Title:

Life of Riley, The

Type:

Situation Comedy

Broadcast History

Apr 12, 1941-Sep 6, 1941 CBS 30m, Saturdays at 10:00am until July , then at 11:00am.

Jan 16, 1944-Jul 8, 1945 Blue/ABC 30m, Sundays at 3:00 through June 1944, then Sundays at 10:00. American Meat Institute

Sep 8, 1945-Jun 29, 1951 NBC 30m, Saturdays at 8:00 until the mid-1948 summer break; Fridays at 10:00, 1948-1949; Frdays at 10:00 beginning Jan 1950. Procter & Gamble for Teel, Prell etc. 1945-1949 .Pabst Beer, 1949-1951

Announcer:

Jimmy Wallington, Ken Carpenter, Ken Niles

Sponsor:

Prell Shampoo

Cast:

Chester A Riley Lionel Stander, William Bendix

Peg Riley Grace Coppin, Paula Winslow, Georgia Backus

Barbara 'Babs' Riley Peggy Conklin, Sharon Douglas, Barabara Eiler

Chester Jr. Jacke Grimes, Scotty Beckett, Conrad Binyon, Tommy Cook

Jim Gillis John Brown

Olive Gillis Shirley Mitchell

Life of Chester A Riley, a not-too-bright husband, his wife Peg, and their children. Basis for a television series of the same title.

Source: Radio's Golden Years by Vincent Terrace

Source: On the Air - John Dunning