The Life of Riley (1953) (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

The Life of Riley (1953)

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00

Show Details:

Start date: Jan 1953
End date: May 1958
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 217 eps
Genre(s): Comedy

Credits:

William Bendix as Chester A. Riley
Marjorie Reynolds as Peg Riley
Wesley Morgan as Junior Riley
Lugene Sanders as Babs Riley
Tom D'Andrea as Jim Gillis
Gloria Blondell as Honeybee Gillis

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Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com

Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	02 Jan 53	Bab's School Election
2.	1-2	09 Jan 53	Riley's Gift from the Boss
3.	1-3	16 Jan 53	Riley's New Suit
4.	1-4	23 Jan 53	Show # 4-No Details
5.	1-5	30 Jan 53	Riley's Kiss in the Dark
6.	1-6	06 Feb 53	Show No. 6 - No Details
7.	1-7	13 Feb 53	Riley's Sister Cissy
8.	1-8	20 Feb 53	Riley and the Bear Contest
9.	1-9	27 Feb 53	Riley and the Soutmaster
10.	1-10	06 Mar 53	Riley Invades the Fight Game
11.	1-11	13 Mar 53	Riley's Lost Weekend
12.	1-12	20 Mar 53	Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby
13.	1-13	27 Mar 53	Riley's Family Reunion
14.	1-14	03 Apr 53	Riley's Business Venture
15.	1-15	10 Apr 53	Riley Camps Out
16.	1-16	10 Apr 53	Riley Steps Out
17.	1-17	17 Jun 53	Riley's Operation
18.	1-18	01 Dec 52	Riley the Executive Type
19.	1-19	08 May 53	Riley Engages an Escort
20.	1-20	15 May 53	Riley Cultivates Babs
21.	1-21	22 May 53	Riley's Uncle Baxter
22.	1-22	29 May 53	Riley Outwits Cupid
23.	1-23	05 Jun 53	Riley Gets Engaged
24.	1-24	12 Jun 53	Riley Proves His Manhood
25.	1-25	19 Jun 53	Riley Meets a Rival
26.	1-26	26 Jun 53	Riley the Typical Worker

Season 2

27.	2-1	18 Sep 53	Riley's Stomachache
28.	2-2	25 Sep 53	Riley, the Animal Lover
29.	2-3	02 Oct 53	Riley Faces Fatherhood
30.	2-4	09 Oct 53	Peg's Birthday Present
31.	2-5	16 Oct 53	Riley's Surprise Package
32.	2-6	23 Oct 53	Riley's Old Flame
33.	2-7	30 Oct 53	Riley Hears Bells
34.	2-8	06 Nov 53	Riley's Surprise Party
35.	2-9	13 Nov 53	Junior's Vacation
36.	2-10	20 Nov 53	Riley's Burning Ambition
37.	2-11	27 Nov 53	Riley's Haunted House
38.	2-12	04 Dec 53	Riley's Separation
39.	2-13	18 Dec 53	Riley the Worrier
40.	2-14	25 Dec 53	Riley's Second Honeymoon
41.	2-15	01 Jan 54	Riley Teaches Junior Boxing
42.	2-16	08 Jan 54	Riley Balances the Budget
43.	2-17	15 Jan 54	Riley's Love Letters
44.	2-18	22 Jan 54	Junior's Double Date
45.	2-19	29 Jan 54	Riley's Uranium Mine
46.	2-20	05 Feb 54	Riley Brightens the Corner
47.	2-21	12 Feb 54	Bab's Used Car
48.	2-22	19 Feb 54	Riley and the Boss's Niece
49.	2-23	26 Feb 54	Riley and the Cop
50.	2-24	04 Mar 54	The Circus Comes to Town
51.	2-25	11 Mar 54	Riley in a Rut
52.	2-26	19 Mar 54	Riley, Surprise Witness
53.	2-27	26 Mar 54	Riley and the Beaux Arts Ball
54.	2-28	02 Apr 54	Riley Holds the Bag
55.	2-29	09 Apr 54	Riley Takes Up Art
56.	2-30	16 Apr 54	Riley's Good Deed
57.	2-31	23 Apr 54	Riley, the Heir
58.	2-32	30 Apr 54	Riley Takes Out Insurance
59.	2-33	07 May 54	Riley Faces Mother's Day
60.	2-34	14 May 54	Riley the Newsboy
61.	2-35	21 May 54	Riley and the Foreman's Gift
62.	2-36	28 May 54	Riley Takes a Roomer
63.	2-37	04 Jun 54	Riley's Anniversary
64.	2-38	11 Jun 54	Riley Meets the Press
65.	2-39	18 Jun 54	Riley in Brooklyn

Season 3

66.	3-1	17 Sep 54	Junior's Secret
67.	3-2	24 Sep 54	Riley in the Wild Blue Yonder
68.	3-3	01 Oct 54	Riley and the Suggestion Contest
69.	3-4	08 Oct 54	Destination Brooklyn
70.	3-5	15 Oct 54	The Dog Watch
71.	3-6	22 Oct 54	Babs & Junior Try Home Economics
72.	3-7	29 Oct 54	The Duck Hunting Trip
73.	3-8	05 Nov 54	Junior the Chief Magistrate
74.	3-9	12 Nov 54	Riley Buys a Statue
75.	3-10	19 Nov 54	Riley Versus Numerology
76.	3-11	26 Nov 54	Riley, the Friendly Neighbor
77.	3-12	03 Dec 54	Riley's Wild Oats
78.	3-13	10 Dec 54	Puppy Love
79.	3-14	17 Dec 54	The Car Pool
80.	3-15	24 Dec 54	Job Opening
81.	3-16	31 Dec 54	Brotherly Love
82.	3-17	07 Jan 55	Unwelcome Guests
83.	3-18	14 Jan 55	Come Back, Little Junior
84.	3-19	21 Jan 55	Riley Buys a Wrestler
85.	3-20	28 Jan 55	Light-fingered Babs
86.	3-21	04 Feb 55	Family Activities Planned
87.	3-22	11 Feb 55	The Auction
88.	3-23	25 Feb 55	A Bride for Otto
89.	3-24	25 Feb 55	Sister Cissy Returns
90.	3-25	04 Mar 55	Night Shift
91.	3-26	11 Mar 55	Chicken Ranch
92.	3-27	11 Mar 55	Up to the Jury
93.	3-28	25 Mar 55	The Gymnasium
94.	3-29	01 Apr 55	The Singing Cowboy
95.	3-30	08 Apr 55	Look Peg, I'm Dancing
96.	3-31	15 Apr 55	Meet the Neighbor
97.	3-32	22 Apr 55	Babs Gets Engaged
98.	3-33	29 Apr 55	Babs Graduates from College
99.	3-34	13 May 55	The Blockade
100.	3-35	20 May 55	The Diet
101.	3-36	03 Jun 55	Top Secret
102.	3-37	10 Jun 55	Riley Unites the Family
103.	3-38	17 Jun 55	School Board Critic
104.	3-39	24 Jun 55	The Stupid Cupid

Season 4

105.	4-1	16 Sep 55	Letter of Introduction
106.	4-2	23 Sep 55	The Big Sacrifice
107.	4-3	30 Sep 55	The Marines Have Landed
108.	4-4	07 Oct 55	Love Comes to Waldo Binnie
109.	4-5	14 Oct 55	Darling, Am I Growing Old?
110.	4-6	21 Oct 55	Do It Yourself
111.	4-7	28 Oct 55	Wedding Plans for Babs
112.	4-8	04 Nov 55	Dudley the Burgular
113.	4-9	11 Nov 55	Pay the Penalty
114.	4-10	18 Nov 55	Ghost Town
115.	4-11	25 Nov 55	The Famous Chester A Riley, Junior
116.	4-12	02 Dec 55	Riley, the Tycoon
117.	4-13	09 Dec 55	Repeat Performance
118.	4-14	16 Dec 55	Middle-Age Blues
119.	4-15	22 Dec 55	Waldo's Mother
120.	4-16	30 Dec 55	A Shower for Babs
121.	4-17	06 Jan 56	Head of the Family
122.	4-18	13 Jan 56	Riley and the Widow
123.	4-19	20 Jan 56	Babs' Wedding
124.	4-20	27 Jan 56	Riley's Raffle
125.	4-21	03 Feb 56	Junior Quits School
126.	4-22	10 Feb 56	The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn
127.	4-23	17 Feb 56	Babs' New Job
128.	4-24	24 Feb 56	The Train Trip
129.	4-25	02 Mar 56	The Contestant
130.	4-26	09 Mar 56	The Song Writer
131.	4-27	16 Mar 56	His Brother-In-Law's Keeper
132.	4-28	23 Mar 56	Partnership
133.	4-29	30 Mar 56	Riley's Allergy
134.	4-30	06 Apr 56	Stage Door Riley
135.	4-31	13 Apr 56	Riley's Club for Service Wives
136.	4-32	20 Apr 56	Waterfront
137.	4-33	27 Apr 56	Expectantly Yours
138.	4-34	04 May 56	Junior Gets a Car
139.	4-35	11 May 56	From Rags to Riches
140.	4-36	18 May 56	House for Sale
141.	4-37	25 May 56	Babs Moves Out
142.	4-38	01 Jun 56	Riley Trades His House
143.	4-39	18 Jun 56	When Women Were Women

Season 5

144.	5-1	14 Sep 56	A Wire for Gillis
145.	5-2	21 Sep 56	The First Quarrel
146.	5-3	28 Sep 56	Buttering Up a Millionaire
147.	5-4	05 Oct 56	The New Job
148.	5-5	14 Sep 56	Destination Del Mar Vista
149.	5-6	19 Oct 56	Uncle Bixby Takes Over
150.	5-7	26 Oct 56	Friends Are Where You Find Them
151.	5-8	02 Nov 56	Juvenile Delinquent
152.	5-9	09 Nov 56	Riley's Lonely NIght
153.	5-10	16 Nov 56	A Man's Pride
154.	5-11	23 Nov 56	Riley Hires a Nurse
155.	5-12	03 Nov 56	Blessed Event
156.	5-13	07 Dec 56	Benefit for Egbert
157.	5-14	14 Dec 56	Honeybee's Mother
158.	5-15	21 Dec 56	World's Greatest Grandson
159.	5-16	28 Dec 56	Double, Double Date
160.	5-17	04 Jan 57	Riley Wins a Trip
161.	5-18	11 Jan 57	Aloha Riley, Goodbye
162.	5-19	18 Jan 57	Change in Command
163.	5-20	25 Jan 57	Strolling Through the Park
164.	5-21	01 Feb 57	Deep in the Heart of...
165.	5-22	08 Feb 57	Candid Camera
166.	5-23	15 Feb 57	Foreign Intrigue
167.	5-24	22 Feb 57	All-American Brain
168.	5-25	01 Mar 57	Getting Riley's Goat
169.	5-26	08 Mar 57	A Young Man's Fancy
170.	5-27	15 Mar 57	Babs' Dream House
171.	5-28	22 Mar 57	A Watch for Gillis
172.	5-29	29 Mar 57	Junior's Future
173.	5-30	05 Apr 57	A Day at the Beach
174.	5-31	12 Apr 57	A House Divided
175.	5-32	19 Apr 57	Return to Blue View
176.	5-33	26 Apr 57	The High Cost of Riley
177.	5-34	03 May 57	Babs Comes Home
178.	5-35	10 May 57	Father-In-Law vs. Father-In-Law
179.	5-36	17 May 57	The Stray Dog
180.	5-37	24 May 57	Vacation Plans
181.	5-38	31 May 57	Homeless Otto
182.	5-39	07 Jun 57	Summer Job for Junior

Season 6

183.	6-1	13 Sep 57	Gossip
184.	6-2	20 Sep 57	Riley's Ups and Downs
185.	6-3	27 Sep 57	The New Den
186.	6-4	04 Oct 57	Gillis's Childhood Friend
187.	6-5	11 Oct 57	Down for the Count
188.	6-6	18 Oct 57	The Gruesome Twosome
189.	6-7	25 Oct 57	Happy Birthday, Little Chester
190.	6-8	01 Nov 57	Babs and the Latin
191.	6-9	08 Nov 57	Anchors Away
192.	6-10	15 Nov 57	Framed
193.	6-11	22 Nov 57	Nobody Down Here Likes Me
194.	6-12	29 Nov 57	Baby Chester's First Words
195.	6-13	06 Dec 57	A Trip for Peg
196.	6-14	13 Dec 57	Going Steady
197.	6-15	20 Dec 57	A Guest from England
198.	6-16	03 Jan 58	Little Awful Annie
199.	6-17	10 Jan 58	Music Hath Charms
200.	6-18	24 Jan 58	Movie Struck
201.	6-19	31 Jan 58	Bowling Beauties
202.	6-20	07 Feb 58	The Letter
203.	6-21	14 Feb 58	Ten O'Clock Scholar
204.	6-22	21 Feb 58	The Oily Birds
205.	6-23	28 Feb 58	Mrs. Aircraft Industries
206.	6-24	07 Mar 58	After You're Gone
207.	6-25	14 Mar 58	A Test for Gillis
208.	6-26	21 Mar 58	Riley's First Bubble
209.	6-27	28 Mar 58	Teenage Troubles
210.	6-28	04 Apr 58	Otis Yonder Story
211.	6-29	11 Apr 58	Gillis' Barrack's Bag
212.	6-30	18 Apr 58	The Price of Fame
213.	6-31	25 Apr 58	Annie's Radio Romance
214.	6-32	02 May 58	Dudley Comes to Town
215.	6-33	09 May 58	Live Modern
216.	6-34	16 May 58	Help for Honeybee
217.	6-35	23 May 58	Here Comes Constance

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