Season 4

1. Letter of Introduction

1955-09-16 • 30 min

2. The Big Sacrifice

1955-09-23 • 30 min

3. 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.

1955-09-30 • 30 min

4. 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.

1955-10-07 • 30 min

5. Darling, Am I Growing Old

1955-10-14 • 30 min

6. 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.

1955-10-21 • 30 min

7. Wedding Plans for Babs

1955-10-28 • 30 min

8. 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.

1955-11-04 • 30 min

9. Pay the Penalty

1955-11-11 • 30 min

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.

1955-11-18 • 30 min

11. 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.

1955-11-25 • 30 min

12. 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.

1955-12-02 • 30 min

13. Repeat Performance

Riley and Peg plan surprise anniversary parties for each other....on the same night.

1955-12-09 • 30 min

14. Middle-Age Blues

1955-12-16 • 30 min

15. Waldo's Mother

To prevent his mother from moving in, Waldo announces he's engaged.

1955-12-23 • 30 min

16. A Shower for Babs

1955-12-30 • 30 min

17. Head of the Family

1956-01-06 • 30 min

18. Riley and the Widow

1956-01-13 • 30 min

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.

1956-01-20 • 30 min

20. 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.

1956-01-27 • 30 min

21. Junior Quits School

Riley's task: persuading Junior to complete his education.

1956-02-03 • 30 min

22. The Tree That Grew in Brooklyn

1956-02-10 • 30 min

23. Babs' New Job

1956-02-17 • 30 min

24. The Train Trip

1956-02-24 • 30 min

25. The Contestant

1956-03-02 • 30 min

26. The Song Writer

1956-03-09 • 30 min

27. His Brother-In-Law's Keeper

Riley shelters his brother-in-law, a compulsive gambler.

1956-03-16 • 30 min

28. Partnership

1956-03-23 • 30 min

29. Riley's Allergy

1956-03-30 • 30 min

30. Stage Door Riley

1956-04-06 • 30 min

31. Riley's Club for Service Wives

1956-04-13 • 30 min

32. Waterfront

1956-04-20 • 30 min

33. 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.

1956-04-27 • 30 min

34. Junior Gets a Car

1956-05-04 • 30 min

35. From Rags to Riches

1956-05-11 • 30 min

36. House for Sale

1956-05-18 • 30 min

37. Babs Moves Out

1956-05-25 • 30 min

38. Riley Trades His House

1956-06-01 • 30 min

39. When Women Were Women

1956-06-08 • 30 min