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Series · 1949 – 1950 · Comedy

The Life of Riley

★8.0 1949 – 1950 1 Season TV-MA

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. His stock answer to every turn of fate became a catch phrase: 'What a revoltin' development this is!"

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 26 episodes

Tonsils

Episode 01

Tonsils

Oct 4, 1949 · 30 min

Riley has to go to the hospital to have his tonsils out.

Babs and Simon Step Out

Episode 02

Babs and Simon Step Out

Oct 11, 1949 · 30 min

Riley's insistence that Babs has nothing to do with Simon comes between him and Babs. He forbids her to see him, then when she sneaks around behind his back, he chases Simon off. Both his wife and daughter are very upset with him.

Egbert's Chemistry Set

Episode 03

Egbert's Chemistry Set

Oct 18, 1949 · 30 min

No description available.

The French Professor

Episode 04

The French Professor

Oct 25, 1949 · 30 min

No description available.

Nervous Breakdown

Episode 05

Nervous Breakdown

Nov 1, 1949 · 30 min

No description available.

Assistant Manager

Episode 06

Assistant Manager

Nov 8, 1949 · 30 min

No description available.

Riley's Birthday Gift

Episode 07

Riley's Birthday Gift

Nov 15, 1949 · 30 min

No description available.

Riley, Gillis, and Vanderhopper, Inc.

Episode 08

Riley, Gillis, and Vanderhopper, Inc.

Nov 22, 1949 · 30 min

Riley thinks that Babs' boyfriend Simon has money, after he finds his bank book. Riley talks Simon into going into business with him and quits his job. He then finds out that Simon's bank book was a fake as he was using it for his accounting class.

Junior Falls for Teacher

Episode 09

Junior Falls for Teacher

Nov 29, 1949 · 30 min

No description available.

Night School

Episode 10

Night School

Dec 6, 1949 · 30 min

Riley decides to go to night school and gets caught helping a friend cheat who's trying to become a American citizen.

Prom Dress

Episode 11

Prom Dress

Dec 13, 1949 · 30 min

Babs doesn't want to go to a school dance because she doesn't have a nice dress. Riley buys a used dress, but the former owner of the dress is a snob at school who tells Babs that the dress used to be hers.

Junior's Birthday Party

Episode 12

Junior's Birthday Party

Dec 20, 1949 · 30 min

Riley plans a birthday party for son Junior but can't get anyone to come to the party because another boy's birthday is the same day.

The Boarder

Episode 13

The Boarder

Dec 27, 1949 · 30 min

No description available.

Peg's Birthday

Episode 14

Peg's Birthday

Jan 3, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

Junior Drops Out

Episode 15

Junior Drops Out

Jan 10, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

Riley's Firstborn

Episode 16

Riley's Firstborn

Jan 17, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

Insurance

Episode 17

Insurance

Jan 24, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

The Gambler

Episode 18

The Gambler

Jan 31, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

Acting Lessons

Episode 19

Acting Lessons

Feb 7, 1950 · 30 min

Babs and her boyfriend have foolishly spent their money on an acting school con. Riley and Gillis are determined to go to the phony school and demand the kids' money be returned, but they didn't expect the teacher to be a gorgeous blonde.

Valentine's Day

Episode 20

Valentine's Day

Feb 14, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

Home Sweet Home

Episode 21

Home Sweet Home

Feb 21, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

South American Job

Episode 22

South American Job

Feb 28, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

Riley's Quarrel

Episode 23

Riley's Quarrel

Mar 7, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

Junior and the Bully

Episode 24

Junior and the Bully

Mar 14, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

The Banned Book

Episode 25

The Banned Book

Mar 21, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

Five Dollar Bill

Episode 26

Five Dollar Bill

Mar 28, 1950 · 30 min

No description available.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 8.0 /10

based on 3 votes

Synopsis

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. His stock answer to every turn of fate became a catch phrase: 'What a revoltin' development this is!"

Comedy

Cast

5 principal cast

Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason

Chester A. Riley

Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

Peg Riley

Lanny Rees

Lanny Rees

Junior Riley

Gloria Winters

Gloria Winters

Babs Riley

Bob Jellison

Waldo Binny

Where to watch The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The comedy has 1 season and 26 total episodes, rated 8.0/10 by 3 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does The Life of Riley have?

The Life of Riley has 1 season with 26 episodes in total.

Is The Life of Riley still on the air?

The Life of Riley has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs The Life of Riley?

The Life of Riley airs on NBC.

When did The Life of Riley first air?

The Life of Riley first aired on October 4, 1949.

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