, on the Blue Network and ABC and NBC. William Bendix stars as Riley, and Paula Winslowe and Alan Reed appear in the cast.
Los Angeles, 1950: a factory, the Riley home, a restaurant, and a neighborhood butcher and landlord.
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Peg Riley, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Jenkins, Gillis, Digger O'Dell, Mr. Kucus
Listen for: Riley's attempt to bluff Mr. Stevenson into a raise, and Peg's reaction when she learns he gave up his job.
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.