What happens
Chester A. Riley, a working-class father in a Los Angeles neighborhood, becomes alarmed when his son Junior is out late with friends. Riley is determined to rid the streets of juvenile delinquency and declares himself a one-man committee on the subject. His wife Peg tries to keep him in check while the neighborhood betterment league rejects his concerns. Riley's efforts lead him into trouble with the police and make him the target of local gossip. This episode of The Life of Riley first aired on April 3, 1948, on the Blue Network and ABC, with William Bendix in the title role and Paula Winslowe as Peg.
A neighborhood in Los Angeles, with a neighborhood betterment league meeting, a street, and the family home.
Characters: Riley, Peg, Junior, Dr. Martin, Digger O'Dell
Listen for: Riley's frustrated attempts to make the neighborhood safer and his conflicts with Peg and the league.
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.