What happens
Chester Riley is annoyed when smoke drifts over his backyard from a new neighbor, Luella Lowndsbury, who has just moved from Georgia. He goes to confront her, but she is charmed by him and assumes he is a bachelor. Riley finds himself flirting and drawn into a growing misunderstanding, while his wife Peg knows nothing of it. The Life of Riley is a comedy series from the Blue Network and NBC, first broadcast on January 13, 1950, starring William Bendix as Riley, with Paula Winslowe and Hans Conried. This episode follows Riley's tangled situation with his new neighbor as it develops.
A residential neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, with a backyard, a neighbor's house, a market and the Riley home
Characters: Chester Riley, Luella Lowndsbury, Peg Riley, Gillis, Digger O'Dell, Mr. Landfry
Listen for: Riley's attempt to tell Luella he is married, and Peg's reaction when she finds out
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.