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- The Life Of Riley
- Season 1
- Episode 14
Riley's Business Venture
The Life Of Riley - S1 - E14
Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.
The Life Of Riley: Season 1 - 26 Episode s
1x1 - Babs' School Election
January 2, 1953
Babs is running for President of her college's freshman class. Riley attempts to provide unwanted assistance to her election campaign meet with predictable disaster.
1x2 - Riley's Gift from the Boss
January 9, 1953
Riley receives a letter from the president of the airplane plant in which he works, Cyrus P. Cunningham, announcing that the company will honor Riley's ten years of service with a luncheon in the boardroom the following day.
1x3 - Riley's New Suit
January 16, 1953
Riley needs a new suit. When his kids decide to surprise him with one, he begins thinking he's crazy because the only suit he has to use keeps disappearing.
1x4 - The Cake Contest
January 23, 1953
Riley replaces Peg's baking-contest entry with a store-bought cake.
1x5 - Riley's Kiss in the Dark
January 30, 1953
Riley tries determining the identity of a woman who kissed him in the dark.
1x6 - Riley Proves His Manhood
February 6, 1953
Peg goes to work in a run-down café.
1x7 - Riley's Sister Cissy
February 13, 1953
Riley makes a last-ditch attempt to marry off his sister Cissy.
1x8 - Riley and the Bean Contest
February 20, 1953
Riley goes all out to win a car in a bean-counting contest.
1x9 - Riley the Scoutmaster
February 27, 1953
Riley sets up as Scoutmaster when Junior's regular scoutmaster must take a leave of absence for the troop. Also, Riley sets out to show his wife that a man can do all the household duties in half the time a woman can.
1x10 - Riley Invades the Fight Game
March 6, 1953
Riley is pitted against boxer Lou Nova at a charity bazaar.
1x11 - Riley's Lost Weekend
March 13, 1953
The Rileys swap houses with "Square Head" Malloy for three days.
1x12 - Junior Wins the Soapbox Derby
March 20, 1953
Junior's efforts to build a racer are hampered by unwanted advice.
1x13 - Riley's Family Reunion
March 27, 1953
Riley's family is selected to appear in a radio program that brings parents and a child together for a family reunion - and plants hidden microphones throughout the house to capture their unrehearsed reactions to the event.
1x14 - Riley's Business Venture
April 3, 1953
Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.
1x15 - Riley Camps Out
April 10, 1953
Feeling that their families don't sufficiently appreciate them, Riley and Gillis decide to spend their vacation camping at a remote mountain cabin - and come to appreciate their lives back in the suburbs.
1x16 - Riley Steps Out
April 17, 1953
Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.
1x17 - Riley's Operation
April 24, 1953
Riley's sore throat is traced to his tonsils and he's ordered to have them removed. It's all his family and friends can do to get him to the hospital for his operation.
1x18 - Riley the Executive Type
May 1, 1953
Riley is dismayed when his spur-of-the-moment resignation is accepted.
1x19 - Riley Engages an Escort
May 8, 1953
Riley's efforts to secure a date for Babs to the Sadie Hawkins dance backfire.
1x20 - Riley Cultivates Babs
May 15, 1953
When Babs' friends see her out with Riley, rumors fly that she's dating a rich older man.
1x21 - Riley's Uncle Baxter
May 22, 1953
Peg's uncle captivates the Rileys with stories of his war heroism.
1x22 - Riley Outwits Cupid
May 29, 1953
Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.
1x23 - Riley Gets Engaged
June 5, 1953
At the laundromat Chester meets an attractive French miss upset over her visa expiration. The lady explains that if it appears that she's to be married she can stay. Riley becomes engaged to her but explaining to wife Peg is difficult.
1x24 - Riley Punishes Junior
June 12, 1953
Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.
1x25 - Riley Meets a Rival
June 19, 1953
Hoping to make Riley jealous, Peg invites an old flame for dinner.
1x26 - Riley the Typical Worker
June 26, 1953
A trip to Hawaii is offered to the most average employee where Riley is employed. Deciding he has the prize in the the bag Chester acts in ways that jeopardize his chances of winning.