What happens
Chester A. Riley and his wife Peg are in trouble when a leaking roof floods their living room, and they blame their landlord Mr. Morris for the repairs. Riley confronts Morris over the rent, and Morris announces a steep increase after new local rules end rent control. Riley and Morris also clash over Riley's war-time behavior. Meanwhile Junior is suspended from school for a cheating incident involving a classmate, Marilyn, and Riley must decide how to handle the situation. The Life of Riley aired on the Blue Network and NBC in 1950, starring William Bendix as Riley, with Paula Winslowe and Alan Reed.
The Riley home in Blueview during a rainy season, with a leaking roof and rent dispute, and later at the local school.
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Peg Riley, Junior Riley, Mr. Morris, Marilyn, Miss Campbell, Digger O'Dell, Jenkins
Listen for: Riley's escalating argument with Morris over the leaking roof and the sudden rent increase.
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.