The Life of Riley - Season 5

The Life of Riley - Season 5

Season 5

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Episodes39
DatesSep 14, 1956 - Jun 7, 1957
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Episodes

A Wire for Gillis
Season 5Episode 130 min

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.
Sep 14, 1956
The First Quarrel
Season 5Episode 230 min

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.
Sep 21, 1956
Buttering Up a Millionaire
Season 5Episode 330 min

Buttering Up a Millionaire

Sep 28, 1956
The New Job
Season 5Episode 430 min

The New Job

Oct 5, 1956
Destination Del Mar Vista
Season 5Episode 530 min

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.
Sep 14, 1956
Uncle Bixby Takes Over
Season 5Episode 630 min

Uncle Bixby Takes Over

Oct 19, 1956
Friends Are Where You Find Them
Season 5Episode 730 min

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.
Oct 26, 1956
Juvenile Delinquent
Season 5Episode 830 min

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.
Nov 2, 1956
Riley's Lonely NIght
Season 5Episode 930 min

Riley's Lonely NIght

A lonely Riley wanders in to a wild party.
Nov 9, 1956
A Man's Pride
Season 5Episode 1030 min

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.
Nov 16, 1956
Riley Hires a Nurse
Season 5Episode 1130 min

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.
Nov 23, 1956
Blessed Event
Season 5Episode 1230 min

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.
Nov 3, 1956
Benefit for Egbert
Season 5Episode 1330 min

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.
Dec 7, 1956
Honeybee's Mother
Season 5Episode 1430 min

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.
Dec 14, 1956
World's Greatest Grandson
Season 5Episode 1530 min

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.
Dec 21, 1956
Double, Double Date
Season 5Episode 1630 min

Double, Double Date

Dec 28, 1956
Riley Wins a Trip
Season 5Episode 1730 min

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.
Jan 4, 1957
Aloha Riley, Goodbye
Season 5Episode 1830 min

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.
Jan 11, 1957
Change in Command
Season 5Episode 1930 min

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.
Jan 18, 1957
Strolling Through the Park
Season 5Episode 2030 min

Strolling Through the Park

Jan 25, 1957
Deep in the Heart of...
Season 5Episode 2130 min

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.
Feb 1, 1957
Candid Camera
Season 5Episode 2230 min

Candid Camera

Feb 8, 1957
Foreign Intrigue
Season 5Episode 2330 min

Foreign Intrigue

Zsa Zsa Gabor plays a voluptuous maid who disrupts the Riley and Gillis homes.
Feb 15, 1957
All-American Brain
Season 5Episode 2430 min

All-American Brain

Feb 22, 1957
Getting Riley's Goat
Season 5Episode 2530 min

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.
Mar 1, 1957
A Young Man's Fancy
Season 5Episode 2630 min

A Young Man's Fancy

Riley steps in when he suspects Junior is dating an older woman.
Mar 8, 1957
Babs' Dream House
Season 5Episode 2730 min

Babs' 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.
Mar 15, 1957
A Watch for Gillis
Season 5Episode 2830 min

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.
Mar 22, 1957
Junior's Future
Season 5Episode 2930 min

Junior's Future

Mar 29, 1957
A Day at the Beach
Season 5Episode 3030 min

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.
Apr 5, 1957
A House Divided
Season 5Episode 3130 min

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.
Apr 12, 1957
Return to Blue View
Season 5Episode 3230 min

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
Apr 19, 1957
The High Cost of Riley
Season 5Episode 3330 min

The High Cost of Riley

Apr 26, 1957
Babs Comes Home
Season 5Episode 3430 min

Babs Comes Home

May 3, 1957
Father-In-Law vs. Father-In-Law
Season 5Episode 3530 min

Father-In-Law vs. Father-In-Law

May 10, 1957
The Stray Dog
Season 5Episode 3630 min

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.
May 17, 1957
Vacation Plans
Season 5Episode 3730 min

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.
May 24, 1957
Homeless Otto
Season 5Episode 3830 min

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.
May 31, 1957
Summer Job for Junior
Season 5Episode 3930 min

Summer Job for Junior

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.
Jun 7, 1957

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