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The Life Of Riley Season 5 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Friday, September 14, 1956

Ended: Friday, June 7, 1957

When does The Life Of Riley Season 5 come out?

The Life Of Riley Season 5 premiered Friday, September 14, 1956 on NBC and ended Friday, June 7, 1957. The season has 39 episodes.

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The Life Of Riley Season 5 release schedule

The Life Of Riley Season 5 episode release dates
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1. A Wire for Gillis

Gillis gets a telegram from out of the blue and is secretive about its contents. Riley speculates wildly that his friend came into money and gets mad at Jim for being so mysterious.

Friday · 70 years ago

2. The First Quarrel

Don wants to go fishing with his buddies and Babs gets upset that her new husband wants to spend time away from her. Despite being warned, Riley gets involved in the newlywed's marital troubles.

Friday · 70 years ago

3. Buttering Up a Millionaire

Friday · 70 years ago

4. The New Job

Friday · 70 years ago

5. Destination Del Mar Vista

The Riley and Gillis families are looking for a new place to live. They find the perfect two house arrangement and move in after arguing about who lives where. The Rileys discover downstairs comes with a tenant, landlord Mr. Winkley.

Friday · 70 years ago

6. Uncle Bixby Takes Over

Friday · 70 years ago

7. Friends Are Where You Find Them

Furious with one another after arguing, best friends Riley and Gillis compete to meet other people and make new friends.

Friday · 70 years ago

8. Juvenile Delinquent

Chester worries when Junior trades his car for a hot rod. Junior and friends just wanted a safe place to race but Chester ruins their plans to use an unused Cunningham runway. Chester assumes he's fired after he fixes his mess.

Friday · 70 years ago

9. Riley's Lonely Night

A lonely Riley wanders in to a wild party.

Friday · 70 years ago

10. A Man's Pride

When Riley confronts foreman Hawkins on the factory floor and angrily demands a raise, Hawkins insists he apologize for his rude behavior. Riley refuses to apologize so Hawkins fires him on the spot. Now Riley is looking for a new job and each expect the other to offer an apology.

Friday · 70 years ago

11. Riley Hires a Nurse

With Babs expecting, Chester decides to become involved in planning day-care for his soon-to-be-grandchild. However, when he attends a "baby nursing course" that he thought would be for nurses, he discovers that it is instead a class for mothers. Complications ensue.

Friday · 70 years ago

12. Blessed Event

Riley and Gillis march in the Brooklyn Patriots of Los Angeles parade and get soaked when rains. Riley stays home in bed the following day to prevent catching pneumonia while Peg tends to Babs. When Peg takes Babs to the hospital for delivery, Riley rushes over in his pajamas and is mistaken for a loose patient. Babs delivers a healthy baby boy among all the chaos.

Friday · 69 years ago

13. Benefit for Egbert

Egbert is stranded in Chicago without the cash to get home. As a surprise to his friends Gillis and Honeybee, Riley holds a fundraiser to get Egbert home to California.

Friday · 69 years ago

14. Honeybee's Mother

Honeybee's mother comes for a visit but because she can't climb stairs the mother-in-law stays in the Riley's home. Chester is soon exasperated by the difficult to please woman.

Friday · 69 years ago

15. World's Greatest Grandson

Riley believes that his new grandson is the greatest baby ever and won't stop talking about how amazing he is. The constant bragging is starting to create a strain on the guys at work.

Friday · 69 years ago

16. Double, Double Date

Friday · 69 years ago

17. Riley Wins a Trip

There's a grand opening celebration at a new Friendly Franklyn's Grocery Store and they're giving away an all-expense paid vacation to Hawaii. Customers get a numbered ticket each time they buy groceries so, to get more tickets, Riley grocery shops one item at a time.

Friday · 69 years ago

18. Aloha Riley, Goodbye

The Honolulu police are questioning Riley about a crime and possible murder. The Riley's and the Gillis' have spent three weeks in Hawaii and are getting ready to return to Los Angeles. But first, they need to buy gifts for friends and family and end-up involved with two con-men who try to scam them.

Friday · 69 years ago

19. Change in Command

Hawkins tells Riley and Gillis that he's no longer foreman, their old friend, Otto Schmidlap, is the new foreman. But the secret is, Otto is only temporary foreman while Hawkins is on vacation. Riley and Gillis devise a plan to make Otto look more capable so he will be made their full-time foreman, but the plan takes a wrong turn.

Friday · 69 years ago

20. Strolling Through the Park

Friday · 69 years ago

21. Deep in the Heart of...

Millionaire Houston Dodsworth is up from Texas to see Gillis and offer him $5000 for the piece of land they share. Riley botches the deal when he tell Dodsworth that Gillis is a millionaire himself. Gillis is furious, so Riley contacts Dodsworth to rearrange the sale, only now the deal includes Gillis playing in a upcoming polo match.

Friday · 69 years ago

22. Candid Camera

Friday · 69 years ago

23. Foreign Intrigue

Zsa Zsa Gabor plays a voluptuous maid who disrupts the Riley and Gillis homes.

Friday · 69 years ago

24. All-American Brain

Friday · 69 years ago

25. Getting Riley's Goat

Junior brings home a goat for a ten day 4-H project. Chester finds himself tangling with the stubborn animal and trying to keep the goat from eating everything around.

Friday · 69 years ago

26. A Young Man's Fancy

Riley steps in when he suspects Junior is dating an older woman.

Friday · 69 years ago

27. Babs's Dream House

Babs tells Peg that she and her husband have hired a famous architect to design their new home. Riley isn't convinced that the designer knows his business and soon the two men are butting heads over the project's blueprints.

Friday · 69 years ago

28. A Watch for Gillis

Riley sets out to buy a cheap watch for Gillis but ends up buying an expensive watch and Peg is not happy. He goes back to the jewelry shop to buy an expensive watch for Peg but Gillis thinks it's for Honeybee's birthday. Honeybee ends-up with the watch and now Peg is really upset. So back Riley goes to the Jeweler to buy his 3rd expensive watch.

Friday · 69 years ago

29. Junior's Future

Friday · 69 years ago

30. A Day at the Beach

The Gillis and Riley couples look forward to some relaxation after getting time off. They head to the beach where the boys look forward to getting in some fishing. With Chester involved, the time proves to be anything but stress free.

Friday · 69 years ago

31. A House Divided

After a dispute, the Riley family is evicted. Chester convinces Gillis to be an obnoxious neighbor so his former home goes unrented. Chester's plan backfires as Jim and Honeybee become homeless also.

Friday · 69 years ago

32. Return to Blue View

Riley and Gillis are purchasing the duplex they're renting as joint-owners but Riley can't find the bonds needed for his down payment. He believes his hid them in his old house in Blue View Terrace, which is currently owned by two sisters. He and Gillis go back to the house and enlist the help of their old friend, Waldo Binny, to recover the bonds

Friday · 69 years ago

33. The High Cost of Riley

Friday · 69 years ago

34. Babs Comes Home

Friday · 69 years ago

35. Father-In-Law Versus Father-In-Law

Friday · 69 years ago

36. The Stray Dog

Riley adopts a stray dog named Baskerville but the dog howls at night causing a disturbance. An angry and sleep-deprived Gillis counters with a rooster for a pet and now a petition is going around to force the two noisy families out of the neighborhood.

Friday · 69 years ago

37. Vacation Plans

Riley and Gillis are gathering items for their annual camping vacation together. Except this year, at the last minute, Riley gets an invitation to use a luxury beach house and Gillis is invited to an all-expense paid stay at a Texas Dude Ranch. Now, each have to figure how to get out of their vacation commitment with the other.

Friday · 69 years ago

38. Homeless Otto

Riley and Gillis ask for, then unexpectedly receive, raises so they convince Otto to do the same. Otto though is fired and his two buddies feel responsible, so they scheme to get Otto his job back.

Friday · 69 years ago

39. Summer Job for Junior Finale

Chester is afraid Junior is going to be unemployed for the summer, so dad puts a $50 deposit on a busboy job. Junior has a better paying position at a logging camp lined up, so Chester tries to get his money back.

Friday · 69 years ago

The Life Of Riley Season 5 guest stars

  • Gloria Blondell

    Gloria Blondell

    Honeybee

  • Zsa Zsa Gabor

    Zsa Zsa Gabor

    Gigi

  • Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

    Finnegan

  • Arthur Shields

    Arthur Shields

    Mr. Winkley

  • Frances Robinson

    Frances Robinson

    Librarian

  • Henry Kulky

    Henry Kulky

    Otto Schmidlap

  • Martin Milner

    Martin Milner

    Don Marshall

  • Taylor Holmes

    Taylor Holmes

    Clarence Nesbitt White

  • Raymond Bailey

    Raymond Bailey

  • George Cisar

    George Cisar

    Sparky

  • Emory Parnell

    Emory Parnell

    Hawkins

  • Walter Coy

    Walter Coy

    Dodsworth

The Life Of Riley Season 5 FAQ

When does The Life Of Riley Season 5 come out?

The Life Of Riley Season 5 premiered Friday, September 14, 1956 on NBC.

How many episodes are in The Life Of Riley Season 5?

The Life Of Riley Season 5 has 39 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Life Of Riley Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Life Of Riley Season 5 finale?

The The Life Of Riley Season 5 finale (Episode 39) aired Friday, June 7, 1957.

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