- 8.8/108 votesLoading...
#1 - Riley's Raffle
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 1/27/1956
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/108 votesLoading...
#2 - A Wire for Gillis
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1956
Gillis gets a telegram from out of the blue and is secretive about its contents. Riley speculates wildly that his friend came into money and gets mad at Jim for being so mysterious.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1013 votesLoading...
#3 - Babs's Wedding
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 1/20/1956
It's Babs' wedding day and its hard to tell who's more nervous - Chester A. Riley or his daughter, the bride.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/108 votesLoading...
#4 - Destination Brooklyn
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1954
The Riley's travel to Brooklyn to visit Chester's parents.
Director: N/A
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- 8.2/108 votesLoading...
#5 - Chicken Ranch
Season 3 Episode 26 - Aired 3/11/1955
Riley's parents are visiting but are anxious to get back home to Brooklyn. But, Chester likes them being nearby so he buys his folks a chicken ranch to operate despite the city background.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/108 votesLoading...
#6 - Love Comes to Waldo Binney
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1955
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1011 votesLoading...
#7 - Do It Yourself
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1955
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/109 votesLoading...
#8 - Babs and the Latin
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1957
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1010 votesLoading...
#9 - Junior's Secret
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1954
Junior and Egbert are interested in buying a sailboat but keep their dads out of the loop. After overhearing talk, Riley and Gillis thinks the boys are getting serious with girls. Pops plans on stopping the non-existent relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/109 votesLoading...
#10 - Riley and the Boss' Niece
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/19/1954
Riley is a bundle of nerves, after he promises his boss, Mr. Cunningham, that he'll get a football player to escort his big homely niece to the school dance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/109 votesLoading...
#11 - Come Back, Little Junior
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/14/1955
Riley is worried about money so he and Gillis ask their sons to contribute. Junior and Egbert runaway but an encounter with a hobo sends the boys back home. Promises are made by the worried dads, not knowing the kids are back.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1012 votesLoading...
#12 - Juvenile Delinquent
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1956
Chester worries when Junior trades his car for a hot rod. Junior and friends just wanted a safe place to race but Chester ruins their plans to use an unused Cunningham runway. Chester assumes he's fired after he fixes his mess.
Director: Abby Berlin
Writer: Albert E. Lewin, Burt Styler
- 7.8/109 votesLoading...
#13 - A Young Man's Fancy
Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 3/8/1957
Riley steps in when he suspects Junior is dating an older woman.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1010 votesLoading...
#14 - The Dog Watch
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1954
Riley's boss Hawkins asks Chester to watch his dog. While under his care, the pooch runs away and Riley panics.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1011 votesLoading...
#15 - Foreign Intrigue
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/15/1957
Zsa Zsa Gabor plays a voluptuous maid who disrupts the Riley and Gillis homes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/109 votesLoading...
#16 - Riley's Burning Ambition
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1953
Riley is temporarily named foreman at the aircraft plant. Is he up to the job?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/109 votesLoading...
#17 - Vacation Plans
Season 5 Episode 37 - Aired 5/24/1957
Riley and Gillis are gathering items for their annual camping vacation together. Except this year, at the last minute, Riley gets an invitation to use a luxury beach house and Gillis is invited to an all-expense paid stay at a Texas Dude Ranch. Now, each have to figure how to get out of their vacation commitment with the other.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/108 votesLoading...
#18 - Friends Are Where You Find Them
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1956
Furious with one another after arguing, best friends Riley and Gillis compete to meet other people and make new friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1014 votesLoading...
#19 - Riley's Business Venture
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/1953
Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1023 votesLoading...
#20 - Riley's Operation
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/24/1953
Riley's sore throat is traced to his tonsils and he's ordered to have them removed. It's all his family and friends can do to get him to the hospital for his operation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/109 votesLoading...
#21 - Riley, the Animal Lover
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1953
Riley learns that a cart horse he's fond of is to be "retired" so he purchases it. After he brings it home Peg insists Chester find a different place to keep it but he is at a loss as to what to do with the animal.
Director: N/A
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- 6.6/109 votesLoading...
#22 - Riley Camps Out
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/10/1953
Feeling that their families don't sufficiently appreciate them, Riley and Gillis decide to spend their vacation camping at a remote mountain cabin - and come to appreciate their lives back in the suburbs.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1017 votesLoading...
#23 - Riley's Gift from the Boss
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/1953
Riley receives a letter from the president of the airplane plant in which he works, Cyrus P. Cunningham, announcing that the company will honor Riley's ten years of service with a luncheon in the boardroom the following day.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1037 votesLoading...
#24 - Babs' School Election
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/1953
Babs is running for President of her college's freshman class. Riley attempts to provide unwanted assistance to her election campaign meet with predictable disaster.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#25 - Riley's New Suit
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/1953
Riley needs a new suit. When his kids decide to surprise him with one, he begins thinking he's crazy because the only suit he has to use keeps disappearing.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Life Of Riley
Every episode of The Life Of Riley ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Life Of Riley!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"Riley's Raffle" is the best rated episode of "The Life Of Riley". It scored 8.8/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/27/1956. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Wire for Gillis".