The Life of Riley TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on NBC about a blue collar guy who worked in an aircraft plant as a wing riviter. The series mostly showcased his activities at home with family and friends. The typical storyline involved Riley having some minor problem and then taking some action to correct it that ended out making matters much, much worse.
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Directors
- Herbert I. Leeds (25 episodes)
- Irving Brecher (1 episodes)
- Leslie Goodwins (1 episodes)
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- Irving Brecher (26 episodes)
- Alan Lipscott (26 episodes)
- Reuben Ship (26 episodes)
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- Prior to 'Jackie Gleason''s casting, a pilot starring 'Lon Chaney, Jr.' as Riley was shot but never sold.
- The Life of Riley was 'Jackie Gleason''s first TV show.
- The Life of Riley was the very first sitcom to ever win an Emmy Award. The other two nominees that it beat were, "The Silver Theatre" (1949) and The Lone Ranger (1949).
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