Season 1

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  6.3/1041 votes

  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: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.4/1019 votes

  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: Unknown

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  6.4/109 votes

  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: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  The Cake Contest

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/1953

  Riley replaces Peg's baking-contest entry with a store-bought cake.

  Director: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley's Kiss in the Dark

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/1953

  Riley tries determining the identity of a woman who kissed him in the dark.

  Director: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley Proves His Manhood

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/1953

  Peg goes to work in a run-down café.

  Director: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley's Sister Cissy

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/1953

  Riley makes a last-ditch attempt to marry off his sister Cissy.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley and the Bean Contest

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/1953

  Riley goes all out to win a car in a bean-counting contest.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.2/109 votes

  Riley the Scoutmaster

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/1953

  Riley sets up as Scoutmaster when Junior's regular scoutmaster must take a leave of absence for the troop. Also, Riley sets out to show his wife that a man can do all the household duties in half the time a woman can.

  Director: Unknown

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  6.8/109 votes

  Riley Invades the Fight Game

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/6/1953

  Riley is pitted against boxer Lou Nova at a charity bazaar.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.2/1010 votes

  Riley's Lost Weekend

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/1953

  The Rileys swap houses with "Square Head" Malloy for three days.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/20/1953

  Junior's efforts to build a racer are hampered by unwanted advice.

  Director: Unknown

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  5.8/1010 votes

  Riley's Family Reunion

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/27/1953

  Riley's family is selected to appear in a radio program that brings parents and a child together for a family reunion - and plants hidden microphones throughout the house to capture their unrehearsed reactions to the event.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/1016 votes

  Riley's Business Venture

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/1953

  Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.7/1011 votes

  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: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.7/1010 votes

  Riley Steps Out

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/17/1953

  Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.9/1025 votes

  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: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley the Executive Type

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/1/1953

  Riley is dismayed when his spur-of-the-moment resignation is accepted.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley Engages an Escort

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/1953

  Riley's efforts to secure a date for Babs to the Sadie Hawkins dance backfire.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley Cultivates Babs

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/15/1953

  When Babs' friends see her out with Riley, rumors fly that she's dating a rich older man.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley's Uncle Baxter

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/22/1953

  Peg's uncle captivates the Rileys with stories of his war heroism.

  Director: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley Outwits Cupid

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/29/1953

  Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.

  Director: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley Gets Engaged

  Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/5/1953

  At the laundromat Chester meets an attractive French miss upset over her visa expiration. The lady explains that if it appears that she's to be married she can stay. Riley becomes engaged to her but explaining to wife Peg is difficult.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.8/109 votes

  Riley Punishes Junior

  Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/12/1953

  Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley Meets a Rival

  Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 6/19/1953

  Hoping to make Riley jealous, Peg invites an old flame for dinner.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Riley the Typical Worker

  Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 6/26/1953

  A trip to Hawaii is offered to the most average employee where Riley is employed. Deciding he has the prize in the the bag Chester acts in ways that jeopardize his chances of winning.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown