What happens
Alice Faye and Phil Harris plan a surprise party for their sponsor, Mr. Scott, to celebrate the renewal of their program for next year. Their helpers, Remley and Frankie, muddle the arrangements with a series of mistaken phone calls and misunderstandings about Mr. Scott's plans. Mr. Scott, who has announced a trip to New York, is brought to the house by a crowd of their friends. The Phil Harris - Alice Faye Show aired on NBC on May 25, 1952, with Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis and Gale Gordon in the cast. The episode is a comedy built around the broadcast's regular characters and the sponsor's commercial messages for RCA Victor.
The Harris household, and a nearby house, in a suburban neighborhood during the day and evening before a surprise party.
Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Remley, Frankie, Mr. Scott, Julius
Listen for: Mr. Scott being locked in a closet and the group's attempts to get him out in time for the party.
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.