6.8/1018 votes#1 - Tonsils
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1949
Riley has to go to the hospital to have his tonsils out.
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1014 votes
#2 - Babs and Simon Step Out
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/1949
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1010 votes
#3 - Egbert's Chemistry Set
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1949
No description available
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1011 votes
#4 - The French Professor
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1949
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1010 votes
#5 - Nervous Breakdown
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1949
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/109 votes
#6 - Assistant Manager
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1949
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1010 votes
#7 - Riley's Birthday Gift
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1949
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1011 votes
#8 - Riley, Gillis, and Vanderhopper, Inc.
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1949
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1011 votes
#9 - Junior Falls for Teacher
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1949
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1010 votes
#10 - Night School
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1949
Riley decides to go to night school and gets caught helping a friend cheat who's trying to become a American citizen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1011 votes
#11 - Prom Dress
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1949
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1010 votes
#12 - Junior's Birthday Party
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1949
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1012 votes
#13 - The Boarder
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/1949
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1010 votes
#14 - Peg's Birthday
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1950
No description available
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1013 votes
#15 - Junior Drops Out
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1950
No description available
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1011 votes
#16 - Riley's Firstborn
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1950
No description available
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1013 votes
#17 - Insurance
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1950
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1012 votes
#18 - The Gambler
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1950
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1010 votes
#19 - Acting Lessons
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1950
No description available
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1011 votes
#20 - Valentine's Day
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1950
No description available
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1014 votes
#21 - Home Sweet Home
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1950
No description available
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: Irving Brecher
- 6.7/1011 votes
#22 - South American Job
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/28/1950
No description available
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: Irving Brecher
- 5.9/109 votes
#23 - Riley's Quarrel
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1950
No description available
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writer: Irving Brecher
- 6.8/109 votes
#24 - Junior and the Bully
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1950
No description available
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Writer: Irving Brecher
- 7.4/1010 votes
#25 - The Banned Book
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/21/1950
No description available
Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writer: Irving Brecher
The Best Episodes of The Life of Riley Season 1
Every episode of The Life of Riley Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Life of Riley Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Tonsils" is the best rated episode of "The Life of Riley" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by N/A, it aired on 10/4/1949. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Babs and Simon Step Out".