radio series The Life of Riley

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The radio series "The Life of Riley" is a classic American situation comedy that follows the humorous misadventures of well-meaning but bumbling aircraft worker Chester A. Riley and his family.

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instanceOf radio series
situation comedy
basedOn The Life of Riley (radio pilot for William Bendix) NERFINISHED
characterTrait bumbling
well-meaning
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts working-class American family life
firstAired 1944
focusesOn misadventures of Chester A. Riley and his family
format situation comedy
genre comedy
family comedy
hasAdaptation The Life of Riley (1949 film) NERFINISHED
The Life of Riley (television series, 1949) NERFINISHED
The Life of Riley (television series, 1953) NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Babs Riley NERFINISHED
Chester A. Riley NERFINISHED
Digger O’Dell NERFINISHED
Gillis NERFINISHED
Junior Riley NERFINISHED
Peg Riley NERFINISHED
lastAired 1951
mainCharacter Babs Riley NERFINISHED
Chester A. Riley NERFINISHED
Digger O’Dell NERFINISHED
Gillis NERFINISHED
Junior Riley NERFINISHED
Peg Riley NERFINISHED
medium radio
network NBC Radio NERFINISHED
notableCatchphrase What a revoltin’ development this is!
originalLanguage English
originalMedium American network radio
productionType scripted comedy
protagonistFullName Chester A. Riley NERFINISHED
protagonistOccupation aircraft worker
setting Los Angeles
starred William Bendix NERFINISHED
targetAudience general audience
timePeriodOfPopularity 1940s
early 1950s

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Irving Brecher wrote radio series The Life of Riley