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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
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Season 1

  • Babs' School Election
    6.3/1037 votes
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    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.

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  • Riley's Gift from the Boss
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    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.

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  • Riley's New Suit
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    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.

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  • The Cake Contest
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    The Cake Contest

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/1953

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

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  • Riley's Kiss in the Dark
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    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.

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  • Riley Proves His Manhood
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    Riley Proves His Manhood

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/1953

    Peg goes to work in a run-down café.

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  • Riley's Sister Cissy
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    Riley's Sister Cissy

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/1953

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

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  • Riley and the Bean Contest
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    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.

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  • Riley the Scoutmaster
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    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.

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  • Riley Invades the Fight Game
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    Riley Invades the Fight Game

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/6/1953

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

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  • Riley's Lost Weekend
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    Riley's Lost Weekend

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/1953

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

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  • Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby
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    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.

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  • Riley's Family Reunion
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    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.

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  • Riley's Business Venture
    7.1/1014 votes
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    Riley's Business Venture

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/1953

    Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.

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  • Riley Camps Out
    6.6/109 votes
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    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.

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  • Riley Steps Out
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    Riley Steps Out

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/17/1953

    Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.

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  • Riley's Operation
    7.1/1023 votes
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    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.

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  • Riley the Executive Type
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    Riley the Executive Type

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/1/1953

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

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  • Riley Engages an Escort
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    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.

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  • Riley Cultivates Babs
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    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.

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  • Riley's Uncle Baxter
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    Riley's Uncle Baxter

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/22/1953

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

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  • Riley Outwits Cupid
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    Riley Outwits Cupid

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/29/1953

    Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.

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  • Riley Gets Engaged
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    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.

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  • Riley Punishes Junior
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    Riley Punishes Junior

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/12/1953

    Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.

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  • Riley Meets a Rival
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    Riley Meets a Rival

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 6/19/1953

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

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  • Riley the Typical Worker
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    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.

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