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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| radio series The Life of Riley canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
radio series
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situation comedy ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Life of Riley (radio pilot for William Bendix) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bumbling
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well-meaning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | working-class American family life ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1944 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | misadventures of Chester A. Riley and his family ⓘ |
| format | situation comedy ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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family comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Life of Riley (1949 film)
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The Life of Riley (television series, 1949) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life of Riley (television series, 1953) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Babs Riley
NERFINISHED
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Chester A. Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Digger O’Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ Gillis NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Peg Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1951 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Babs Riley
NERFINISHED
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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
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early 1950s ⓘ |
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