Publisher, Radio Spirits (June 2010)

Chester A. Riley: A husband. A father. A lovable, working-class bumbler with the proverbial heart of gold. William Bendix stars as this simple (and sometimes simple-minded) man who starts out with the best of intentions, and ends up making a big mess of things.

Scaling the mountainous molehills alongside him are his patient wife Peg (Paula Winslowe), his typical American kids, and his eclectic aggregation of friends, including Gillis and Digger O'Dell, the friendly undertaker - both played by John Brown.

These 16 digitally restored and remastered episodes find Riley facing wartime shortages, a seemingly constant fear that Babs is planning to elope, Junior's sports shortcomings, and a variety of workplace worries.

Includes a Program Guide by Derek Tague with photos and background information about the program.

EPISODES INCLUDE:

Fish Story 06-04-44

The Swap Shop 07-02-44

Babs' Date with Lieutenant Carew 07-16-44

Riley Meets Peg 07-23-44

Babs Elopes 10-15-44

Roswell Visits 11-03-45

No Guests for Junior's Birthday Party 11-10-45

Nervous Breakdown 11-17-45

Babs and Simon - Married 11-25-45

Babs' Music Scholarship 03-09-46

The Bread Shortage and the Black Market 06-04-46

Morris Buys Riley's House 06-22-46

Riley and Simon

Business Partners 01-18-47

Riley

the Bookie 12-02-49

Miracle of the Bells 04-07-50

Insurance Policy 03-09-51