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The Life Of Riley

     Originally heard over CBS from 04/12/41 to 09/06/41 and starring Lionel Stander as J. Riley Farnsworth.  The series then moved to the Blue Network/ABC from 01/16/44 to 07/08/45 with William Bendix taking over the role.  The series was last heard over NBC from 09/08/44 to 06/29/51.
 
Each of the following broadcasts were aired in the 30 minute format unless otherwise noted.
 
 
To order, select the following CD number(s) of your choice:
 
 
CD910183.
  04/09/44 The Best Dressed Man Contest
  04/30/44 Uncle Baxter’s Brother
 
CD019356.
  10/22/44 # 41 The Boss’s Son-In-Law
  10/29/44 # 42 The Haunted House
 
CD019357.
  11/05/44 # 43 Piano Lessons For Junior
  11/12/44 # 44 Big Football Bet
 
CD019358.
  11/19/44 # 45 Turkey Hunt
  11/26/44 # 46 Bridesmaid Babs
 
CD019359.
  12/03/44 # 47 Most Popular Boy
  12/10/44 # 48 Riley’s Mash Note At Night School
 
CD019360.
  12/17/44 # 49 The Christmas Present
  12/24/44 # 50 Roswell’s A Guest For Christmas
 
CD019365.
  02/25/45 # 59 Riley Helps Luigi Pass English Exam To Become U.S. Citizen
  03/04/45 # 60 Expectant Fathers
 
CD019374.
  09/08/46 # 77 Lay Offs
  09/15/45 # 78 Feud With New Neighbor Gills, Over Junior’s Goat
 
CD910185.
  01/14/45 Riley’s Gold Watch
  01/28/45 Missing Money & Junior
 
CD910737.
  03/11/45 Junior Runs Away
  05/13/45 Riley’s Mother-In-Law Visits
 
CD019380.
  12/01/45 # 89 B.P.L.A. Lodge Election – Phonograph Records Saves Riley
  12/08/45 # 90 Riley Takers Job Promotion Exam
 
CD019389.
  04/06/46 #107 Riley Finds A Silver Fox Fur Coat
  04/13/46 #108 Riley Thinks Junior Is A Shoplifter
 
CD019390.
  04/20/46 #109 The Giant Easter Bunny
  04/27/46 #110 Gambling Doesn’t Pay
 
CD910186.
  04/27/46 Junior Gambling On A Slot Machine
  09/07/46 Has Riley Been Promoted
 
CD019391.
  05/04/46 #111 Rileys Take In The Gillises After A Fire
  05/11/46 #112 Junior Forgets Mother’s Day
 
CD019392.
  05/18/46 #113 Playing Hooky
  05/25/46 #114 Junior Sells Peanuts At The Circus – Riley Shot From Cannon
 
CD019394.
  06/15/46 #117 A New Suit For Father’s Day
  06/22/46 #118 Morris Buys The Riley House
 
CD019400.
  11/02/46 #129 Peg And Riley Both Run For Park Supervisor (Missing – NOT HERE)
  11/09/46 #130 Egbert And Junior Go To Boy Scout Camp (VG-) (AFRS)
 
CD019405.
  01/11/47 #139 Efficiency Expert
  01/18/47 #140 Riley & Simon, Business Partners
 
CD019406.
  01/25/47 #141 Riley’s Honeymoon
  02/01/47 #142 Mr. X – Riley Switched As A Baby
 
CD019410.
  03/22/47 #149 Riley, The Milkman
  03/29/47 #150 Riley The Gentleman – New Chair
 
CD019411.
  04/05/47 #151 Riley, The Child Beater
  04/12/47 #152 Real Life Soap Opera, Marriage Can Be Beautiful
 
CD019412.
  04/19/47 #153 Riley, The Boxer – Junior, The Coward
  04/26/47 #154 Simon, The Waiter, Blackmails Riley
 
CD019413.
  05/03/47 #155 Launching Babs In Society
  05/10/47 #156 The Model Son – Mother’s Day
 
CD019414.
  05/17/47 #157 The Soapbox Derby
  05/24/47 #158 Early Married Life
 
CD019415.
  05/31/47 #159 The Accident Insurance
  06/07/47 #160 Riley Courts Peg At Summer Camp
 
CD019417.
  06/28/47 #163 Riley & Gillis Spend A Week At The Lake
  07/05/47 #164 Riley Thinks Peg Is Leaving Him
 
CD019418.
  09/06/47 #165 Riley Enrolls At Pip
  09/13/47 #166 Babs Has Two Dates
 
CD019419.
  09/20/47 #167 Junior Wants To Run Away From Home
  09/27/47 #168 Venus With A Radio In Her Stomach – Art Object For The Piano
 
CD019420.
  10/04/47 #169 Riley Gets A Promotion – Old Age Sets In
  10/11/47 #170 Riley, The Cop
 
CD019421.
  10/18/47 #171 The Community Chest Drive
  10/25/47 #172 The Ragamuffin Ball
 
CD019422.
  11/01/47 #173 The Football Pool Card
  11/08/47 #174 Junior & Babs Put On Anniversary Party
 
CD019423.
  11/15/47 #175 Riley In School Play
  11/22/47 #176 Win A Buick Contest – Guess The Number Of Beans In The Bowl
 
CD019424.
  11/29/47 #177 Thanksgiving With The Glises
  12/06/47 #178 The Greatest Man I Know
 
CD019425.
  12/13/47 #179 Babs Is Blackballed At The Sorority
  12/20/47 #180 First Christmas In Store Window
 
CD019426.
  12/27/47 #181 Family Christmas Present- TV Or Piano
  01/03/48 #182 Riley Gets Junior Two Dates For A Dance
 
CD019427.
  01/10/48 #183 Women’s Equal Rights - Wedding Ring
  01/17/48 #184 The Telephone Is Rationed – Walking Man Contest
 
CD019428.
  01/24/48 #185 Babs Quits School
  01/31/48 #186 Uncle Baxter Returns - Scholarship
 
CD019429.
  02/07/48 #187 Father And Son Banquet
  02/14/48 #188 Riley Sends Peg A Comic Valentine
 
CD019430.
  02/21/48 #189 Riley Lies To Peg About Going To A Wrestling Match
  02/28/48 #190 Babs Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party
 
CD019431.
  03/06/48 #191 The Nuts And Bolts Club – Riley Punches His Foreman
  03/13/48 #192 The Monkey
 
CD019432.
  03/20/48 #193 The Suggestion Contest
  03/27/48 #194 The Giant Easter Bunny - Fertilizer
 
CD019433.
  04/03/48 #195 Riley, The Crime Buster – Juvenile Delinquency – Curfew
  04/10/48 #196 Peg Studies French
 
CD019434.
  04/17/48 #197 The C.A.R.E. Drive
  04/24/48 #198 Spring Fever (Missing – NOT HERE)
 
CD910188.
  05/01/48 Forged Autographs
  05/08/48 Peg Gives Riley A Mother’s Day Gift
 
CD019436.
  05/15/48 #201 Riley, Man Of Distinction
  05/22/48 #202 Monahan Spends Weekend With The Riley’s
 
CD019479.
  10/06/50 #287 Surprise Party Show
  10/13/50 #288 Riley’s First Car – Traffic Court
 
CD019480.
  10/20/50 #289 Collection Agency
  10/27/50 #290 Riley Wants A New Stove For A Cake Baking Contest
 
CD019481.
  11/03/50 #291 Bab’s Elopement
  11/10/50 #292 Riley Wins A Hudson Guessing The Number Of Beans In A Jar
 
CD019482.
  11/17/50 #293 The Riley’s First Date
  11/24/50 #294 Riley Locks Up Babs After Student Riot
 
CD019483.
  12/01/50 #295 Riley’s Troubles With New Foreman
  12/08/50 #296 Junior’s Lawn Mowing Company Venture
 
CD019484.
  12/15/50 #297 Riley The Coward – Peg Goes To Work
  12/22/50 #298 The Riley’s First Baby
 
CD019485.
  12/29/50 #299 Be Kind To Simon
  01/05/51 #300 Peg’s Father Comes To Visit
 
CD019486.
  01/12/51 #301 Anniversary Tiff – Riley Pays The Light Bill
  01/19/51 #302 Scoutmaster Riley – Housekeeping System
 
CD019487.
  01/26/51 #303 Tillie Boomer – Riley Becomes Engaged To Two Women
  02/02/51 #304 Babs Blackballed At The Sorority
 
CD019488.
  02/09/51 #305 Charleston Dance Lessons With Louella
  02/16/51 #306 Riley’s Case Of Nerves – Second Honeymoon To Palm Springs
 
CD019489.
  02/23/51 #307 Riley Has Tonsillitis
  03/02/51 #308 Louella Stays With The Riley’s
  03/09/51          Pre-empted
 
CD019490.
  03/16/51 #309 Riley Installs A Time Clock
  02/23/51 #310 Basketball Game – Bribe?
 
CD019491.
  03/30/51 #311 Riley, The Rent Collector
  04/06/51 #312 Old Man Riley
 
CD019492.
  04/13/51 #313 Civil Service Exam – Riley Contemplates Changing Jobs
  04/20/51 #314 Riley And Louella, A Kiss In The Dark
 
CD019493.
  04/27/51 #315 Babs Wants Privacy – Moves Out
  05/04/51 #316 Riley And The Marriage Certificate (Missing – NOT HERE)
 
 
 
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