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No problem's so big, no dilemma so perplexing that Chester A. Riley can't find a way to make it just a little bit worse! Even in sunny Southern California there's always a revoltin' development or two to keep radio's favorite blue-collar dad behind the eight ball! William Bendix stars in 16 laugh-packed half hours as the bumbling paterfamilias, with Paula Winslowe as his long-suffering wife Peg and John Brown as the unforgettable Digger O'Dell (the friendly undertaker)! 

You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not pout, we're telling you why! Great Radio Christmas is coming to town! Pour yourself an egg nog, break out the ribbon candy, and tune in for a whole stocking-full of radio favorites celebrating the holiday season. 

This radio dramatization of the classic movie, which also starred William Bendix, originally aired on October 21, 1948.

William Bendix stars as Chester A. Riley in producer Irving Brecher's outstanding radio comedy series The Life of Riley. Co-starring with Bendix is Paula Winslowe as Riley's long-suffering wife, Peg, and John Brown performing in two roles, that of Riley's pal Gillis and, most memorably, as the hilarious "friendly undertaker" Digger O'Dell.

Family life in wartime America could be fun - if you had a sense of humor! Here's William Bendix as the clamorous-yet-caring father and "revoltin'" riveter Chester A. Riley, who always seemed to end up on the silly side of things! Through 16 digitally restored and remastered episodes from 1944, Riley cozies up to the boss, competes with the neighbors, and causes all manner of comic calamity.

Created by Irving Brecher, The Life of Riley starred William Bendix as Brooklyn-born Chester A. Riley, a family man who worked as a wing riveter at the fictional Cunningham Aircraft plant in California. The stories were usually set at home, where Riley would cheerfully disrupt life with his malapropisms and ill-timed intervention into minor problems. His stock answer to every turn of fate became a popular catchphrase: "What a revoltin' development this is!"

Riley, feeling frazzled by work and family, decides to go to a head doctor to get himself "psycho-alkalized".

Riley is expelled from his lodge - accused of child beating! William Bendix, John Brown, Ken Carpente, Paula Winslowe, Tommy Cook, Gil Stratton.

Riley gets Junior to take a course in Industrial Engineering and discovers that Junior is now an efficiency expert - supervising Riley!

Riley recalls his honeymoon train trip to Niagara Falls. Eddie Firestone, Irving Brecher (producer), John Brown, Ken Carpenter (announcer), Paula Winslowe, William Bendix.

Flashback story: Riley learns that he's going to be a father. John Brown, Paula Winslowe, Reuben Ship (writer), William Bendix.

While trying to break up a romance between Babs and a young photographer, Riley is flattered into believing that he could have a career as a model.

An orange glow peeks through the window on a crisp October night. Is it a jack-o'-lantern? Or, is it the radio dial? It's both! This collection of radio's happiest Halloween moments is replete with good old-fashioned haunted houses, costume parties, cemeteries, tricks and treats. Have fun with favorites like Jack Benny, Hal Peary, William Bendix, Ozzie and Harriet, Lucille Ball, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, and Boris Karloff. This wholesome, family-oriented on-air All Hallows' Eve comedy celebration includes 12 digitally restored and remastered episodes.

William Bendix stars as Chester A. Riley in producer Irving Brecher's outstanding radio comedy series The Life of Riley. Co-starring with Bendix is Paula Winslowe as Riley's long-suffering wife, Peg, and John Brown performing in two roles, that of Riley's pal Gillis and, most memorably, as the hilarious "friendly undertaker" Digger O'Dell. This collection features 16 classic radio episodes, including rare and previously unavailable selections, all digitally remastered and restored for your listening enjoyment.

Riley plans to attend the "Father and Son Banquet" with Junior. What will he say when he has to describe Junior's future profession? William Bendix, Irving Brecher (producer), John Brown, Tommy Cook.

This episode of Bob Hope's classic NBC radio show originally aired on March 18, 1953.

The Riley family seems to have forgotten Chester's birthday, but the family remembers to give to "C.A.R.E." (The Corporation for American Remittances to Europe). William Bendix, Irving Brecher (producer), Barbara Eiler, Tommy Cook, Paula Winslowe, John Brown, Alan Reed.

Junior needs a date for the dance, so Riley gets him one. In fact, he gets Junior two! William Bendix, Irving Brecher (producer, director), Paula Winslowe, Tommy Cook, John Brown.

An orange glow peeks through the window on a crisp October night. Is it a jack-o'-lantern? Or, is it the radio dial? It's both! This collection of radio's happiest Halloween moments is replete with good old-fashioned haunted houses, costume parties, cemeteries, tricks and treats. Have fun with favorites like Jack Benny, Hal Peary, William Bendix, Ozzie & Harriet, Lucille Ball, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, and Boris Karloff.

Chester A. Riley: A husband. A father. A lovable, working-class bumbler with the proverbial heart of gold. William Bendix stars as this simple (and sometimes simple-minded) man who starts out with the best of intentions, and ends up making a big mess of things. Scaling the mountainous molehills alongside him are his patient wife Peg (Paula Winslowe), his typical American kids, and his eclectic aggregation of friends, including Gillis and Digger O'Dell, the friendly undertaker - both played by John Brown.