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Babs is running for President of her college's freshman class. Riley attempts to provide unwanted assistance to her election campaign meet with predictable disaster.
On his tenth anniversary at the aircraft plant, Riley thinks he's being given a car as a reward for his good work there.
After Riley tears his suit on his way to work, Babs and Junior plan to buy him a new one as a birthday present.
Riley replaces Peg's baking-contest entry with a store-bought cake.
When the lights go off at a fancy party, an unknown woman kisses Riley.
Peg goes to work in a run-down café.
Riley makes a last-ditch attempt to marry off his sister Cissy.
Riley goes all out to win a car in a bean-counting contest.
Riley sets up as Scoutmaster when Junior's regular scoutmaster must take a leave of absence for the troop. Also, Riley sets out to show his wife that a man can do all the household duties in half the time a woman can.
Riley is pitted against boxer Lou Nova at a charity bazaar.
The Rileys swap houses with "Square Head" Malloy for three days.
Junior's efforts to build a racer are hampered by unwanted advice.
Riley's family is selected to appear in a radio program that brings parents and a child together for a family reunion - and plants hidden microphones throughout the house to capture their unrehearsed reactions to the event.
Riley and Dudley decide to go into business for themselves.
Riley and Gillis decide to go camping to escape the boredom that's crept into their daily lives.
Riley decides to take Peg to a banquet when he finds to two charity tickets discarded by his boss, Mr Cunningham.
Riley's sore throat is traced to his tonsils and he's ordered to have them removed. It's all his family and friends can do to get him to the hospital for his operation.
Riley thinks he deserves a raise in salary but his boss thinks otherwise and as ultimatums go, Riley quits. Foreman Hawkins tries his best to give a stubborn Riley back his job but "he's got pride!"
Riley tries to help daughter Babs arrange herself a date for the Sadie Hawkins Day dance.
When Babs' friends see her out with Riley, rumors fly that she's dating a rich older man.
Peg's uncle captivates the Rileys with stories of his war heroism.
Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.
Riley's punishment of Junior may cost him a nomination for his lodge.
Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.
Hoping to make Riley jealous, Peg invites an old flame for dinner.
A trip to Hawaii is offered to the most average employee where Riley is employed. Deciding he has the prize in the the bag Chester acts in ways that jeopardize his chances of winning.
Riley raids the refrigerator for a midnight stack and ends up with a big bellyache.
Riley learns that a cart horse he's fond of is to be "retired" so he purchases it. After he brings it home Peg insists Chester find a different place to keep it but he is at a loss as to what to do with the animal.
Gillis decides to play a joke on his friend Riley, leading Chester to believe Peg is expecting again. Riley is both worried and excited about being a dad again and Peg doesn't understand her husband's kind behavior.
Riley finds a fox wrap on the bus and takes it home to turn it into lost & found. He's forgotten it is Peg's birthday and she excitedly assumes the fur is her gift. Riley can't figure a way out of his predicament.
Riley gets jealous of Gillis when he believes his pal has won an award.
Riley is temporarily named foreman at the aircraft plant. Is he up to the job?
Riley forces wife Peg to go to a wedding that she doesn't want to attend.
After Riley fixes Babs up on a blind date he stays up worrying about her.
Riley enters the squared circle again when he teaches Junior how to be a pugilist saying he was a Golden Gloves Winner...oh boy.
Young Junior is about to have his first date so Riley decides to give him some fatherly advice; now Junior has two dates.
Chester, in a burst of generosity, donates his family's beds to a charity mission. His plan to replace the furniture falls through and Riley has trouble explaining what happened to Peg and the kids.
The boss asks Riley to find a date to escort his visiting niece to a dance.
On their wedding anniversary, Riley and Peg plan surprise parties for each other.
Riley gets involved in a mix-up regarding Junior.
Riley and his friend Gillis decide to take flying lessons.
There's a brand new suggestion box installed at the plant.
Riley takes his family for a visit back to his old stomping grounds in Brooklyn only to find all his true friends from yesteryear are mean.
Riley agrees to take care of his boss's dog for a short time.
Babs and Junior convince Riley that their finances can be stretched through scientific buying.
Riley and Gillis go duck hunting at a nearby mountain lake.
It's boys day and the kids take over the town.
Riley is out to prove he has cultural tastes and purchases an Indian statue. His family thinks it's hideous and Peg insists he get rid of it. Riley finds no takers when he tries first to sell it, then give the "artwork" away.
Riley consults his pal Waldo, an expert on numerology, and finds that he starts believing in it to.
Gillis starts filling his garage with various household appliances.
Riley thinks he's getting older and never had a chance to sow his wild oats. Peg gives him that chance and it's not all it's cracked up to be.
When Riley learns Junior has a girlfriend, he has a heart-to-heart talk with him about the unhappiness of marriage.
Riley's latest money making scheme is car pooling.
Riley and his pal Gillis are both interested in the same out-of-town job.
The Riley's soon learn that a little brotherly love is better than a lot all at once.
Riley agrees to take care of the Gillis home while the family is away on vacation.
Riley decides that it's time for his son to go out into the world and get himself a job and Junior and Egbert take off to find their life's fortune, while running into a hobo.
Riley must find a professional wrestler to fight the plant champ for an annual charity event.
Riley thinks Babs has become a kleptomaniac when she starts wearing a whole new wardrobe.
Riley and Otto auction off a motorcycle and find making numbers for the sale are not that easy when they both write the winning number 50.
Riley and Gillis decide to get a mail order bride for their friend Otto
Riley is told Peg has broken her heel. He is convinced it's her foot, but actually it is the heel of her shoe.
To balance the family budget, Riley take a job in a department store in the evenings.
To convince his Pop to stay in California and not return to his native Brooklyn, Chester buys his parents a chicken farm.
Riley is proud that Peg has been chosen for jury duty.
When a friend of his is fired at the plant, Riley helps him start a gymnasium.
Riley breaks up a romance between daughter Babs and Tex, a singing cowboy. Shortly thereafter, he is asked by his boss to get a cowboy singer for an upcoming office party. Frantically Riley tries to reunite Babs and Tex, in order to corral the singer for the party and his boss' favor.
A reluctant Riley and Gillis are enrolled by their wives in a dancing class
Riley and Gillis' new neighbor Mr Parker doesn't fully appreciate having trash thrown over his fence.
Riley is upset over his daughter's romantic escapades.
Babs's graduation from college and her pending engagement bring out the protective father in Chester.
A tree is blown across Riley's driveway.
Riley and Gillis diet in an effort to fit into last year's bowling jackets.
Riley and Gillis are assigned to work on a top secret project.
Riley has come to the conclusion that his family has lost interest in him.
Riley schemes to get an all- expense paid trip to Chicago.
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.
Riley's pal Waldo Binnie finally falls in love with a damsel.
Riley wants to take his boss on a fishing trip but he's unable to rent a boat.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Riley and Peg plan surprise anniversary parties for each other....on the same night.
To prevent his mother from moving in, Waldo announces he's engaged.
Babs might end up being late for her own wedding. It seems that Riley, who's supposed to drive her to the church, took off without her in all the excitement.
Riley and Otto make out the numbers 1-100 to auction off of a motorcycle, Riley made out numbers 1-50 and Otto made out the numbers 50-100 - no problem there huh?
Junior drops out of school when he comes to the conclusion that getting a job would be more profitable.
Riley shelters his brother-in-law, a compulsive gambler.
Babs tells her Mom that she's going to be a grandmother and Chester is the last to know.
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.
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.
When Gillis receives a telegram, Riley thinks his friend has come into a large amount of money.
Deciding that they are seeing too much of each other, Riley and Gillis search for new friends.
Riley worries about Junior becoming a delinquent when the lad says he wants to get a hot rod.
Peg goes out for the night and Riley's left alone to watch the fights on TV. Once the fight ends prematurely, he gets lonely and winds up at a lonely hearts Club.
Riley get to thinking that he could make it without working for the Aircraft Company and quits his job. Peg comes to the rescue.
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.
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.
As a Father-Son Banquet nears, Riley feels bad for Gillis as they cannot afford to bring their son Egbert home from school. Rileys throws a barbecue to raise funds.
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.
Riley continually brags about his new grandson to Gillis and everyone
Riley and Gillis enter a dance contest and Gillis wins a trip for four. Riley reminds Jim Gillis that the trip IS FOR 4 people, and of course, they were joking with Riley...they all go on a trip with Junior too.
The Rileys and Gillis' head to Hawaii on a vacation and get involved with a murder mystery.
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.
All hell breaks loose when Riley and his cronies decide to go on a midnight horse ride.
Zsa Zsa Gabor plays a voluptuous maid who disrupts the Riley and Gillis homes.
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.
Riley and Gillis mistakenly think that Junior has fallen in love with an older woman at a flower store.
Babs tells her Mom 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.
Riley takes Gillis to a jewelry store to purchase a surprize gift for Gillis but his friend's advice proves to be no bargain.
Riley and Peg worry about Junior's future once he's done with high school. His friend Egbert already has plans for college and Riley and Gillis see Junior going into a pool hall.
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.
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.
Riley tries to break into his old house to retrieve $3,000 worth of bonds he thinks he left behind in the fireplace brick.
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.
The Rileys and Gillises plan a camping trip together but then Riley receives an invite for his family to stay at a beach house.
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.
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.
Riley agrees to switch apartments with Gillis and move upstairs at the end of the year.
Peg decides to turn a spare room into a den creating chaos in the Riley household, most of it caused by Chester.
Riley feels neglected when Gillis begins spending time with one of his childhood buddies.
Riley enters a bean counting contest sponsored by a local store where the prize is a new car.
Peg and Honeybee suggest that their hubbies take up golfing as a recreational activity.
Riley plans to throw a surprise party for his grandson's first birthday.
Riley and Gillis wonder why Babs has begun acting strangely.
Riley and Gillis join a team from their factory and enter a fishing tournament.
Riley becomes a recluse when his friends refuse to go fishing with him.
Due to a mistake by Riley, Peg's niece arrives at the Riley house for a visit.
Riley has plans for Junior's school break but the younger Riley prefers to spend time with his new galpal.
Riley has a hard time understanding the Cockney accent of a British exchange student staying at his residence.
Cunningham Aircraft has hired an efficiency expert, Walter Bellflower, to improve the recreational program for the employees. Walter has assigned Riley and Gillis to coach the new ladies bowling team; four old, rough-looking gals. But there's been a mistake, so Walter reassigns the boys to another team of young good looking beauties.
Based on their duplex agreement, Riley owns the grounds plus the maintenance and Gillis is responsible for the roof. But Riley is getting tired of doing all the yard work so he starts a rumor that oil has been discovered on their property. When Gillis hears about the oil, he becomes anxious to share in some of the yard work.
