Air date: 1953-01-02

Runtime: 30 min

Babs is running for President of her college's freshman class. Riley attempts to provide unwanted assistance to her election campaign meet with predictable disaster.

Air date: 1953-01-09

Runtime: 30 min

Riley receives a letter from the president of the airplane plant in which he works, Cyrus P. Cunningham, announcing that the company will honor Riley's ten years of service with a luncheon in the boardroom the following day.

Air date: 1953-01-16

Runtime: 30 min

Riley needs a new suit. When his kids decide to surprise him with one, he begins thinking he's crazy because the only suit he has to use keeps disappearing.

Air date: 1953-01-23

Runtime: 30 min

Riley replaces Peg's baking-contest entry with a store-bought cake.

Air date: 1953-01-30

Runtime: 30 min

Riley tries determining the identity of a woman who kissed him in the dark.

Air date: 1953-02-06

Runtime: 30 min

Peg goes to work in a run-down café.

Air date: 1953-02-13

Runtime: 30 min

Riley makes a last-ditch attempt to marry off his sister Cissy.

Air date: 1953-02-20

Runtime: 30 min

Riley goes all out to win a car in a bean-counting contest.

Air date: 1953-02-27

Runtime: 30 min

Riley sets up as Scoutmaster when Junior's regular scoutmaster must take a leave of absence for the troop. Also, Riley sets out to show his wife that a man can do all the household duties in half the time a woman can.

Air date: 1953-03-06

Runtime: 30 min

Riley is pitted against boxer Lou Nova at a charity bazaar.

Air date: 1953-03-13

Runtime: 30 min

The Rileys swap houses with "Square Head" Malloy for three days.

Air date: 1953-03-20

Runtime: 30 min

Junior's efforts to build a racer are hampered by unwanted advice.

Air date: 1953-03-27

Runtime: 30 min

Riley's family is selected to appear in a radio program that brings parents and a child together for a family reunion - and plants hidden microphones throughout the house to capture their unrehearsed reactions to the event.

Air date: 1953-04-03

Runtime: 30 min

Riley tries supplementing his wages by buying a hamburger stand.

Air date: 1953-04-10

Runtime: 30 min

Feeling that their families don't sufficiently appreciate them, Riley and Gillis decide to spend their vacation camping at a remote mountain cabin - and come to appreciate their lives back in the suburbs.

Air date: 1953-04-17

Runtime: 30 min

Riley picks up two banquet tickets discarded by his boss.

Air date: 1953-04-24

Runtime: 30 min

Riley's sore throat is traced to his tonsils and he's ordered to have them removed. It's all his family and friends can do to get him to the hospital for his operation.

Air date: 1953-05-01

Runtime: 30 min

Riley is dismayed when his spur-of-the-moment resignation is accepted.

Air date: 1953-05-08

Runtime: 30 min

Riley's efforts to secure a date for Babs to the Sadie Hawkins dance backfire.

Air date: 1953-05-15

Runtime: 30 min

When Babs' friends see her out with Riley, rumors fly that she's dating a rich older man.

Air date: 1953-05-22

Runtime: 30 min

Peg's uncle captivates the Rileys with stories of his war heroism.

Air date: 1953-05-29

Runtime: 30 min

Riley tries dissuading Babs from going steady.

Air date: 1953-06-05

Runtime: 30 min

At the laundromat Chester meets an attractive French miss upset over her visa expiration. The lady explains that if it appears that she's to be married she can stay. Riley becomes engaged to her but explaining to wife Peg is difficult.

Air date: 1953-06-12

Runtime: 30 min

Riley is named Father of the Month by his lodge.

Air date: 1953-06-19

Runtime: 30 min

Hoping to make Riley jealous, Peg invites an old flame for dinner.

Air date: 1953-06-26

Runtime: 30 min

A trip to Hawaii is offered to the most average employee where Riley is employed. Deciding he has the prize in the the bag Chester acts in ways that jeopardize his chances of winning.