The Life of Riley was a 30-minute family sitcom that started airing on CBS radio on April 12, 1941. It starred William Bendix as the lead character Chester A. Riley, a simple aircraft plant worker with a very complicated life. "What a revoltin' development this is!" was Riley's famous line in the show, which he usually utter after getting into one mess after another.
Due to its popularity, the show lasted for a decade, with the last episode aired on June 29, 1951. A total of 320 episodes were produced during its entire run. It also has a movie and TV adaptation in the 1950s. The movie adaption was a flop in terms of ratings, although it ironically received the very first Emmy Award. The TV adaptation (with also starred Bendix), on the other hand, was a success, producing more than 200 episodes in its six season run.
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Please enjoy these 243 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.22.1948 | life of riley (216) riley campaigns |
+ Sponsored by: Prell, Ivory Snow. A flashback story: Riley's career in politics. + The first Tuesd... | |
| 10.29.1948 | life of riley (217) riley and the aardvark | ||
| 11.05.1948 | life of riley (218) comic books |
+ In the childhood of Chester A. Riley and perhaps yours as well the boyhood dream was to follow the... | |
| 11.12.1948 | life of riley (219) riley's tonsillectomy | ||
| 11.19.1948 | life of riley (220) father in law trouble | ||
| 11.26.1948 | life of riley (221) babs' elderly boyfriend |
+ Sponsored by: Prell, Ivory Snow. Riley's daughter Babs is rumored to be going out with an older m... | |
| 12.03.1948 | life of riley (222) riley tries to get football tickets a foremanship is up for grabs |
+ , WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. Participating sponsors. Riley and Gillis both try to curry favor... | |
| 12.10.1948 | life of riley (223) riley's jilted sister visits |
+ Sponsored by: Prell, Ivory Snow. The funny story of Riley's sister's marriage to Hugo, the gamble... | |
| 12.17.1948 | life of riley (224) riley and mrs morris; buys a car not a wife | ||
| 12.24.1948 | life of riley (225) christmas bonuses from mr stevenson | ||
| 12.31.1948 | life of riley (226) riley invites himself to his boss's new year's eve party | ||
| 01.07.1949 | life of riley (227) riley coaches junior's basketball team | ||
| 01.14.1949 | life of riley (228) riley gets a job in arabia | ||
| 01.21.1949 | life of riley (229) riley's old flame, bertha | ||
| 01.28.1949 | life of riley (230) a quiet evening by the fireside |
+ Sponsored by: Prell, Ivory Snow. "Home Sweet Home." Riley is determined to spend a quiet evening ... | |
| 02.04.1949 | life of riley (231) riley talks in his sleep about 'gertrude' |
+ Sponsored by: Prell, Ivory Snow. Who is Gertrude? Who's the mysterious woman Riley has been dream... | |
| 02.11.1949 | life of riley (232) babs elopes, sells cards with simon |
+ Sponsored by: Prell, Ivory Snow. Riley is sure that Babs has eloped with her new boyfriend, Simon... | |
| 02.18.1949 | life of riley (233) a valentine locket from monahan is signed by riley |
+ Sponsored by: Prell, Ivory Snow. The program originates from the Grand Theatre, Cincinnati. The f... | |
| 03.04.1949 | life of riley (235) the rileys are guests of universal film opening in cincinnati | ||
| 03.11.1949 | life of riley (236) wedding photograph wire recorder |
+ Sponsored by: Prell, Ivory Snow. The Riley's wedding portrait is the gift on their eighteenth wed... | |
| 03.18.1949 | life of riley (237)the rileys' wedding, complete with monahan | ||
| 03.25.1949 | life of riley (238) babs runs for ucla president |
+ Sponsored by: Prell (rain scarf premium), Ivory Snow. Babs runs for president of her class at UCL... | |
| 04.01.1949 | life of riley (239) riley won't let peg help junior with his homework |
+ Sponsored by: Prell (rain scarf premium), Ivory Snow. Junior's going to be put off the baseball t... | |
| 04.08.1949 | life of riley (240) riley is held up |
+ Sponsored by: Commercials deleted.. Riley is the victim of a hold-up. + From week to week Chester... | |
| 04.22.1949 | life of riley (242) riley breaks a vase with his bowling ball | ||
| 04.29.1949 | life of riley (243) riley goes to war after reading a 1941 newspaper | ||
| 05.06.1949 | life of riley (244) babs leaves home 3rd riley movie show |
+ Sponsored by: Prell (rain scarf premium), Ivory Snow. Riley doesn't see any resemblance between h... | |
| 05.13.1949 | life of riley (245) riley waits tables to meet peg | ||
| 05.20.1949 | life of riley (246) junior and egbert leave for camp | ||
| 05.27.1949 | life of riley (247) junior has his own delivery business | ||
| 06.24.1949 | life of riley (xxx) wally brown audition dialogue only | ||
| 10.07.1949 | life of riley (248) babs' wedding baby sitting | ||
| 10.14.1949 | life of riley (249) the geiger counter |
+ , AFRS rebroadcast. Riley buys a Geiger counter and discovers uranium...but on Gillis' property. ... | |
| 10.21.1949 | life of riley (250) the policeman boarder |
+ Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The mysterious new boarder in the Riley household is Ferguson...with gu... | |
| 10.28.1949 | life of riley (251) a television set on a 10 day free trial |
+ Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Riley buys a TV set for $2300, which promptly gets repossessed. This is... | |
| 11.04.1949 | life of riley (252) the expectant father |
+ Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Riley thinks that Peg is expecting! If you want a good laugh then you m... | |
| 11.11.1949 | life of riley (253) the community chest drive | ||
| 11.18.1949 | life of riley (254) the escort bureau | ||
| 12.02.1949 | life of riley (256) riley the bookie |
+ Junior is only 13 years old and has been caught betting on horses. When Chester was his age he did... | |
| 12.16.1949 | life of riley (258) riley the fireman | ||
| 12.23.1949 | life of riley (259) the christmas club |
+ Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Riley has embezzled the money is the family's Christmas Club account. ... | |
| 12.30.1949 | life of riley (260) riley drives a cab for babs' boyfriend |
+ Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Riley and his big mouth ruins two New Year's Eve dates for the big danc... | |
| 01.06.1950 | life of riley (261) the care drive | ||
| 01.13.1950 | life of riley (262) riley's southern female neighbor | ||
| 01.27.1950 | life of riley (264) junior is in love |
+ , WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. Participating sponsors. Junior's in love...with a girl, not a ga... | |
| 02.17.1950 | life of riley (267) peg the waitress | ||
| 02.24.1950 | life of riley (268) the rileys step out | ||
| 03.03.1950 | life of riley (269) riley becomes an actor on tv |
+ Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. Riley, the TV-star-to-be, is taken in by swindlers, but winds up on the... | |
| 03.10.1950 | life of riley (270) riley has a rent controversy with his landlord | ||
| 03.17.1950 | life of riley (271) babs is allergic to riley |
+ , WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. Participating sponsors. The story of Riley's old popcorn route a... |
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