What happens
Riley is a father whose son Junior has been invited on his first date with Linda Walker, but the boy is too frightened to go. Riley's wife Peggy tells the family stories of their own early courtship, while Riley himself, working at a store, nervously tries to ask the boss's daughter for a date. The Life of Riley is a radio comedy series, and this episode aired on November 17, 1950, starring William Bendix as Riley, with Paula Winslowe, Hans Conried and Alan Reed in the cast.
Riley's home and the store where he works, with later scenes at a nightclub
Characters: Riley, Peggy, Junior, Linda Walker, Mr. Block, Chester Rowley, Sidney Monahan, Mr. Parker
Listen for: Riley's clumsy attempts to ask for a date and his story of his own first date with Peggy
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.