S1.E5

Nervous Breakdown

Episode aired Nov 1, 1949

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Peg becomes angry when she hears Riley has bought a divers helmet to go with a colony of bees he has also purchased. A friend suggest Peg may be suffering a nervous condition and Riley has t... Read allPeg becomes angry when she hears Riley has bought a divers helmet to go with a colony of bees he has also purchased. A friend suggest Peg may be suffering a nervous condition and Riley has to finds ways to help her relax. Peg sees Riley's behavior in a similar light. Both begin t... Read allPeg becomes angry when she hears Riley has bought a divers helmet to go with a colony of bees he has also purchased. A friend suggest Peg may be suffering a nervous condition and Riley has to finds ways to help her relax. Peg sees Riley's behavior in a similar light. Both begin to display increasingly erratic behavior. Finally a doctor is called and has decide who rea... Read all

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5JordanThomasHall

Nervous Wrecks

Peg (Rosemary DeCamp) is upset with Riley (Jackie Gleason) for spending money on a diving helmet. He plans to use it to protect himself from bees that he's mail ordered to start a honey operation from home. Peg is so upset that Riley thinks she is flying off for no reason, leading to his friend Waldo Binny (Bobby Jellison, "I Love Lucy") saying she is having a nervous breakdown. Gillis (Sid Tomak) joins in and they both suggest ways for Riley to fix the issue. However, Riley's unusual behavior makes Peg thinks that he is the one having a nervous breakdown, and sets out to make him better.

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A bunch of nerves

When Riley comes home with a deep sea diving helmet, Peg is naturally upset, but Riley thinks she's a little too upset and believes she's having a nervous breakdown. He gets advice from his friends, Gillis and Waldo, but nothing seems to work. Peg thinks he's behaving strangely and believes HE is the one having the nervous breakdown.

This is a humorous episode as Peg and Riley try to help each other get back to normal. Friends, doctors,and an undertaker get involved which causes each to believe the other is even sicker than first believed.

The Life or Riley may be old, but it's full of comic relief and very little seriousness.