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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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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
12.17.1944	life of riley (049) the christmas present	+ Blue net, KECA, Sponsored by: American Meat Institute. Riley has gotten a mysterious Christmas p...
12.24.1944	life of riley (050) roswell's a guest for christmas	+ Blue net, KECA, Sponsored by: The American Meat Institute, Signal Oil (local). Roswell Stevenson...
12.31.1944	life of riley (051) new year's eve party
01.07.1945	life of riley (052) silver gloves boxing tourney
01.14.1945	life of riley (053) the wedding anniversary	+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: The American Meat Institute. It's the Riley's wedding anniversary.
01.21.1945	life of riley (054) riley's conscience bothers him for taking phone booth nickels	+ Blue net, KECA, Sponsored by: The American Meat Institute. Riley has gotten a handful of nickles...
01.28.1945	life of riley (055) five dollars is missing	+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: The American Meat Institute. Five dollars is missing from the half-and...
02.04.1945	life of riley (056) the bpla initiates a new member
02.11.1945	life of riley (057) riley trains junior's dog
02.25.1945	life of riley (059) riley helps luigi pass english exam to become us citizen
03.04.1945	life of riley (060) expectant fathers	+ Sponsored by: The American Meat Institute. Flashback story: Riley learns that he's going to be a...
03.11.1945	life of riley (061) junior runs away
03.18.1945	life of riley (062) riley tries to become a pal to junior	+ ABC net, WENR, Chicago aircheck. Sponsored by: The American Meat Institute. Riley tries to be a pa...
05.13.1945	life of riley (069) riley's mother in law visits	+ Sponsored by: The American Meat Institute. Riley's mother-in-law is coming for a visit! The prog...
09.15.1945	life of riley (078) feud with neighbor new neighbor gillis over junior's goat	+ Sponsored by: Teel, Ivory Flakes. Riley and Gillis are feuding over a pet goat. Whose goat is it?...
09.22.1945	life of riley (079) junior is head of the household
09.29.1945	life of riley (080) change of time
10.06.1945	life of riley (081) riley refuses to let babs see simon thinks he's a suicide
10.20.1945	life of riley (083) peg's old boyfriend, sidney, is house guest	+ Sponsored by: Teel. Peg's old boyfriend Sidney becomes a guest of the Riley's. + Chester A. Riley...
10.27.1945	life of riley (084) the football game
11.03.1945	life of riley (085) rosewell visits
11.10.1945	life of riley (086) junior's birthday party
11.24.1945	life of riley (088) babs and simon married	+ Sponsored by: Teel. Has Babs gotten married to Simon? Now, there's a "Revoltin'Devopment!" + Ches...
12.01.1945	life of riley (089) bpla lodge election phonograph record saves riley	+ Sponsored by: Teel, Dreft. Riley tries to lose the election for the presidency of his lodge. He d...
12.08.1945	life of riley (090) riley takes job promotion exam	+ Sponsored by: Teel, Dreft. Riley goes to night school to prepare for a promotion exam, and is acc...

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Always like Bendix, but recently read rumors he wasn't that nice of a person

Steven

ya gotta love it.

John

Always wondered where that expression came from!

Shelley

I vaguely remember this show, too!!!

Larry

Loved that show too!!

Linda

I always watched Riley!!! Great show!

Gary

Loved it on TV with my Papaw!

Linda

I'm too young to remember the radio show, but I did enjoy the TV version of it.

Jim

Some people were good in all of the mediums. William Bendix was one of them. Radio and TV Life of Riley and as Babe Ruth in the movies.

Ron

Love the Life of Riley TV show, too young for the radio show but i do love listening to it now on radio, since i can picture the people...

Barbara

William Bendix was cool love him.

Lisa

Life of Reilly is my favorite

William

I find it amusing how near the end of The Life of Riley the announcer says "the Rileys will be back in half a minute", even though the last commercial he's about to do takes longer than half a minute. lol "What a revoltin' development this is."

Emily

This all-time favorite situation comedy was broadcast from 1944 to 1951 starring William Bendix as Riley. It was telecast in 1949 to 1950 on NBC-TV with Jackie Gleason as Riley, then Bendix reprised his role from 1950 until it went off the air in 1958.

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