Abby Berlin
Director
The Life of Riley (1953)
Season 2
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 into minor problems.
Released Jan. 2, 1953
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: imdb.los-angeles-california, imdb.blue-collar-worker, imdb.riveter, imdb.aircraft-factory, imdb.family-life, imdb.family-sitcom, imdb.clumsiness + 15 more, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.fatherhood, imdb.teenage-girl, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.based-on-radio-show, imdb.character-name-as-series-title, imdb.surname-as-series-title, imdb.four-word-series-title, imdb.teenage-boy, imdb.airplane, imdb.sitcom, imdb.factory-worker, tmdb.blue-collar, tmdb.sitcom, tmdb.1950s
Watch Providers: Tubi TV
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Riley's Stomach Ache
A series of mix-ups convinces Riley he is mortally ill.
Sept. 18, 1953, midnight
S2E2 - Riley, the Animal Lover
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.
Sept. 25, 1953, midnight
S2E3 - Riley Faces Fatherhood
Gillis decides to play a joke on his friend Riley, leading Chester to believe Peg is expecting again. Riley is both worried and excited about being a dad again and Peg doesn't understand her husband's kind behavior.
Oct. 2, 1953, midnight
S2E4 - Peg's Birthday Present
Riley finds a fox wrap on the bus and takes it home to turn it into lost & found. He's forgotten it is Peg's birthday and she excitedly assumes the fur is her gift. Riley can't figure a way out of his predicament.
Oct. 9, 1953, midnight
S2E5 - Riley's Surprise Package
Riley's jealous nature backfires on him.
Oct. 16, 1953, midnight
S2E6 - Riley's Old Flame
Oct. 23, 1953, midnight
S2E7 - Riley Hears Bells
Oct. 30, 1953, midnight
S2E8 - Riley's Surprise Party
Nov. 6, 1953, midnight
S2E9 - Junior's Vacation
Nov. 13, 1953, midnight
S2E10 - Riley's Burning Ambition
Riley is temporarily named foreman at the aircraft plant. Is he up to the job?
Nov. 20, 1953, midnight
S2E11 - Riley's Haunted House
Nov. 27, 1953, midnight
S2E12 - Riley's Separation
Babs wants to go alone to San Francisco but Riley doesn't like the idea. He suggests Peg act as her chaperone. When Gillis sees the Riley men backing it, he spreads the news that Peg left her husband, getting even Chester believing it.
Dec. 4, 1953, midnight
S2E13 - Riley the Worrier
Riley gets Babs a blind date.
Dec. 18, 1953, midnight
S2E14 - Riley's Second Honeymoon
Dec. 25, 1953, midnight
S2E15 - Riley Teaches Junior Boxing
Riley teaches Junior how to box and ends up in a 6 round match with Junior's teacher.
Jan. 1, 1954, midnight
S2E16 - Riley Balances the Budget
Jan. 8, 1954, midnight
S2E17 - Riley's Love Letters
Jan. 15, 1954, midnight
S2E18 - Junior's Double Date
Junior has two dates for his first dance.
Jan. 22, 1954, midnight
S2E19 - Riley's Uranium Mine
Jan. 29, 1954, midnight
S2E20 - Riley Brightens the Corner
Chester, in a burst of generosity, donates his family's beds to a charity mission. His plan to replace the furniture falls through and Riley has trouble explaining what happened to Peg and the kids.
Feb. 5, 1954, midnight
S2E21 - Babs' Used Car
Feb. 12, 1954, midnight
S2E22 - Riley and the Boss' Niece
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.
Feb. 19, 1954, midnight
S2E23 - Riley and the Cop
Feb. 26, 1954, midnight
S2E24 - The Circus Comes to Town
March 5, 1954, midnight
S2E25 - Riley in a Rut
March 12, 1954, midnight
S2E26 - Riley, Surprise Witness
March 19, 1954, midnight
S2E27 - Riley and the Beaux Arts Ball
March 26, 1954, midnight
S2E28 - Riley Holds the Bag
April 2, 1954, midnight
S2E29 - Riley Takes Up Art
April 9, 1954, midnight
S2E30 - Riley's Good Deed
April 16, 1954, midnight
S2E31 - Riley, the Heir
April 23, 1954, midnight
S2E32 - Riley Takes Out Insurance
April 30, 1954, midnight
S2E33 - Riley Faces Mother's Day
May 7, 1954, midnight
S2E34 - Riley, the Newsboy
May 14, 1954, midnight
S2E35 - Riley and the Foreman's Gift
May 21, 1954, midnight
S2E36 - Riley Takes a Roomer
May 28, 1954, midnight
S2E37 - Riley's Anniversary
Riley goes to great lengths to remember his anniversary.
June 4, 1954, midnight
S2E38 - Riley Meets the Press
June 11, 1954, midnight
S2E39 - Riley in Brooklyn
June 18, 1954, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1740 min.
Released: Jan. 2, 1953
Last Air Date: May 23, 1958, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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