The Life of Riley
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American comedy series
actor
fictional character
radio comedy series
radio program
screenwriter
television series
The Life of Riley is a mid-20th-century American comedy series, best known in its radio and television incarnations, that follows the humorous misadventures of well-meaning but bumbling factory worker Chester A. Riley and his family.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Life of Riley (TV series) | 2 |
| The Life of Riley (radio series) | 0 |
| The Life of Riley (TV series, 1953) | 0 |
| The Life of Riley (TV series, 1949) | 0 |
| Chester A. Riley | 0 |
| Irving Brecher | 0 |
| William Bendix | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American comedy series
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actor ⓘ fictional character ⓘ radio comedy series ⓘ radio program ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Life of Riley (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Irving Brecher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Babs Riley
NERFINISHED
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Babs Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Chester A. Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Digger O’Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ Digger O’Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Peg Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Peg Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired |
1944
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1949 ⓘ 1953 ⓘ |
| genre |
family comedy
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situation comedy ⓘ situation comedy ⓘ situation comedy ⓘ |
| lastAired |
1950
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1951 ⓘ 1958 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Chester A. Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | misadventures of a well-meaning but bumbling factory worker and his family ⓘ |
| notableCatchphrase | What a revoltin’ development this is! ⓘ |
| occupation | factory worker ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
NBC
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NBC ⓘ NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Brecher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starred |
Jackie Gleason
NERFINISHED
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William Bendix NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bendix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Life of Riley (TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Life of Riley (TV series)