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The episode revolves around Babs and her husband, Don, as they hire a famous architect to design their new home.
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00:16Oh, I ain't way too much.
00:20Babs.
00:21Yes, mother?
00:22What was it that Don was trying to say when you so subtly gave him the elbow?
00:26Oh, well...
00:29Mother, I've got to tell you about this.
00:32Don and I will be living near here soon.
00:35You found a house?
00:36No, uh-uh. We bought a lot.
00:38Don got a bonus and we're going to build.
00:40Oh, Babsy, that's wonderful.
00:42And we've got Clarence Nesbitt White to design it for us.
00:46Clarence Nesbitt White? Why, isn't he one of the biggest architects in the country?
00:50It's the one. He's retired now, but he thinks it's unfair that young people can't afford the best in architectural design.
00:57So he's planning our house for practically nothing.
01:00Isn't that the end?
01:01Oh, your father would be absolutely thrilled to hear it.
01:03Oh, mother.
01:04What is it?
01:05Well, that's one of the reasons we didn't want to talk about it for a while.
01:09Well, what do you mean?
01:10Mr. White's a very temperamental artist.
01:14Well, you just don't tell Clarence Nesbitt White how to build a house.
01:18I see what you mean.
01:20So are you going to build a house?
01:22That's so loud.
01:24Junior, for a short while, please don't mention this to your father.
01:27It's sort of a secret.
01:29Oh, I do you.
01:31Oh, Babs, we're so happy for you.
01:36Why?
01:37About the house.
01:38What house?
01:39The house that Clarence Nesbitt White is doing the plans for.
01:43Some secret.
01:44How did you find out?
01:46Oh.
01:47Well, you might as well tell him.
01:52There's a hole in a wall heater upstairs, and everything you say down here, we can hear up there.
02:01This is William Bendix in The Life of Riley, with Marjorie Reynolds as Peg, Tom DeAndre as Gillis,
02:10Lugene Sanders as Babs, Wes Morgan as Junior, and Gloria Blondel as Honeybee.
02:17Produced by Tom McKnight.
02:20And directed by Abby Berlin.
02:26Oh, what's the difference, Peg?
02:28We don't have any secrets from each other.
02:30You can say that again.
02:31Oh, I don't mind you knowing about the house, but please don't tell my father yet, huh?
02:36Not a word.
02:37Now, what's the house going to be like?
02:38Well, we kind of thought.
02:40Well, if it's minor, you've got to watch the price.
02:42You've got to go up.
02:43Oh, you've got to go up.
02:44Oh, two bathrooms.
02:45We're going to have two bathrooms.
02:46How to ruin it first.
02:47What's going on out there?
02:49Well, what happened?
02:50Hi, Ralph.
02:51Oh, hi, Gillis.
02:52What's going on here?
02:53The Gillis has just came down to say hello to Batsy.
02:55Oh.
02:56Hi, Pop.
02:57Oh.
02:58Hi, Pop.
02:59Oh.
03:00Oh.
03:01Oh.
03:02Oh.
03:03Oh.
03:04Oh.
03:05Oh.
03:07Oh.
03:08Oh, yes.
03:09Oh.
03:10Oh.
03:11Oh.
03:12Oh, oh.
03:13Oh.
03:14Oh.
03:15Oh, oh.
03:17Oh.
03:19Oh.
03:22Oh.
03:25Oh.
03:26Well, thank you.
03:56Shh, boy, we almost got a point.
04:19You guys sure don't know how to keep a secret, do you?
04:42Well, Ralph, we had to tell you.
04:44Had us with our backs to the wall.
04:45I got it out of here, didn't I?
04:46You thought you were all going to pull a fast one on me, a surprise birthday party for me, huh?
04:51Ralph, you was just clever enough to see through the whole thing, that's all, you know.
04:57Of course, there's one thing that confuses me.
05:00What's that, Ralph?
05:02Well, my birthday ain't going to be for eight months yet.
05:06Well, you didn't want us to wait till the last minute, Ralph.
05:08We had to get the noisemakers and the balloons, you know, and the cake with the frosting and the candles.
05:12How much time can you get?
05:13Gillis, I want you to know something.
05:17This touches me deeply.
05:20You're a real pal, Gillis.
05:22Look, Ralph, you got any gaskets over there?
05:25Throw me a couple of gaskets.
05:26I'll tell you what, old pal, I'll go get them for you.
05:30You're a pal.
05:31Okay, Ralph.
05:32They say the house is going to be one of the showplaces at Del Mar Vista, but don't tell Ralphie.
05:44Oh, hello, Ralphie.
05:45Hi, Ralph.
05:46Oh, that's okay, fellas.
05:47I know all about it.
05:49You do?
05:49Oh, sure.
05:50But I didn't know you guys knew.
05:52I guess this is going to be a pretty big deal, then.
05:54I thought you wasn't supposed to know.
05:56Okay, just forget that, I know.
05:59But I'll give you a little tip.
06:01I could use a nice tie.
06:03Hey, Ralph.
06:04What do you want a nice tie for?
06:06The housewarming?
06:07I'll lend you one of mine.
06:08What housewarming?
06:09The one with the blue polka dots.
06:11A housewarming with blue polka dots?
06:13No.
06:14The blue polka dots is on the tie.
06:16The housewarming is on Don and Babs.
06:18What are you talking about?
06:20I thought you said you knew all about it.
06:22You don't know?
06:23Well, I know all about the surprise party.
06:26Well, I don't know anything about that.
06:27But wait till you hear about this.
06:30Don and Babs Marshall bought a lot over on El Camino Avenue.
06:33And they're going to build a modern home that's being designed by none other than the greatest architect in America.
06:38And don't tell Ralphie.
06:40No, I won't say that.
06:42Wait a minute.
06:42You mean to tell me that my daughter and her husband are building a house over on El Camino Avenue and they don't want me to know about it?
06:50No.
06:51Well, what?
06:52No, I didn't mean to tell you.
06:59What a revolting development this is.
07:04Ronnie, of course you feel slighted, but the children just wanted to surprise everybody.
07:08Oh, I'm surprised, all right.
07:10I'm hurting right down to the quick.
07:13Everybody knows but me.
07:15But that's not true.
07:18Uh, Junior, what color do you think Babs and Don ought to paint their new house?
07:23Oh, I told her I like grand white.
07:25Look, you see?
07:27He knows.
07:28But, dear, after all, well, Junior's in the family.
07:32Well, if you're going to go by that, I was in the family before he was.
07:35Easy.
07:36Right.
07:37I don't mind you keeping a secret from me, but not telling me.
07:43All right, dear, you're absolutely right, and the children were wrong.
07:46But please stop acting as if you were the only one in the whole world they didn't tell.
07:50Oh, hello, Tommy.
07:59Newspaper, Mr. Riley.
08:00Yeah.
08:00I'm collecting for the month.
08:01Yeah.
08:02That's $2.65, please.
08:03$2.65.
08:05Here, here.
08:07Thank you, sir.
08:08Say, would you mind talking to your daughter about me?
08:11About what?
08:12Well, when they move into their new house, I'd like to get their subscription.
08:15What?
08:16Oh, I forgot.
08:17Mrs. Gillis said I wasn't supposed to tell you.
08:19That's it.
08:23That's the last revolting straw.
08:26I finally see where I stand around here.
08:28I'm just a stranger in paradise.
08:31Oh, Riley.
08:31No, no, Peg, let's face it.
08:34I'm just around here to fix leaky faucets and carry out the rubbish.
08:38I don't care what anybody says.
08:41From now on, Father's Day will never be the same.
08:44So, Babs, whether you intended it or not, this is a terrible thing.
08:49Well, I feel just as badly as you for going along with it, but now we've got to do something about it.
08:54Your father is brokenhearted, and we should all feel thoroughly ashamed.
08:58No, apologizing is not enough.
09:03You and Don have got to come right over and tell Riley all about the house.
09:06Everything.
09:08You've got to make him feel that you want his advice and you're not keeping a thing from him.
09:12In fact, I think the right thing would be to contact your architect and bring him along.
09:17Why?
09:19Because he's your father, and he's a sensitive human being, and he's been hurt.
09:25Then we'll expect you later.
09:27Goodbye, dear.
09:31Riley, I just had a long talk with Babs.
09:35You did?
09:36Yes, and she's thoroughly ashamed of herself.
09:38In fact, she and Don insisted on coming over here tonight with their architect
09:43just so they could get your opinion of the house.
09:46No, I don't believe it.
09:48Well, it's true.
09:49Oh, Don and Babs really admire your taste.
09:52They respect your opinion.
09:54They want you to like their house.
09:56No, I don't think I'm gonna.
09:58Oh, yes, you will.
09:59It's a darling house.
10:01It's what Babs and Don have always dreamed of.
10:04And now that they want your advice,
10:06what you should do is to look at their plans,
10:09listen to their ideas, and tell them how much you love it.
10:12Oh, yeah?
10:13Well, suppose I don't.
10:14Well, you'd better.
10:17They're driving up now.
10:20Remember, Riley, don't say anything negative about the house.
10:23Oh, don't worry, Peg.
10:25Riley knows how to be a diplomat.
10:27Knowing you, Riley, there's only one thing you can say and be safe.
10:30What's that?
10:31Nothing.
10:32Look, I know what you're saying.
10:33You think I'm stupid?
10:35Any dummy can tell them what a great house they got,
10:37and you watch me.
10:38Um, Mr. White?
10:46Oh, yes, my dear?
10:47Well, you're going to be meeting my father,
10:50and he's a very emotional man.
10:53Yeah, very outspoken.
10:55Oh, yes?
10:56And, well, I was wondering if you'd be terribly upset
11:00if he made any comments about the house.
11:03She means criticisms.
11:05Oh, my dear child, I welcome criticisms.
11:08Nay, I thrive on criticisms.
11:10It is, after all, criticism that's the watchdog of the arts,
11:13the very spur that pricks the sides of our intent.
11:16Oh, I'm so relieved.
11:18Oh, my dear, I shall welcome any critical comment from your father,
11:22because, you see, in my 40 years as an architect,
11:25no one has ever dared criticize my work.
11:34Oh, Riley, look at all those closets.
11:37Aren't they wonderful?
11:39And how do you like them, Mr. Riley?
11:42All the nicest closets I ever saw.
11:46Do you like the way we place the bedrooms, Dad?
11:48Oh, yes, this is very smart, Dad.
11:51Dad, that's the garage.
11:53The bedrooms are over there.
11:55Oh.
11:56Well, that's because the garage looks nice enough to sleep in.
12:00Get a lot of that living room.
12:02Is that a living room?
12:05I mean, is that a living room?
12:08Babs, I'm mad about your kitchen.
12:11Oh, yes.
12:12Well, you see, you can serve through here or here,
12:15and the dishwasher goes here,
12:16and the refrigerator's over there,
12:17and all this is workspace.
12:20Where's the stove?
12:21Oh, that's it right there.
12:23Built right into the wall.
12:25Built in?
12:26Of course.
12:28That means you'll have to leave it behind when they move.
12:31Move?
12:32Yeah.
12:33Move for one of my houses?
12:35I have never been so insulted in my life.
12:39Mr. White!
12:39We won't move.
12:40I don't build for conscience.
12:42Good evening.
12:47What'd I say?
12:47Will you cheer up, Riley?
12:55Poor Babs and Don.
12:58Last night, I busted up their dream house.
13:01I don't blame them for not wanting to tell me.
13:03Speaking of Babs, Ryle, how's the new house coming along?
13:06Oh, wait, you got no feelings?
13:10Feeling?
13:11Well, sure, I can feel a coffee's too hot.
13:13Don't blame him, Gillis.
13:14How could he know?
13:15I tasted it.
13:17Look, Ryle, the reason Riley is miserable
13:20is because the architect is mad at Babs
13:23because Riley said that...
13:26Oh, forget it, will you, Ryle?
13:27Well, I got to do something to make Mr. White forgive me
13:32because then if he forgives me, Babs will forgive me.
13:34That's nice, Ryle.
13:35It's better to forgive than receive.
13:38Very good.
13:40Look, Ryle, why don't you call up Mr. White
13:42and apologize to him?
13:45Well, I do have his phone number here,
13:47but after what happened last night,
13:50he'll never talk to me.
13:51What?
13:52No.
13:52You'll get on that phone.
13:54He has no right.
13:55You'll get on that phone and call him.
13:57Why, certainly, Riley.
13:58Oh, I'm all right.
14:00That was last night, you know.
14:02He forgot the whole thing.
14:03Probably now he's even forgotten your name.
14:09Hello, Mr. White.
14:10This is Chester A. Riley.
14:12Whoa.
14:15I'll only establish one thing, Ryle.
14:18He remembers your name.
14:20What is a guy going to do?
14:23How do you make up with a fellow like that?
14:25Well, Ryle, with these temperamental artists,
14:28you've got to use abnormal psychology.
14:30Huh?
14:30Now, you've got to make him think that you think
14:32that he is the greatest artist in the whole world.
14:35Huh?
14:36You understand?
14:36Huh?
14:37Because the guy is obviously one of them Decalcomaniacs.
14:40Decalcomaniac?
14:42He's stuck on himself.
14:43Oh.
14:44Now, you see, Ryle, you've got to make him know that you like his work.
14:47Now, say, for instance, that you knew a millionaire.
14:49Yeah.
14:50And you recommended Mr. White to this millionaire to build him a big building.
14:54Ah.
14:54This would do the whole thing.
14:56Huh.
14:56The whole thing.
14:57No.
14:58No, no.
14:58In the first place, I don't know a millionaire.
15:00In the second place, I couldn't get him to build a house for him
15:05because he's already retired.
15:07He was only doing this for Babs and Don because he liked them.
15:10Those poor, sweet, innocent, homeless kids.
15:14Ryle, you say he's retired?
15:16Yeah, he wouldn't do anything.
15:18And he wouldn't build any buildings for anybody, huh?
15:21I think I got it, Ryle.
15:23Now, look.
15:24He won't talk to you.
15:25Oh, no, you just saw him.
15:27And he knows me.
15:28I'm dead.
15:28Yeah, yeah.
15:29Otto.
15:30What is it, Gillis?
15:32You just inherited a hundred million dollars.
15:36A hundred million dollars?
15:39That's a lot of money, Otto.
15:41Then what am I working here for?
15:42I quit.
15:43Why, Gillis?
15:44Get him here.
15:45Get him here.
15:46I'll explain the whole thing to you.
15:48I'll tell him.
15:49I gave him the money.
15:50That's right.
15:50How much is a hundred million?
15:52You get it, Carl?
15:53What are you looking for?
15:53Well, this is only a thing that's going to happen for a last.
15:56It's fine.
15:57I quit.
15:59You, uh, you say you have just inherited one hundred million dollars?
16:06Uh-huh.
16:07You inherited one hundred million dollars?
16:11Sure.
16:12I got the will right here.
16:14You know what they say, when there's a will, there's a way.
16:17Well, I suppose it could happen.
16:20And, uh, you want me to design a modern skyscraper?
16:23Yeah.
16:24You see, you come very highly recommended by Chester A. Reilly.
16:28Chester A. Reilly recommended me?
16:30He recommended you very highly.
16:33Did Chester A. Reilly.
16:35Well, that's very surprising to me, after his attitude last night.
16:40Oh, did he have an attitude last night?
16:42It's funny you didn't invite me.
16:43Well, I'd, uh, I'd like to help you.
16:48But, you see, I'm not designing any major buildings anymore.
16:51I'm, uh, I'm retired.
16:54Oh.
16:55Well, okay.
16:56Anyhow, you come very highly recommended by Chester A. Reilly.
16:59Oh.
17:00Well, I, uh, I seem to have misjudged that man.
17:04Yeah, he was busted up on account you wouldn't do his daughter's house.
17:07Oh, well, perhaps he does have a proper appreciation of my work.
17:11In that case, I see no reason why I shouldn't go ahead and finish the plans for his daughter's house.
17:16You, uh, you won't tell him that.
17:18I'll be glad to tell him.
17:20Hey, is this one of your buildings?
17:27Well, hardly.
17:29That happens to be an Egyptian pyramid.
17:32Gosh, I like that.
17:34That's the kind of skyscraper I wanted to build.
17:37Well, goodbye.
17:39Goodbye.
17:43Uh, uh, uh, Mr. Schmidler, just one moment, please.
17:46Yes, if you don't mind.
17:47Do you, uh, do you mean that you would have the courage to finance a modern skyscraper
17:52built upon the classic lines of an Egyptian pyramid?
17:56Shouldn't I?
17:57Mr. Schmidler, for this, I will come out of retirement.
18:00Oh, ho, ho.
18:01It will be my monument to the ages.
18:04A, uh, a hundred million dollars, did you say?
18:08Yeah.
18:10Just, you gotta stop this.
18:12I'll think of something, Mariel.
18:13You already thought of something.
18:17That's nice.
18:19How about a ramp that goes all the way around the thing to the top?
18:22A ramp?
18:23Yeah, like this, so I can ride my motorcycle all the way to the top.
18:30Oh, ho, a driving skyscraper.
18:32Brilliant.
18:33Oh, ho, ho.
18:33You and I are gonna get along famously.
18:36Sure.
18:37Oh, Mr. Riley.
18:42Mr. Gillis.
18:43Hi, Mr. Riley.
18:44We heard Mr. Schmidler was here.
18:46Otto, we got bad news for you.
18:48What's the matter?
18:49Bad news.
18:49Wiped out of your whole hundred million bucks.
18:51Huh?
18:52The crisis in Patagonia.
18:54It hasn't rained there in six years, and he's got all his money tied up in Patagonia windshield wipers.
18:59Yeah, he's right.
18:59Otto, you cannot build skyscrapers at a time like this.
19:03You've got to try and recover from that money that you're a little thing in a trap.
19:08Windshield, windshield wipers?
19:10Yeah, well, he's an eccentric millionaire, you see.
19:13I had the same impression.
19:14No, that's too bad.
19:17That would have been a magnificent building.
19:19Oh, I know that.
19:21That's why I sent him to you.
19:23You're the world's greatest architect.
19:26That's true.
19:27Yeah.
19:28I'm very sorry for what I said last night.
19:31By the way, what was it?
19:32Oh, my dear, Mr. Riley, I've forgotten all about it.
19:35Would you like to see your children's house?
19:38Yeah, yeah, sure.
19:39Right this way.
19:40It's under this, just, uh...
19:43Wow.
19:46All right, it's beautiful.
19:48It's kind of small, isn't it?
19:50Oh, Mr. Riley, that's only the marvel.
19:54Oh, well, I meant the garden.
19:57Of course, it's a good idea.
19:58It cuts down on the gardening.
19:59Exactly.
20:00I can see that you really understand function.
20:03Now, if you will notice, this house is a basic unit and can have rooms built in all directions.
20:10Oh, you mean for the patter of little feet?
20:14Oh, you do understand.
20:16Well, what about the patter of big feet?
20:20I beg your pardon?
20:21Well, I mean, Peg and I, they're permanent babysitters.
20:25Oh, they're planning to have you live there.
20:29Well, how do you like those kids pulling a surprise like that?
20:33No wonder they didn't want to tell me.
20:36Tell you what?
20:37That we were going to be living there.
20:38Oh, then that's definite.
20:40Ah, that's why they wanted to be able to add rooms later.
20:44Say, I got an idea.
20:46Why wait?
20:48Let's add them now.
20:49Well, it would be cheaper, but it might cost a wee bit more than the children plan to spend.
20:54Oh, don't you worry about that.
20:55I'll take care of the extra cost.
20:57You just go ahead and add the room and don't say anything.
21:00They want to surprise me, I'll surprise them.
21:02Well, adding a room could be very simple.
21:05Yeah.
21:06Say, as long as Peg and I are going to be living there, I'd like to add a few other little extras.
21:11Is that okay?
21:12Yeah, as long as you expect to live there, there's no reason why not.
21:16Good.
21:17Now, here's what I've got in mind.
21:18Yes?
21:19I've always wanted to have a little room over here of my own, you see?
21:23Well, like a den, you see?
21:24Right behind the guest room, you see?
21:31Help me with this, dearie.
21:32Yeah.
21:33I'm so glad you got everything straightened out with Mr. White.
21:36Oh, I couldn't stand having Babsy mad at me.
21:42Oh, Danny.
21:45Well, come on in, you two.
21:46Mr. White will be here soon.
21:49You know, we were wondering about that.
21:51How come you invited Mr. White over?
21:53Wait, he hasn't talked to you in the last couple of days, has he?
21:56No.
21:57Oh, good.
21:57Then it'll really be a surprise.
22:00Surprise?
22:00Yeah.
22:01Oh, come on in, Mr. White.
22:06Well, good evening, everybody.
22:08Shall we proceed?
22:10Oh, by all means.
22:11All right.
22:12Without further ado.
22:14There it is.
22:15There we are.
22:17Surprise.
22:18You thought you were going to surprise us.
22:20I'm surprising you.
22:21What is it?
22:23Why, it's your new home, my dear.
22:25What happened to it?
22:26I mean, what's that, for instance?
22:28Well, I figured that you were going to be needing a workshop.
22:31You know, someplace where I could keep my tools.
22:33Your tool?
22:34Yeah.
22:35As long as we're going to be living with them, I had to make a few extra changes.
22:39Living with them?
22:40What are you talking about?
22:42This is the children's house.
22:43Oh, I know that.
22:44That's why I had a separate entrance put in for us.
22:46You see, leads right into the living room.
22:48And then, in case we don't like what Babs is having for dinner, we have our own kitchen
22:51over there, see?
22:52Riley, whatever gave you the idea that we'd be living with them?
22:56He did.
22:57Well, what gave you the idea?
22:59He did.
22:59Oh, this whole thing is absolutely ridiculous.
23:03We're not going to be living with the children.
23:05We're not?
23:07Oh, this is terrible.
23:09It's going to be awfully loathsome us living here all alone and the Gillis's living with
23:13them.
23:14The Gillis's?
23:15Right.
23:15You see this whole wing here?
23:17That's where the Gillis's are going to live and they'll pass 120 bucks a month rent.
23:20Oh, Daddy, you've done it again.
23:23Riley, how could you?
23:26Well, I figured the kids would like it.
23:29Besides, I'm paying the whole extra cost.
23:31The extra $25,000.
23:32Sure, the whole extra $25,000.
23:35That's right.
23:38Oh, thank Babs is right.
23:40I've done it again.
23:42Oh, just $25,000.
23:45Oh, you thief.
23:47Oh, you robber.
23:49I positively refuse to redesign this house again.
23:53I'm not asking you to redesign it.
23:55I just want you to cut a couple of corners, like off the house.
23:59For example.
24:00Well, you...
24:01If Peg and I won't be living there, they won't need this extra bedroom and bath.
24:17Oh, now you've thrown the whole design off balance and ruined my symmetry.
24:25Oh, if that goes, the second living room will have to go.
24:30Well, Peg and I won't be having a living room.
24:34We won't be entertaining any guests, so we won't need a guest room.
24:38Well, if the guest room goes, you can't leave the Gillis suite just hanging there.
24:49Look, honey, we're back to our original house.
24:52You see?
24:53Well, if you go back to that, the house will cost just about as much as we originally estimated it.
24:58Well, then, there you are.
25:00Now, what's everybody getting excited about?
25:03The kids got the house they wanted, I got a chance to put in a couple of suggestions, and it didn't cost anybody anything.
25:09Oh, no?
25:10No.
25:11It didn't cost them anything.
25:13No.
25:13It didn't cost me anything.
25:15No.
25:15But, Mr. Riley, you just wait until you receive my bill.
25:21All right.
25:23You did it again.
25:24All right.
25:45You did it again.
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