4x1 - Letter of Introduction

September 16, 1955

4x2 - The Big Sacrifice

September 23, 1955

4x3 - The Marines Have Landed

September 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.

4x4 - Love Comes to Waldo Binney

October 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.

4x5 - Darling, Am I Growing Old

October 14, 1955

4x6 - Do It Yourself

October 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.

4x7 - Wedding Plans for Babs

October 28, 1955

4x8 - Dudley the Burglar

November 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.

4x9 - Pay the Penalty

November 11, 1955

4x10 - Ghost Town

November 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.

4x11 - The Famous Chester A. Riley, Junior

November 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.

4x12 - Riley, the Tycoon

December 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.

4x13 - Repeat Performance

December 9, 1955

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

4x14 - Middle-Age Blues

December 16, 1955

4x15 - Waldo's Mother

December 23, 1955

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

4x16 - A Shower for Babs

December 30, 1955

4x17 - Head of the Family

January 6, 1956

4x18 - Riley and the Widow

January 13, 1956

4x19 - Babs's Wedding

January 20, 1956

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

4x20 - Riley's Raffle

January 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.

4x21 - Junior Quits School

February 3, 1956

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

4x22 - The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn

February 10, 1956

4x23 - Babs' New Job

February 17, 1956

4x24 - The Train Trip

February 24, 1956

4x25 - The Contestant

March 2, 1956

4x26 - The Song Writer

March 9, 1956

4x27 - His Brother-In-Law's Keeper

March 16, 1956

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

4x28 - Partnership

March 23, 1956

4x29 - Riley's Allergy

March 30, 1956

4x30 - Stage Door Riley

April 6, 1956

4x31 - Riley's Club for Service Wives

April 13, 1956

4x32 - Waterfront

April 20, 1956

4x33 - Expectantly Yours

April 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.

4x34 - Junior Gets a Car

May 4, 1956

4x35 - From Rags to Riches

May 11, 1956

4x36 - House for Sale

May 18, 1956

4x37 - Babs Moves Out

May 25, 1956

4x38 - Riley Trades His House

June 1, 1956

4x39 - When Women Were Women

June 8, 1956