Season 1 (1953)
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Episodes 26
Babs' School Election
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.
Read MoreRiley's Gift from the Boss
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.
Read MoreRiley's New Suit
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.
Read MoreThe Cake Contest
Riley replaces Peg's baking-contest entry with a store-bought cake.
Read MoreRiley's Kiss in the Dark
Riley tries determining the identity of a woman who kissed him in the dark.
Read MoreRiley Proves His Manhood
Peg goes to work in a run-down café.
Read MoreRiley's Sister Cissy
Riley makes a last-ditch attempt to marry off his sister Cissy.
Read MoreRiley and the Bean Contest
Riley goes all out to win a car in a bean-counting contest.
Read MoreRiley the Scoutmaster
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.
Read MoreRiley Invades the Fight Game
Riley is pitted against boxer Lou Nova at a charity bazaar.
Read MoreRiley's Lost Weekend
The Rileys swap houses with "Square Head" Malloy for three days.
Read MoreJunior Wins the Soapbox Derby
Junior's efforts to build a racer are hampered by unwanted advice.
Read MoreRiley's Family Reunion
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.
Read MoreRiley's Business Venture
Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.
Read MoreRiley Camps Out
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.
Read MoreRiley Steps Out
Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.
Read MoreRiley's Operation
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.
Read MoreRiley the Executive Type
Riley is dismayed when his spur-of-the-moment resignation is accepted.
Read MoreRiley Engages an Escort
Riley's efforts to secure a date for Babs to the Sadie Hawkins dance backfire.
Read MoreRiley Cultivates Babs
When Babs' friends see her out with Riley, rumors fly that she's dating a rich older man.
Read MoreRiley's Uncle Baxter
Peg's uncle captivates the Rileys with stories of his war heroism.
Read MoreRiley Outwits Cupid
Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.
Read MoreRiley Gets Engaged
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.
Read MoreRiley Punishes Junior
Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.
Read MoreRiley Meets a Rival
Hoping to make Riley jealous, Peg invites an old flame for dinner.
Read MoreRiley the Typical Worker
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.
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