What happens
Phil Harris and his wife Alice Faye argue over household chores and his habit of staying out late. Phil's friend Elliott Lewis helps him plan an evening out with the band, and Phil promises Alice he will stay home. The two men cook up a series of excuses to get Phil out of the house, from flower shopping to a radio giveaway contest. The Phil Harris show is a comedy broadcast on NBC, first aired on December 4, 1953, starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye, with Gale Gordon and Elliott Lewis also in the cast.
A married couple's home and a nearby living room, with a night out with old bandmates in view.
Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis, Curly
Listen for: Phil's reunion with former bandmates and the excuses he and Elliott invent to get out of the house.
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.