The Life Of Riley — Season 4
'What a revoltin' development this is!"
About this season
Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems.
Episodes (39)
1. Letter of Introduction
Aired 16 September 1955 • 30 min
2. The Big Sacrifice
Aired 23 September 1955 • 30 min
3. The Marines Have Landed
Aired 30 September 1955 • 30 min
Babs is worried when she hasn't heard from her marine boyfriend for awhile. Riley comes up with an outrageous scheme to cheer his little girl up which goes wrong and makes things worse.
4. Love Comes to Waldo Binney
Aired 7 October 1955 • 30 min
Waldo Binny's sister, Mrs. Lindsey, knocks on Riley door looking for her brother. She wants Waldo to babysit her son, Drake, for the weekend but Waldo is hiding because he knows his little nephew is a monster. Besides, Waldo has a big date tonight with his new love, Millicent. Mrs. Lindsey leaves Drake in Riley's care but now no one wants responsibility to babysit the difficult child.
5. Darling, Am I Growing Old
Aired 14 October 1955 • 30 min
6. Do It Yourself
Aired 21 October 1955 • 30 min
Having promised a fishing trip to Hawkins, and then forgetting to rent a boat, Riley and Otto borrow Muley's rowboat, but wreck it. They then turn to attempting to assemble a prefab boat, but stupidly put it together in Riley's parlor.
7. Wedding Plans for Babs
Aired 28 October 1955 • 30 min
8. Dudley the Burglar
Aired 4 November 1955 • 30 min
Chester has misplaced his watch and Dudley puts it in a vase for safekeeping. Riley gets the notion he is a thief from his actions and intends to not only reform his pal from his life of crime, but also get his timepiece back.
9. Pay the Penalty
Aired 11 November 1955 • 30 min
10. Ghost Town
Aired 18 November 1955 • 30 min
Chester fakes a backache and his boss gives him the entire week off. Riley looks forward to his surprise vacation but things don't go as planned, much to his disappointment.
11. The Famous Chester A. Riley, Junior
Aired 25 November 1955 • 30 min
Junior has success on the football field and he lets the praise go to his head. The Riley parents wonder how to handle their son but Junior had his ego deflated in awkward circumstances.
12. Riley, the Tycoon
Aired 2 December 1955 • 30 min
Riley gets an unexpected day off from the airplane plant and decides to spend it in the park. Chester's appearance and behavior lead to mistaken ideas about his financial situation.
13. Repeat Performance
Aired 9 December 1955 • 30 min
Riley and Peg plan surprise anniversary parties for each other....on the same night.
14. Middle-Age Blues
Aired 16 December 1955 • 30 min
15. Waldo's Mother
Aired 23 December 1955 • 30 min
To prevent his mother from moving in, Waldo announces he's engaged.
16. A Shower for Babs
Aired 30 December 1955 • 30 min
17. Head of the Family
Aired 6 January 1956 • 30 min
18. Riley and the Widow
Aired 13 January 1956 • 30 min
19. Babs's Wedding
Aired 20 January 1956 • 30 min
It's Babs' wedding day and its hard to tell who's more nervous - Chester A. Riley or his daughter, the bride.
20. Riley's Raffle
Aired 27 January 1956 • 30 min
Riley thinks it's time the family had a second auto and he will sacrifice his motorcycle to make it happen. Chester holds a raffle for his bike but he befuddles the idea and his plan starts to unravel.
21. Junior Quits School
Aired 3 February 1956 • 30 min
Riley's task: persuading Junior to complete his education.
22. The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn
Aired 10 February 1956 • 30 min
23. Babs' New Job
Aired 17 February 1956 • 30 min
24. The Train Trip
Aired 24 February 1956 • 30 min
25. The Contestant
Aired 2 March 1956 • 30 min
26. The Song Writer
Aired 9 March 1956 • 30 min
27. His Brother-In-Law's Keeper
Aired 16 March 1956 • 30 min
Riley shelters his brother-in-law, a compulsive gambler.
28. Partnership
Aired 23 March 1956 • 30 min
29. Riley's Allergy
Aired 30 March 1956 • 30 min
30. Stage Door Riley
Aired 6 April 1956 • 30 min
31. Riley's Club for Service Wives
Aired 13 April 1956 • 30 min
32. Waterfront
Aired 20 April 1956 • 30 min
33. Expectantly Yours
Aired 27 April 1956 • 30 min
Babs leaves out an instruction list from her doctor and Chester finds it. He jumps to the conclusion that Don's mother is expecting. Babs struggles to clear up the misunderstanding and tell her dad his little girl is having a baby.
34. Junior Gets a Car
Aired 4 May 1956 • 30 min
35. From Rags to Riches
Aired 11 May 1956 • 30 min
36. House for Sale
Aired 18 May 1956 • 30 min
37. Babs Moves Out
Aired 25 May 1956 • 30 min
38. Riley Trades His House
Aired 1 June 1956 • 30 min
39. When Women Were Women
Aired 8 June 1956 • 30 min