‎The Life of Riley - Apple TV

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Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems

Comedy · 1949 · 26 min

Starring Jackie Gleason

EPISODE 1

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.

25 min · Jan 2, 1953
EPISODE 2

Riley'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 Rileys ten years of service with a luncheon in the boardroom the following day.

30 min · Jan 9, 1953
EPISODE 13

Rileys Family Reunion

Rileys 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.

24 min · Mar 27, 1953
EPISODE 14

Rileys Business Venture

Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.

30 min · Apr 3, 1953
EPISODE 15

Riley Camps Out

Feeling that their families dont 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.

30 min · Apr 10, 1953
EPISODE 16

Riley Steps Out

Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.

30 min · Apr 10, 1953

Jackie Gleason

Actor