What happens
Chester Riley's son Junior is caught after breaking his promise to stay home, and Riley is caught after sneaking out to a wrestling match. Riley tells his wife Peg he is working overtime, while Junior is pressed to admit where he went. Riley's father-in-law's reputation and his own lies pile up as his friend Gillis joins in the outing. The Life of Riley is a family comedy series, and this 1948 episode, first aired on February 21, 1948, stars William Bendix as Riley and Paula Winslowe as Peg, with Hans Conried and Alan Reed also in the cast.
The Riley home and the streets of a city neighborhood around George Washington's birthday in February 1948, with a wrestling arena and a milk bar with a television set nearby.
Characters: Chester Riley, Junior Riley, Peg Riley, Gillis, Wally, Bertie, Count Olga
Listen for: Riley's excuses to Peg about working overtime, and the milk bar scene where Junior watches the wrestling match on television.
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.