The Life Of Riley - Season 4

1. Letter of Introduction

Aired: 9/16/1955

2. The Big Sacrifice

Aired: 9/23/1955

3. The Marines Have Landed

Aired: 9/30/1955

Babs is worried when she hasn't heard from her marine boyfriend for awhile. Riley comes up with an outrageous scheme to cheer his little girl up which goes wrong and makes things worse.

4. Love Comes to Waldo Binney

Aired: 10/7/1955

Waldo Binny's sister, Mrs. Lindsey, knocks on Riley door looking for her brother. She wants Waldo to babysit her son, Drake, for the weekend but Waldo is hiding because he knows his little nephew is a monster. Besides, Waldo has a big date tonight with his new love, Millicent. Mrs. Lindsey leaves Drake in Riley's care but now no one wants responsibility to babysit the difficult child.

5. Darling, Am I Growing Old

Aired: 10/14/1955

6. Do It Yourself

Aired: 10/21/1955

Having promised a fishing trip to Hawkins, and then forgetting to rent a boat, Riley and Otto borrow Muley's rowboat, but wreck it. They then turn to attempting to assemble a prefab boat, but stupidly put it together in Riley's parlor.

7. Wedding Plans for Babs

Aired: 10/28/1955

8. Dudley the Burglar

Aired: 11/4/1955

Chester has misplaced his watch and Dudley puts it in a vase for safekeeping. Riley gets the notion he is a thief from his actions and intends to not only reform his pal from his life of crime, but also get his timepiece back.

9. Pay the Penalty

Aired: 11/11/1955

10. Ghost Town

Aired: 11/18/1955

Chester fakes a backache and his boss gives him the entire week off. Riley looks forward to his surprise vacation but things don't go as planned, much to his disappointment.

11. The Famous Chester A. Riley, Junior

Aired: 11/25/1955

Junior has success on the football field and he lets the praise go to his head. The Riley parents wonder how to handle their son but Junior had his ego deflated in awkward circumstances.

12. Riley, the Tycoon

Aired: 12/2/1955

Riley gets an unexpected day off from the airplane plant and decides to spend it in the park. Chester's appearance and behavior lead to mistaken ideas about his financial situation.

13. Repeat Performance

Aired: 12/9/1955

Riley and Peg plan surprise anniversary parties for each other....on the same night.

14. Middle-Age Blues

Aired: 12/16/1955

15. Waldo's Mother

Aired: 12/23/1955

To prevent his mother from moving in, Waldo announces he's engaged.

16. A Shower for Babs

Aired: 12/30/1955

17. Head of the Family

Aired: 1/6/1956

18. Riley and the Widow

Aired: 1/13/1956

19. Babs's Wedding

Aired: 1/20/1956

It's Babs' wedding day and its hard to tell who's more nervous - Chester A. Riley or his daughter, the bride.

20. Riley's Raffle

Aired: 1/27/1956

Riley thinks it's time the family had a second auto and he will sacrifice his motorcycle to make it happen. Chester holds a raffle for his bike but he befuddles the idea and his plan starts to unravel.

21. Junior Quits School

Aired: 2/3/1956

Riley's task: persuading Junior to complete his education.

22. The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn

Aired: 2/10/1956

23. Babs' New Job

Aired: 2/17/1956

24. The Train Trip

Aired: 2/24/1956

25. The Contestant

Aired: 3/2/1956

26. The Song Writer

Aired: 3/9/1956

27. His Brother-In-Law's Keeper

Aired: 3/16/1956

Riley shelters his brother-in-law, a compulsive gambler.

28. Partnership

Aired: 3/23/1956

29. Riley's Allergy

Aired: 3/30/1956

30. Stage Door Riley

Aired: 4/6/1956

31. Riley's Club for Service Wives

Aired: 4/13/1956

32. Waterfront

Aired: 4/20/1956

33. Expectantly Yours

Aired: 4/27/1956

Babs leaves out an instruction list from her doctor and Chester finds it. He jumps to the conclusion that Don's mother is expecting. Babs struggles to clear up the misunderstanding and tell her dad his little girl is having a baby.

34. Junior Gets a Car

Aired: 5/4/1956

35. From Rags to Riches

Aired: 5/11/1956

36. House for Sale

Aired: 5/18/1956

37. Babs Moves Out

Aired: 5/25/1956

38. Riley Trades His House

Aired: 6/1/1956

39. When Women Were Women

Aired: 6/8/1956