A Date For Herman: The Phil Harris (May 21, 1954)

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“A Date For Herman” is an episode of The Phil Harris, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 21, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Phil Harris and Alice Faye notice that their Saint Bernard, Herman, has become listless and restless, and Harris suspects he is lovesick. Curly, Elliot and Julius weigh in with their own theories while Herman's behavior grows stranger. Harris takes Herman to visit Genevieve, a Saint Bernard owned by Mrs. J. Peabody, and the dog's reaction is unexpected. This episode of The Phil Harris Show aired on NBC on May 21, 1954, starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye, with Elliott Lewis and Gale Gordon also featured.

The Harris home and the nearby grocery route, Mrs. Peabody's estate on Park Plaza Drive in Bel-Air, and the Encino Cat and Dog Hospital.

Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Herman, Curly, Elliot, Julius, Mrs. J. Peabody, Genevieve

Listen for: Harris's theories about Herman's behavior, and Mrs. Peabody's interview with Curly and Elliot about Genevieve.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.