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Letter of Introduction
- 2
The Big Sacrifice
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The Marines Have Landed
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.
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Love Comes to Waldo Binney
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.
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Darling, Am I Growing Old
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Do It Yourself
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.
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Wedding Plans for Babs
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Dudley the Burglar
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.
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Pay the Penalty
- 10
Ghost Town
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.
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The Famous Chester A. Riley, Junior
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.
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Riley, the Tycoon
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.
- 13
Repeat Performance
Riley and Peg plan surprise anniversary parties for each other....on the same night.
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Middle-Age Blues
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Waldo's Mother
To prevent his mother from moving in, Waldo announces he's engaged.
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A Shower for Babs
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Head of the Family
- 18
Riley and the Widow
- 19
Babs's Wedding
It's Babs' wedding day and its hard to tell who's more nervous - Chester A. Riley or his daughter, the bride.
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Riley's Raffle
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.
- 21
Junior Quits School
Riley's task: persuading Junior to complete his education.
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The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn
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Babs' New Job
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The Train Trip
- 25
The Contestant
- 26
The Song Writer
- 27
His Brother-In-Law's Keeper
Riley shelters his brother-in-law, a compulsive gambler.
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Partnership
- 29
Riley's Allergy
- 30
Stage Door Riley
- 31
Riley's Club for Service Wives
- 32
Waterfront
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Expectantly Yours
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.
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Junior Gets a Car
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From Rags to Riches
- 36
House for Sale
- 37
Babs Moves Out
- 38
Riley Trades His House
- 39
When Women Were Women