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The Life of Riley (1953) Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Babs' School Election

First aired: Jan/02/1953
Writer: Nathaniel Curtis
Director: Abby Berlin
Guest star: Allen Jenkins (Ed Feeney)

Babs is running for president of her freshman class at school and Riley tries to insure that she wins the election.



2 :01x02 - Riley's Gift from the Boss

First aired: Jan/09/1953

On his tenth anniversary at the aircraft plant, Riley thinks he's being given a car as a reward for his good work there.



3 :01x03 - Riley's New Suit

First aired: Jan/16/1953

After Riley tears his suit on his way to work, Babs and Junior plan to buy him a new one as a birthday present.



4 :01x04 - Season 1, Episode 4

First aired: Jan/23/1953



5 :01x05 - Riley's Kiss in the Dark

First aired: Jan/30/1953
Guest star: King Donovan (Neighbor)

When the lights go off at a fancy party, an unknown woman kisses Riley.



6 :01x06 - Riley Proves His Manhood

First aired: Feb/06/1953

In an interview with a reporter, Riley states that all housework should be required to work.



7 :01x07 - Riley's Sister Cissy

First aired: Feb/13/1953

Riley's sister pays the family a visit.



8 :01x08 - Riley and the Bear Contest

First aired: Feb/20/1953



9 :01x09 - Riley and the Scoutmaster

First aired: Feb/27/1953

Once again, Riley lets his mouth overload his butt when he boasts that he can do Peg's housework in half the time that it takes her to do it.



10 :01x10 - Riley Invades the Fight Game

First aired: Mar/06/1953
Guest star: Lou Nova (Killer Cooper)

Riley is scheduled to step into the squared circle for an exhibition bout.



11 :01x11 - Riley's Lost Weekend

First aired: Mar/13/1953

It's a lost weekend for the Riley family when they take a trip to the country.



12 :01x12 - Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby

First aired: Mar/20/1953

Junior decides to enter the Soapbox Derby and Riley is determined to help him build a championship racer.



13 :01x13 - Riley's Family Reunion

First aired: Mar/27/1953
Guest star: Emory Parnell (Hank Hawkins), Bobs Watson (Guy Mannering), Sarah Padden (Ma Riley), Max Williams (Adolph), James Gleason (Pa Riley)

Unknown to Riley, a radio program is planning a surprise for him.



14 :01x14 - Riley's Business Venture

First aired: Apr/03/1953
Guest star: George O'Hanlon (Calvin Dudley)

Riley and Dudley decide to go into business for themselves.



15 :01x15 - Riley Camps Out

First aired: Apr/10/1953

Riley and Gillis decide to go camping to escape the boredom that's crept into their daily lives.



16 :01x16 - Riley Steps Out

First aired: Apr/10/1953

Riley decides to take Peg to a banquet when he finds to tickets to the event which were discarded by his boss.



17 :01x17 - Riley's Operation

First aired: Apr/17/1953
Writer: Harry Clork
Director: Abby Berlin

After Riley swallows a fishbone the company doctor insists that he have a tonsillectomy.



18 :01x18 - Riley the Executive Type

First aired: May/01/1953

Riley thinks he deserves a raise in salary but his boss thinks otherwise.



19 :01x19 - Riley Engages an Escort

First aired: May/08/1953

Riley tries to help daughter Babs arrange herself a date for the Sadie Hawkins Day dance.



20 :01x20 - Riley Cultivates Babs

First aired: May/15/1953

Riley decides that he needs to get to know daughter Babs a little better.



21 :01x21 - Riley's Uncle Baxter

First aired: May/22/1953

The routine of the Riley household is disrupted when Peg's Uncle Baxter arrives for a visit.



22 :01x22 - Riley Outwits Cupid

First aired: May/29/1953

Riley discovers that daughter Babs is going steady with a beau from her high school.



23 :01x23 - Riley Gets Engaged

First aired: Jun/05/1953
Guest star: Maria Palmer (guest star)

Trying to avoid deportation, a French damsel tricks Riley into getting engaged to her.



24 :01x24 - Season 1, Episode 24

First aired: Jun/12/1953



25 :01x25 - Riley Meets a Rival

First aired: Jun/19/1953

Tired of Riley's continual bitching about his lot in life, wife Peg decides to teach him a lesson.



26 :01x26 - Riley the Typical Worker

First aired: Jun/26/1953

Riley is confident that he's going to win an award being given for being the most typical worker at the aircraft plant where he is employed.



27 :02x01 - Riley's Stomachache

First aired: Sep/18/1953

Riley raids the refrigerator for a midnight stack and ends up with a big bellyache.



28 :02x02 - Riley the Animal Lover

First aired: Sep/25/1953

Riley buys a horse to save it from going to the glue factory but finds he has no place to keep the animal.



29 :02x03 - Riley Faces Fatherhood

First aired: Oct/02/1953

Thanks to Gillis, Riley believes he's about to become a father again.



30 :02x04 - Peg's Birthday Present

First aired: Oct/09/1953

After Riley finds a fox fur that was lost, Peg believes he bought the object for her.



31 :02x05 - Riley's Surprise Package

First aired: Oct/16/1953

Riley gets jealous of Gillis when he believes his pal has won an award.



32 :02x06 - Riley's Old Flame

First aired: Oct/23/1953

Riley's old galpal from Brooklyn turns up and he thinks she still has the hots for him.



33 :02x07 - Riley Hears Bells

First aired: Oct/30/1953
Guest star: Cathy Downs (Music Teacher)



34 :02x08 - Riley's Surprise Party

First aired: Nov/06/1953

Riley throws a surpise party for Babs but he ends up being more surprised than his daughter.



35 :02x09 - Junior's Vacation

First aired: Nov/13/1953

Riley worries about Junior who has gone off on a camping trip.



36 :02x10 - Riley's Burning Ambition

First aired: Nov/20/1953

Riley is temporarily named foreman at the aircraft plant. Is he up to the job?



37 :02x11 - Riley's Haunted House

First aired: Nov/27/1953

Riley and Peg become convinced that their new house is haunted.



38 :02x12 - Riley's Separation

First aired: Dec/04/1953

Riley forces wife Peg to go to a wedding that she doesn't want to attend.



39 :02x13 - Riley the Worrier

First aired: Dec/18/1953

After Riley fixes Babs up on a blind date he stays up worrying about her.



40 :02x14 - Riley's Second Honeymoon

First aired: Dec/25/1953

After being advised to take a vacation, Riley decides to take Peg on a second honeymoon.



41 :02x15 - Riley Teaches Boxing

First aired: Jan/01/1954

Riley enters the squared circle again when he teaches Junior how to be a pugilist.



42 :02x16 - Riley Balances the Budget

First aired: Jan/08/1954

Riley wants to earn some extra money for his family so he takes a job in a department store.



43 :02x17 - Riley's Love Letters

First aired: Jan/15/1954

Riley finds a love letter to Peg while going through some old papers.



44 :02x18 - Junior's Double Date

First aired: Jan/22/1954

Young Junior is about to have his first date so Riley decides to give him some advice.



45 :02x19 - Riley's Uranium Mine

First aired: Jan/29/1954

Riley thinks there's uranium in the backyard of pal Gillis and decides to wheedle away the rights to the mineral.



46 :02x20 - Riley Brightens the Corner

First aired: Feb/05/1954

Riley donates his family's beds to a homeless shelter.



47 :02x21 - Babs' Used Car

First aired: Feb/12/1954

Riley purchases a used car for daughter Babs but the vehicle turns out to be stolen.



48 :02x22 - Riley and the Boss's Niece

First aired: Feb/19/1954

The boss asks Riley to find a date to escort his visiting niece to a dance.



49 :02x23 - Riley and the Cop

First aired: Feb/26/1954

Trying once again to earn some extra money, Riley decides to rent out the attic in his house.



50 :02x24 - The Circus Comes to Town

First aired: Mar/05/1954

When the circus arrives in town, Riley believes that Junior wants to run off and join it.



51 :02x25 - Riley in a Rut

First aired: Mar/12/1954

After falling into a rut at his place of employment, Riley decide to look for a new job.



52 :02x26 - Riley, Surprise Witness

First aired: Mar/19/1954
Guest star: Sterling Holloway (Waldo Binnie)

Riley is called as a witness in dispute between pals Gillis and Binnie.



53 :02x27 - Riley and the Beaux Arts Ball

First aired: Mar/26/1954

Riley learns that Babs has been asked to the beaux arts ball.



54 :02x28 - Riley Holds the Bag

First aired: Apr/02/1954

Riley gets involved in a fender bender with another motorist.



55 :02x29 - Riley Takes Up Art

First aired: Apr/09/1954

Looking for a hobby, Riley decides to take up painting.



56 :02x30 - Riley's Good Deed

First aired: Apr/16/1954

Filled with the spirit of good cheer, Riley decides to do a good deed every day.



57 :02x31 - Riley, the Heir

First aired: Apr/23/1954

Riley receives notification that he has inherited a fortune but is it true?



58 :02x32 - Riley Takes Out Insurance

First aired: Apr/30/1954

Babs' new beau sells Riley an insurance policy that covers all types of accidents.



59 :02x33 - Riley Faces Mother's Day

First aired: May/07/1954

Riley plans to give wifey Peg a special gift for Mother's Day.



60 :02x34 - Riley, the Newsboy

First aired: May/14/1954

Riley ends up having to takeover Junior's paper route.



61 :02x35 - Riley and the Foreman's Gift

First aired: May/21/1954

When his foreman retires, Riley takes up a collection to buy the man a farewell gift.



62 :02x36 - Riley Takes a Roomer

First aired: May/28/1954

Junior's teacher becomes a boarder in the Riley household.



63 :02x37 - Riley's Anniversary

First aired: Jun/04/1954
Guest star: Sterling Holloway (Waldo Binnie), Henry Kulky (Otto Schmidlapp)

On their wedding anniversary, Riley and Peg plan surprise parties for each other.



64 :02x38 - Riley Meets the Press

First aired: Jun/11/1954

Riley arranges for a newspaper to cover a meeting of Peg's women's club.



65 :02x39 - Riley in Brooklyn

First aired: Jun/18/1954



66 :03x01 - Junior's Secret

First aired: Sep/17/1954

Riley gets involved in a mix-up regarding Junior.



67 :03x02 - Riley in the Wild Blue Yonder

First aired: Sep/24/1954

Uh oh! Riley and Gillis decide that they want to take flying lessons.



68 :03x03 - Riley and the Suggestion Contest

First aired: Oct/01/1954

Riley's workplace installs a suggestion box.



69 :03x04 - Destination Brooklyn

First aired: Oct/08/1954

Riley takes his family for a visit back to his old stomping grounds in Brooklyn.



70 :03x05 - The Dog Watch

First aired: Oct/15/1954

Riley agrees to take care of his boss's canine for a short time.



71 :03x06 - Babs and Junior Try Home Economics

First aired: Oct/22/1954

Babs and Junior try to convince their parents that the family finances can be stretched through scientific buying.



72 :03x07 - The Duck Hunting Trip

First aired: Oct/29/1954

Riley and Gillis take off to go duck hunting at a mountain lake.



73 :03x08 - Junior, the Chief Magistrate

First aired: Nov/05/1954

On Boys' Day, the younger kids take over positions in the city government. Junior Riley finds himself the chief magistrate.



74 :03x09 - Riley Buys a Statue

First aired: Nov/12/1954

Riley buys a genuine Native American statue. Or so he thinks.



75 :03x10 - Riley Versus Numerology

First aired: Nov/19/1954
Guest star: Sterling Holloway (Waldo Binnie)

Riley's pal, Waldo Binney, believes in numerology and soon convinces our lead protagonist that he should believe in it too.



76 :03x11 - Riley, the Friendly Neighbor

First aired: Nov/26/1954

Riley wonders what's up when neighbor Gillis begins filling up his garage with various household appliances.



77 :03x12 - Riley's Wild Oats

First aired: Dec/03/1954
Guest star: Iris Adrian (Nellie), Robert Carson (Shill), Judy Nugent (Janet)

Riley goes to a bachelor party for a friend and decides he wants to sew some wild oats too.



78 :03x13 - Puppy Love

First aired: Dec/10/1954

When he learns that Junior has a galpal, Riley decides to give his son some advice.



79 :03x14 - The Car Pool

First aired: Dec/17/1954

Riley decides he can make money from carpooling.



80 :03x15 - Job Open

First aired: Dec/24/1954

Riley and Gillis are both interested in a job that's opened up in another town.



81 :03x16 - Brotherly Love

First aired: Dec/31/1954

The Riley household learns that a little brotherly love is much better than a whole bunch all at once.



82 :03x17 - Unwelcome Guests

First aired: Jan/07/1955

When the Gillis family goes away on vacation, Riley agrees to watch their house.



83 :03x18 - Come Back, Little Junior

First aired: Jan/14/1955

Riley decides that it's time for Junior to go out and get himself a job.



84 :03x19 - Riley Buys a Wrestler

First aired: Jan/21/1955

Riley tries to find a professional wrestler for a charity match.



85 :03x20 - Light-Fingered Babs

First aired: Jan/28/1955

When Babs begins wearing an entirely new wardrobe, Riley thinks she might have stole the clothes.



86 :03x21 - Family Activities Planned

First aired: Feb/04/1955



87 :03x22 - The Auction

First aired: Feb/11/1955

Riley goes to an auction and the only thing he purchases is a suitcase.



88 :03x23 - A Bride for Otto

First aired: Feb/18/1955

Riley and Gillis decide to get a mail order bride for their buddy Otto.



89 :03x24 - Sister Cissy Returns

First aired: Feb/25/1955

Riley's sister Cissy pays the family another visit.



90 :03x25 - Night Shift

First aired: Mar/04/1955

For the umpteenth time, Riley and Gillis get into an argument.



91 :03x26 - Chicken Ranch

First aired: Mar/11/1955
Guest star: Sarah Padden (Ma Riley), James Gleason (Pa Riley)

When his parents visit from Brooklyn, Riley seeks a way to extend their stay.



92 :03x27 - Up to the Jury

First aired: Mar/18/1955

When Peg gets chosen for jury duty, Riley is proud of her.



93 :03x28 - The Gymnasium

First aired: Mar/25/1955

Riley tries to help a pal open up a gymnasium.



94 :03x29 - Singing Cowboy

First aired: Apr/01/1955

Riley breaks up a budding romance between Babs and a singing cowboy then finds he must patch things up in order to get into the good graces of his boss.



95 :03x30 - Look Peg, I'm Dancing

First aired: Apr/08/1955

Peg Riley and Honeybee Gillis enroll their reluctant hubbies in a dancing class.



96 :03x31 - Meet the Neighbor

First aired: Apr/15/1955

Riley starts his boastful ways again when new neighbor moves in.



97 :03x32 - Babs Gets Engaged

First aired: Apr/22/1955

Riley gets upset when Babs announces that she's gotten engaged.



98 :03x33 - Babs' Graduation from College

First aired: Apr/29/1955

Babs is ready to graduate from college and Riley becomes even more protective of her.



99 :03x34 - The Blockade

First aired: May/13/1955

After a storm, a tree is blocking the Riley driveway.



100 :03x35 - The Diet

First aired: May/20/1955

When they discover they're too big for their bowling jackets Riley and Gillis decide to go on a diet.



101 :03x36 - Top Secret

First aired: Jun/03/1955

At the aircraft plant, Riley and Gilis are assigned to work on a top secret project.



102 :03x37 - Riley Unites the Family

First aired: Jun/10/1955

Riley thinks that his family has completely lost interest in him.



103 :03x38 - School Board Critic

First aired: Jun/17/1955

Scheming Riley comes up with a plan to get an all expensed paid trip to Chicago.



104 :04x01 - Letter of Introduction

First aired: Sep/16/1955

Events occur which change Riley's mind about an old buddy.



105 :04x02 - The Big Sacrifice

First aired: Sep/23/1955

Riley schemes to be invited to the department head dinner of his company.



106 :04x03 - The Marines Have Landed

First aired: Sep/30/1955

Babs' fiancee is at Marine Corps boot camp and she's depressed because he hasn't written her a letter.



107 :04x04 - Love Comes to Waldo Binnie

First aired: Oct/07/1955
Guest star: Sterling Holloway (Waldo Binnie), Butch Bernard (Drake), Florence Sundstrom (Belle Dudley), George O'Hanlon (Calvin Dudley), Stanja Lowe (Millicent), Nancy Kulp (Mrs. Lindsay)

Riley's pal Waldo Binnie finally falls in love with a damsel.



108 :04x05 - Darling, Am I Growing Old?

First aired: Oct/14/1955

Riley suddenly begins feeling his age.



109 :04x06 - Do It Yourself

First aired: Oct/21/1955

Riley wants to take his boss on a fishing trip but he's unable to rent a boat.



110 :04x07 - Wedding Plans for Babs

First aired: Oct/28/1955

Riley goes overboard in planning for the wedding of daughter Babs.



111 :04x08 - Dudley, the Burglar

First aired: Nov/04/1955
Guest star: George O'Hanlon (Calvin Dudley)

Neighbor Dudley puts Riley's watch in a vase for safekeeping but forgets to tell anyone.



112 :04x09 - Pay the Penalty

First aired: Nov/11/1955

Riley tries to win a free vacation for his family by entering a television contest.



113 :04x10 - Ghost Town

First aired: Nov/18/1955

Trying to get time off at work, Riley tells his boss that he's suffering from severe back pains.



114 :04x11 - The Famous Chester A. Riley, Jr.

First aired: Nov/25/1955

After a good game playing football, Junior lets his fame go to his head.



115 :04x12 - Riley, the Tycoon

First aired: Dec/02/1955

Riley takes a day off from work and decides to spend it at the park.



116 :04x13 - Repeat Performance

First aired: Dec/09/1955

Riley and Peg are both planning surprise parties for the other on the same night.



117 :04x14 - Middle Age Blues

First aired: Dec/16/1955

Peg gets the blues and Riley thinks that getting a job will cheer her up.



118 :04x15 - Waldo's Mother

First aired: Dec/23/1955
Guest star: Sterling Holloway (Waldo Binnie)

Pal Waldo Binnie has an argument with his mother but Riley makes things worse when he tries to intervene.



119 :04x16 - Shower for Babs

First aired: Dec/30/1955

The family plans a surprise bridal shower for Babs and Riley is assigned to take care of groom-to-be Don.



120 :04x17 - Head of the Family

First aired: Jan/06/1956

Riley's namesake uncle doesn't approve of Babs' pending marriage to Don.



121 :04x18 - Riley and the Widow

First aired: Jan/13/1956

A sweet talking widow charms Riley into helping her with her new dress shop.



122 :04x19 - Babs' Wedding

First aired: Jan/20/1956

Babs might end up being late for her own wedding. It seems that Riley, who's supposed to drive her to the church, took off without her in all the excitement.



123 :04x20 - Riley's Raffle

First aired: Jan/27/1956

Riley decides that the family needs a second car so he holds a raffle to raise money to buy one.



124 :04x21 - Junior Quits School

First aired: Feb/03/1956
Guest star: Diane Jergens (Terry), Eilene Janssen (Mary Anne)

Junior drops out of school when he comes to the conclusion that getting a job would be more profitable.



125 :04x22 - The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn

First aired: Feb/10/1956
Guest star: Richard Deacon (Tree Surgeon)

An association known as the Brooklyn Patriots of Los Angeles appoints Riley the custodian of a sickly tree.



126 :04x23 - Babs's New Job

First aired: Feb/17/1956

Babs gets herself a new job but must put up with Riley's interference.



127 :04x24 - The Train Trip

First aired: Feb/24/1956

While traveling on a train, Riley unwittingly aids a convict in escaping from the custody of the police.



128 :04x25 - The Contestant

First aired: Mar/02/1956

Riley enters a contest sponsored by a newspaper.



129 :04x26 - The Songwriter

First aired: Mar/09/1956

Junior decides to enter a song writing contest at his high school.



130 :04x27 - His Brother-in-Law's Keeper

First aired: Mar/16/1956

The Riley family has houseguests when Riley's sister and her hubby move in with them.



131 :04x28 - Partnership

First aired: Mar/23/1956
Guest star: George O'Hanlon (Calvin Dudley)

Riley and Dudley decide to go into business together but things don't work out as planned.



132 :04x29 - Riley's Allergy

First aired: Mar/30/1956

Riley's mother-in-law thinks he's fooling around with another woman.



133 :04x30 - Stage Door Riley

First aired: Apr/06/1956

Riley isn't thrilled when Peg joins a drama club and tries to persuade her to quit.



134 :04x31 - Riley's Club for Service Wives

First aired: Apr/13/1956
Guest star: Henry Kulky (Otto Schmidlapp)

Riley is concerned that Babs seems to have no outside interests so Otto Schmidlapp suggests that she join a club for the wives of servicemen.



135 :04x32 - Waterfront

First aired: Apr/20/1956
Guest star: Henry Kulky (Otto Schmidlapp)

Riley and Otto head to the waterfront to repair the wing of an airplane.



136 :04x33 - Expectantly Yours

First aired: Apr/27/1956

Riley is under the mistaken belief that Babs' mother-in-law is pregnant.



137 :04x34 - Junior Gets a Car

First aired: May/04/1956

Riley forgets to renew his driver's license and allows it to expire which gives Junior greater use of the family car.



138 :04x35 - From Rags to Riches

First aired: May/11/1956
Guest star: Jack Albertson (Rags), Henry Kulky (Otto Schmidlapp), George O'Hanlon (Calvin Dudley), Florence Sundstrom (Belle Dudley)

Riley is the victim of a swindle when two con men sell him some phony uranium stock.



139 :04x36 - House for Sale

First aired: May/18/1956

Riley buys a home for Babs and her hubby to live in but it's right in the path of a proposed new freeway.



140 :04x37 - Babs Moves Out

First aired: May/25/1956

Babs finally moves into her own place with her hubby but Riley misses her.



141 :04x38 - Riley Trades His House

First aired: Jun/01/1956
Guest star: George O'Hanlon (Calvin Dudley)

Riley decides to sell his house because of deteriorating relations with neighbor Dudley.



142 :04x39 - When Women Were Women

First aired: Jun/08/1956
Guest star: George O'Hanlon (Calvin Dudley), Florence Sundstrom (Belle Dudley)

Riley and Dudley opine that women have it too soft in the modern age but are unaware that their wives overheard their conversation and are plotting revenge.



143 :05x01 - A Wire for Gillis

First aired: Sep/14/1956

When Gillis receives a telegram, Riley thinks his friend has come into a large amount of money.



144 :05x02 - The First Quarrel

First aired: Sep/21/1956

Newlyweds Babs and Don have their first spat when he wants to go on a fishing trip against her wishes.



145 :05x03 - Buttering Up a Millionaire

First aired: Sep/28/1956

Riley goes overboard welcoming the Gillises back to the neighborhood.



146 :05x04 - The New Job

First aired: Oct/05/1956

Riley tries to get Gillis a job at the aircraft plant where he works and manages to confuse almost everyone.



147 :05x05 - Destination Del Mar Vista

First aired: Oct/12/1956

After they acquire new jobs, Riley and Gillis must find residences closer to those new jobs.



148 :05x06 - Uncle Bixby Takes Over

First aired: Oct/19/1956

After inviting the boss and his wife over for lunch, Riley is shocked to learn that Peg's eccentric uncle has arrived for a visit.



149 :05x07 - Friends are Where You Find Them

First aired: Oct/26/1956

Deciding that they are seeing too much of each other, Riley and Gillis search for new friends.



150 :05x08 - Juvenile Deliquent

First aired: Nov/02/1956

Riley worries about Junior becoming a delinquent when the lad says he wants to get a hot rod.



151 :05x09 - Riley's Lonely Night

First aired: Nov/09/1956

Riley is so lonesome he could almost cry when Peg and Junior leave him alone on a Saturday night.



152 :05x10 - A Man's Pride

First aired: Nov/16/1956

Junior gets into a spat with his galpal and his pride won't let him make up with her.



153 :05x11 - Riley Hires a Nurse

First aired: Nov/23/1956

Babs wants to hire the only baby nurse in town but Riley antagonizes the woman so much that she quits.



154 :05x12 - Blessed Event

First aired: Nov/30/1956

Riley gets a phone call that Babs has gone to the hospital to have her baby but he's laid up in bed with a bad cold.



155 :05x13 - Benefit for Egbert

First aired: Dec/07/1956
Guest star: Gregory Marshall (Egbert Gillis), Henry Kulky (Otto Schmidlapp), Emory Parnell (Hank Hawkins)

Riley goes on a fundraising kick to help the Gillises' son raise carfare from Chicago to California.



156 :05x14 - Honeybee's Mother

First aired: Dec/14/1956

The Riley household must put up with the cranky mother-in-law of Gillis.



157 :05x15 - World's Greatest Grandson

First aired: Dec/21/1956

Riley want to take photographs of his grandson for bragging purposes but he must first get around the baby's nurse.



158 :05x16 - Double, Double Date

First aired: Dec/28/1956

Riley really does it this time when he mistakes a couple of gun molls for the damsels he is supposed to pick up for Junior's double date.



159 :05x17 - Riley Wins a Trip

First aired: Jan/04/1957

Riley wants to win a free trip to Hawaii so he enters a teenager's dance contest where a trip to the Aloha State is first prize.



160 :05x18 - Aloha, Riley, Goodbye

First aired: Jan/11/1957

Riley mistakenly believes that he killed a man and goes to the police with a confession.



161 :05x19 - Change in Command

First aired: Jan/18/1957
Guest star: Henry Kulky (Otto Schmidlapp)

Riley and Gillis scheme to get rid of their plant foreman and have him replaced with their buddy Otto Schmidlapp.



162 :05x20 - Strolling Through the Park

First aired: Jan/25/1957

Riley takes his grandbaby on a stroll through the park but he somehow manages to come home with the wrong baby.



163 :05x21 - Deep in the Heart of...

First aired: Feb/01/1957

All hell breaks loose when Riley and his cronies decide to go on a midnight horse ride.



164 :05x22 - Candid Camera

First aired: Feb/08/1957

Riley buys a new camera and tries it out just when there's an auto accident.



165 :05x23 - Foreign Intrigue

First aired: Feb/15/1957
Guest star: Zsa Zsa Gabor (Gigi)

Riley brings home a lovely French maid to help a friend out of a jam.



166 :05x24 - All-American Brain

First aired: Feb/22/1957

A young football coach disrupts the routine of the Riley household.



167 :05x25 - Getting Riley's Goat

First aired: Mar/01/1957

Junior brings home a goat for a 4-H Club assignment.



168 :05x26 - A Man's Fancy

First aired: Mar/08/1957

Riley mistakenly thinks that Junior has fallen in love with an older woman.



169 :05x27 - Babs' Dream House

First aired: Mar/15/1957
Guest star: Taylor Holmes (Clarence Nesbit White)

Babs and Don hire an architect to build their dream home but Riley sticks his nose into things and ruins everything.



170 :05x28 - A Watch for Gillis

First aired: Mar/22/1957

Riley purchases an inexpensive watch as a gift for Gillis but it proves to be no bargain.



171 :05x29 - Junior's Future

First aired: Mar/29/1957

Riley and Peg worry about Junior's future once he's done with high school.



172 :05x30 - A Day at the Beach

First aired: Apr/05/1957

Riley, Gillis, and their families plan to spend a quiet day at the beach.



173 :05x31 - A House Divided

First aired: Apr/12/1957
Guest star: Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Shaw), Arthur Shields (Winkley)

When a new owner purchases the duplex which the Rileys and the Gillises share both couples end up facing eviction.



174 :05x32 - Return to Blue View

First aired: Apr/19/1957

Riley breaks into his old house in order to retrieve $3,000 that he left behind there.



175 :05x33 - The High Cost of Riley

First aired: Apr/26/1957

Riley and Gillis are convinced that they are more discriminating shoppers than their wives.



176 :05x34 - Babs Comes Home

First aired: May/03/1957

When Don has to go away for a period of time, Riley insists that she move back in with him and Peg.



177 :05x35 - Father-in-Law vs. Father-in-Law

First aired: May/10/1957

Junior has a new galpal of whom Riley does not approve so he sets out to break up their romance.



178 :05x36 - The Stray Dog

First aired: May/17/1957

Riley provides shelter for a loud barking stray dog he found because he thinks the pooch is valuable and anticipates a large reward.



179 :05x37 - Vacation Plans

First aired: May/24/1957

The Rileys and Gillises plan a camping trip together but then Riley receives an invite for his family to stay at a beach house.



180 :05x38 - Homeless Otto

First aired: May/31/1957
Guest star: Henry Kulky (Otto Schmidlapp), Benny Baker (Lambert), Emory Parnell (Hank Hawkins)

Riley and Gillis convince Otto to ask for a raise. He does but ends up losing his job.



181 :05x39 - Summer Job for Junior

First aired: Jun/07/1957

Junior decides to take a summer job working in a logging camp.



182 :06x01 - Gossip

First aired: Sep/13/1957

Riley tries to teach Junior a lesson about gossip but things backfire.



183 :06x02 - Riley's Ups and Downs

First aired: Sep/20/1957

Riley agrees to switch apartments with Gillis and move upstairs at the end of the year.



184 :06x03 - The New Den

First aired: Sep/27/1957

Peg decides to convert an unused room into a den for Riley.



185 :06x04 - Gillis's Childhood Friend

First aired: Oct/04/1957

Riley feels neglected when Gillis begins spending time with one of his childhood buddies.



186 :06x05 - Down for the Count

First aired: Oct/11/1957

Riley enters a bean counting contest sponsored by a local store where the prize is a new car.



187 :06x06 - The Gruesome Twosome

First aired: Oct/18/1957

Peg and Honeybee suggest that their hubbies take up golfing as a recreational activity.



188 :06x07 - Happy Birthday, Little Chester

First aired: Oct/25/1957

Riley plans to throw a surprise party for his grandson's first birthday.



189 :06x08 - Babs and the Latin

First aired: Nov/01/1957
Guest star: Paul Picerni (Ricardo), Sue England (Lupe)

Riley and Gillis wonder why Babs has begun acting strangely.



190 :06x09 - Anchors Away

First aired: Nov/08/1957

Riley and Gillis join a team from their factory and enter a fishing tournament.



191 :06x10 - Framed

First aired: Nov/15/1957

Riley and Gillis are named as organizers of a charity play.



192 :06x11 - Nobody Down Here Likes Me

First aired: Nov/22/1957
Guest star: Douglas Dumbrille (Cunningham)

Riley invites his friends for a weekend of fishing but they all cancel out. Unknown to our hero, the cancellations are because Peg is planning a surprise birthday party for him.



193 :06x12 - Baby Chester's First Words

First aired: Nov/29/1957

Riley and Gillis are babysitting when baby Chester speaks his first words.



194 :06x13 - A Trip for Peg

First aired: Dec/06/1957
Guest star: Lorraine Bendix (Annie)

Due to a mistake by Riley, Peg's niece arrives at the Riley house for a visit.



195 :06x14 - Going Steady

First aired: Dec/13/1957

Riley has plans for Junior's school break but the younger Riley prefers to spend time with his new galpal.



196 :06x15 - A Guest from England

First aired: Dec/20/1957
Guest star: Alexander Davion (Rodney), Norma Varden (Mother), Joe Flynn (Jenkins), Sanders Clark (Father)

Riley has a hard time understanding the Cockney accent of a British exchange student staying at his residence.



197 :06x16 - Little Awful Annie

First aired: Jan/03/1958
Guest star: Lorraine Bendix (Annie)

Peg's visiting niece Annie becomes infatuated with Junior's friend Moose.



198 :06x17 - Music Hath Charms

First aired: Jan/10/1958



199 :06x18 - Movie Struck

First aired: Jan/24/1958
Guest star: George Montgomery (Himself), Pat Hitchcock (Dolly), Lorraine Bendix (Annie)



200 :06x19 - Bowling Beauties

First aired: Jan/31/1958
Guest star: Howard McNear (Bellflower)



201 :06x20 - The Letter

First aired: Feb/07/1958
Guest star: Charlie Ruggles (Parker)



202 :06x21 - Ten O'Clock Scholar

First aired: Feb/14/1958
Guest star: Gloria Henry (Miss Cosgrove)



203 :06x22 - The Oily Birds

First aired: Feb/21/1958



204 :06x23 - Mrs. Aircraft Industries

First aired: Feb/28/1958



205 :06x24 - After You're Gone

First aired: Mar/07/1958



206 :06x25 - A Test for Gillis

First aired: Mar/14/1958



207 :06x26 - Riley's Busted Bubble

First aired: Mar/21/1958



208 :06x27 - Teenage Troubles

First aired: Mar/28/1958



209 :06x28 - The Otis Yonder Story

First aired: Apr/04/1958



210 :06x29 - The Barracks Bag

First aired: Apr/11/1958



211 :06x30 - The Price of Fame

First aired: Apr/18/1958



212 :06x31 - Annie's Radio Romance

First aired: Apr/25/1958
Guest star: Lyn Osborn (Page), Del Moore (Chalmers), Lorraine Bendix (Annie), Gil Donaldson (Harvey)



213 :06x32 - Dudley Comes to Town

First aired: May/02/1958
Guest star: George O'Hanlon (Calvin Dudley)

Riley's former neighbor, Calvin Dudley, returns to town for a visit.



214 :06x33 - Live Modern

First aired: May/09/1958



215 :06x34 - Help for Honeybee

First aired: May/16/1958
Guest star: Charlie Ruggles (Parker), Robert Bice (Baldwin), Emory Parnell (Hank Hawkins), Henry Kulky (Otto Schmidlapp), Joe Bassett (Hunter)



216 :06x35 - Here Comes Constance

First aired: May/23/1958